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David Byrne: How Architecture Helped Music Evolve

admin — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 18:20:10 +0000

An interesting TED Talk by musician, artist and writer David Byrne on the evolution of music and music venues…

DX1W/Design For the First World: A Competition

admin — Wed, 19 May 2010 14:59:33 +0000

Design for the First World: The Rest Saving the West
Entry Deadline: May 30th

About the competition: “Our fellows in the first world often come to visit and give us their well intentioned but often very problematic “solutions”. We thought, why don’t we pay back? Dx1W is a competition for designers, artists, scientists, makers and thinkers in developing countries to provide solutions for First World problems…”

To learn more, visit: Design For the First World : The Competition.

Tom Dixon Q&A for The Moment

admin — Tue, 18 May 2010 17:43:07 +0000

Recently, I had the opportunity to interview British designer Tom Dixon for T Magazine. We spoke about his presentation at this year’s ICFF, which featured his new INDUSTRY line, the first in a series of limited-edition, self-published books, and a hands-on booth called Flash Factory. And, most interestingly, Dixon revealed his thoughts on the next phase of the design industry.

Click here to read The New York Times “The Moment” story!

Pierre Cardin on Coolhunting

admin — Tue, 11 May 2010 19:06:23 +0000

Check out my review of Assouline‘s beautiful new book, Pierre Cardin: 60 Years of Innovation, now on Coolhunting!

Eat Out! on BehindTheBurner.com

admin — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 13:36:49 +0000

Check out my BehindTheBurner.com review of Gestalten‘s awesome new book, Eat Out! It surveys the most interesting, contemporary restaurant concepts and designs, and includes wild restaurant spots like a dinner in the sky (table suspended 50 meters in the air by a crane) and an installation that envelops guests in a vapor of Gin and tonic water. After about an hour, it’s estimated visitors imbibed approximately 1 gin and tonic—through their lungs and eyeballs!

Click here to read more!

Staged & Startled

admin — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 14:55:43 +0000

My latest review for The New York Times Style Magazine, T, is now up!

“How They Got the Shot” considers Hasted Hunt Kraeutler‘s new exhibit, “Great Photographs of the 20th Century: Staged & Startled,” a look behind-the-scenes-at 22 famous photos from the last century. Hope you enjoy!

The Extended LaChapelle Interview: Now up!

admin — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:01:56 +0000

“Renaissance Man,” the extended version of my interview with photographer David LaChapelle – which appears in the March issue of Dazed&Confused – is now up at DazedDigital.com. Click here to read. Hope you enjoy!

David LaChapelle Q&A for Dazed & Confused

admin — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:23:55 +0000

Check out my interview with fantastic photographer David LaChapelle in the new March issue of Dazed and Confused! An extended version of the story will also be up on DazedDigital.com in a week or two, so stay tuned!

Jamie Oliver’s TED Talk

admin — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:35:30 +0000

Chef Jamie Oliver‘s wish: teach every child about food. His TED presentation considers the existing food culture in America, and suggests solutions – on personal, community and governmental levels – to benefit our future. It’s only 20 minutes or so, and definitely worth watching.

Erwin Olaf’s Latest Exhibit

admin — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:07:17 +0000

Check out my review of photographer Erwin Olaf‘s new, must-see exhibit – “Dawn & Dusk” and “Hotel” – at NY’s Hasted Hunt Kraeutler for the NY Times T Magazine…