Category Archives: Art/Architecture
Designer Iris Apfel, 92, Shares Her Thoughts on Style
“Style is ‘attitude, attitude, attitude,’ Iris Apfel says. ‘It ain’t what you do, it’s what you do with it.’ The 92-year-old style icon, fashion designer, interior designer and TV entrepreneur sat down with T magazine editor-in-chief Deborah Needleman at the … Continue reading
The Man Who Ran Away with the Moon
“In Russia in 2003, a man fell in love with the moon. Or that’s the story artist Leonid Tishkov presents in his Private Moon series, where he journeys around the Earth with his cosmic companion: a radiant, six-foot-tall crescent moon.” Click … Continue reading
Embroidered Temari Spheres Created by 88-Year-Old Grandmother
Temari spheress are a form of folk art that originated in China and were introduced to Japan in the 7th century. The carefully hand-embroidered balls, often made from the thread of old kimonos, were created by parents or grandparents and … Continue reading
Artist James Turrell Explores Light and Space
Artist James Turrell, 70, makes work that is primarily concerned with light and space. He’s best known for his work in progress, Roden Crater, a natural cinder cone crater located outside Flagstaff, Arizona, that he is turning into a massive … Continue reading
Luigi Prina and His Flying Model Ships
Luigi Prina, 83, has dedicated nearly twenty years of his later life to building flying model boats, bicycles and other unconventional aircraft. Read more and see more beautiful photographs here. And don’t miss the cool 1:39 video!
Faber-Castell Pencils from a Bavarian Count
We recently published a post entitled, “What’s Happened to the Fountain Pen?” So it was fun to discover an article in the New York Times about pencils. Count Anton-Wolfgang von Faber-Castell, 72, presides over the family’s pencil-making empire in Stein, Germany. They’ve been in … Continue reading
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Photographer Steve McCurry’s New Book
Award-winning photojournalist Steve McCurry, 63, is best known for his photograph, “Afghan Girl” that originally appeared in National Geographic magazine. A new book has just been published of spectacular photographs he’s taken over the last thirty years. Click here for more information … Continue reading
