For centuries, artists have been intrigued by perception and the workings of the human eye. With optical illusion art, the artist uses various effects to trick the eye and confuse the public’s…
Fashion of the Future: Intelligent Couture
Fashion’s initial function was purely survival. Clothes were created to prevent humans from freezing to death, burning to death, or being killed by wild animals. Thousands of years later as fashion has…
Food: The Unexpected Medium in Art
From still life depictions in Renaissance paintings to pop-art depictions of canned Campbell’s soups, food has been finding its way into art for many years. In fact, you can learn a lot…
Massimiliano and Doriana: The Dynamic Duo Behind Studio Fuksas
Architecture’s power couple, Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas, are the artistic duo behind Studio Fuksas. Based in Rome, Paris and Shenzhen, the artists turned architects have solidified an innovative style over the past…
Sigalit Landau: Salt and Sea
Taking a peak into visual artist, Sigalit Landau’s mind, might resemble the interior of her eclectic Tel Aviv studio–filled with random objects she’s exhibited around the world with models for future exhibits.…
The Campana Brothers: Furniture Reinvented
Reimagining old discarded items into innovative functional design is the hallmark of the Campana Brothers’ success. Their unique eye in combining old and new, traditional crafts with modern technology makes their design…
Cai Guo-Qiang: Making an Explosive Statement
Twenty nine glimmering firework footprints, one to represent each Olympiad, shot across the Beijing skyline, travelling an impressive 15 kilometers in just over a minute. This captivating firework display for the opening…
Slow Food: The Return to Locally Grown
In 1986, the seeds for what is now a ground-breaking movement in the food industry were planted in the town of Bra, Piedmont in Northern Italy. Following events a few years prior,…
A Look Inside the Traditional Shinto Wedding of Japan
A big white dress, floral centerpieces and a hall filled with hundreds of guests. …it’s safe to say this comes to mind when you think of a wedding. However, weddings look different…