Hi everyone. Here we are with another installment. I’ll keep this short, or sending this out will take me forever. Lots of goodies this week. Dig in, take your time, and find something you like. And then share with someone!
1980s art carnival Luna Luna will come to NYC’s Shed in November
New York City School Construction Authority unveils 21 new artworks for public schools across the city
Co-living venture in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, combines second-hand finds with existing architectural elements
Inside Duolingo’s new NYC office, where employees get to choose where and how they work
New renderings show what $12B Hudson Yards casino proposal would look like from the High Line
Friends of the High Line founders say High Line under threat from proposed casino
Hotel Chelsea’s iconic neon sign headed to auction
The Cooper Union is starting to bring back free tuition
NYC public high school students are invited to apply for a paid internship at The Noguchi Museum
The house Jean Nouvel designed at age 25 is for sale
Frank Lloyd Wright’s first-ever independent commission is for sale
Frank Lloyd Wright’s only skyscraper set to close amid controversy
The tallest building in the US is coming – and it's been approved to be built to “unlimited height”
Inside designer Robert Stilin’s creative Red Hook abode
An interior designer’s LA Spanish revival evokes her offbeat aesthetic
A house in Hackney gets a Japandi renovation
Archipelago converts brutalist post office in Belgium into learning center
This sustainably-renovated California bungalow in Melbourne is for sale
The fascinating home of Swedish artist
A Maryland shore home that’s minimal and materially rich
A mile-high refuge with peak architectural cred in the Italian Dolomites
Find ryokans and hotels in Japan through 110 Hotels
Getting eclectic at Yowie Hotel
A yellow floor-to-ceiling library wall brightens up SoHo loft
A characterful art deco apartment for two furniture makers
This 250-square-foot Paris apartment inspired by Donald Judd has a place for everything
A 1970’s home receives a contemporary renovation in São Paulo, Brazil
São Paulo apartment reimagined with Brutalism meets Brazilian aesthetic
Aksent Arkitekter partially burrows cabin into the Earth
Renovation turns a former bodega into live/work space in San Francisco
Tiny apartment in Rotterdam is fitted with two infrared saunas and a whirlpool bath
A Finnish artist and the apartment and paintings she left behind in SoHo
Bureau Tempo applies subtle tones and textures to Brooklyn loft
Is craft beer leading architecture’s adaptive reuse movement?
Real estate shopping for the apocalypse
Climate protestors force Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum to close
Rembrandt painting found in attic sells for over $1M
Fashion with firepower: retro styles from the US Army lookbook
How commercial photography sold modernism
Yinka Ilori unveils colorful North Face jackets
Futura 2000 on street art’s legacy as his retrospective opens at the Bronx Museum
Listen to Futura talk about his life on WNYC
A new exhibition at NYC’s Museum of the Moving Image celebrates iconic skate videos from the 80s and 90s
More than 200,000 rare Nike artifacts are preserved in a hidden archive. Now, some of them are on view at the Vitra Museum.
NYC's best shop signs get another life at Brooklyn museum
Mexican letterer Abraham Lule brings a touch of handcrafted artistry to his typography work
Angela Cappetta spends decade photographing Puerto Rican family on the LES
Vi Nguyen’s beaded bites evoke the spirit of NYC corner stores
Nicole Eisenman prepares for major exhibition in Madison Square Park
Ido Yoshimoto turns salvaged wood into sculptural pieces at his northern Californian workshop
Yayoi Kusama’s largest permanent public artwork unveiled in London
Das Minsk Kunsthaus in Potsdam hosts the first institutional retrospective of Noah Davis
NYC-based DonChristian Jones announced as first Adobe Creative Resident at MoMA
Why AI isn’t going to make art
Pioneer Works opens applications for 2025 visual arts and music residents
Graham Foundation announces $390K for 33 projects in the 2024 organizational grants cycle
Princeton researchers develop concrete 3D printing method inspired by ancient fish scales
Where the creative industry is heading, and how to survive the next 15 years
Online marketplace for pre-owned furniture, Kaiyo, abruptly closes down
Browser plug-in finds furniture design knockoffs
You can now buy Frank Lloyd Wright furniture from 1948
Ikea has turned its blue bag into a portable pillow
MSCHF investigates radical roots of design by revealing innards of Pratone chair
Eva Chen playfully forays into kid-friendly furniture with West Elm
Wooden block set pays tribute to iconic Nakagin Capsule Tower
ADI Design Museum shows evolution of radio with works by Keith Haring, Le Corbusier & others
The Bow Chair by Vonnegut/Kraft
The definitive volume on Donald Judd’s minimalist furniture designs
A beloved Belgian design fair bets big on New York City
Scrappy as ever, Spring Break art fair remains true to its wild roots
Volta’s Ukraine pavilion brings the war to New York
The ten best booths at The Armory Show
Selections from the KAWS Collection are on view now at The Drawing Center
How Ralph Steadman transformed cartooning into high gonzo art
Art shows and exhibitions to see this fall
The Brutalist is one of the best films of the year
Nine-year-old builds cardboard arcade in his dad's auto shop
Architect finds calling behind the camera
How commercial photography sold modernism
Fashion with firepower: retro styles from the US Army lookbook
The twisted, true story of the drug-addled, beer-guzzling hardcore punks who made the most popular T-shirts in Boston history
Brendon Babenzien on bringing back the iconic J.Crew catalog—and a whole lot more
Monocle speaks with cultural historian W. David Marx about the appeal of Japanese magazines, from ‘Popeye’ to ‘Brutus.’
America's 7-Eleven stores are about to get a Japanese makeover
Did Dalí trick Yoko Ono into buying a blade of grass for $10K?
Photographer Andres Gallardo frames Tokyo’s night scenes
Tim McKenna documents the heaving waves of French Polynesia
On vintage objects, David Cass’s paintings summon the sea
The comfort of clutter: why stuff brings us joy
A visual archive of audio cassette tape designs
The Audeum Audio Museum, designed by Kengo Kuma, opens in Seoul
Devon Turnball asks us to surrender to the act of listening
Common problems creatives are facing this autumn and how to solve them
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That’ll do it for this week. See you around.
Thomas