Architecture
May 22, 2016
The new SFMOMA: a meditation on material and loss.
My most significant experience at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art was at four in the morning, some time in 1999. The…
Architecture
August 16, 2013
Now for sale: Grossman’s Hurley House.
Greta Magnussen Grossman emigrated from Sweden in 1940 and went on to become one of the originators of the California…
Design
June 18, 2013
Dream a little green: CU Boulder’s Green Design Competition.
The DWR Boulder Studio has been working with University of Colorado architecture professor Julee Herdt to inspire the next generation…
Design
June 11, 2013
Remembering Niels Diffrient, 1928–2013.
Renowned designer Niels Diffrient, who changed the landscape of ergonomic seating, has died. Diffrient was referred to by Forbes magazine…
Design
June 8, 2013
The future – as envisioned 70 years ago.
I’ve discussed on these very pages the nearly magical alchemical force that was Charles and Ray Eames’ creative energy. But…
Design
June 7, 2013
The poster as provocation?
Last year, Herman Miller® endeavored on an homage to the “power of the poster” as a vehicle to “to explore…
Design
May 29, 2013
George Nelson: Safety first.
Apparently back in ye olde 1950s, before the interwebs turned everyone into “the press,” they used to hold press conferences…
Design
February 13, 2013
Verner’s Pantower Power
I’ve always been a little obsessed with Verner Panton’s Living Tower (nicknamed “Pantower,” above), and today, what would have been…
Design
February 11, 2013
Mr. Jacobsen’s big 111th.
“The key thing is seeing everything grow, setting out with a small sketch and seeing the whole and details spring…