Concrete & Design

Stefan Zwicky’s concrete version of the Le Corbusier Chair.

According to The Skeptical Environmentalist, concrete is used more than any other construction material in the world. I imagine this is because it’s fairly cheap, and resources for making concrete are practically unlimited. The down side to this is that concrete contributes to global emissions [...]

Kiki Smith @ UPenn

Photo by Nan Goldin
Kiki Smith is a sculptor, printmaker, photographer, and installation artist. Her subjects range from anatomy, art history, mythology, science and feminism. She’s known for her provocative sculptures of the body and its anatomical parts. Typically they express vulnerability through potentially humiliating yet natural functions, such as urination [...]

Audrey Kawasaki

Audrey Kawasaki is a painter and illustrator living in Los Angeles, California. Paintings stylistically reflect art nouveau and Japanese manga, creating tension between innocence and seduction. Her work is distinct: young girls with transparent features and evocative wide set eyes. Oil paint is spread thinly on wood allowing for the grain to show through.
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