Gaea” is one of 10 beaver sculptures placed throughout Bemidji. Completed by Blackduck artist/woodsy mamma Deborah Davis, it features, on the belly of the beaver, a human figure rising from a sea of pinkish-red circles.
While Davis has said the front of the sculpture shows Mother Earth praying and the circles are roses coming forth...
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“Design Giant” Nick Luzietti, and his team from VOA in Chicago, along with IIDA Northland threw the party of the summer last night with Dr. Caligari’s Dance Party. A visionary character himself, Nick transformed into the spirit of Dr. Caligari and lead the production- melding cinema, performance and dance. The space; a visual fantasy...
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The New York Times, yes The New York Freakin’ Times ran a story last week about catios. What is a catio? Well, I will do my best to describe it, but I spent the better part of 20 minutes describing what catios are to my dad yesterday and got nowhere. A catio is an...
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Hong Kong based designer and illustrator John Woo (not the “Face off” director) created a series of paintings featuring Star Wars characters dressed in some of our favorite labels. Above you see Boba Fett wearing Supreme and Visvim alongside Darth Vader in a full Band of Outsiders kit. A.P.C., Maison Martin Margiela, Thome Brown,...
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A few months ago I started noticing that a few of my Facebook friends were sporting really rad profile pics of themselves with “laser eyes”. Everyone from l’etoile magazine’s Kate Iverson & Jahna Peloquin to fashion designer Emma Berg and DJ Jake Rudh. I realized from reading the comments on a few of the...
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The Preservation Alliance of Minnesota is holding a fundraising event, called the (Anti)Wrecking Ball, to serve as the venue for the Alliance’s announcement of its 10 Most Endangered Historic Places list for 2010.
The (Anti)Wrecking Ball will take place on Thursday, May 20, 2010, 6:00-9:00 p.m., at the Soap Factory in Minneapolis. The Soap Factory,...
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As some of you may have heard, or read about in a previous blog post, I recently had back surgery and now walk with the aid of a walker. The problem with my walker is that it is a walker. It looks like it belongs in a nursing home. I have a really awesome...
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For anyone who’s more than a little sick of the perfect princess phenomenon, photographer Dina Goldstein is for you. In her Fallen Princesses collection, she’s taken the classic protagonists from our childhood and put them in really depressing situations.
Interestingly, Goldstein didn’t read fairy tales as a kid. After she became a mom, she realized...
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John Galliano has designed a minimalist blue tree for Claridge’s in London. The tree, which takes it’s inspiration from icy snow scenes, mixed with a tropical twist, dominates the hotel’s lobby. It is painted in white and metallic blue and perched among its branches are a handmade leopard, several parrots and a dragonfly. As...
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Last night at the AIA Minnesota Convention, “Citizen Architect” was launched. Local WCCO reporter Jason DeRusha, pictured above talking to AIA Minneapolis President Chuck Liddy, was on hand to introduce partictants and organizations. Citizen Architect aims to connect architects to their community through encouraging and recognizing volunteer efforts and raising awareness among volunteer organizations...
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