Akari Light Sculptures Illuminate

Isamu Noguchi (1904–1988) was one of the 20th century’s most important and critically acclaimed sculptors. Through a lifetime of artistic experimentation, he created sculptures, gardens, furniture and lighting designs, ceramics, architecture, landscapes and set designs. His work was at once subtle and bold, traditional and modern. Noguchi’s Akari Light Sculptures are considered icons of modern […]

It’s Industrial, By Design

One hundred years before the digital age and a world of apps and devices, electrification was the revolution. Then, America was a mythic Industrial Powerhouse churning out invention and transforming the day-to-day with the outrageous, astounding electrical devices that would make us modern. Before Steve Jobs and Bill Gates, there was the genius of Edison, […]

On the Road — Design Miami

Design Miami, the international design fair held every December in Miami, Florida, held a modified show this year. For those of us who have gone since its beginning in 2005, it was a flashback memory. The show was held in the same place where it started, and it felt like those in the first few […]