This Bold Artist Made A Bathroom Stall That’s Open To Everyone

In 2013, photographer Lois Bielefeld decided to respond to the repeated mis-gendering of her partner in public spaces.


“We’d joke about it,” she told The Huffington Post in an interview.


Bielefeld had a similar experienced as a teen, when she dressed androgynously, and was sometimes...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/this-bold-artist-made-a-bathroom-stall-thats-open-to-everyone/

Traditional Churches Become Modern Homes

Sometimes church congregations move on, perhaps because the building itself is falling apart or it becomes too small. Either way, those unique structures show up vacant from time to time. For some living in a church may be a bit taboo, but for others, they welcome the challenge. Here, we’ve...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/traditional-churches-become-modern-homes/

ENESS Turns Walls into Interactive Stories

Melbourne-based ENESS is designing walls that come to life through their light-emitting wood called LUMES. They just completed their inaugural installation at Cabrini Hospital Malvern in Melbourne, Australia with the help of architects DesignInc that lets patients, especially children, get...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/eness-turns-walls-into-interactive-stories/

ISTANBUL'DAN: Design To Oppose Cultural Shifts

With the state of current affairs, the designers of the collective ISTANBUL’DAN wanted to oppose hostility and xenophobia through artistic ways. They banded together to create products that are more than just products— they are also stories. Headed to the historic Sishane and Galata...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/istanbuldan-design-to-oppose-cultural-shifts/

Miami's starchitect-designed residential towers

As the art and design communities prepare to descend on Miami next week, here’s a recap of residential skyscrapers designed by some of the world’s most famous architects, all of which are either rising or recently completed in the city.
Art fair Art Basel and design show Design...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/miamis-starchitect-designed-residential-towers/

Friday Five with Deborah Lloyd

Maybe the name Deborah Lloyd isn’t as recognizable as the brand she’s worked for since 2007, but it should be. As Chief Creative Officer of Kate Spade & Company, the British-born Lloyd has creatively championed the global brand through successful launches of ready-to-wear, jewelry, leg...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/friday-five-with-deborah-lloyd/

Spread the Love in Airgora’s Product Design Competition

There is nothing in our lives that wasn’t created by someone. From your laptop to your favorite coffee mug to the bottle of shampoo in your shower, the work of product designers is so ubiquitous that it’s often nearly invisible. The recently-launched Airgora aims to change that. It’s both an...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/spread-the-love-in-airgoras-product-design-competition/

Academy Calls Possible Effect Of Trump's Ban On Foreign Nominees 'Extremely Troubling'

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, responding on Saturday to reports that filmmaker Asghar Farhadi could miss the the 89th Academy Awards due to President Donald Trump’s executive order blocking millions of people from several majority-Muslim countries, called Farhadi’s...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/academy-calls-possible-effect-of-trumps-ban-on-foreign-nominees-extremely-troubling/

10 of the Most Prominent Typography Trends in 2017

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An image speaks a thousand words they say. We say a word can speak a thousands words as well. Typography is a big player in digital web design and for good reason. From artistic design to channeling the user journey, here’s 10 of the most important typography trends of 2017 you...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/10-of-the-most-prominent-typography-trends-in-2017/

Getaway: Tiny Houses in the Woods You Can Rent

The tiny house movement continues to grow as people attempt to downsize their lives and add a bit more freedom back by avoiding high cost mortgages and lots of material possessions. Maybe jumping on the tiny house train is a little scary for you without having tried it out but Getaway is...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/getaway-tiny-houses-in-the-woods-you-can-rent/

Limited Edition & Series Artworks from Another Fine Mess

After co-founding the still successful Society6, Justin Cooper has continued his path in the art world with the launch of his latest venture, Another Fine Mess. The Los Angeles-based company publishes and produces editioned work from a variety of emerging and established contemporary artists...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/limited-edition-series-artworks-from-another-fine-mess/

North American Makers at IDS Toronto

We recently returned from Toronto where we checked out IDS (Interior Design Show) and the Design Milk-curated Maker section. The Maker section featured seven North American makers and their work, which is produced in small batches with limited distribution.

Toronto-based Brothers Dressler...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/north-american-makers-at-ids-toronto/

Tom Cubbin discusses the tensions at the new IKEA museum

A visit to the new IKEA museum reveals a tension at the heart of the company, between Swedish values of openness and tolerance, and a bid for global domination, argues Tom Cubbin in this Opinion column.

Most foreigners who have found their way to Älmhult – a town of roughly 10,000...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/tom-cubbin-discusses-the-tensions-at-the-new-ikea-museum/

Colorful Stationery You Just Can't Resist

Whether you’re four or forty, kikki.K’s Study In Style Collection has something that you’ll definitely want to use. Though I’m not normally someone who’s into so many bright colors, something about the Study in Style Collection calls out to me. Maybe it’s the playful patterns, or the...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/colorful-stationery-you-just-cant-resist/

A Design Story About Control: Monique Chatterjee of Xbox Design Lab

When one stops to consider the infinite hours and now multitude of generations that have spent gripping a video game controller, one suddenly recognizes the ubiquity of the gaming controller as one of the great unheralded success stories of digital era industrial design. A tightrope of...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/a-design-story-about-control-monique-chatterjee-of-xbox-design-lab/

Start The Year With A Social Detox

This article first appeared on QuietRev.com


We don’t do all that much for the holidays. We don’t travel great distances while lugging presents or have Hollywood-level, tension-filled dinner chat with relatives who love to start loud conversations about sensitive, personal subjects. But...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/start-the-year-with-a-social-detox/

Kooyongkoot Road Residence by B.E Architecture

Kooyongkoot Road Residence is a minimal home located in Hawthorn, Australia, designed by B.E Architecture. The three-story house features a compact design situated on a smaller site with two north-facing courtyards. Planted gardens along the outdoor terraces create privacy from neighboring...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/kooyongkoot-road-residence-by-b-e-architecture/

UV: An Ultraviolet LED Light from TJOKEEFE

TJOKEEFE kills it with graphic, angular furniture and objects and the latest release, UV, is a bold triangular light sculpture that hangs on a flat surface or in a corner. A flexible, woven nylon thread is what creates the triangular composition when it’s suspended on the wall. With...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/uv-an-ultraviolet-led-light-from-tjokeefe/

Atria Side Table from Gliese Design

Industrial designer Mustafa Basaran is the founder of Gliese Design, a  product and interior design company based in İzmir, Turkey, and their latest product is the Atria Side Table. The modern table features a trestle-like base that creates a V-shaped storage shelf for books and magazines....

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/atria-side-table-from-gliese-design/

readers react to Patrik Schumacher's housing plans

Readers are reacting to a keynote speech delivered by Patrik Schumacher in this week’s comment update, in which the architect called for the scrapping of public housing and deregulation of markets.
Schumac-ernomics: speaking at the World Architecture Festival in Berlin, Zaha Hadid...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/readers-react-to-patrik-schumachers-housing-plans/

A 3D Printed Clutch Inspired by the City of Bern

If you’ve been a reader of Design Milk for awhile, you might be pretty familiar with Venetian brand Maison 203. Besides 3D printed jewelry, they’ve been collaborating with designers on a series of clutches (first and second) that are entirely 3D printed and they’ve just launched the third...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/a-3d-printed-clutch-inspired-by-the-city-of-bern/

Stylish and Silent Air Purifiers for the Beautiful Home

It’s during winter months when windows are kept closed for extended periods spanning days, if not weeks. Interior air quality drops precipitously due to pollutants from VOCs emanating invisibly from our home furnishings, alongside other sources like fireplaces, water heaters, dryers, and...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/stylish-and-silent-air-purifiers-for-the-beautiful-home/

Red vs. Black & White

The weather last weekend seemingly had a nervous breakdown, constantly flipping between stormy downpours and short bursts of sunshine. With huge waves pounding at the shore, driving along the Pacific Coast Highway to Malibu, to Pepperdine University, was quite an adventure. So, I was...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/red-vs-black-white/

Part House, Part Exhibition Space in Valldoreix

Valldoreix, located in the Barcelona province, is home to a residential project designed by 05AM Arquitectura. House in Valldoreix is not just a house though… it’s part house and part exhibition space for modern art. Set back from the street and neighbors, the residence opens up on the south...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/part-house-part-exhibition-space-in-valldoreix/

Christoffer Relander's Jarred & Displaced Finnish Landscapes

With memories of his childhood on his mind, Finnish photographer Christoffer Relander spent the better part of a year photographing the place where he grew up, the Finnish countryside. Instead of getting the results in Photoshop, he experimented with analog multiple exposures in-camera while...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/christoffer-relanders-jarred-displaced-finnish-landscapes/

Where I Work: GABRIEL SCOTT

We first encountered GABRIEL SCOTT, the Canadian furniture and lighting brand founded by brothers-in-law Gabriel Kakon and Scott Richler, at ICFF a few years back and we’ve been enraptured with their work ever since. They’ve been rapidly growing, expanding well beyond the Canadian market,...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/where-i-work-gabriel-scott/

Danish office building by Sleth features a cracked concrete facade

Cracks in the concrete facade of this office block in Aarhus by Danish architecture practice Sleth provide glimpses of the building’s illuminated interior.

Copenhagen-based Sleth created the office block‘s unique concrete facade to help it integrate with its ageing...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/danish-office-building-by-sleth-features-a-cracked-concrete-facade/

Contemporary Jewelry Designed by an Architect

Architect Ayça Ozbank merged her love of urban cities and jewelry to create Mara Paris, sculptural jewelry that’s wearable architecture. It was after spending much of her life in cities and cultures around the world, that gave Ayça the inspiration to translate these experiences into jewelry....

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/contemporary-jewelry-designed-by-an-architect/

The Lexus Sport Yacht Concept Floats Our Boat

When you hear “Lexus”, the image of a luxury sedan or sports utility vehicle probably paints a picture in the mind. One doesn’t normally equate the auto brand with a long hull torpedo-shaped yacht propelled by twin 5.0L V8 engines – each offering 440 horsepowers and sourced from the Lexus RC...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/the-lexus-sport-yacht-concept-floats-our-boat/

37 Stunning Photos From Women's Marches Around The World

Around the world, on seven different continents, people marched in solidarity with American women to protest President Donald Trump’s sexism, racism and xenophobia ― and the way his rhetoric will be channeled into policy. People from Argentina, Canada, Iraq, Kenya, Poland and more marched to ...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/37-stunning-photos-from-womens-marches-around-the-world/

Tria Arquitetura Transforms a 1970s Apartment in São Paulo, Brazil

Though based in the United States, a couple wanted a modern apartment in São Paulo, Brazil that was both comfortable and cozy, where they could host friends and family. Hired to complete the job was Tria Arquitetura, who transformed this 1970s, 165 square meter (approx. 1776 square feet) ...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/tria-arquitetura-transforms-a-1970s-apartment-in-sao-paulo-brazil/

An Art Collection Borne From Social Media

Sydney-based artist Kate Banazi and Madrid-based artist Diego Berjon have never met. Yet, they have undertaken an extremely intimate and personal journey together to create collaborative art. They first met on Instagram, and by communicating only through email and letters, Kate and Diego h...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/an-art-collection-borne-from-social-media/

Something Beginning With's Spring/Summer Collection

Nothing screams summer quite like lush, tropical rainforests and bright, floral-inspired colors. Inspired by these palettes and scenes, Australian design studio Something Beginning With (SBW) has launched their Spring/Summer 16/17 collection, full of vibrant materials, textures, and...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/something-beginning-withs-springsummer-collection/

Signage based on circuitry designed for Here East tech hub in London

Studio dn&co’s wayfinding for London’s Here East campus features symbols borrowed from circuit drawings.
dn&co was tasked with designing both interior and exterior wayfinding for Here East, a technology hub in Hackney Wick that is part of the redeveloping Queen...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/signage-based-on-circuitry-designed-for-here-east-tech-hub-in-london/

A Moleskine Notebook for Left and Right Brains

If you’re like me, you’re very picky about your notebooks. Price points, cover material, dots vs line vs blank spreads, paper weight, ink ghosting — these are all details up for consideration. For those of you who get torn between choosing a notebook that works with your ideas, whether they b...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/a-moleskine-notebook-for-left-and-right-brains/

Morphogenesis: An Otherworldly Virtual Reality Experience

Morphogenesis – a  virtual reality art installation touring the globe – presents visitors with an aural and visual experience representing the natural phenomena of emergent forms evolving into self-organized systems. San Francisco artists and Fulbright Scholars Can Buyukberber and Yagmur Uyan...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/morphogenesis-an-otherworldly-virtual-reality-experience/

Watching Al Gore’s New Climate Change Doc Before Trump's Inauguration Was Eerie

When I first realized Donald Trump’s inauguration would occur on the second day of the Sundance Film Festival, I felt relief. Instead of being glued to the inevitable Twitter meltdown as our nation plunges into an alarming new era, I could embrace toasty theaters at an event where art pr...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/watching-al-gores-new-climate-change-doc-before-trumps-inauguration-was-eerie/

Fitzroy Loft by Architects EAT

Fitzroy Loft is a minimal residence located in Melbourne, Australia, designed by Architects EAT. Fitzroy Loft is located inside the 125 years old MacRobertson Chocolate Factory, adapted for mostly residential use in the early 90s. With original concrete floors and sawtooth roof structure, t...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/fitzroy-loft-by-architects-eat/

Transparent Shell by PONE ARCHITECTURE

Looking to answer “how to integrate architecture to further interact and blend cities, environments, human beings and space,” PONE ARCHITECTURE designed the massive pavilion-like structure, Transparent Shell. A grid system holds together undulating curves made from weaving clear film around b...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/transparent-shell-by-pone-architecture/

Hypercollection Will Outfit Your Open Workspace

Egli Studio, working in collaboration with Matthieu Girel, designed a collection of furnishings for open workspaces. Hypercollection offers slight visual separation without being closed off allowing each piece to adapt to different configurations and uses. With clean lines and a black and ...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/hypercollection-will-outfit-your-open-workspace/

Swirling brick circles form back garden for South London Gallery

Mexican artist Gabriel Orozco has worked with 6a Architects to create a sculptural garden paved in a pattern of interconnected circles for the South London Gallery.
The community-focused gallery, located in the London area of Camberwell, was previously renovated and extended by 6a Architects...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/swirling-brick-circles-form-back-garden-for-south-london-gallery/

Fresh From The Dairy: Tees

Here are some fun t-shirts from the Society6 artist community that we’ve got our eyes on…

Because Sloths t-shirt by Huebucket

PIZZA READING t-shirt by Sagepizza

THE HAND OF ANOTHER DESTYNY t-shirt by UNDEAD MISTER / MRCLV

Ancestors t-shirt by Tobe Fonseca

No signal t-shirt by Robert Far...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/fresh-from-the-dairy-tees/

CES 2017: The Kuri Robot is an Adorable Housemate

The public’s fascination with robots offers an curious dichotomy, one split between a dystopian fear of a SKYNET-like takeover ushered by the awakening of artificial intelligence versus the utopian hopes of a world populated with robots safely dictated by Asimov’s “Three Laws of Robotics“. Ne...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/ces-2017-the-kuri-robot-is-an-adorable-housemate/

Who's To Say The Word 'Slants' Offends Asians? The Supreme Court, That's Who.

WASHINGTON ― The Supreme Court tends to take a skeptical view whenever the government polices speech it doesn’t like. But what if the government simply denies a trademark that it deems offensive to a racial or ethnic group?


The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office did exactly that when it reje...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/whos-to-say-the-word-slants-offends-asians-the-supreme-court-thats-who/

The Floating Apartment by Urban Soul Project

A corner flat in Thessaloniki, Greece, that’s positioned with the best views of the water, was designed by Urban Soul Project. The interior of The Floating Apartment is fairly minimalist with a neutral color palette, hidden linear lighting, and simple rectangular shapes th...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/the-floating-apartment-by-urban-soul-project/

This is Wood: The Sculpture of Matt Johnson

On view at 303 Gallery in New York, artist Matt Johnson presents 4 cardboard boxes, 5 rolls of painters tape, 2 broken styrofoam chunks, and more garbage… that are all 100% carved and painted wood.

Installation view, Matt Johnson “Wood Sculpture” at 303 Gallery


Installation view, Matt John...

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Objects Inspired by Japanese Tradition for the Modern Nomad

Besides taking care of our basic needs, like eating and sleeping, our homes are where we pause and reconnect with ourselves far away from the outside world and everyday life. We live our lives traveling from one place to another, from home to work and other various outings, and back again,...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/objects-inspired-by-japanese-tradition-for-the-modern-nomad/

Jony Ive and Marc Newson create room-size interpretation of a Christmas tree

An immersive Christmas tree installation by Apple’s Jonathan Ive and industrial designer Marc Newson has been unveiled in London.
The duo worked alongside British set designer Michael Howells to create the “magical experience”, which is located in the lobby of...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/jony-ive-and-marc-newson-create-room-size-interpretation-of-a-christmas-tree/

SLADDA: IKEA Designs a Bicycle for Everyday Life

Just when you think IKEA couldn’t make ANOTHER product to aid in your everyday life, they somehow do, and it’s something you’d never expect them to make – a bicycle. SLADDA, much like the rest of IKEA’s offerings, is low-maintenance and adaptable to your various needs. They didn’t just launch...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/sladda-ikea-designs-a-bicycle-for-everyday-life/

UM Project x The New Stand: Redefining Retail

Despite the convenience of online shopping, there is still something about a beautifully designed brick and mortar shop that makes shopping a truly enjoyable experience. Inspired by that, The New Stand is a new concept that is dramatically changing shopping, whether it’s an everyday co...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/um-project-x-the-new-stand-redefining-retail/

Society6 Announces the Capricorn Collection

It’s mid January which means we’re celebrating those with birthdays that fall within the Capricorn sign. That sign kicks off the astrological year so we’re picking some favorites from the Capricorn Collection, a group of curated, Capricorn-inspired designs from the artists at Society6. It’s not...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/society6-announces-capricorn-collection/

Second Nature Sees Wood Waste as a Feature Instead of a Flaw

When wood is processed from its natural state, typically it’s cut down to become smaller beams and boards for construction, leaving behind all of the bark and sapwood (the soft outer layers) for waste. Seeing potential, Chialing Chang decided to design furniture and use it as a feature, giving ...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/second-nature-sees-wood-waste-feature-instead-flaw/

Friday Five with Swizz Beatz

While you’re probably not too familiar with the name Kasseem Dean, you most definitely know Swizz Beatz if your ear is at all in tune to music, and they’re one in the same. What you might also not know is that the Bronx-born Dean has his toes dipped in many other arenas besides music, where his...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/friday-five-swizz-beatz/

CES 2017: Samsung Goes Curvy with New Quantum Dot Monitor

This week’s 2017 Consumer Electronics Show has barely opened its doors and we’re already getting glimpses of all the technological offerings slated to be on display in Las Vegas, including Samsung’s new selection of Quantum Dot curved monitors.
Available in 27- and 31.5-inch variations, the CH7...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/ces-2017-samsung-goes-curvy-new-quantum-dot-monitor/

Renowned Journalist Nat Hentoff Dead At 91

Nat Hentoff, the longtime journalist, jazz critic, activist and provocateur known for his commitment to social causes and his defense of the First Amendment, died Saturday at the age of 91.


Hentoff died in his Manhattan apartment of natural causes, according to his son, Nick, who announced...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/renowned-journalist-nat-hentoff-dead-91/

Industrial Location Inspires this House in Amsterdam

Inspired by the industrial Amsterdam neighborhood, Marc Koehler Architects designed Lofthouse I with a minimalist exterior – black wood frames, vertical wood boards, and large windows. The layout consists of a reversed floor plan where the homeowners asked to sleep downstairs and have the up...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/industrial-location-inspires-house-amsterdam/

Intricate Hand Drawings on Wood By Mister Mourão

Mister Mourão combines his love for architecture and illustration to sketch out the concept of time. Ouroborus is his collection of architectural hand drawings on wood, with no beginning or end. This new foray into wood art sits somewhere between a 2D drawing and sculpture, where traditional ...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/intricate-hand-drawings-wood-mister-mourao/

A Minimal Candle Holder Inspired by the Nose

Take a quick look at this minimalist candle holder. At first glance, you notice a simple and refined piece to hold your candle. Look at it again and you’ll notice the abstract profile of a nose, which happens to be the inspiration Quentin de Coster had behind the sculptural design. NOSE is mad...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/minimal-candle-holder-inspired-nose/

Best of the Best! Top 10 Posts of 2016

10. A House From the 60s Becomes Modern While Keeping its Soul
The Du Tour Residence is a project led by Architecture Open Form who renovated it for a family who’d owned the architect-designed, 1960s home for decades.
 
9. An Industrial Loft in Prague
Loft Hřebenky is an 85 square meter mo...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/best-best-top-10-posts-2016/

10 Essential Accessories for the Apple iPhone 7

Maybe you count yourself amongst the scores of fortunate recipients of a new phone during the holiday season. I myself ended up upgrading to a new iPhone 7 Plus unexpectedly during the holidays after accidentally walking into the ocean with my device still in my pocket. In hindsight, a foolish...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/10-essential-accessories-apple-iphone-7/

19 Ingenious Design Books to Inspire You in 2017

The best design books have the power to spark new thoughts, theories, ideas, and opinions. Collected below is a diverse collection of 19 such books, published in the past year. Here you’ll find everything from black-and-white photos of Brutalist buildings, to heady essays on graphic design’s ...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/19-ingenious-design-books-inspire-2017/

Thousands Are Knitting 'Pussy Hats' For The Women's March On Washington

Hundreds of thousands of protestors are expected to flood Washington D.C. on January 21, 2017 to take part in the Women’s March on Washington, the day after Donald Trump’s inauguration.


And thanks to a knitting project that has gone viral, thousands of them will be wearing bright pink and c...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/thousands-knitting-pussy-hats-womens-march-washington/

A Renovation and Addition for a Brunswick East Victorian House

Quarry House is set within Melbourne, Australia’s Brunswick East and the Victorian terrace house was recently renovated and and extended with a new addition by Hook Turn Architecture. Referencing the history of the surrounding area with its brick and bluestone quarrying, the design comprises t...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/renovation-addition-brunswick-east-victorian-house/

Desktop Wallpaper: January 2017

The first desktop of 2017 comes from Brett Design. Founded by designer Brett Beldock, Brett Design offers interiors, textiles, home furnishings and decor. We loved this Glow Wall Mural wallpaper, and thought it would be perfectly paid with a quote from Mark Rothko.
Click on the size below to...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/desktop-wallpaper-january-2017/

Tuomas Kuure’s Art-Driven Wooden Furniture

Finnish born designer Tuomas Kuure now resides in Bilbao, Spain where he began handcrafting his unique art-driven pieces of furniture made from wood. While navigating a design’s function, Kuure manages to elevate each piece’s purpose by making it a piece of art and calling it “art furniture“. H...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/tuomas-kuures-art-driven-wooden-furniture/

SOM unveils trio of towers for Downtown Los Angeles

Architecture firms Skidmore Owings and Merrill and P-A-T-T-E-R-N-S have designed three residential skyscrapers that will add to the growing Los Angeles skyline.
The Olympia development will include a trio of connected high-rises, public shopping and dining spaces, and outdoor areas in...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/som-unveils-trio-towers-downtown-los-angeles/

Best Style + Fashion Posts of 2016

10. adidas Originals NMD City Sock Looks Comfy
The adidas Originals NMD City Sock is a pared down and fashionable homage to three of the brands most iconic 1980’s running shoe silhouettes.
 
9. Gold-Plated LEGO Bags and Jewelry
Agabag expanded their line of LEGO handbags by creating bags w...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/best-style-fashion-posts-2016/

The Etch is a Morphing Digital Clock Sculpture

The Etch Clock is unlike any Swiss clock we’ve ever seen, a tabletop or wall-mountable digital clock designed to mimic an “etched in stone” effect using an elastic membrane with an undisclosed patent pending technology engineered to produce an engraved or embossed fonts/digits effect on deman...

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How Much Should You Price For Redesigning A Badly Made Site?

3 min readAs a web designer you know that redesigning a website can be tricky, but re-designing a poorly made website can be even harder, so it’s only fair to say that your paycheck should reflect your effort.
However, in any line of business, the topic of money is an awkward subject to a...

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26 Heartwarming Mother-Daughter Photos Of Debbie Reynolds And Carrie Fisher

As the world mourns the loss of these two icons, we’ve compiled photos of the mother-daughter duo throughout the years.

Keep scrolling for 26 photos of Reynolds and Fisher over their 60 years of life together.






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Carrie Frances Fisher was born on October 2...

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Best Roundup Posts of 2016

We love rounding up a little bit of everything in hopes of offering up lots of modern inspiration in one place. This year, we covered recreational vehicles, homes with indoor pools, coffee brewing products, and so much more… Let’s see which of these roundup posts were the most popular in 201...

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FUTURE CRAFT: Japan + Thailand Edition

Worlds collide between California, Japan, and Thailand in the epic convergence that was FUTURE CRAFT Japan + Thailand. This two week field research trip and exhibition brought together students from ArtCenter College of Design in California and Tama Art University in Tokyo, Japan to envision...

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Best of 2016: Editors’ Faves

Jaime’s Faves

It was too hard for me to pick just three so here is a mix of stuff I did that I loved doing, and posts I loved:
This 112-Year-Old Company Is Making Enormous Tables for Apple Campus 2 (above)
I appreciated hearing the story behind these massive tables!
 
Pablo’s UMA Sound Lan...

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Rust Architects divides Tel Aviv apartment into halves

Rust Architects has reorganised an apartment in Tel Aviv to allow light to flood into specific spaces at different times of the day.

 

The studio, which is headed up by Israeli architect Raanan Stern, was brought on board to transform a 1960s apartment in the city into a modern, bright...

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