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As promised, our 5+5 series is back! Today's featured contributor is Emily Fischer, the brilliant mind behind one of my favorite indie businesses, Haptic Lab. Their gorgeous goods have long been my go-to gift for beloved babies and generous hosts. Their Solar System quilt is currently lying on my own bed and when I go fly a kite, it may well be one of their gorgeous creations I send dancing across the sky.
Fred Taylor (1875–1963) was a prolific British painter and poster designer known for his detailed, near-photographic renderings of architecture, his depictions of idyllic landscapes, and his energetic multi-figure scenes. Bursting with Art Nouveau jubilance, Taylor’s 1922 poster By Tram from Hammersmith Wimbledon or Shepherds Bush is exemplary of his iconic designs for The Underground Electric Railways Company of London, Limited. Our carefully remastered archival print of this poster is our debut edition of the artist’s...
We recently got a chance to sit down with Flora Hanitijo, the visionary artist behind Smoke (our debut edition with her!). The piece depicts a literal and metaphorical rainbow of different states of matter, light, and form. Originally from Macau, Hanitijo grew up in Montreal, Canada and settled in New York City after studying at the famed Cooper Union. She spent a decade working and living between Paris, London, and New York–a cosmopolitan artist to...
Originally from Macau, an autonomous region on the South Coast of China, artist Flora Hanitijo grew up in Montreal, Canada–and settled in New York City (she currently lives and works in Brooklyn) after studying at the famed Cooper Union. Hanitijo spent a decade working and living between Paris, London, and New York–a true cosmopolitan artist to the core. Like the multifaceted cultures she’s fluidly traversed her whole life, Smoke, our debut edition with the artist,...
Painting was the first form of written human expression. The earliest documented piece of art, a fragment of rock featuring crosshatched lines of ochre, is 72,000 years old.
Not only is green the official hue of St. Patrick’s Day and the lucky Irish, but this lush color has positively potent psychological benefits as well.
Everyone knows that it’s important for kids to be exposed to and surrounded by art. Children’s growing brains take in so much crucial information visually
Melbourne-born Ethel Spowers, a key figure in modern linocut art, soars in her 1932 piece Swings.