Furniture is sometimes at its best design-wise when it doesn’t take itself too seriously. Case in point: Alan Siegel’s irreverent Tongue Chair, designed in 1981. With its seat transformed into a wide-open mouth and a bright pink tongue playfully poking out, the chair turns an everyday piece of furniture into a a little piece of surrealist theater. The chair’s ‘face illusion’ is completed by a back support that forms a human nose, while two eyes can be seen along the curved upper back and armrest that continues to form the chairs front legs. Continue reading Eye On Design: Alan Siegel’s Tongue Chair→
If your face seems to develop a shine no matter how little product you use, you’re not alone. Oily skin can make makeup slide, leave your complexion looking perpetually glossy, and even cause your glasses to slip down your nose throughout the day. It’s a frustrating problem that many people struggle to manage. The good news? With the right approach, it’s possible to keep excess oil under control—and in this article, we’ll share three simple secrets that can actually make a difference.
This pink glass Face Jug (2025) by renowned glass artist Therman Statom is one of a set of six created with a rounded body, a sculpted face, full lips, strong brows, large eyes, and the thoughtful expression. The vessels are inspired by eighteenth-century face jugs created by the descendants of West Africans in South Carolina. Originally made using clay, face jugs were a way for enslaved peoples to preserve their African culture of beliefs, including honoring one’s ancestors. Continue reading Pink Thing of The Day: Face Jug By Therman Statom→
Robert Therrien’s 2017 sculpture Soapy (Pink) , created from pigmented polyester resin, presents itself as an oversized bar of bubblegum-pink soap — smooth, minimal, and instantly familiar. But this is Therrien, so the domestic calm doesn’t last long. Emerging unmistakably from one corner of the sculpture is a baby’s face, molded directly into the form, transforming the object from playful to deeply strange in a single glance. Continue reading Pink Thing Of The Day: Soapy (Pink) By Robert Therrien→
Few designers collapse the boundaries between fashion and art as audaciously as Rei Kawakubo, the visionary force behind Comme des Garçons. In 2017, the Metropolitan Museum of Art mounted a landmark retrospective of her work, Rei Kawakubo / Comme des Garçons: Art of the In-Between, spotlighting the designer’s relentless pursuit of ambiguity, contradiction, and reinvention. This week’s featured kimono-inspired ensemble, however, was photographed as part of the exhibit Kimono Style, featuring items from the collection of John C. Webber. Continue reading Eye On Design: Rei Kawakubo, Manga-Inspired Kimono Ensemble→
