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Design and Innovation

Eye On Design: A to Z 1993 Living Unit By Andrea Zittel

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A to Z Living Unit
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The A to Z Living Unit (1993) designed by Andrea Zittel (B. 1965) is fabricated from Steel and Wood, and is shown here with the following accessories:

Two mirrors, four hangers, sweater, towel, soap container, calendar, filing cabinet, pencils, two notepads, folding seat, folding bed, four glass jars, two ceramic cups, two glasses, two ceramic bowls, digital clock, electric lightning system, hot plate, pot, and toaster oven. Continue reading Eye On Design: A to Z 1993 Living Unit By Andrea Zittel →

Arts and Culture

Modern Art Monday Presents: Ivan Navarro’s Homeless Lamp, The Juice Sucker

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Homeless Lamp
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Ivan Navarro uses electric light as his primary medium, appropriate the austere visual language of Minimalism and imbuing it with political resonance.  For Homeless Lamp, the Juice Sucker (2004–05),  he built a grocery cart out of fluorescent tubes and, with it, wandered to the gallery-lined streets of Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood. The luminous sculpture evokes the work of Dan Flavin while also  referencing an object commonly repurposed by homeless people for storage and transportation. Continue reading Modern Art Monday Presents: Ivan Navarro’s Homeless Lamp, The Juice Sucker →

Arts and Culture

Robot Bunnies By Gigi Chen

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Robot Bunnies
All Photos By Gail

In Robot Bunnies — an illustrated story in five panels –artist Gigi Chen tells the intriguing tale of a couple who order a shipment of Robot Bunnies, only to discover that one of the tiny robotic creatures is actually alive. Continue reading Robot Bunnies By Gigi Chen →

Food and Drink, Lifestyle

Fresh & Fast Burgers Announces Feel-Good Friday to Benefit the Bowery Mission this Thanksgiving

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Fresh & Fast Burgers, the Flatiron District’s fast food burger joint, is proud to launch Feel-Good Friday this coming Friday, November 18th. For every burger sold throughout the business day on Friday, Fresh & Fast will donate a burger to the Bowery Mission this Thanksgiving. The Bowery Mission has served homeless and hungry New Yorkers since 1879, and is one of the oldest and most recognized shelters. Continue reading Fresh & Fast Burgers Announces Feel-Good Friday to Benefit the Bowery Mission this Thanksgiving →

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WorleyGig Supports Covenant House

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You may notice that I’ve added a Covenant House Donation Banner to the upper right-hand column of the homepage. Please consider clicking on the banner and making one time or reoccurring donation to Covenant House, an extremely worthwhile and proactive organization which rescues homeless kids from the street.