How to Work Better
by Kaycee Park
I admit I take pictures on my phone and never look at them again. The
other day, while I was cleaning out years of old photos from my phone’s photo
graveyard, I found some images from one of my favorite exhibits at the
Guggenheim Museum. It was called "Peter Fischli and David Weiss: How to Work
Better". AnimalSwis...
02/21/19
Nevelson Chapel
by Winnie Yen
Back
in October I visited the Chapel of the Good Shepard, also known as the Nevelson
Chapel. The chapel is located inside the
St. Peter’s Church, which is part of the Citigroup Center complex in Midtown
Manhattan. Commissioned by the church in
1975 and completed in 1977 by renowned sculptor Louise Ne...
01/17/19
French Interior Designers
by Margarita Rael
To
kick off 2019 feeling inspired, in this blog I have included 3 French interior
designers whose work we like to turn to for inspiration. All three are well known
for their attention to light, volumes and details, transforming the spaces they
work on to be contemporary and elegant.Pierre YovanovitchPierre Yovanovit...
01/10/19
Home for the Holidays
by Ross Padluck
While scrolling through Instagram this December, I’ve come across some
inspiring photos of homes all decked out for the Christmas season. Here are
some of my favorites, in no particular order:Natural
evergreens, wreaths and pinecones dress up the classic entryway of this Portsmouth, New Hampshire home.Simple
...
12/20/18
Glenstone Museum
by Dora Dmitriev
Growing up in a suburb of Washington D.C., my family and I would
always head into the city to visit museums. Little did I know, barely a 10
minute drive from my childhood home stands The
Glenstone. The name "Glenstone" is derived from Glen Road, where the
property line begins and after the stone native to the area. ...
11/29/18
Free Space: The Venice Biennale of Architecture
by Anthony Zampolin
Entrance
to ArsenalCurated
by Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara, the focus of the 2018
Venice Architectural Biennale is "Free
Space". The exhibition addresses "the question of space, the quality of
space, and open/free space" lending the theme and title "Free Space" to
this year’s displays.Collection of...
11/01/18
The Barnes Foundation
by Dora Dmitriev
This
month I took a quick weekend trip to Philadelphia. Having been to most of the
museums in Philly before, I finally got a chance to visit the Barnes Foundation
- that came highly recommended.Reflecting pool at The Barnes Foundation entranceThe
Art Museum relocated from Merion, Pennsylvania to Philadelphia in 2012...
10/18/18
Using the Right Tool for the Job
by Eric Manahan
“If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.” - Abraham MaslowWorking
at IKB I have been fortunate enough to have been given a wonderful arsenal of
tools at my disposal. AutoCAD for fine
details, Revit for comprehensive projects, Rhino for organic forms, and
Photoshop for last minute im...
09/06/18
Invisible Cities
by Kaycee Park
A friend
who understood my fondness for beautiful and strange descriptions once
recommended this book to me. It is popular with many artists and designers, and
I highly recommend it to anyone who has not read it. Invisible Cities,
by Italian writer Italo Calvino, was written in 1972, but it reads in a
timeless man...
08/30/18
Berkshire County, Massachusetts
by Sara Frantz
Rolling Berkshire hills
as seen from Lee, Massachusetts (my hometown) Primarily known for its
rolling hills, the Berkshires are also known for the arts: Tanglewood,
James
Taylor, Clark Art
Institute, Norman
Rockwell and Jacob’s Pillow
to name a few. One of my absolute favorite art gems is Mass MOCA (Mas...
08/23/18
Dia : Beacon
by Kabir Karnani
This
past Spring I visited the Dia:Beacon located in Beacon, NY. A hidden treasure
box of modern art, it draws admirers of art and architecture to its remote
location. If you haven’t already been I highly recommend catching the Metro
North train one weekend and making the trip. The Dia:Beacon was originally a
Na...
08/16/18
The Poetic Conception of Home
by Luis Jasso
In the summer of 1968, Catalan sculptor Xavier
Corberó began his never-ending pursuit of creating a home.Situated in the Barcelona suburb of
Esplugues de Llobregat, he designed and built a 48,000 sf structure spreading
over nine interconnected buildings with more than a dozen courtyards, all
nestled among more than...
07/26/18