The Grand Rapids Public Museum has some pictures of their recent acquisitions right here. They have a penny horse from Meijer! They have a thing about the new (I think the building is empty now?) Grand Rapids Press office! It’s interesting stuff. I’m pretty obsessed with Stefan Sagmeister right now. Minimally Minimal got to go …
Month: March 2013
Design/Educate/Connect partners with the GRAM to showcase local entrepreneurs who bridge the gap between design and business. On Friday night, the third annual D/E/C event featured seven business owners. One defining characteristic of D/E/C is the fact that the interviewees are interviewed by people who they know well – often colleagues, friends, or partners. The …
I’ve been obsessed with From Cover to Cover for the past few days. She designs a new cover for every book she reads! She put some major constraints on the project, so they all feel like they go together a bit. It’s wonderful! This project is giving me a whole bunch of ideas for a secret project …
In 2007, Paul Amenta was looking for a way to give his sculpture students some experience outside the classroom. To do this, he started SiTE:LAB, which was then called ActiveSite, to use empty, but architecturally intriguing spaces as homes for one-night art shows. SiTE:LAB Workflow, as a part of Art Downtown, will be the third …
Robert Coombs has a piece in the Huffington Post about being an artist and the accident that left him paralyzed. Read it here. My interview with him, about his work for ArtPrize, is here. John Waters, on what is cool. Why don’t hacktivists have a signature style? Knolling in the Deep, er, um 90 Degrees. …
I finally read Imagine. Everyone on earth has probably heard of this book. I know I saw it on a couple blogs before a friend recommended it to me, and I finally picked it up. The book fits nicely into the Malcomb Gladwell-esque category of pop-psychology, which I’ve found that I really like. I don’t …
Dale J. Stephens thinks that I should drop out of college. A little over a year ago, I found the UnCollege website, which Stephens started after he dropped out of college after his first semester. Stephens has been unschooled since he was in sixth grade, and he believes that it’s far more effective to …
Inequality by (interior) Design? It’s my favorite parts of Sociological Images mixed with my favorite parts of 99% Invisible, so it’s pretty wonderful. There was a discussion on Branch about how much writers deserve to be paid, and how much they are paid. It’s an interesting look into an industry where few discuss what the pay is …
Start Garden is the Rick DeVos – powered venture capital fund in Grand Rapids. Instead of going the traditional investing route of picking a few business ideas and hoping that they are profitable, Start Garden is investing small amounts in a greater number of businesses, and offering guidance and further investments down the road. Every …
I went to Kendall’s fashion show, Bodies of Art, on Friday. It was fantastic. Everything was made out of paper, which made it even more impressive. I’m amazed at the things everyone created out of just paper. Congratulations to everyone involved, you’ve all done so well.