Artist Sheila Hicks: We’re Crying for Softness
In this personal interview, Sheila Hicks reflects upon her life, her accidental but formative meeting with Josef Albers at Yale University, and her discovery of the world of textiles.
How an Architect Filled a 340-Sq-Ft NYC Studio With Hidden Storage | Architectural Digest
AD joins Ben Riskin and architect Andrew Magnes to see how they transformed a 340-square-foot apartment in Tudor City, NYC. This cleverly renovated studio uses custom millwork, multifunctional furniture, and…
Inside Richard Murphy’s Unusual Home in Edinburgh
In Edinburgh’s New Town, architect Richard Murphy built himself a house that behaves like a three-dimensional puzzle. Nine levels stack into a tiny plot. Rooms borrow space from each other.…
John Waters’ “What’s In My Bag?” | Amoeba Music
Legendary filmmaker, writer, and cultural provocateur John Waters goes record shopping at Amoeba San Francisco in this "What's In My Bag?" episode. He talks about some of the best bad…
The Flirtatious Regency Balls Of Pride & Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice was published over 200 years ago in 1813. It's an archetypal love story, but also an acute direction of Regency era society. But what hidden messages are…
Almost no names are ‘English’
Did you know there are only a handful of truly English names? In this video, let's explore where our names really come from: from the Anglo-Saxon 'Edward' and 'Alfred' to…
Inside the Cottrell House: An Oregon Mid-Century Modern by John Yeon | House Tour
We continue our Portland series with the Cottrell House (1949-51), designed by renowned Oregon architect John Yeon. A visionary of the Pacific Northwest, Yeon was known for his deep respect…
How ‘New Yorker’ Illustrator Liana Finck Gets It Done
According to illustrator and New Yorker cartoonist Liana Finck, sticking to a strict daily routine (one that includes jogging past a dog park) allows her to cultivate her wonderfully rich…
THE MINI FOREST – Rewilding using the Miyawaki Method
Terrell Wong is about to plant 100 trees in her small Toronto backyard, a dense mini forest based on the Miyawaki Method. What at first seems like a simple act…
The Hive Architect | Saving Britain’s Wild Bees
There is a widely held theory that our British honey bee couldn’t exist without being domesticated by beekeepers. However, for bee conservationists like Matt Somerville, this theory is ludicrous. He…