Posts by Emma Taggart

Emma Taggart

Emma Taggart is a Staff Writer and Video Editor at My Modern Met. She earned a BA in Fashion and Textile Design at the University of Ulster in Belfast. Originally from Northern Ireland, she lived in Berlin for many years, where she fostered a career in the arts, dabbling in everything from illustration and animation to music and ceramics. She now calls Edinburgh home, where she continues to work as a writer, illustrator, and ceramicist. Her ceramics, often combined with hand-painted animation frames, capture playful scenes that celebrate freedom and movement, and blend her passion for art with storytelling. Her illustrations have been featured in The Berliner Magazine as well as other print magazines and a poetry book.


September 24, 2019

World’s First Smart Cutting Board Features Five Tools in One Streamlined Kitchen Gadget

If you love to cook, you know how important it is to have the right equipment. It’s easy to get overwhelmed by cupboards full of kitchen utensils and gadgets, but the innovative designers at The Yes Company have created a simple, streamlined solution—the world’s first smart cutting board. ChopBox features 5 single-use tools in one, easy-to-use device. Made from bamboo, ChopBox features a second slide-out board and two built-in knife sharpeners.

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September 22, 2019

Charming Watercolor Illustrations of Women and Their Animal Companions

Russian artist Anna Speshilova creates charming watercolor illustrations that visualize adventures through fantasy forests and friendships with the animals that inhabit them. From woodland tea parties with wolves to flying through the night sky with owls, each whimsical artwork looks like it’s straight out of a storybook. Rendered in her distinct, delicate style, each of Speshilova’s illustrations feature washes of watercolor and fine line work.

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