Inspiring
January 3, 2025

Bookish Intern Creates an Insightful Display Featuring the Oldest Books in His Library

Libraries big and small hold items that would surely blow your mind. For example, do you know what's the oldest title in your local library? Most surprisingly, it may not be a classic, but something that would easily go unnoticed. Jacob Blanck, who goes by u/ILovePublicLibraries on Reddit, discovered that this was the case after creating an insightful display with the oldest books held by the local library where he interns.

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Graphic Design
January 3, 2025

Artist Creates Vibrant Pop Culture Posters Using Bauhaus Aesthetics

For the 20th-century artist Paul Klee, a “drawing is simply a line going for a walk.” It was a sentiment he promoted while teaching at the Bauhaus for 10 years and one that defined the movement’s preference for simple and straightforward design. Through Bauhaus Your Haus, an innovative artist is taking Bauhaus graphics out for a walk once again. Based in Melbourne, Australia, Elisha Pilcer creates posters inspired by the iconic art and design movement.

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Books
January 2, 2025

New Catalog Shares Kara Walker’s Creative Journey With ‘Fortuna’

When renowned artist Kara Walker‘s latest exhibition at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art opened, The New York Times called it “riveting.” Filled with fascinating kinetic sculptures or “automations,” Fortuna, or the Immortality Garden (Machine) deftly blends modern technology with the artist's own vulnerability. Conceived during the pandemic and incorporating AI, the work is a commentary on old and new. The installation remains on display at SFMOMA until spring 2026.

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Architecture
January 1, 2025

Restaurant Blooming Like a Lotus Flower Floats Serenely Across the Water

Nature-inspired architecture has been around for centuries, but a new restaurant concept incorporates the theme to its very core. Designed by Thilina Liyanage, who often creates architectural visualizations and mock-ups, the Nelumbo Restaurant concept unfolds like a blooming lotus flower. The floating restaurant gracefully merges architecture and nature through its floral conceit.

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My Modern Met

Celebrating creativity and promoting a positive culture by spotlighting the best sides of humanity—from the lighthearted and fun to the thought-provoking and enlightening.