Somewhere between the Anthropocene dog spa and the Instagram-friendly kibble bowl, something got lost. Dogs, living, breathing, dogs, have been slowly gentrified. Dogs have been humanized, perfumed, dressed up, diet-tracked, and reduced to little lifestyle… Read More »Filth Is Freedom: Mud Reclaims the Animal in Pet Care
There’s a new journal in town for design research and writing. FL:2ND, or second floor, highlights the thesis essays by the 2025 graduates of SVA’s MA Design, Research, Writing & Criticism (aka D-Crit) program, chaired… Read More »The Daily Heller: Next Stop, the 2NDFL Design Journal
Join us for this weekly conversation between photographer Craig Cutler and illustrator Craig Frazier, whose collaboration is a testament to the unexpected alchemy of creative play. The Two Craigs project consists of one weekly prompt… Read More »Two Craigs: 50/52
Portia Munson is anything but a hoarder. She’s a thoughtful collector who amasses discarded and secondhand items with a keen and incisive eye. She’s been doing so since her years in undergrad in the 80s… Read More »Portia Munson Turns Trash Into Treasure Through her Sculpture and Installation Practice
GSC (probably Gilles Savouré), part of an uncut sheet of playing cards, late 15th century, woodcut on paper with stenciled coloring. ©V&A For the first few years of my collecting life, I specialized in inexpensive… Read More »The Daily Heller: Screenprinting Makes Its Marks
Brooklyn-based Romanian designer, illustrator, and art director Ionut Radulescu weaves collage, type, and emotional vulnerability into work that resonates across personal and commercial spheres, from Dipsea and The New York Times to his award-winning visual… Read More »Collage, courage and craft: Ionut Radulescu on identity, imperfection and the power of visual storytelling