Most of us know about Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. The model posits that human thoughts and actions are motivated to fulfill clusters of needs and desires. He named these clusters: Physiological, Safety, Love/Belonging, Self-Esteem,… Read More »My Favorite Things: The Mechanics of Need Fulfillment
Aviva Studios. Photo by Marco Cappelletti, courtesy of OMA and Factory International London design studio North has collaborated with Peter Saville to craft the new visual identity for Factory International – the organisation overseeing Manchester… Read More »North teams up with Peter Saville to create Factory International’s new identity
Looking out onto the usually congested Canal Street (originally named for a paved-over sewage “canal” in 1814) is the headquarters of a design and media content firm called Sunday Afternoon. Co-founded by partners Juan Carlos… Read More »The Daily Heller: Canal, Street, Neighborhood and Magazine
For the last 20 years, photographer Seymour Licht has been taking pictures of costumed Halloween revellers on the New York subway. Now, the choicest snaps have been gathered together in his new book, Halloween Underground,… Read More »Seymour Licht’s photos of subway Halloween costumes are a time capsule of terror
All photos of the collection taken by Benjamin Helle. France-based multidisciplinary creative Miki Lowe has collaborated with sustainable furniture designers Babel Brune to make two new capsule collections. We caught up with her to learn… Read More »Miki Lowe’s drawings become stunning furniture in new Babel Brune collections
Fair warning: incredible food porn (and some not-so-incredible food puns) ahead! As a former New Yorker who aches for the city’s global food discourse, I devoured this cookbook. I’ve always loved cookbooks, but I rarely… Read More »“Made Here” is a Love Letter to NYC’s Asian Communities