Back to the ’80s and four other finds
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The days feel weird at the moment don’t they? Sometimes they feel like they’re crawling along but then you realise it’s August and you’ve lost months! In honour of all this weirdness, this month’s collection of finds is inspired by ‘time’.
Time feels weird
Clocks were invented to help us track the passage of time but in some moments when staring at a clock, we’re made aware of just how long a second can last. Try these fun exercises to experience the illusion of time.
Time travel
Window Swap is here to fill that deep void in our wanderlust hearts by allowing us to look through someone else’s window, somewhere in the world, for a little while.
Thomas Jefferson, by Rembrandt Peale, 1800. Shannon LaNier, Jefferson’s sixth-great grandson. © Drew Gardner, shared with permission
The Descendants
An ongoing series by British photographer Drew Gardner that recreates photographs, paintings, and other images of historical figures by styling their descendants in similar garb.
Keith Haring at work in the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam © Nationaal Archief | CC-BY-4.0
Back to the ’80s
Keith Haring blazed a trail through the legendary art scene of 1980s New York and revolutionised the worlds of pop culture and fine art. The definitive story of his life and work is available on BBC iPlayer.
© Chang Wan-ji and Hsu Sho-er
167 years of cool
83-year-old Chang Wan-ji and 84-year-old Hsu Sho-er, have been fashioning the skirts, blouses, and trousers left behind at their laundromat in Taiwan into eclectic styles.
Studio news
Calendar
Fedrigoni 365 calendar
We’ve recently submitted a design for Fedrigoni 365/2021, a calendar project run by paper company Fedrigoni. We're looking forward to seeing the resulting publication next year.
