The Great GoogaMooga Posters

Illustrations revisit the Roaring Twenties

by Joanna Prisco For the last six months, New Yorkers have been hotly anticipating The Great GoogaMooga, a free food and music festival to take place in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park this weekend, 19-20 May. Created by Superfly Presents—founders of Bonnaroo and Outside Lands—the GoogaMooga has sparked much dialogue among summer concertgoers for shifting the spotlight from the stage to the concessions. While food lies at …

Christian Witkin

Peeling back the layers for a portrait of human truth

by Katharina Galla The portrait photographer Christian Witkin is best known for his advertising and editorial work for major publications like New York Times Magazine, Harpers Bazaar, Vogue and many more. Entering what he calls “the second half of this life”, he is now shifting his professional career to return to his roots in fine art, the foundation of his personal photographic work. “I’ve been …

Zorya

Inspired by viruses, jewelry designers grow crystals on rope

by Adam Štěch Exploring the formation of the jewel as a natural process and celebrating it as a performance, the latest collection of distinct jewelry from the conceptual Prague-based designers Daniel Pošta and Zdeněk Vacek of Zorya fuses dynamic drama with simple beauty. The Virus collection, the most experimental project to date from this creative pair, launched last October at Designblok 2011 Prague design week. …