Nakajima Indigo Dye Works

Like many traditions, the art of indigo dying is fading as global brands demand high paced, volumetric production cycles. The unpredictable tastes of today’s consumer have made it difficult for artisinal producers over the years, but a recent surge in the appreciation of heritage brands is bolstering the handmade artifact. Working in a variety of fabrics, Tsurukichi designs both in-house and through collaborative partnerships. This …

Nine Inch Nails: Ghosts I-IV

Following in the footsteps of Radiohead and their game-changing release of In Rainbows, Nine Inch Nails have done something similar with their latest, Ghosts I-IV, by offering DRM-free download of the album at NIN. Ghosts I-IV is an all-instrumental album that Trent Reznor describes as "the result of working from a very visual perspective—dressing imagined locations and scenarios with sound and texture; a soundtrack for …

Iran do Espirito Santo: En Passant

Brazilian artist Iran do Espirito Santo has always worked with the theme of how viewers experience art. His latest show, " Do Espirito Santo's use of gray harkens back to black and white photography, which fits in with his career work as bringing the user to understand art in as much of a simplistic form as possible without the pop and fizzle of distracting bright …