We’re Revolting

Su Wu's coup d'état at Creatures of Comfort LA

by Vivianne Lapointe “We’re Revolting,” a new pop-up installation at Creatures of Comfort, is LA-based blogger Su Wu’s golden opportunity to translate her popular website, I’m Revolting, into something concrete. Earlier this summer, Wu was commissioned by Creatures of Comfort owner Jade Lai to collaborate with a selection of her favorite creatives—artists and designers from Australia to Brooklyn to Japan to LA, all of whom …

House of Waris at Istanbul ’74

A grand exhibition of jewelry by Waris Ahluwalia

Currently showing at the Istanbul ’74 art space in the city’s Karaköy neighborhood, Waris Ahluwalia presents a selection of jewelry from his House of Waris collection. Exhibiting both new pieces and a curated sampling of past work, Ahluwalia’s international aesthetic jibes with the greater narrative of the ongoing Istanbul Design Biennial. Large glass cloches house the individual pieces, which sit inside a 150-year-old building in …

Dashila(b)

The revitalization of Beijing's oldest corridors

Dashilar is is one of the oldest and most famous “hutongs”, or alleyways, of Beijing, and probably one of the closest to pictures in our imagination of the old city—narrow streets, red lanterns, rickshaws and all kinds of Chinese paraphernalia. Located outside Qianmen Gate, South of Tian’anmen Square, the area became the city’s most vibrant commercial street during the Qing Dynasty. In the last 20 …