Link About It: This Week’s Picks

Japan's pizza vending machines, Detroit Design Month, "sextech" patents and more

Detroit Design Festival Grows to Month-Long Extravaganza In 2015, Detroit was anointed as the first-ever UNESCO City of Design in the United States. This honor pertains to their astounding past and the continued revitalization coursing through the Motor City as we speak. In celebration of the award and the abundant creative energy, Detroit Design Core has expanded the Detroit Design Festival from one week’s worth of activities …

“ALWAYS TRUE, NEVER SORRY” Print

Lithuanian artist and illustrator Egle Zvirblyte creates super-bright, dynamic, and playful artworks that run the gamut of mediums. Oftentimes focused on sassy and curvy women characters, Zvirblyte’s work also includes plenty of female friendships and girl gangs. This “ALWAYS TRUE, NEVER SORRY” giclee print is part of her “Life Advice” series and is available in a limited edition of just 50 (each is signed and numbered). It …

Exemplary Works from Aspen Art Museum’s Annual ArtCrush Gala

Groundbreaking paintings and sculptures from Rashid Johnson, Larry Bell, Zoe Crosher, Leo Villareal and more

For its 14th annual summer gala, the Aspen Art Museum presented—and auctioned off—works of exceptional artistic merit. The event, known as ArtCrush, featured paintings, sculptures and mixed media pieces from some of the most beloved names producing art. And from a silent auction to a riveting live auction (with ten artworks that fetched astronomical numbers), ArtCrush accumulated necessary funds to sustain the museum’s programming. Anyone …