Cool Hunting Video: Alex Reben

An alumni of MIT's Media Lab and NASA, this artist applies his engineering skills to create robots

In a room piled with resistors, circuit boards and projects in various states of completion, we spoke with talented artist and engineer Alex Reben about his body of work. Reben—an alumni of MIT’s Media Lab and NASA—has moved away from his traditional line of work to apply his engineering expertise to his art. Often exploring the blurred lines of human-machine interaction, Reben’s work is incredibly …

The Forgotten Works of Miroslav Šašek

The Czech illustrator is finally published in his homeland over 30 years after his death

Miroslav aek (19161980) is an all but forgotten figure in the history of Czech illustration. While the artist has had books published from Japan to the US (in huge print runs) and even had his work adapted for film, his books had never been published in his homelanduntil now. Last year, small Czech publishing house Baobabhelmed by graphic artist and illustrator Juraj Horvthbegan to publish …

Nightmare and the Cat + Gary Baseman

The LA-based band taps the beloved contemporary artist to put his mark on their forthcoming album, Simple

When artist Gary Baseman was asked to collaborate on the album cover art for the band Nightmare and the Cat, he did more than art direct the band’s photo shoot, captured within his interactive museum exhibition “The Door is Always Open” at the Skirball Cultural Center. In fact, since Baseman met the band in 2010, they have been part of each other’s work in a …