The most charming thing about childhood, once you’ve passed beyond it, is how boundless it seems. There is no dream that seems unreasonable or unrealistic, all your wildest ones—whether it’s riding on the back of a unicorn or traveling through time or writing your own novels—are entirely achievable. This sense of wonder and possibility returns as an adult spending time with kids—and shopping for them. …
This year, 86-year-old Argentine artist and social activist Julio Le Parc was the fourth person invited by Hermès Éditeur to bring his art to silk: vibrant stripes of colors loop, twist and dance to tell of a journey and experiences. Though the sixty one-of-a-kind Hermès scarves Le Parc designed sell for €7000, his color op art experiments have also been preserved in a beautiful (and …
We first came across Michelle Blade’s surreal watercolors when covering her multi-colored aura scarf, a collaboration with object-based periodical The Thing Quarterly. The LA-based artist mentioned spending the past year researching and painting the 78 classic Tarot cards for a book, and we finally had the chance to see the new hardcover in person. “The Circadian Tarot,” with text by Jen Altman, is a contemporary …