Write A House: Detroit

Gerrit Rietveld reissued, a virtual reality gender swap, NASA in art and more in our weekly look at the web

As a ray of light in a city often focused on because of its turmoil, Detroit’s Write A House literary campaign hopes to draw a new generation of writers to the city with recently renovated homes. By employing the Young Detroit Builders organization, the program aims to teach youth the skill of carpentry while revitalizing a rough neighborhood at the same time, with the end …

The Sun at Night

Gerrit Rietveld reissued, a virtual reality gender swap, NASA in art and more in our weekly look at the web

Artists David Henckel and Dan Wilkinson’s latest project has taken the UK by storm. Their 30-minute film and visual art installation “The Sun at Night” uses NASA imagery to portray a year in the life of the sun. A spherical projection of the rotating star set to ambient, foreboding music is equal parts science and art, and the film (shown exclusively at night) manages to …

TRNK

An online home design marketplace boasting masculine style through shoppable stories

The task of turning a place to put your stuff into a real home can often take years. Even in cities with abundant shopping options, finding the little things that give your place personality can be difficult. With this in mind, former fashion merchants (and longtime pals) Tariq Dixon—a friend and occasional contributor to CH—and Nick Nemechek founded TRNK, an online marketplace for home goods. …