Faces of Miley

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

Amid the life-sized teddy bears, twerking and product placement in Miley Cyrus’ hit music video “We Can’t Stop,” Rhizome staff writer Jacob Gaboury managed to identify the CGI face from Fred Parke’s 1974 University of Utah dissertation research. In the ’70s, the University of Utah was one of the leading research centers for computer graphics in the country and Parke was one of the earliest …

Gerrit Rietveld’s Steltman Chair Reissued

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

During his lifetime, Dutch furniture designer and architect Gerrit Reitveld became known for his involvement in The Netherlands’ De Stijl modernist movement. One of his most iconic designs is the Steltman Chair, originally designed for a Dutch jeweler in 1963. Made of three self-supporting right angle elements, the chair is a true wonder—and is now being produced again for the first time in over 50 …

Intel + Opening Ceremony’s Wearable Tech

We speak with Intel's VP of New Devices Group Ayse Ildeniz on the fusion of tech and fashion through the collaboration with Barney's, OC and the CFDA

“The big smartphone wave came, and the tablets have come, and people’s interaction with technology has been changing, significantly increasing the amount of people technology has touched over the years,” explains Ayse Ildeniz, VP of New Devices Group at Intel during a recent chat at CES. Recognizing the era of wearable technology is fast approaching, tech giant Intel recently announced a strategic collaboration with fashion …