Paul Tuller’s Pop Idol Devotion Candles

A clever, modernized play on religious iconography

Fresh off a stint as an on-set illustrator for HBO’s “Looking” social campaign, Brooklyn-based artist Paul Tuller—who first won our attention with a thoughtful queer categories poster series—just debuted a Devotion to Pop candle line. This play on traditional seven day prayer candles feature the visages of some of the pop world’s most idolized: FKA Twigs, Lana Del Rey, Harry Styles, Taylor Swift and more. …

Inside Kohler’s Century-Old Wisconsin Factory

Touring the American-made manufacturer of brass, porcelain and steel sinks, bathtubs and toilets

There’s a great number of things we interact with on a daily basis that are too easy to assume have been made by machines. Take, for example, toilets, sinks and bathtubs. These steel, porcelain and brass pieces of industrial design are so commonplace that it’s nearly impossible to image a human hand touching each in their fabrication process. Though as we saw during a recent …

Cycling Climbs: Twenty Art Prints

The world's most famous ascents on two wheels, captured in words and illustration

Since the Tour de France route changes every year, the announcement of where the ride will take the peloton is a highly anticipated event. For riders and fans alike, a tour doesn’t quite have the “je ne sais quoi” without a visit to the Alpe d’Huez: a brutal climb in the Alps that stretches over eight miles (13 kilometers) with over 1000 meters of elevation …