Irving Harper: Works in Paper

Exquisite curiosities from a little known design legend revealed to the world

A brilliant new release from Rizzoli, “Irving Harper: Works in Paper” celebrates the private work of one of America’s great mid-century design minds. Irving Harper is mostly known to design insiders as the man-behind-the-man, working alongside Gilbert Rohde, Raymond Loewy and George Nelson during some of the celebrity designer’s most significant years, where he created graphics (including Herman Miller’s well known logo), textiles, furniture, clocks …

Fifty and Fifty State Mottos

Typographic slogans from native designers on view at the Ace Hotel in NYC

On view at the Ace Hotel in NYC, “Fifty and Fifty State Mottos” is an exhibition of prints paying graphic homage to our historic maxims, curated by designer and illustrator Dan Cassaro. After designing a print for his native New York, Cassaro reached out to friends and colleagues in the design world to each create one for their own home state. Cassaro provided the patriotic …

Reach Ruin

Recycled glass shards and plaster casts recreate a post-apocalyptic landscape in Daniel Arsham's solo show

Working with crushed glass, recycled ceramics, molded sand and the resin for which he is most known, multidisciplinary artist Daniel Arsham expanded upon his preferred material to create “Reach Ruin,” a beautifully resonating solo exhibition currently showing at Philadelphia’s Fabric Workshop and Museum. His ghost-like resin and fiberglass figures greet guests at the exhibition entrance on the first floor, while in another gallery space on …