Designer James Shaw not only creates objects and furniture; he creates the material they’re made from. His best-known works are made of extruded post-consumer plastics: ostensibly saved from a destiny of centuries in a landfill, the plastic is dyed with pigments, and then reshaped into playfully weird but hard-working, functional pieces.
Despite their stoic demeanor, our dads have shaped us to dream bigger and achieve so much more. In time for Father’s Day, check out some these famous dads in music who have written songs for their kids.
We meet artist Yinka Ilori, whose playfully bright style has been applied to everything from chairs, to playgrounds, to public infrastructure. Drawing from his Nigerian heritage, his work is inspired from music by the likes of Fela Kuti, King Sunny Ade, Ebenezer Obey.
We meet metalsmith Adi Toch, whose mainly silver and copper vessels sit somewhere between a domestic object and artwork, often interacting to create sounds in charming, playful ways.
Netflix documentary, Homecoming, takes you into the world of Beychella, Queen Bey’s iconic headlining Coachella performance in 2018.
Mexican surrealist artist Frida Kahlo might have been relatively unknown during her lifetime, but posthumously, she is a female figure no one can forget.
