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10 Questions With… Jomo Tariku
Virginia-dependent designer and furniture maker Jomo Tariku grew up in Ethiopia among objects his father, an attaché, introduced house from his outings to Kenya, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Zambia to title a couple. Tariku, who was born in Kenya, traveled throughout Africa as a teenager thanks to his mother’s position at Ethiopian Airlines. “Our house was entire of objects and home furnishings, which was a very eclectic collection,” Tariku tells Interior Structure. “My parents did not have a distinct fashion, but in the diplomatic local community, there is usually a tendency to trade presents.” Among age 14 and 16, he labored in the funds town, Addis Ababa,…
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New art exhibit raises heavy questions about the future
by Niko Gonzalez In local artist Skip Rohde’s painting “Pleasantville (A Modern Spouse and children),” a household of 4 poses ahead of a picket fence with their tough collie lounging in the vicinity of their ft. Flowers are in bloom, and the clan’s mom-daughter duo are both donning their brightest summer months dresses. Granted, much of the fabrics’ prints are included by the bulletproof vest each member wears, not to mention the AR-15s clutched in their fingers. The portray, a commentary on America’s gun-crazed lifestyle, is 1 of various functions showcased in Rohde’s approaching exhibit, What May possibly Be, on screen at Pink Dog Gallery Friday, Aug. 26-Sunday, Sept. 25. Describing…
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21 Questions With Landscape Architect Signe Nielsen
Photo-Illustration: Curbed; Photo: U Shin Kim New York’s “21 Questions” is back with an eye on creative New Yorkers. Signe Nielsen is a landscape architect who has practiced in New York for over 40 years. Her firm, MNLA, designed Hudson River Park; Little Island, in collaboration with Heatherwick Studio; and the Governor Island master plan, in collaboration with West 8. Nielsen is the president of the city’s Public Design Commission. Name: Signe NielsenAge: 71Neighborhood: TribecaOccupation: Landscape architect What’s hanging above your couch?It’s a south-facing window covered in plants. Because I can control my own heat, I have Mediterranean plants growing: bougainvillea, jasmine, citrus, an olive tree, and an epiphyllum which…
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21 Questions With Architect Deborah Berke
Photo-Illustration: Curbed; Photo: Winnie Au New York’s “21 Questions” is back with an eye on creative New Yorkers. Deborah Berke is the founder of Deborah Berke Partners, the architecture firm behind 40 East End Avenue, the 21C Museum Hotels, the Yale School of Art, and the interiors at 432 Park Avenue. She has been the dean of the Yale School of Architecture since 2016 and is the first woman to hold the position. Name: Deborah BerkeAge: 68Neighborhood: YorkvilleOccupation: Architect What’s hanging above your couch? There are windows above my couch, and I live in a ground-floor maisonette, so what’s above it are people and dogs walking by. What’s the first…
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Six questions with landscape architect Tom Oslund
Twin Citians know and appreciate Tom Oslund’s work. O2 Design, Oslund’s landscape architecture firm, designed Gold Medal Park, the 35W Bridge Remembrance Garden memorial and Target Plaza outside Target Field, all in Minneapolis, and is responsible for the 2017 renovation of the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden. In the suburbs, O2 Design, which Oslund founded in 1998, is the force behind corporate campuses for General Mills, Medtronic and Allianz Life USA. That innovative, high-profile portfolio has captured the attention of his peers. Oslund was recently awarded the Design Medal from the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA). The prestigious honor recognizes “an individual landscape architect who has produced a body of exceptional…
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21 Questions With Architect Robert A.M. Stern
Photo-Illustration: Curbed: Photo: Courtesy of RAMSA New York’s “21 Questions” is back with an eye toward creative New Yorkers. Robert A.M. Stern and his 300-person architecture firm have designed more than 45 buildings in New York City, including 220 Central Park South and the downtown Four Seasons Hotel. He’s currently writing his 40th book, and his new memoir, Between Memory and Intervention: My Journey in Architecture, co-authored with Leopoldo Villardi, is out now from Monacelli Press. Name: Bob SternAge: 82Neighborhood: Upper East SideOccupation: Architect, historian, and educator What’s hanging above your couch? Behind me right now are photo-realist prints I acquired in the 1970s from artists like Ralph Goings and architectural…
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