The summer “high season” for travel is winding up. Teachers are tidying up classrooms. Children are enjoying their first moments of freedom for the summer. Parents are scurrying to make the most of the time they have for summer journeys before the kids have to go back. I remember well the first week’s writing assignments […]
Maurice Sendak’s wild stage designs are heading to the Morgan Library in NYC
He’s mainly known for his children’s books, but beloved writer-illustrator Maurice Sendak had more than one trick up his sleeve. Maurice Sendak (1928-2012), Diorama of Moishe scrim and flower proscenium (Where the Wild Things Are), 1979-1983, watercolor, pen and ink, and graphite pencil on laminated paperboard. © The Maurice Sendak Foundation. The Morgan Library & […]
The world’s first 360-degree infinity pool could be built above a skyscraper in London
Plans are underway to build the world’s first rooftop 360-degree infinity pool on top of a skyscraper in London. There are plans to build an infinity pool above a skyscraper in London. Image by Compass Pools UK-based pool manufacturer, Compass Pools, unveiled an architectural concept for Infinity London, a 600,000-litre pool that would top a […]
Celebrating the Bauhaus in … Aspen?
You don’t have to go to Germany to get a strong dose of the art school’s provocative design during its centennial year.




































































