by Paddy Johnson on May 13, 2013
The Avant/Garde Dairies should interview more historians. Barry Lewis, an architectural historian, who speaks like he’s been lecturing at institutions across the country all his life, is the subject of their latest segment and he’s absolutely captivating.
Here, he discusses the Jefferson Market Courthouse, a library made of red brick that’s located in Greenwich Village. “What could be avant garde about that?” Lewis asks rhetorically before explaining the long forgotten taboos of the 19th century. At the time exposing the structural materials such as brick was simply not done; architects were expected to place such materials behind beautified walls.
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by Paddy Johnson on March 21, 2013
“It’s a shy gesture that you try to add to a basic thing,” Designer Ana Kraš tells viewers as she discusses her work in the latest edition of the Avant Garde Diares. The spotlight is filled with images of knitted and woven lamp shades, each with a tastefully restrained palette.
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