The Irishman Aging Technology

Over break, I watched the film ‘The Irishman’ on Netflix. It was about the life of a famous mob hitman Frank Sheeran (played by Robert De Niro), his mentor and leader of the Bufalino mob family Russell Bufalino (Joe Pesci), and their involvement in the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa (Al Pacino). Both De Niro and…

Petting Zoo

An experimental architecture and design studio called Minimaforms created a life-like robotic petting zoo at the FRAC Centre in France. The “creatures” are artificially intelligent and can learn behaviors based on their interactions with participants, eventually forming unique personalities. The pets interact and exhibit emotional relationships through movement, sound, and illumination. This is a very…

Place (Reddit)

On April Fool’s Day of 2017, Reddit launched a 72 hour experiment called “Place.” It consisted of a 1000×1000 pixel canvas where users could change the color of a single pixel from a 16-color palette every 5 minutes. Many nations, sports fans, college students, and video game lovers banned together to make their mark in…

The Art of Running

Lenny Maughan of San Francisco has found a way to combine his two passions: art and running. He plans out his runs before hand and tracks them using the Strava app to create meaningful designs. The one depicted in the cover photo is a 29-mile run to depict Frida Kahlo. Before getting it right, he…

HBO’s Euphoria Sparked a Makeup Movement

HBO’s new series Euphoria focuses on the hardships of high school in today’s modern world. The show challenges beauty standards and the female characters are known for their unique makeup style. Lead makeup artist Doniella Davy chose to use such dramatic styles to make Euphoria a heightened reality of what teens are going through. She…

New Pixar Film 2020

As a lover of Pixar, I am very excited that they are releasing a new original film in June 2020. It is called Soul and is directed by Pete Docter who also directed Up and Inside Out. Pixar has released very little information about the film, but describes it as “a journey from the streets…

Candytopia

A delicious pop up art exhibit, Candytopia, is open in the Fashion District until January 5th. It has over a dozen rooms filled with candy art, including an imitation Warhol painting, a Frida Kahlo, a Van Gogh, and a sphinx. The Warhol alone took 3,800 pieces of candy, 82 hours, and 1,500 grams of sugar….

Tech Startup Logos

Today, startups are popping up left and right and it is difficult for founders to make their product stand out. Many companies rely on innovative logos to grab the user’s attention right from the start. This blog shows some of the newest tech company logos and differentiates between the ones that want to seem friendly,…

Earth As Art

While this may look like an abstract painting, it’s actually a satellite picture of the Mississippi River meandering through the geometric grids of human farmland. This blog post (https://www.doi.gov/blog/revealing-our-planet-through-earth-art) has plenty of beautiful pictures of earth that help you realize that we live on a massive piece of art.

Kate Rohrer

Kate Rohrer is the designer of famous Philly restaurants Double Knot, Bud & Marilyn’s, Harp & Crown, and Cheu Fishtown. She is known for her dark and moody style, creating a romantic ambiance in each restaurant. She is a neither an architect nor an interior designer, but a mix of the two, making her a…