The Evolution Of The Modern Kitchen (It’s Intelligent Design)

This collapsible solar cooker from 1970 is just one piece from the Museum of Modern Art’s new exhibit, Counter Space: Design and the Modern Kitchen, a whirlwind trip through the evolution of the modern kitchen. Thank you, WWII and electricity.


August 17, 2010
Software

MoMA iPhone App Puts A Museum In Your Pocket

The Museum of Modern Art in New York City is one of the best museums in the world, but it can be a little overwhelming. The new MoMA iPhone app should make visiting a more manageable experience.


August 6, 2010

Step Into A World Made Entirely Of Books

In an open room in the Museum of Modern Art in Italy, amidst plain white walls, a vertiginous tower stretches to the ceiling. From a distance, it appears to be made of thin multicolour bricks. They’re actually thousands of books:


July 30, 2010
Cameras

Longest Pinhole Exposure Ever Is Also Most Beautiful

I love pinhole photography. The fact that people will take a gamble on a piece of film for months – or even years – strikes me as almost romantic, like a time capsule. This longest-ever exposure shows 34 months of New York life.


July 2, 2009

MoMA Fall Preview: Buy Pricey Overdesigned Stuff, Support Art

Some of it’s new, some of it’s not so new, but it’s all modern and paying to get it from the Museum of Modern Art means art and design won’t be crushed into oblivion forever, or something like that.