Design
Dumbo Arts Festival 2013
Dumbo is a beautiful historic neighborhood by the East River in Brooklyn and this past weekend, it was home to the annual Dumbo Arts Festival. The festival is a three-day…
My Paper Bag: Before and After
When I first met my SIWA paper bag, I must admit, I was a little skeptical. Especially since I commute from my apartment to my studio carrying my laptop, sketchbook,…
“Chair Man”
Illustrious industrial designer, Charles Pollock, has passed away at the age of 83 in Queens, NY. Born in Michigan, he studied design at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, and would…
Theatres
Since the mid 1970s, Japanese photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto has worked on a photo-series entitled “Theaters,” in which he documents the interior of movie auditoriums and drive-ins, during a showing. The long exposure…
The Root of the Product | Part I
We’ve started a catalogue of the trees behind all our hardwood products! We will be constantly adding to this list as we carry more wooden items at Nalata Nalata, but…
Sharpening the Future of Tajika: The Hands Behind the Scissors
When I first held a pair of Tajika scissors, I knew they embodied the level of artistry and craft I looked for in all our curated products. The hammered texture, the raw finish and the elegant curves of the forged steel…
Hopper’s Drawings of Nighthawks
The Edward Hopper Drawing exhibition at the Whitney Museum of Art offers an interesting insight into the creative process of one of America’s most celebrated painters of the 20th Century….
Basalt, Marble and Granite Sculptures of Isamu Noguchi
Rediscovered my love of sculpture through the stone works of the Japanese-American artist, Isamu Noguchi. The pictures are from a recent visit to the Noguchi Museum in Queens, NY. I…
Architectural House Tour III: Glass House
We recently went up to New Canaan, Connecticut to visit Philip Johnson’s infamous Glass House, built in 1949. Unlike many beautifully designed homes commissioned by wealthy patrons, this 47 acre…