Underground Vietnam Military Patches

Having an appreciation for design, I have long been interested in military patches. This started as a teenager, when friends of mine were drafted to serve in the Vietnam War. Stripes and bars were common, but other patches were somewhat mysterious.
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ADAM HARRISON LEVY

A Clean, Well Lighted Place

Walking into Jeff Koons’s studio is like entering a medical laboratory crossed with an open plan office. It’s a sanitized, technologized and infantilized version of Andy Warhol’s factory. In one room a group of assistants, dressed in medical scrubs and facemasks, bend over the prone forms of his famous Popeye Series sculptures. Powerful medical lights spotlight the scene as the assistants silently scrape away at their surfaces with gleaming metal blades. It’s an ER room for art.
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JOHN FOSTER

Accidental Mysteries, 08.21.11

Accidental Mysteries, a weekly cabinet of visual curiosities curated by John Foster, highlights images of design, art, architecture and ephemera brought to light by the magic of the digital age.
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The Politics of Desire and Looting

The riots that ripped through English cities during four days in August were more ferocious and catastrophic than similar outbursts in the recent past. They have caused a prolonged and unprecedented bout of soul searching amongst all strands of British society. How could this happen? What caused it? Who is to blame?
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WEEKLY EMAIL: AUGUST 25, 2011
FEATURED THIS WEEK : JOHN FOSTER Underground Vietnam Military Patches Having an appreciation for design, I have long been interested in military patches. This started as a teenager, when friends of mine were drafted to serve in the Vietnam War. Stripes and bars were common, but other patches were somewhat mysterious. READ MORE
ADAM HARRISON LEVY A Clean, Well Lighted Place Walking into Jeff Koons’s studio is like entering a medical laboratory crossed with an open plan office. It’s a sanitized, technologized and infantilized version of Andy Warhol’s factory. In one room a group of assistants, dressed in medical scrubs and facemasks, bend over the prone forms of his famous Popeye Series sculptures. Powerful medical lights spotlight the scene as the assistants silently scrape away at their surfaces with gleaming metal blades. It’s an ER room for art. READ MORE JOHN FOSTER Accidental Mysteries, 08.21.11 Accidental Mysteries, a weekly cabinet of visual curiosities curated by John Foster, highlights images of design, art, architecture and ephemera brought to light by the magic of the digital age. READ MORE FROM OUR SPONSORS Two great MFA programs: The Interaction Design program, which explores the role of design in shaping everyday life and the Graduate Program for the Designer as Entrepreneur. Visit MFA Interaction Design >> The Designer as Entrepreneur Podcast >> SVA Website >> Almost one billion people on the planet don't have safe and clean drinking water. Mohawk has partnered with charity: water to help bring clean water to developing nations.You can help contribute by visiting our Drop in the Bucket campaign. Mohawk & charity: water >> Drop in the Bucket >> Mohawk Fine Papers >> ADRIAN SHAUGHNESSY The Politics of Desire and Looting The riots that ripped through English cities during four days in August were more ferocious and catastrophic than similar outbursts in the recent past. They have caused a prolonged and unprecedented bout of soul searching amongst all strands of British society. How could this happen? What caused it? Who is to blame? READ MORE JOHN FOSTER Accidental Mysteries, 08.14.11 Accidental Mysteries, a weekly cabinet of visual curiosities curated by John Foster, highlights images of design, art, architecture and ephemera brought to light by the magic of the digital age. READ MORE		BECOME A FAN ON FACEBOOK \| FOLLOW US ON TWITTER D-Crit: Design as subject matter. Criticism as literary genre. Learn at SVA >> Almost one billion people don't have safe and clean drinking water Mohawk & charity: water. Helping to bring clean water to developing nations >> Don't miss the chance to pivot this fall. Pivot: AIGA Design Conference 2011 >> A totally unvarnished and uncoated look at what goes on behind the glossy world of print production. Off Register >> OBSERVATORY ARCHIVE How to Be Ugly On Manuel Bromberg High Priority POEM OF THE WEEK "Ode To My Toaster" Ode To My Toaster, a poem by Allan Chochinov. READ MORE RECENT BOOKS RECEIVED The Road to Somewhere: An American Memoir James A. Reeves Menus for Chez Panisse Patricia Curtan Fresh American Spaces Annie Selke
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