Be In the Know. Sign up to have DesignDestinations delivered right to your inbox, weekly.
2021: Art Prize is coming back after a bit of a time out. Grand Rapidians and visitors to Western Michigan will enjoy a new and revised, re-energized Art Prize starting September 16, 2021. I can’t wait to see what this year’s Art Prize will bring. I am reposting one of several...
This was originally posted June 2015. I’ll long remember architecture and ornamentation in Bhutan. Most notable to me is the consistency. It’s not surprising since the country was isolated from the outside world until until the 1970s. Only slowly are influences of the...
Here’s a blast from the past. This was originally published in 2010. I’ve never been all that excited about Chihuly—you know the world famous glass sculpture artist who seems to pop up around the world in less than traditional art venues. I haven’t understood what all the fuss...
When we were in Paris in the spring and mentioned to Parisians that we encountered that we planned to spend a day at the new Frank Gehry designed Art Center built by Foundation Louis Vuitton, we got the same response. “It’s all about the building, not the art.” Blogger’s note: This...
It was kinda weird thing to do. We went to to Chicago for a weekend. Instead of visiting Chicago Art Museums we headed up the coast of Lake Michigan to check out the Milwaukee Art Museum. I’m so glad we did. It was a wow. This DesignDestinations.org post was originally...
We have a new reason for calling Paris the City of Light—the dazzling Atelier des Lumieres. The spanking new digital art museum located in a historic factory in the 11th arr explodes with light, images and sound giving new meaning to the ages old Paris designation. Talk of the Town...
Reflections A couple of years ago I did a blog post using the word Transitions to highlight using images of entrances, archways, bridges and paths at Rancho La Puerta and quotes about the subject. I had been thinking about transitions or passages in my life. Recently I’ve been thinking...
If you reacted to Lord Grantham’s vomiting blood in Season 6 with worries about possible splatters on Lady Mary’s dress, then I have the exhibit for you. Even if you are less obsessed with the fabulous clothes on the Sunday night PBS series that has captivated the TV watching public, you’ll...
photo credit: blogs.artinfo.com When my friend drove me by the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum in East Lansing I was amazed with the futuristic exterior. The big silver glob didn’t appear to have windows. Actually it looked to me like a Frank Gehry building with pleats. The pleats seem to...
So, it is that time of year again in Grand Rapids. Where people greet each other with a question, “What have you seen?” They are, of course, referring to ArtPrize, the art extravaganza that takes over Furniture City for 19 days with more than 1500 pieces of art ranging from the most...