GOOD SUNDAY MORNING, P.O.U.! As you get you Sunday breakfast or brunch on, enjoy Wynton Marsalis at Lincoln Center: … [Read more...] about Sunday Open Thread: P.O.U. Sunday Jazz Brunch
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Thursday Open Thread: Black Industrial Designers
Stephen Burks For over a decade, Stephen Burks has dedicated his work to building a bridge between authentic craft traditions, industrial manufacturing, and contemporary design. Since 2005, Burks has consulted with nonprofits including Aid to Artisans, the Clinton Global Initiative, Design Network Africa, Artesanias de Colombia and the Nature Conservancy, uniting the … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: Black Industrial Designers
#Empire Wednesday S2 Ep15: “More Than Kin”
Wednesday Open Thread: Black Industrial Designers
Today's featured designers are a legend in North Carolina furniture craftsmanship (the wood furniture capitol of the USA) and a designer determined to continue that legacy. Thomas Day (c. 1801 – 1861) was a free black American furniture designer and cabinetmaker in Caswell County, North Carolina. Day's furniture-making business became one of the largest of its kind in … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: Black Industrial Designers