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How the Silicon Valley set fell in love with sourdough and decided to disrupt the 6,000-year-old craft of making bread, one crumbshot at a time

Studio Job was founded in 1998 by Job Smeets in the renaissance spirit, combining traditional and modern techniques to produce once-in-a-lifetime objects. At once highly specific and yet entirely universal, personally expressive and yet experimental, Studio Job has crafted a body of work that draws upon classical, popular and contemporary design and highly visual and sculptural art.

Environmental graphics for the corporate headquarters of the world’s largest publisher of children’s books celebrate iconic characters in a series of artworks a...

Dance seems to be the ultimate frivolity. How did it become a human necessity? Directed and Animated by Rosanna Wan and Andrew Khosravani. Produced by Kellen Quinn. More…

A line of scented candles, inspired by six classic movie genres: Horror, Western, Thriller, Noir, Adventure, and Musical.

Designers, artists, and craftsmen reimagine the Hanukkah symbol in new and innovative ways. Think less gold-plated silver and more wood, glass, marble, and ceramic.

It takes cues from colonial-era architecture

An unassuming storefront in a small Nebraska town flips down to become a 100-seat theatre, which Matthew Mazzotta installed to reinvigorate the main street.