DRA

06/09/2014

20th Century Carpets at Wright Auction

When Wright auctions a new collection, it’s no surprise when the lots consist of cocktail shakers, architectural artifacts, or Italian glassware. For their upcoming auction, Wright continues to...

06/05/2014

Nothing to Hide Here: 20th Century Carpets at Wright
When Wright auctions a new collection, it’s no surprise when the lots consist of cocktail shakers, architectural artifacts, or Italian glassware. For their upcoming auction, Wright continues to...

05/18/2014

Our writeup of the ISDA

Designers, industry insiders, and professors flocked to the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) Midwest District Design Conference this past weekend in Chicago to share discoveries and...

05/01/2014

Exploring Industrial Evolution: A Recap of the IDSA Conference
Designers, industry insiders, and professors flocked to the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) Midwest District Design Conference this past weekend in Chicago to share...

11/21/2013

Emily Kai Bock has a great new video for Arcade Fire's "Afterlife". We interviewed her earlier this year.

Next up in DRA’s series of interviews with music video directors is Emily Kai Bock, who has absolutely exploded over the past year as a result of her amazing video for Grimes’ “Oblivion”. I spoke with...

11/13/2013

We promise, the title isn't just a Kanye reference...our interview with SIDE Architecture.

The architect is too often perceived as making demands from his minimalist ivory tower while sitting on his Barcelona chair and sipping an espresso. But Paul Tebben and Vladimir Radutny established...

11/13/2013

After SOFA - The International Sculpture Objects & Functional Art Fairs, we interviewed Wendell Castle of Barry Friedman Ltd.

Following up from our visit to the 20th annual Sculptural Object Functional Art (SOFA) + Design Fair, DRA had a chance to speak with the celebrated sculptor and designer Wendell Castle. As the demand...

10/29/2013

WENDELL CASTLE @ SOFA 2013
Wendell Castle, Triad Chair, Barry Friedman Ltd.
After EXPO Chicago, the city’s Navy Pier is busy again with the return of the Sculpture Objects Functional Art + Design fair, better known as SOFA. Marking its 20th...

10/27/2013

Our coverage of A Better World by Design 2013 is finally up!

You may recall our coverage of A Better World by Design 2012. This year, Siri Olson was there covering the annual event for DRA. Siri is a senior at Brown University concentrating in Architectural...

10/08/2013

Our interview with Dan Tolson of Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA)

Since opening in 1992, Los Angeles Modern Auction (LAMA) has continued to host auctions of the best 20th century Modern art and design. Embracing designers who called California home like Charles and...

10/02/2013

And, we're back! (with a visual recap of Exposition Chicago)

TEXT AND IMAGES BY MATTHEW KEESHIN “You didn’t mention the parrots,” a gallery owner said to me, in reference to a studio afterparty the previous night. “Really? I thought I did,” I replied. That was...

08/20/2013

Back to the Futura: Keeshin profiles the Chicago Design Archive. AIGA Chicago The Society of Typographic Arts

BY MATTHEW KEESHIN Archives are commonly thought of as old and dusty vaults, but the Chicago Design Archive, an online compendium of Chicago design, embraces its past to curate the present and future...