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Delicate Paintings on Paper Towels Capture Fleeting Traces of Life
2+ hour, 19+ min ago (170+ words) While most of us throw away paper towels without a second thought, Polish artist Helena Minginowicz transforms them into delicate canvases for her acrylic paintings. Through these fragile, everyday materials, she explores themes of intimacy, memory, and impermanence. Minginowicz first…...
Giant Sleeping Gaia Sculpture Rests Among Wildflowers at Chelsea Flower Show's Garden of the Year
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (472+ words) Emma Taggart is a Staff Writer and Video Editor at My Modern Met. She earned a BA in Fashion and Textile Design at the University of Ulster in Belfast. Originally from Northern Ireland, she lived in Berlin for many years,…...
Artist Transforms Famous Architecture Into Patterns So Anyone Can "Knit the City
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (495+ words) Sara Barnes is a Staff Editor at My Modern Met and Manager of My Modern Met Store. She is a graduate of the Maryland Institute College of Art where she earned her BFA in Illustration and MFA in Illustration Practice....
18th-Century Carousel Reimagined With Playful Seats Shaped Like Fruits and Veggies
1+ week, 1+ day ago (142+ words) Late last month, thousands descended upon Milan for the city's 2026 Design Week. Among the throng of designers, artists, brands, and collectors were Leila Gohar and Arket'there not just as attendees, but as exhibitors. On April 20, 2026, the New York'based artist and…...
This Mexico City Hotel Marries Contemporary Design With Reverence for the Local Culture
1+ week, 2+ day ago (514+ words) Regina Sienra is a Staff Writer at My Modern Met. She is a Mexico City-based journalist, translator, and digital media professional with over a decade of experience creating bilingual content in English and Spanish. She holds a bachelor's degree in…...
Swatch Unveils Colorful "Royal Pop" Pocket Watches and Crowds Cause a Frenzy To Get Them
1+ week, 4+ day ago (305+ words) Swiss watchmaking has always balanced tradition with reinvention. The new collaboration between Swatch and Audemars Piguet pushes that tension even further. Called Royal Pop, the eight-piece collection transforms the iconic Royal Oak into a colorful line of wearable pocket watches…...
Artist Celebrates Japan's Shinto Traditions Through Monumental Paper Art Installations
4+ week, 2+ day ago (191+ words) Invisible kami dwell in various objects, events, and places, as well as in our houses and in our bodies," the artist said in a 2022 interview with Colossal. I use my technique to express my thankfulness to kami for having been…...
Cut Paper Artist Offers a Peek Into How She Creates Her Impossibly Intricate Works [Interview]
1+ mon, 2+ hour ago (654+ words) My Modern Met spoke with Hudson about what led her to create cut paper art and how she views "mistakes" that occur when she works. Scroll down for our exclusive interview, which has been edited for length and clarity. Can…...
Moncler's Giant Inflatable Octopus Takes Over Concept Store for Milan Design Week
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (187+ words) At the recent 10 Corso Como pop-up, the iconic giant octopus greeted visitors with its oversized, puffy tentacles spilling from the shop's windows, balconies, and rooftop. Inside, the playful creature extended its limbs among 24 mannequins dressed in the Moncler's Summer Collection....
Cyanotypes of Folded Paper Tessellations Unveil Crystal Patterns With Sunlight
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (447+ words) Fritz Horstman, Folded Cyanotype, 2025, 21 x 24. 5 inches. Horstman began exploring folded forms more than a decade ago after observing the rhythmic shadows cast by creased paper. He turned to cyanotype, a 19th-century process that uses sunlight rather than a camera to…...