Archives for October, 2013
Spotlight on the Object: Manhole Covers in the Gallery
Interview with Aason Oussoren
by Lorraine Johnson
by Lorraine Johnson
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LASS ARTIST AARON OUSSOREN graduated from the Craft & Design program at Sheridan College in 2008. From 2008 to 2012, he...
Ironclad Art: Vancouver’s Manhole Covers
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Article by Matthew Kleywegt
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LL INTENTIONALLY FORMED OBJECTS in a city are designed. They exist because they serve a desired function. However, beauty is a function not everything...
Whitehorse Bike Racks: An Artful Solution to a Bike-parking Problem
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Article by David Dennis
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HITEHORSE TAKES CYCLING seriously, though not too seriously. Visitors to the storied capital of the Yukon are struck by the sight of whimsical...
Technology and Design: Early Gas and Electric Lamps in Canada
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Article by Anna Adamek and Louise Trottier
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N 1887 A SMALL RIOT erupted in the Township of Hull, on the north bank of the Ottawa River, just...
Signs of the Times: Documenting Toronto’s Heritage Signage
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Article by Debbie Adams
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HAVE ALWAYS BEEN FASCINATED by signs. My great uncle made neon signs. My grandfather was a sign painter. As a child, I recall...
What Buildings Tell: Fossils Hidden in Plain View
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Article by Ingrid Birker
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HE DECORATIVE FEATURES OF BUILDINGS are usually the result of an intentional design process that begins with the architect’s vision and develops through...
Editorial: Utilities in the City
John Fleming
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OWEVER SIMPLE A STREET OBJECT in an urban setting may be in form and function, it carries through its material presence an innate aesthetic content,...