BY LARA WARREN AT 100 YEARS OLD, the Rev. O.D. Thomas has no plans for slowing down. “I’m looking forward to the next hundred years,” laughs Thomas, who celebrated his 100th birthday in December. The University of Alabama alumnus and Tuscaloosa resident has been the center of a flurry of media attention since reaching this […]
By Lara Warren AT ART CENTER, WE BELIEVE THAT SUCCESSFUL DESIGN CAN BRING ABOUT POSITIVE SOCIAL CHANGE. IT CAN CHANGE LIVES. IT CAN MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE. FOR ALL OF US. By providing our students with an art and design education that promotes engagement with—and contributions to—the world around us, our students can […]
BY LARA WARREN IN THE 1970s, Doug Wilson was part of the team that designed the first Chrysler minivan. Now assistant director of design at Nissan Design America, where he has spent the past 27 years, Wilson served as chief designer for the Infiniti J30. His list of design credits includes the first-generation Nissan Xterra, […]
BY LARA WARREN ALTHOUGH IT IS SPRING IN LOS ANGELES, it’s still chilly out as Billie Tsien M.Arch. ’77 speaks to full lecture hall on the UCLA campus. She’s beautifully dressed in rich orange and chartreuse fabrics. Her choice in clothing reflects her architectural mentality: tactile stimulation and material exploration, fine art and functionality. Billie […]
Recipes for consumer annihilation By Lara Warren “I’M OBSESSED WITH HOW HUMANS ARE TURNING MORE AND MORE INTO A CYBORG RACE,” Camille Rose Garcia says animatedly, as she sets down her drink. “It’s as though computers are becoming more organic, and humans are becoming more computer-like. Even microscopic things like parasites and viruses can work […]
What babies and dogs mean to Downtown L.A. By Lara Warren THE APPEARANCE OF BABIES AND DOGS CAN BE AN IMPORTANT SIGN—proof that a neighborhood is lively and flourishing. In downtown Los Angeles, the baby carriages and dogs are multiplying swiftly—a welcome sign for an area that, in the not-so-distant past, would have seemed an […]