Originally published on the author’s Substack An intro to Art Nouveau… Should objects be beautiful, or should they be useful? Faced with the crushing pressure of the Industrial Revolution, one artistic movement proved that culture need not choose between the two. Let’s dive into one of history’s most under-appreciated (yet […]
“5 Materials That Shaped the World And The Legacy They Left Behind”
Originally published on Culture Critic From the ruined walls of the earliest Mesopotamian cities to the skyscrapers of the 20th century, the story of civilization can be told through five main building materials. Without brick, concrete, stone, wood, and steel, the world would look totally different. But culture itself […]