Art & Design

The Nara Centennial Hall in Japan, built in the late 1990s, went up in the prefecture of Nara as the municipality celebrated a century of existence.

Arata Isozaki, Whose Hybrid Style Forged 'New Paths,' Wins Pritzker Prize

8:24pm March 05, 2019

Growing up in the shadow of World War II, the Japanese architect became fascinated with how people rebuild. Now, after decades of restless reinvention, he has won architecture's highest honor.

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A branch of Ted Baker stands on Regent Street in London, England. Ted Baker's CEO Ray Kelvin resigned after people who worked with him complained of "forced hugging."

Ted Baker CEO Resigns After 'Forced Hugging' Complaints

6:48pm March 04, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

The company says Ray Kelvin, who founded the fashion retailer more than 30 years ago, had resigned "with immediate effect." He will not be entitled to any salary or benefits payments.

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Transforming The Pain Of Black Lives Lost Into Portraits Of Magic Embodied

2:19pm March 03, 2019

Frustrated by media depictions of the suffering of black people, photographer Mikael Owunna uses fluorescent paint and UV light to portray his subjects adorned in stars, as "infinite as the universe."

Designer Isaac Mizrahi pays tribute to the models who wore his spring/summer fashion collection at a show in New York in November 1995. He chronicles his unlikely path into the fashion industry in his new memoir, I.M.

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Isaac Mizrahi: From Following Mom Into The Fitting Room, To Fashion Fame

8:16am February 23, 2019

by Scott Simon

Growing up in an Orthodox Jewish community in Brooklyn, Mizrahi says he stood out like "a chubby, gay thumb." He's written about his unlikely path into the fashion industry in his new memoir, I.M.

Karl Lagerfeld acknowledges applause following a Chanel show in Paris in 2013.

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Fashion Designer Karl Lagerfeld Dies

7:07pm February 19, 2019

by Andrew Limbong

The German-born designer helped define the looks of Chanel and Fendi behind the scenes, even as he cut a titanic figure center-stage in the fashion industry. Chanel confirmed Lagerfeld's death Tuesday.

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German designer Karl Lagerfeld died in Paris, according to fashion house LVMH, owner of Fendi. He is seen here at the end of Chanel's 2019 women's ready-to-wear show in Paris, where a beach was created to show off Lagerfeld's collection.

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Karl Lagerfeld Dies; A High Priest Of High Fashion

10:45am February 19, 2019

Karl Lagerfeld brought Fendi to new heights in the 1960s and revamped Chanel in the 1980s. He also was famous for his wit — and had a knack for making outrageous comments.

Titian painted Portrait of a Lady in White around 1561. She's captivated historians and art lovers for centuries — but nobody knows who she is.

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Who Was The 'Lady In White'? Titian Painted A Mystery Masterpiece

1:57pm February 15, 2019

by Susan Stamberg

The elegant woman — wearing pearls, a long dress, and a slight smile — has captivated historians and art lovers for centuries. Was she a daughter? A wife? A lover? No one knows for sure.

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All Good Dogs: Photographer Transforms Canines' Cones From Shame To Glam

10:41am February 10, 2019

by Emily Bogle

Photographer Winnie Au worked with a prop stylist to create sculptural cones for dogs for the series Cone of Shame. The images show a range of emotions dogs have while wearing cones.

It's not easy being beautiful. No matter what they say.

Is Beauty In The Eyes Of The Colonizer?

2:09pm February 06, 2019

by Leah Donnella

This week on "Ask Code Switch," we're talking about who gets to define beauty norms — and what it means to push back on them.

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Eleven-year-old Jonah Larson's favorite hobby is crocheting, which he turned into a business. He made this blanket in January during a snow day from school.

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Wisconsin Boy Is Hooked On Crocheting And Giving Back

7:48pm February 05, 2019

Jonah Larson is a globally renowned crocheter — at the age of 11. He sells his goods on Instagram and donates a portion of his earnings to the Ethiopian orphanage where he was adopted.

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