natalia ilyin
 Natalia Ilyin writes books and articles about design and culture.
She is a principal at EmersonHarris llc, a brand consultancy, teaches design history, and gives talks and leads workshops on design theory and criticism at schools and organizations around the country. She also co-directs a refugee-relief organization that supports community initiatives with micro-grant funding. Her third book, about home and refuge, is due out very, very soon. |
June, a whole new countryRISD's Commencement happened recently, prompting a showering of photos of graduates doing that thing that these particular graduates do-- adding their own embellishments to the somber cap and gown. Of all Spring rites, the decorated cap and gown must be the most festive. It's not the same as the abandonment of regalia for the comfort of fleece and sneakers. No. Individual response resting on a bed of culture-- that's what fifty bananas attached to 3 yards of black rayon says to me.
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