Design and Architecture
The Power of Logos, Costume Design, LACMA's House
Clinton campaign logo designer Michael Bierut discusses the power of logos. FIDM curator Kevin Jones looks at the Academy Award nominees for best costume designer, and double-nominee Sandy Powell shares the ideas behind her costumes for Carol and Cinderella. And we go inside LACMA’s new gift, the Sheats-Goldstein Residence.
By Frances Anderton • • 29m ListenGraphic designer Michael Bierut, who created Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign logo, discusses the heated reaction to his design and why logos get people so worked up. The Academy Awards are this Sunday, and FIDM curator and fashion historian Kevin Jones looks at the nominees for best costume design. Sandy Powell has been nominated for two films, and shares the ideas behind her costumes for Carol and Cinderella, tracing her influences to Lindsay Kemp and David Bowie. And Avishay Artsy tours LACMA's latest acquisition, the Sheats-Goldstein Residence designed by John Lautner, with James Goldstein, Michael Govan and others.
In this episode
4 storiesThe power of logos
Reactions were mixed to last week's unveiling of the logo for the LA 2024 Olympics bid. Graphic designer Michael Bierut, who created Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign logo, discusses the fierce reaction to his design and why logos get people so worked up.
Read the story5 minThe year's best movie costumes
The 2015 Academy Award nominees for best costume design are Carol (Sandy Powell), Cinderella (Sandy Powell), The Danish Girl (Paco Delgado), Mad Max: Fury Road (Jenny Beavan) and The Revenant (Jacqueline West). Kevin Jones is curator and costume historian at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (FIDM) in downtown LA.
Read the story8 minSandy Powell's costume philosophy
Sandy Powell has the rare distinction of being nominated twice in the best costume design category for this year's Oscars. She designed costumes for two nominees, Carol and Cinderella. Powell designs for film and theater and got her start in movies working for avant-garde filmmakers Derek Jarman and Sally Potter.
Read the story7 minThe Sheats-Goldstein Residence
Last week LACMA announced it has received a big gift - a house in the slopes above Beverly Hills designed by John Lautner. He is the architect who got his start working for Frank Lloyd Wright and went on to design astounding homes that helped seal LA's reputation as a laboratory for experimental houses.
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