“You never know where you’re going to get that first job,” says architect Chris Gray with a laugh. When he and Steven Perce co-founded the Boulder, Colorado-based bldg.collective in 2009, the firm was just the two of them working from their homes. That first job arrived...
Among Leslie Lambert’s most vivid childhood memories are trips with her mother from their home in Ashton, Maryland, just outside of Washington, D.C., to the National Gallery of Art. She especially loved looking at the bold, fluidly abstract canvases of America’s Color Field painters of...
If a city could hold its stories in four walls — memorializing its glory days, bridging its hard knocks with promises for the future — San Antonio could live within the Hotel Emma. Once a brewery but always a landmark, Texas’ only AAA five-diamond hotel...
Marfa, Texas, is a long way from anywhere, and therein lies its attraction. When minimalist artist Donald Judd first visited in the 1970s, he was struck by the remoteness, the pace of life, the desert air, and, of course, the quality of light. It was...
Star Dipping and Serving Set by Kamsah This handmade ceramic plate might just end up being the life of the party due to its functionality, unique design, and lively colors. Perfect for serving appetizers and dips, the star-shaped plate holds six removable star-ray trays surrounding the...
If you feel any love at all for modern design of the past seven decades, chances are you’ve been moved by the work of Charles and Ray Eames. The husband-and-wife design team revolutionized not only the way furnishings looked but also how they felt and...
Suzie Baker showed early signs that she’d march through life to her own artistic melody. One day in second grade, back in central Louisiana, the teacher handed her an outline of an owl to color with her box of crayons. “I can almost picture myself...
Bridger Barksdale has always seemed destined to become an artist. After all, his late grandfather, Ralph Barksdale, who passed in 2021 at the age of 88, was a graduate of the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles who went on to be a...
When Taylor Pierce ventured out this past spring to Red Rock Canyon, a dramatic and pristine conservation area not far from her home on the outskirts of Las Vegas, Nevada, her main goal was to snap photo references of the seasonal flora that burst into...
Western Art & Architecture celebrates the creative perspectives that have always shaped Western culture. In this issue, we delve into the relationship between tradition and innovation, exploring how artists and architects draw on inspiration from the past while pushing the boundaries of their imaginations to...