Tuning in to Modern Design
The evolution of radio design and its modernizing influence on Canadian homes.
The Embroidery is on the Wall
By Jennifer E. Salahub
Sandra Sawatzky's embroidery installation, The Age of Uncertainty, unravels the modern world and what keeps us up at night.
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SIGNALS: DESIGNS FOR BROADCASTING
Through form, function and material, design communicates a wealth of information. In this issue of Ornamentum, we explore all the ways objects transmit, receive and broadcast meaning.
Marc Glassman puts Philco Predicta TVs into the spotlight, while Michael Windover and Gary Albach tune into early radio design and collecting. Charlotte Mickie in conversation with director Greg Durrell and Jennifer E. Salahub on Sandra Sawatzky’s embroidery. Also featured, how two Montreal creators celebrate their love of music through different mediums.
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