The World’s First Digital Art Museum Opens in Tokyo

It’s almost surprising the Mori Building Digital Art Museum: teamLab Borderless is the first dedicated digital art museum in the world – a 107,000-square-foot venue recently opened in Tokyo and conceived to transcend “the constraints of material substance”. Augmented reality, digital art, and the spectacle of made-for-Instagram exhibits have already proliferated across galleries and museums around the world. But the new digital art museum may be the most spectacular of them all.

Divided into five distinct zones and “painted” alive using 470 Epson projectors powered by 520 computers, each interior is blanketed as hyper-colored landscapes of augmented reality. The influence of Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Mirrors and Akira Kurosawa’s Dreams is visible throughout, with an element of the surreal pervading, perhaps referencing the tessellated and fragmented realities formulated by Google’s artificial neural network. The sum of the experience is intended to engulf visitors in awe and wonder, trading away the subtle for the experiential.

A rainbow of water particles stream onto and across a rock, inviting Mori Building Digital Art Museum: teamLab Borderless visitors to walk right up to the virtual falls.

The museum located in Odaiba, Tokyo is the brainchild of the Japanese art collective, teamLab, a group of “ultra-technologists” dedicated to manipulating the bounds of physical space into an immersive collection of exhibitions engaging visitors with a high degree of motion, color, and interaction, each blurring the lines between the physical and digital. The museum is a culmination of the teamLab’s efforts across the globe, including Future World in Singapore and Massless in Helsinki, Finland. Or in the words of teamLab founder Toshiyuki Inoko, an “expression from substance” capable of transcending traditional static mediums.

The influence of Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Mirrors is clearly evident in one of the Mori Building Digital Art Museum teamLab Borderless’ exhibition.

Artworks move out of the rooms freely, form connections and relationships with people, communicate with other works, influence and sometimes intermingle with each other.

Is it art? Intended as a social media spectacle? A technology showcase? An interactive museum? The Mori Building Digital Art Museum: teamLab Borderless seems all these things at once, and for better and worse, likely a precursor to a wave of exhibitions catering to the public’s demand for experiences worthy of a “like”.

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Fresh from the Dairy: Shibori Dyeing

I love the indigo hues and accidental patterns that go hand in hand with shibori dyeing. I’m told it’s a fairly easy DIY to take on during a free weekend but with my luck, I’ll come away with blue hands, stained clothes, and series of textiles that look like a Rorschach image gone wrong, rather than beautiful patterns to adorn my home. Until I look up more YouTube videos on how to DIY this project properly, here are a few shibori-inspired wall tapestries from Society6:

Shibori, tie dye, chevron print by Laura Ruxton

Shibori Stripes 3 Indigo Blue by Simple Luxe

Shibori Thirteen by Jill Byers

Shibori Flowers by KATHRYN MARIE design

Indigo Dyed Stripe by fable design

Shibori Chevron Stripe by Calypso~

* Shibori Blue * by lafabryka

Indigo Shibori dot line by Rambutan Designs

In an ongoing effort to support independent artists from around the world, Design Milk is proud to partner with Society6 to offer The Design Milk Dairy, a special collection of Society6 artists’ work curated by Design Milk and our readers. Proceeds from the The Design Milk Dairy help us bring Design Milk to you every day.

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Celebrating the States: The Pacific Northwest

I visited the States for the first time when I was 21. At the time I lived in London and was doing a one-year paid internship as a part of my degree. Instead of traveling home on my holiday, which is what I usually did, I counted my pennies and decided I had enough saved up for a transatlantic flight. Choosing my first-ever U.S. destination was a no-brainer — I was set on exploring Portland, OR and wanted to get a taster of the Pacific Northwest.

This all happened before social media was a thing and before smartphones made exploring new places so easy — my preparation and inspiration for the trip was a copy of Chuck Palahniuk’s Fugitives and Refugees: A Walk in Portland, Oregon, a book that would guide me to some of the most strangely interesting places in Portland that I’ll never, ever, forget.

What initially drew me to visit Portland was the environmental consciousness in city planning and the focus on walkability and public transport that promote both wellness and equality in city living — these subjects, along with lack of racial diversity, and displacement in the region, still deserve much more attention and focus. What brought me back to explore the Pacific Northwest region from the Oregon coast up to northern Washington the following year were the people I met on my first trip, the vibrant art scene (the likes of which I had never experienced before), and the focus on locally-grown, farm-to-table food that I couldn’t get enough of. All this, set in breathtaking surroundings that range from sandy beaches and cliffs to glorious pine tree forests and mountains. Since my first trip to Oregon, I’ve been fortunate enough to visit and explore more than half of the states, each unique in their own right. The Pacific Northwest will remain one of the best chapters in my book of travels. —Sofia

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The Vitis Draped Chandelier by Rich Brilliant Willing

Vitis is a draped chandelier created by Brooklyn-based studio Rich Brilliant Willing. Each luminous double-walled glass orb houses a unique LED module that is looped and suspended from translucent electrical cords. The connection of rigid and soft elements displays an attention to detail explored by master craftsmanship.

This new collection explores seamless integration of lighting to architecture via recessed and invisible components and perfects the control of dim-to-warm LEDs with smooth precision dimming. Named Vitis after the latin origin of vineyard, the gesture of this statement chandelier connotes a vine laden with orbs of fruit.

Given the importance of the elegant and smooth draped gesture, a flat and translucent electrical cord was created after weeks of exploration and development of an innovative internal flexible structure.

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The First-Time Renter’s Guide to Apartment Living

The first-time renter can use this guide for ideal apartment living. Image: Leivars

Congratulations! Moving into your first apartment is a major life step. As a new renter, you’re probably feeling a lot of excitement, mixed with the awareness that life is changing in a big way. If you’re feeling a little daunted, don’t worry: We gathered up four of the most important tips for first-time renters. Follow these and you’ll be loving life in your new space in no time!

Carve out time to sit down and work on your budget. Image: Ebright Design

First-time renter tip #1: Stay on budget

Getting your own place is a major financial step. It can make you feel either liberated or overwhelmed. The difference between the two is keeping a handle on your spending. To start, don’t sign the lease on a place that costs more than 30% of your take-home pay. If you can get it lower than that, even better!

Don’t stop with budgeting for your rent. You want to be able to enjoy your new apartment long-term, and that will be hard if you’re stressed about money. There are a lot of great budgeting apps out there that take the work out of money management. Just sync up your accounts and they’ll keep track of your spending for you.

Simple additions – like a cookbook – can make transitioning easier. Image: Sergey Krasyuk

First-time renter tip #2: Ease the transition

Think through what you might miss about your old living situation. Did your family or roommates cook for you? Was someone always playing music? Did you have easy access to a washer and dryer?

It’s easy to move in and just “make it work,” but being intentional about these changes helps you make the most of your new living situation. Maybe you invest in a cookbook or a meal subscription service. Maybe you make it a habit to put on some tunes when you walk in the door. Or maybe you make a standing date with a friend to meet at the laundromat. Noting what’s changed now that you live in your own space helps you capitalize on the changes you like and minimize the challenges of the ones you don’t.

Take time to fill your space with pieces you love. Image: Ashley Camper

First-time renter tip #3: Buy over time

While it’s tempting to head to Ikea and decorate your entire apartment in one go, you shouldn’t. When you’re buying a lot of items at once, it’s easy to settle. I can replace it with something better later, you think. And sure, you can. But at that point, you’ve wasted money on an item you don’t really love. You also may be tempted to keep that first item in the interest of minimizing waste, ultimately cluttering up your apartment.

Instead, get the bare necessities in place. While you might want a rug for your living room, you can live without it for a few months. With the basics covered, take time to shop and think through furnishing and decorating the rest of your apartment. You’ll be happier in your space if you fill it with things you truly love.

Renters insurance protects your stuff, including your 4K TV. Image: The Good Abode

First-time renter tip #4: Get renters insurance

You may think that because you don’t own your living space, you don’t need to worry about insurance. And sure, if a fire swept through your apartment, you wouldn’t need to worry about rebuilding the building itself. You would, however, probably want to replace your clothes, electronics, books … you get the picture. After the unthinkable happens, renters insurance will step in to help you get back on your feet. As an added bonus, it can also protect your stuff outside of your apartment (e.g. insure you if your laptop gets stolen from your car) and offer coverage in certain lawsuits (e.g. if someone trips in your apartment and sues you). Many landlords even require that you provide proof of renters insurance before move-in.

You might be thinking, You just told me to budget, now you’re telling me to spend on insurance! We have some good news. Renters insurance is extremely affordable; it usually costs between $10 and $30 a month. For the cost of a few drinks, you can protect yourself in your new apartment.

If you want more inspiration to help you dial in your first place, check out these articles on apartment living. Getting set up in your own space is exciting – enjoy it!

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