http://www.jordankushins.com jordan kushins :: writer Mon, 20 May 2013 14:19:14 +0000 http://www.jordankushins.com en http://www.jordankushins.com/Modern-Farmer-Issue-01-Spring-2013 http://www.jordankushins.com/following/jordankushins.com/Modern-Farmer-Issue-01-Spring-2013 Mon, 20 May 2013 14:19:14 +0000 jordan kushins :: writer 5652464 Check out the debut issue of Modern Farmer! I wrote a teensy piece on Art Farms, a Buffalo, New York-based organization looking to revitalize neighborhoods with living, public sculptures that complement the urban farming efforts by local growers. Check out the debut issue of Modern Farmer! I wrote a teensy piece on Art Farms, a Buffalo, New York-based organization looking to revitalize neighborhoods with... http://www.jordankushins.com/Wired-The-Connective http://www.jordankushins.com/following/jordankushins.com/Wired-The-Connective Mon, 20 May 2013 09:52:42 +0000 jordan kushins :: writer 5647135 <img src="http://payload167.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/5647135/image-2.png" width="670" height="893" width_o="768" height_o="1024" src_o="http://payload167.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/5647135/image-2_o.png" data-mid="30481621" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload167.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/5647135/image-1.png" width="670" height="893" width_o="768" height_o="1024" src_o="http://payload167.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/5647135/image-1_o.png" data-mid="30481610" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload167.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/5647135/image-3.png" width="670" height="893" width_o="768" height_o="1024" src_o="http://payload167.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/5647135/image-3_o.png" data-mid="30481649" border="0" align="left"/> http://www.jordankushins.com/Shedded-Bliss http://www.jordankushins.com/following/jordankushins.com/Shedded-Bliss Sun, 19 May 2013 22:34:09 +0000 jordan kushins :: writer 5647432 <img src="http://payload167.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/5647432/extended-shedded-bliss-glass-greenhouse-full-view.jpg" width="480" height="323" width_o="480" height_o="323" src_o="http://payload167.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/5647432/extended-shedded-bliss-glass-greenhouse-full-view_o.jpg" data-mid="30483716" border="0" align="left"/>Linda Bergroth had gardening and storage in mind when she developed this scaled-down prefab prototype. The Finnish designer collaborated with Helsinki-based Avanto Architects for two years to perfect the compact unit—now available for purchase from outdoor brand Kekkilä—which artfully merges shed and greenhouse into one wood-framed, gabled-roof, glass-walled structure. <img src="http://payload167.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/5647432/extended-shedded-bliss-shed.jpg" width="480" height="321" width_o="480" height_o="321" src_o="http://payload167.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/5647432/extended-shedded-bliss-shed_o.jpg" data-mid="30483718" border="0" align="left"/>Sensing its greater potential, she adapted one into a warm-weather retreat for herself on the small island owned by her parents, where she spent childhood summers. Going out to sleep in the shed might sound like an admonition for some, but for Bergroth the opportunity is divine. “The first night I spent there beat any five-star hotel or chateau,” she says. “Nothing has ever felt as luxurious.” photographer: Arsi Ikäheimonen (link) Linda Bergroth had gardening and storage in mind when she developed this scaled-down prefab prototype. The Finnish designer collaborated with Helsinki-based Avanto... http://www.jordankushins.com/Surface-May-June-2013 http://www.jordankushins.com/following/jordankushins.com/Surface-May-June-2013 Sun, 19 May 2013 22:24:59 +0000 jordan kushins :: writer 5604258 <img src="http://payload165.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/5604258/1page-1_6.jpg" width="670" height="910" width_o="2048" height_o="2784" src_o="http://payload165.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/5604258/1page-1_6_o.jpg" data-mid="30372851" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload165.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/5604258/2page-1_7.jpg" width="670" height="908" width_o="2048" height_o="2777" src_o="http://payload165.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/5604258/2page-1_7_o.jpg" data-mid="30372872" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload165.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/5604258/okko.jpg" width="670" height="591" width_o="2048" height_o="1807" src_o="http://payload165.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/5604258/okko_o.jpg" data-mid="30372899" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload165.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/5604258/1page-1.jpg" width="670" height="910" width_o="2048" height_o="2784" src_o="http://payload165.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/5604258/1page-1_o.jpg" data-mid="30372755" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload165.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/5604258/2page-1.jpg" width="670" height="913" width_o="2048" height_o="2791" src_o="http://payload165.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/5604258/2page-1_o.jpg" data-mid="30372763" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload165.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/5604258/page-2.jpg" width="670" height="910" width_o="2048" height_o="2784" src_o="http://payload165.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/5604258/page-2_o.jpg" data-mid="30372669" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload165.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/5604258/page-3.jpg" width="670" height="910" width_o="2048" height_o="2784" src_o="http://payload165.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/5604258/page-3_o.jpg" data-mid="30372713" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload165.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/5604258/page0002.jpg" width="670" height="455" width_o="2048" height_o="1391" src_o="http://payload165.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/5604258/page0002_o.jpg" data-mid="30228775" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload165.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/5604258/piet1.jpg" width="670" height="873" width_o="1251" height_o="1631" src_o="http://payload165.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/5604258/piet1_o.jpg" data-mid="30483863" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload165.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/5604258/piet2.jpg" width="670" height="931" width_o="1173" height_o="1631" src_o="http://payload165.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/5604258/piet2_o.jpg" data-mid="30483880" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload165.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/5604258/piet3.jpg" width="670" height="886" width_o="1233" height_o="1631" src_o="http://payload165.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/5604258/piet3_o.jpg" data-mid="30483885" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload165.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/5604258/piet4.jpg" width="670" height="931" width_o="1173" height_o="1631" src_o="http://payload165.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/5604258/piet4_o.jpg" data-mid="30483888" border="0" align="left"/> http://www.jordankushins.com/Living-in-San-Francisco http://www.jordankushins.com/following/jordankushins.com/Living-in-San-Francisco Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:11:20 +0000 jordan kushins :: writer 5518273 <img src="http://payload160.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/5518273/page-0.1.jpg" width="670" height="716" width_o="2048" height_o="2190" src_o="http://payload160.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/5518273/page-0.1_o.jpg" data-mid="29723766" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload160.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/5518273/page-1.1.jpg" width="670" height="794" width_o="2048" height_o="2428" src_o="http://payload160.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/5518273/page-1.1_o.jpg" data-mid="29723768" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload160.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/5518273/page-2.1.jpg" width="670" height="818" width_o="2048" height_o="2502" src_o="http://payload160.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/5518273/page-2.1_o.jpg" data-mid="29723772" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload160.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/5518273/page-3.1.jpg" width="670" height="755" width_o="2048" height_o="2309" src_o="http://payload160.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/5518273/page-3.1_o.jpg" data-mid="29723783" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload160.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/5518273/page-4.1.jpg" width="670" height="833" width_o="2048" height_o="2546" src_o="http://payload160.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/5518273/page-4.1_o.jpg" data-mid="29723792" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload160.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/5518273/page-5.1.jpg" width="670" height="765" width_o="2048" height_o="2338" src_o="http://payload160.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/5518273/page-5.1_o.jpg" data-mid="29723796" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload160.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/5518273/page-6.1.jpg" width="670" height="534" width_o="2048" height_o="1634" src_o="http://payload160.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/5518273/page-6.1_o.jpg" data-mid="29723799" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload160.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/5518273/page-7.1.jpg" width="670" height="338" width_o="2048" height_o="1035" src_o="http://payload160.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/5518273/page-7.1_o.jpg" data-mid="29723802" border="0" align="left"/> photographers: Marcia Prentice, Laure Joliet, Hanh Cooley (link) photographers: Marcia Prentice, Laure Joliet, Hanh Cooley (link) http://www.jordankushins.com/Fast-Company-April-2013 http://www.jordankushins.com/following/jordankushins.com/Fast-Company-April-2013 Sat, 23 Mar 2013 19:04:40 +0000 jordan kushins :: writer 4924447 <img src="http://payload131.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/4924447/FA0413_Wanted_Final1-page0001.jpg" width="670" height="832" width_o="1312" height_o="1631" src_o="http://payload131.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/4924447/FA0413_Wanted_Final1-page0001_o.jpg" data-mid="26344901" border="0" align="left"/>(link) (link) http://www.jordankushins.com/Surface-March-April-2013 http://www.jordankushins.com/following/jordankushins.com/Surface-March-April-2013 Wed, 13 Mar 2013 17:44:04 +0000 jordan kushins :: writer 5175661 <img src="http://payload143.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/5175661/page-0.jpg" width="670" height="910" width_o="2048" height_o="2784" src_o="http://payload143.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/5175661/page-0_o.jpg" data-mid="27813326" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload143.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/5175661/1.jpg" width="670" height="910" width_o="2048" height_o="2784" src_o="http://payload143.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/5175661/1_o.jpg" data-mid="27814017" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload143.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/5175661/2.jpg" width="670" height="906" width_o="2048" height_o="2770" src_o="http://payload143.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/5175661/2_o.jpg" data-mid="27814070" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload143.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/5175661/3.jpg" width="670" height="908" width_o="2048" height_o="2777" src_o="http://payload143.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/5175661/3_o.jpg" data-mid="27814141" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload143.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/5175661/4.jpg" width="670" height="904" width_o="2048" height_o="2763" src_o="http://payload143.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/5175661/4_o.jpg" data-mid="27814204" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload143.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/5175661/5.jpg" width="670" height="908" width_o="2048" height_o="2777" src_o="http://payload143.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/5175661/5_o.jpg" data-mid="27814232" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload143.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/5175661/6.jpg" width="670" height="906" width_o="2048" height_o="2770" src_o="http://payload143.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/5175661/6_o.jpg" data-mid="27814281" border="0" align="left"/> http://www.jordankushins.com/In-the-Modern-World http://www.jordankushins.com/following/jordankushins.com/In-the-Modern-World Mon, 25 Feb 2013 05:36:09 +0000 jordan kushins :: writer 5056355 During my three years at Dwell I was the top editor of the magazine's front-of-book section, In the Modern World. I selected and wrote about all the products and furniture, in addition to managing, wrangling, and, more often than not, writing the interstitial stories. <img src="http://payload137.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/5056355/page0001.jpg" width="670" height="865" width_o="1256" height_o="1622" src_o="http://payload137.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/5056355/page0001_o.jpg" data-mid="27110315" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload137.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/5056355/page0002.jpg" width="670" height="865" width_o="1256" height_o="1622" src_o="http://payload137.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/5056355/page0002_o.jpg" data-mid="27110351" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload137.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/5056355/page0003.jpg" width="670" height="865" width_o="1256" height_o="1622" src_o="http://payload137.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/5056355/page0003_o.jpg" data-mid="27110449" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload137.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/5056355/page0004.jpg" width="670" height="865" width_o="1256" height_o="1622" src_o="http://payload137.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/5056355/page0004_o.jpg" data-mid="27110362" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload137.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/5056355/page0005.jpg" width="670" height="865" width_o="1256" height_o="1622" src_o="http://payload137.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/5056355/page0005_o.jpg" data-mid="27110372" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload137.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/5056355/page0006.jpg" width="670" height="865" width_o="1256" height_o="1622" src_o="http://payload137.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/5056355/page0006_o.jpg" data-mid="27110388" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload137.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/5056355/page0007.jpg" width="670" height="865" width_o="1256" height_o="1622" src_o="http://payload137.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/5056355/page0007_o.jpg" data-mid="27110404" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload137.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/5056355/page0008.jpg" width="670" height="865" width_o="1256" height_o="1622" src_o="http://payload137.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/5056355/page0008_o.jpg" data-mid="27110416" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload137.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/5056355/page0009.jpg" width="670" height="865" width_o="1256" height_o="1622" src_o="http://payload137.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/5056355/page0009_o.jpg" data-mid="27110434" border="0" align="left"/> During my three years at Dwell I was the top editor of the magazine's front-of-book section, In the Modern World. I selected and wrote about all the products and... http://www.jordankushins.com/miscellaneous-makings http://www.jordankushins.com/following/jordankushins.com/miscellaneous-makings Thu, 07 Feb 2013 03:17:28 +0000 jordan kushins :: writer 4934639 I spend a lot of my free time making things. Here are some snaps of finished works and works in progress. <img src="http://payload131.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/4934639/photo.JPG" width="670" height="500" width_o="2048" height_o="1529" src_o="http://payload131.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/4934639/photo_o.JPG" data-mid="27543773" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload131.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/4934639/Picture 4.png" width="521" height="515" width_o="521" height_o="515" src_o="http://payload131.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/4934639/Picture 4_o.png" data-mid="26429832" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload131.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/4934639/2012-08-09 18.24.43.jpg" width="670" height="897" width_o="1936" height_o="2592" src_o="http://payload131.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/4934639/2012-08-09 18.24.43_o.jpg" data-mid="27097145" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload131.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/4934639/2013-02-07 13.16.22.jpg" width="670" height="897" width_o="1936" height_o="2592" src_o="http://payload131.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/4934639/2013-02-07 13.16.22_o.jpg" data-mid="26429596" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload131.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/4934639/2013-05-24 17.22.55.jpg" width="670" height="670" width_o="1440" height_o="1440" src_o="http://payload131.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/4934639/2013-05-24 17.22.55_o.jpg" data-mid="30808040" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload131.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/4934639/boba.jpg" width="613" height="960" width_o="613" height_o="960" src_o="http://payload131.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/4934639/boba_o.jpg" data-mid="27096498" border="0" align="left"/>from top to bottom: A flower in the style of a painting by my grandpa; Foam of the Daze-inspired (Boris Vian's classic is one of my favorite books of all time); Elvis; silhouette taken from my mom's high school senior portrait; Bobby D; a Christmas present for my brother (Bro-ba Fett?). I spend a lot of my free time making things. Here are some snaps of finished works and works in progress. from top to bottom: A flower in the style of a painting... http://www.jordankushins.com/Makeshift-Society-Maker-in-Residence-2013 http://www.jordankushins.com/following/jordankushins.com/Makeshift-Society-Maker-in-Residence-2013 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 02:15:00 +0000 jordan kushins :: writer 4934459 From January to March, 2013, I'm working as one of two part-time Makers-in-Residence at San Francisco's (beyond fantastic) Makeshift Society. <img src="http://payload131.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/4934459/Picture 3.png" width="524" height="462" width_o="524" height_o="462" src_o="http://payload131.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/4934459/Picture 3_o.png" data-mid="26403883" border="0" align="left"/>My residency will explore the relationships we have with the objects we keep, and consider how to preserve the personal stories that make seemingly ordinary things truly significant; as part of the process, I’ll also be reinterpreting a small collection of my own items–for instance, a painting by my grandpa will provide inspiration for a new patchwork made by me. I'm looking forward to getting a good discussion going amongst the Makeshifters (and beyond) about what makes certain possessions so genuinely special.<img src="http://payload131.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/4934459/2013-03-02 17.50.35.jpg" width="670" height="897" width_o="1936" height_o="2592" src_o="http://payload131.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/4934459/2013-03-02 17.50.35_o.jpg" data-mid="27586098" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload131.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/4934459/2013-03-29 13.57.16.jpg" width="670" height="897" width_o="1936" height_o="2592" src_o="http://payload131.cargocollective.com/1/5/164764/4934459/2013-03-29 13.57.16_o.jpg" data-mid="30411390" border="0" align="left"/> From January to March, 2013, I'm working as one of two part-time Makers-in-Residence at San Francisco's (beyond fantastic) Makeshift Society. My residency will...