Friday Five

In our Friday Five column, we ask a designer, artist, or creative to tell us their five favorite things.

Susan Nwankpa Gillespie on Photos of Nigeria, Textile Art, the Pyramids of Teotihuacan + More

Architect and interior designer Susan Nwankpa Gillespie shares some of her favorites, from her father’s photos of Nigeria to textile art, and more.

Art

F5: Kameh Talks Their Dog GiGi, Reza Aramesh, the Messner Mountain Museum + More

The masked Dubai-based designer creates collectible furniture that carries memory, emotion, and narrative—inviting objects to live and breathe alongside the people who inhabit them.

Art

F5: Vivian Chiu on Joyce Lin, Sylvie Rosenthal, Meg Callahan + More

Richmond-based artist Vivian Chiu shares some of her favorite artists, from Yuri Kobayashi to Joyce Lin, and more, in this Friday Five.

Art

F5: Nimrod Weis Talks Skateboarding, Japan, Safety Signs + More

Nimrod Weis, co-founder of art and technology studio ENESS, shares his love of ceramics, Japan, skateboarding, and more.

Interior Design

F5: Maye Ruiz on Lamp Sketches, Unexpected Finds, Her Dog Quesadilla + More

Interior designer Maye Ruiz shares her love of her dog Quesadilla, lamp sketches, unexpected finds in a tile shop, and more, in this Friday Five.

Lifestyle

Lifestyle

F5: Brent Buck on Beach Glass, a Stone Tool, Charred Wood + More

Brooklyn-based architect Brent Buck shares his love of beach glass, charred wood, a stone tool, and more, in this Friday Five.

Home Furnishings

F5: Laura Casañas Maya Talks Fantasia, Matthew Ronay + More

Furniture maker Laura Casañas Maya shares her love of bodies of water, Disney’s Fantasia, artist Matthew Ronay, and more.

Interior Design

F5: Jeremiah Brent on Typography, Brancusi’s Studio, Marble Slab Yards + More

Interior designer Jeremiah Brent shares his love of Maya Angelou, Brancusi's studio, typography, marble slab yards, and more.

Architecture

F5: Tom Kundig Talks a Seal Sculpture, His Cowboy Hat, a Pencil + More

Architect Tom Kundig, founder and principal of Olson Kundig, shares some of his favorite things, from his cowboy hat to a Jeep Wrangler, and more.

Art

F5: Dana Harel Talks Cookbooks as Art, Food Breaks + More

Dana Harel, founder of White Dirt, shares her love of architecture in the wild, cookbooks as art, food breaks on her dusty table, and more.

Commercial

F5: Tom Parker on His Surfboard, Orior Sofa, Flea Market Record + More

Tom Parker, co-founder and director of Fettle, shares some of his favorite places and things, from an Orior sofa and flea market record to his surfboard.

Art