Despite yesterday's eye-rolling, we are heartened to see that certain forms of artistic expression are still alive in the city. The latest breaking visionary: the MTA! Well, actually the 1970's incarnation of the Metropolitan Transit Authority who so wisely tapped Massimo Vignelli to design its Studio 54-looking subway map. This month, Men's Vogue enlisted the artist to update and publish his iconic rendering so that we may (maybe) persuade the jaunty-hatted MTA folks that lend their loudspeaker vocal stylings to our daily commutes to revamp it.Vignelli's map looks like a smashing rendition of neo-punk, post-classicism, realistic expressionism something that makes me wanna watch Reading Rainbow with a bowl of pixi stix. We love its primary colors and soothing, rounded edges that one can only hope means the ride from Brooklyn will be smoother, right?
Vassili Verrecchia Shows Off His Favorite Things In His Paris Home
While his brother, Timothee, runs the NYC office, Vassili takes on the Paris-based side of things. To gain some insight to what inspires such a creative and entrepreneurial spirit, we asked Vass to show off some of his favorite worldly and sentimental possessions in his Paris home. See where Vass's travels have taken him...