Travelers seek secluded alternatives in the summer of COVID-19, the world remembers design icon Milton Glaser, and Malene Barnett on why representation in design matters. All this and more in this week’s Five on Friday.
Travelers look to remote lodging for summer travel
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, travelers are planning vacations with social distancing top of mind, writes The New York Times. With transmission rates of COVID-19 significantly lower outdoors, those willing to travel will instead opt to stay at private campgrounds, take self-guided tours, or even travel solo. “Getting outside is essential for human health and happiness, and in this current moment in time of stress and anxiety, the outdoors are more important than ever,” Alyssa Ravasio, chief executive of camping booking website Hipcamp told The Times.
Art installation honors Black Lives Matter and healthcare workers
Yet-to-open event space 74Wythe in Williamsburg, Brooklyn has unveiled a massive photography-based art installation that honors both the Black Lives Matter movement and the healthcare workers on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic, writes Hypebeast. Wrapping the building’s 15,000-square-foot exterior, the large-scale piece called #74wythefamiliarfaces, features a collage of screenshots of video conferences and photographs of people—including doctors, nurses, and protestors—making a difference across New York. Conceived by Angela Redai, founder of Artine Advisory, the mural is illustrated by artist Arianna Margulis and produced in partnership with printing and signage company 40 Visuals.
Iconic artist and designer Milton Glaser dies at 91
Milton Glaser, cofounder of New York Magazine and designer of the classic he I ♥ N Y logo, passed away on June 26th, his 91st birthday, from natural causes. Born in the Bronx in 1929, Glaser had a breakout moment with his poster of Bob Dylan from 1966. A year later, he helped launch the magazine, and in 1977, he took a job that would create his most ubiquitous piece of work to date—the I ♥ N Y logo. In addition, the prolific designer also wrote a food column highlighting cheap restaurants around New York. Several of his pieces are part of the permanent collection at the MoMA in New York.
Malene Barnett amplifies Black artists and designers
This week, HD caught up with Brooklyn-based entrepreneur and artist Malene Barnett, founder of Black Artists + Designers Guild. She introduced the platform two years ago to combat the lack of representation in the design industry and to build a more inclusive culture. “I am optimistic about where the design world is going,” she said. “I hope all structures that were designed to exclude Black talent and culture are re-evaluated, and for each sector of the industry to come together to create a new mission toward decolonizing design.”
New York postpones indoor dining
With a number of states across the U.S. seeing major spikes in coronavirus cases, New York mayor Bill de Blasio announced Wednesday that indoor dining would no longer be part of the city’s third phase of reopening, which was set to recommence on July 6th. Governor Cuomo later confirmed the news, reports Eater New York, though indoor dining is already allowed in areas of the New York state that previously reached the state’s requirements. Other states, including North Carolina and Texas, have also paused reopening plans as COVID-19 cases surge across the country.
