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cac-bgsu · 6 years ago

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The Irresistible Lure of Collecting Glass Once Made in Northwest Ohio

The northwest Ohio glass industry has been a major draw for researchers and collectors visiting the CAC. Many visitors wish to know more about the history of this once important local industry. In the late 1880s a natural gas boom temporarily put Bowling Green, Ohio on the map and blessed neighboring communities of Findlay, Fostoria, and Tiffin with a more extended stay in the glass production business.

Bowling Green’s city fathers lured businesses to the area with the prospect of free gas and land. In this flurry of prosperity approximately half a dozen glass companies including the Canastota Glass Works, Lythgoe Glass Company, Bowling Green Glass Company, and Crystal City Glass Company sprouted on the east side of Bowling Green. This fledgling glass industry prospered near the railroad track with easy transportation of finished products including window glass, pharmaceutical bottles, canning jars, and to a lesser extent glass novelty and decorative items. By the 1890s, the gas had run out and the glass manufacturers left.

The enterprising city of Bowling Green however was fortunate to have spawned a second smaller glass industry in the wake of the first and concentrated primarily on the cutting and decorating of glassware made out of the area. The Ohio Cut Glass Company and Pitkin & Brooks operated Glass decorating factories here in the early 1900s. Glass cutting and decorating remained in the city until the mid-1950s thanks primarily to the Earl W. Newton Company founded in the 1920s as a small glass decorating business located on the west side of Bowling Green near the city park. An earlier glass cutting business had been started by Earl W. Newton at 250 North Main Street in 1918. It was noted that Mr. Newton obtained his blank glassware for decorating from Libbey Glass in Toledo, Ohio.

Mr. Newton’s father, Civil War veteran, Captain Joseph Newton, was active in the local Bowling Green glass industry in the late 1880s. He had been affiliated with the Buckeye Novelty Glass Company, Ohio Cut Glass, and was president of the Ohio Flint Glass Company. In fact, Earl had been employed at Ohio Flint Glass and his brother Charles was a traveling salesman for the company. Prior to World War I, Earl W. Newton and Associates, a wholesale company, was begun in Chicago promoting the sale of glass and china all over the United States. Earl was working as a sales agent in Chicago for among others, the Imperial Glass Company of Bellaire, Ohio, one of the nation’s most prosperous glass makers. He eventually became head of sales and during the Great Depression from 1931 until 1940, served as president of the post-bankruptcy Imperial Glass Corporation. He introduced two of the company’s most famous patterns, Cape Cod and Candlewick which continue to be popular with collectors to the present day.

During World War II Early continued his Chicago business selling only what was absolutely necessary and limiting production of fancy goods. Apparently the cut glass from his Bowling Green factory was about the only luxury line of glass he sold during the war years. He operated the Earl W. Newton Company until his retirement in 1955. He died two years later.

Local historian, Joe Terry, has recorded the history of the local glass manufacturers in his book “Ghosts in the Glass.” He interviewed local residents and read newspapers and possibly industry publications to create a detailed history of the glass companies for which little exists in the way of original company records, photographs, and the like. Another source, “Blowpipes: Northwest Ohio Glassmaking in the Gas Boom of the 1880s” by Jack K. Paquette, covers more broadly glass making in northwest Ohio during the gas boom of the late 19th century.

Several Northwest Ohio glass manufacturers were located in Tiffin, Findlay, and Fostoria producing more decorative lines of wares over a longer time period than the Bowling Green glass companies. The CAC acquired the United States Glass Company records, MS-401, in 1984. These were included with the Tiffin Glass Company records at the former factory. Tiffin was known as Company R within the USGC whose general offices moved to Tiffin from Pittsburg in 1938. Glass manufacturing began in Tiffin in 1888 at the Beatty Glass Company and would continue to be made in Tiffin until approximately 1983. Glass collectors visit the CAC to use primarily the glass pattern and design files. Also available to researchers is an interview with former Tiffin glass worker and engineer, Paul Williams, MMS-1016, documenting his time at the glass works from approximately 1922 to 1976.

In his interview Williams mentioned that Tiffin Glass manufactured an extensive array of perfume bottle atomizers from the DeVilbiss Company in Toledo. Interestingly the records of Toledo’s DeVilbiss Corporation MS-604 were donated to the CAC in 2000 and 2010 and a few years ago an elaborate collector’s guide to the history of the atomizers sold by the company was produced by researchers using this collection.

One of the early collections that I processed during my career at the CAC was MS-401. As a youngster I had a dear older friend who used to be a glass selector at Tiffin for many years. I was told that inspecting the glassware was a very important job. These people learned what was acceptable and what was not. Collectors should do the same things. The imperfect glassware had to be set aside. An outlet store, near the factory in Tiffin, sold the seconds or imperfect pieces. My first purchase was a set of 6 triple lead undecorated goblets (blanks) with multifaceted stem decor. When tapped they rang like a bell. The clarity was unbelievable. This was the beginning of my enchantment with glass. Now I collect pressed glass such as pedestaled cake plates or salvers. Not only are they enchanting to look at but they serve a practical purpose for displaying other pieces of glass. When in storage they organize your cupboard contents. Two examples attributed to the Dalzell, Gilmore and Leighton Company of Findlay, Ohio appear here. The patterns are called Eyewinker and Quaker Lady.

Eyewinker, below and above.

If you have an interest in glassware manufactured in northwest Ohio do not hesitate to visit the CAC to discover more about this beautiful history.

Quaker Lady, below and above.

Written by Eric Honneffer, Document Conservator/Archivist, Center for Archival Collections, BGSU

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betterdaysareatoenailaway · 4 years ago

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Out on the Interstate: S’more Thoughts on Neil Young

I don’t have any fentanyl stories today, so I’m writing another Neil Young post. (Don’t worry. I’ll find a way to mention heroin. You’ll see.) I still have a ton of fent stories, don’t worry bout that. I just don’t feel like mining my memory for any right now. Instead, I wanna talk about my favourite Neil Young song ever. It’s called “Interstate.” This performance was recorded at Farm Aid 1985. Young’s backing band at the time were called the International Harvesters, which is a funny joke (International Harvester was a company that manufactured tractors and other agricultural equipment). Young was on a roll in the 80s with clever band names. Later on he would front Neil Young & the Restless. Anyway whoever is playing piano with Young was the perfect choice, plucking individual keys instead of slathering big chords all over the descending minor chord progression. Young’s guitar is tuned to drop D, a favourite tuning of his throughout his career, from “Cinammon Girl” to “World On A String” to “Be the Rain,” and you can hear the low D buzzing throughout, giving the song a raw off-the-cuff feel. Of course, Neil Young is known for his raw performances, especially on albums like Tonight’s the Night, but by the time the 80s rolled around he was making albums with a lot of processing and production like Landing on Water, along with silly genre exercises like Everybody’s Rockin’ and Old Ways.

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Young would eventually be sued by his own record label, Geffen, for making “uncharacteristic music.” David Geffen would eventually apologize to him, but he wasn’t wrong that Young’s early 80s records were a bit of a disaster. This performance, however, shows that Young hadn’t lost a single step when it came to live performance. His vocal is clear and convincing, world weary but still kinda defiant, like all his best songs. And whether those are real or synth strings, they sound great, and really tug at one’s heartstrings. They have the spook, that high lonesome train whistle feel. To my ears, all the best Neil Young songs are haunting and plaintive. There is a loneliness at the heart of most of Young’s best work (ever hear “Albequerque”? Prolly the saddest song to ever mention the eating of ham?) Neil Young doesn’t write carefree party music. Hell, he once recorded an entire album about the death of his friend and former bandmate Danny Whitten - and to a lesser extent, former roadie Bruce Berry who was fired for pawning instruments to buy heroin...told ya I’d find a way to mention the drug ;). What I’m saying is, Young is no stranger to sad songs. As to which song is his saddest, there are many contenders, but as Young’s biographer himself admits, “Interstate is Neil Young’s loneliest song.” I agree.

Young’s longtime producer David Briggs, who knew damn well that “Interstate” was a rare gem, tried to get Young to record it for 1991′s Ragged Glory, but in typical fashion, “[Young] acceded, but perversely,” eschewing the full-band format and recording a solo acoustic version instead. That particular version would eventually see limited release on the vinyl version of Young’s 1996 album Broken Arrow, a forgettable affair that was hammered by critics and disavowed by most members of Crazy Horse. You can find the solo acoustic “Interstate” on YouTube but I’m not gonna post it, simply because it is so freakin’ disappointing.

I love the line “I can hear a soft voice calling...telling me to bring my guitar home.” In the tradition of the Rolling Stones’ “Moonlight Mile,” "Interstate” is one of the all-time great I’m-A-Lonely-Rock-Star-On-Tour song. A more modern version of this idea can be found in Kurt Vile’s unimaginatively titled “On Tour,” a song where Young’s influence can be identified, especially in the way Vile tunes his lower strings to let them buzz, a technique pioneered by Young in the abovementioned song and most prominently in “Bandit.”

Thank God for YouTube, so that you can hear "Interstate” in all its gorgeous majesty. You can hear Young play the same guitar solo he’s been playing his whole career in minor key masterpieces like “Hey Hey My My,” “Like A Hurricane,” “Goin’ Home,” “Be The Rain.” Every time Young returns to it, you can feel the long shadow of his past, echoes of former greatness, the shambolic glory of his band bashing away at the chords, always emphasizing emotional delivery over technical proficiency. It’s a really really beautiful song, a song I treasure, and I hope you like it.

I’m also posting a rare version of “Shots.”

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In “Shots,” Neil Young returns to a technique previously used on “Cortez the Killer,” where he switches from a third person omniscient voice describing trauma and violence to a first person voice describing personal emotion. In Zuma’s “Cortez the Killer,” Young spends two or three verses describing the endeavours of genocidal explorer Hernan Cortes, and also the Aztecs: people worked together/they lifted many stones/they carried them to the flatlands/they died along the way/but they built up with their bare hands what we still can’t do today/and I know she’s living there and loves me til this day. Now, that’s not Shelley, but it’s an effective and jarring switch. Young tries it again in “Shots,” and for me, the effect is even better. For whatever reason, maybe his sharp right turn when he became an outspoken Reagan supporter, or maybe because of the Iran-Contra Affair, Young’s lyrics took on a particular preoccupation with crime, border zones, and desert iconography in the 1980s, manifestations of which can be heard in “Crime in the City (Sixty to Zero Part I)” “Rockin’ In the Free World,” “On Broadway,” and “Eldorado,” all songs that ended up on Young’s last album of the 1980s, Freedom. But because of the remarkable internal consistency of Young’s discography, you can also hear such sentiments in one of his first 1980s releases: “Shots.” Children are lost in the sand, building roads with little hands Trying to join their father's castles together again Will they make it? Hey, who knows where or when old wounds will mend? Shots ringing all along the borders can be heard Striking out like a venom in the sky Cutting through the air faster than a bird in the night But I'll never use your love, you know I'm not that kind And so if you give your heart to me I promise to you Whatever we do...that I will always be true To jump from depictions of border violence to gooey Hallmark card sentiments shouldn’t work, yet it does. The words might look silly written down, but the sheer conviction they are sung with, and the sheer power of Young’s loon-like vibrato, is what sells them, at least to my ears and heart. I’m not the first to make the loon comparison, Young’s biographer Jimmy McDonough has done so too. Young’s father Scott was the first writer to compare his son’s unique voice to the sound of the loon cry, a very Canadian sound, associated with Muskoka nights in summer, nights often soundtracked by Young’s vast and varied discography.

Disappointingly, the album version of “Shots,” which appeared on 1981′s Re-ac-tor, is pretty fuckin annoying, with its overblown machine gun affects (done by Young on the Synclavier), and Ralph Molina’s incessant marching beat. The song is already called “Shots,” Neil. You didn’t have to add machine gun sound effects. This isn’t audio verite. I’m not gonna post the album version here but you can find it easily. The album iteration has its fans though. Canadian blue-collar rockers The Constantines would cover “Shots” on a vinyl-only release with The Unintended, in which the Cons covered Neil Young and The Unintended covered Gordon Lightfoot. The Cons picked some weird songs, “Shots” among them, and you can tell they are referencing the Re-ac-tor version, not the superior one posted here. I’m not sure why Young slathered so many effects over the album version of “Shots.” The 80s definitely saw him taking his heavier music in an unpalatable direction. The Eldorado EP, in particular, has one of his most savage recordings ever, a song called “Heavy Love” where Young blows his voice out completely by the end of the song in an attempt to sing louder than the savage pulsing thrust of the band (the abovementioned Young & the Restless). The drummer on Eldorado was Chad Cromwell, not Steve Jordan who’d played with Young on his legendary SNL appearance where he played “Rockin in the Free World,” the definitive performance of that song, where Young tore all six strings from his guitar at its denouement. Unfortunately, SNL guards its content as jealously as a rabid guard dog, so I can’t post it. Maybe one day I’ll find a gif. I’ll leave you with two strong cuts from Eldorado. The first is “Heavy Love,” which is obviously a sister song to “Rockin In The Free World,” with its similar sonic texture and E minor riff. Listening is worth it just to hear Young’s voice go to pieces a la “Territorial Pissings” at the end (3:58 if you don’t wanna wait).

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And this is the title track “Eldorado,” which ended up on Freedom. Young employs a fingerpicking style redolent of 80s megastars Dire Straits, and he sings of mission bells and senoritas and golden suns rising on runways and Mariachi bands while playing the A minor chord, a chord strongly associated with Mexican music and Mariachi styles. It’s a cool verite approach, one that works much better than the machine gun effects of “Shots,” especially when the gun violence Young has been hinting at the entire song finally explodes in a shower of distortion at 4:40. Have you ever heard something so loud compared to the backing track? I remember showing “Eldorado” to my friend/bandmate James, and I told him to prepare himself for how loud it is. Afterwards, James said, “even though I was ready for it, that scared the shit out of me.” It is so fucking loud. Check it out @ 4:40. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.

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One last point I’ll make...the Spanish-influenced guitar lick you can hear at 1:06 is really similar to the pre-chorus guitar riff Young plays on “War of Man” from Harvest Moon. I don’t consider stuff like that to be self plagiarism. I think it shows a consistency, but also it’s a way to reward fans for paying attention. Frank Zappa was known to do the same thing, re-introduce little musical nuances he’d recorded years or decades before. It’s cool. It’s what makes a discography live on long after the artist has burnt out or faded away. If you’re interested, here is a wonderful live early version of “Eldorado” titled “Road of Plenty” recorded with Crazy Horse in 1986: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=By6_oLYfrYk

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greenkeepery · 4 years ago

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Why CBD is The Next Big Thing in Skincare

Cannabidiol (CBD) has had tremendous growth in popularity since it became federally legal in 2018. As CBD has emollient and antioxidant skin benefits, the emergence of CBD skincare products has created a ripple effect in the market.

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3dsrendercom · 5 years ago

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Outfit Your Perfect Patio for Less During Design Within Reach’s Outdoor Sale

Spring has sprung, and so have the savings.

Now through April 16, head on over to Design Within Reach to save 15% on outdoor furniture, lighting, fire pits, umbrellas, and more—and get free shipping sitewide. Here’s what you need to create your outdoor sanctuary.

EMU Design Studio Arc En Ciel Folding Table

Arc En Ciel, or "rainbow" in French, is a small-space solution inspired by the chairs and tables that have filled Parisian parks and cafés since the 19th century. Weighing about 18 pounds, this durable, hardwearing Arc En Ciel Folding Table (2011) is produced with great attention to detail. The steel frame has a baked-on polyester powder-coated finish that stands up to the elements and withstands being folded and unfolded as your needs change. The Arc En Ciel folds completely flat for convenient storage and is suitable for outdoor and contract use. From sidewalk café to city balcony to backyard patio, the Arc En Ciel is a well-priced solution for any outdoor dining need. Made in Italy.

Studio Tolvanen Terassi Dining Table

The husband-and-wife team of designers Julie and Mika Tolvanen works out of Studio Tolvanen in Helsinki, designing everything from furniture to accessories for companies around the globe. Though they share their lives together, each one approaches design from different directions. "We are both very independent minded," Julie explains. In fact, the Terassi Collection (2017) was their first project together. Inspired by 1930s-era furniture they came across on a visit to Timberline Lodge in Oregon, they endowed the Terassi Dining Table with a spaced-plank tabletop for excellent outdoor performance and round tapered legs for a leaner profile and rustic yet crafted appearance. "We wanted the overall feeling to be familiar but a bit lighter, a bit friendlier," Julie says. Terassi is expertly fashioned in high-quality teak with a beautiful straight grain. Includes a removable plug consisting of two concentric rings to accommodate umbrellas of various sizes. Made in Indonesia. Photo Courtesy of Design Within Reach

Stua Deneb Teak Bench

Jesús Gasca is the principal designer at Stua, a furniture company that he founded in 1983 in San Sebastián, Spain. With his company’s name standing for solo tengo un amor – "I have only one love" – it’s Gasca’s mission to improve the habitat in which we live. His Deneb Teak Bench (2003) celebrates materials in their purest form, combining austere aluminum with smooth, slatted teak. The precision-engineered frame is assembled from four components that fit seamlessly together in support of the teak top. Clean-cut V-shaped legs are configured to increase stability and allow two or more benches to be put together for a unified ensemble. Sustainably harvested teak slats can be oiled to maintain their color or left to develop a beautiful silver patina. This bench can be used both indoors and out, on its own in an entryway or garden or with the Deneb Teak Table. Rubber glides protect floors. Assembly required. Made in Spain. Photo Courtesy of Design Within Reach

Dougan Clarke Tuuci Ocean Master Rectangular Shade

Protect yourself from elements but keep your view with the Tuuci Rectangular (2012), which is more horizontal than traditional dome-shaped umbrellas. Dougan Clarke, a consummate sailor who spent over a decade working with sails, rigging and boat design, knows what will stand up to sun, rain, salt and wind, and he designs his shades accordingly. This shade system is easy to use and maintain but constructed of replaceable marine-grade components to ensure a lifetime of serviceability. It features a clever cam cleat and pulley system to raise and lower the shade with ease. "I sought to redefine what was previously known as an umbrella," explains Clarke. "The resulting shade sculptures embody both form and function." As with other shades, keep it in a closed position during storms and when not in use. DWR is not responsible for accidents or damage caused by misuse or weather. Commercial quality. Made in U.S.A. Photo Courtesy of Design Within Reach

Skagerak Bell Lantern

"A product has to be useful and realistic to be considered as good design," says Martin Solem. With this in mind, he designed the Bell Lantern (2018), a versatile nod to the traditional lantern. It consists of a glass jar set within a groove on a powder-coated steel base with a handle locked in the upright position. Suitable for use indoors and out. Candle not included. Max candle height: 3" for small, 4.5" for large. Made in China. Photo Courtesy of Design Within Reach

Design Within Reach Sommer Chaise

Copenhagen-based designer Chris Halstrøm has a special knack for creating things for people she’ll probably never meet yet making them feel as if she knows them somehow. With her Sommer Outdoor Collection (2019), which she designed for DWR, Halstrøm wanted to give people the experience of indoor furniture in outdoor spaces. "I was intrigued by the idea of bringing the look of paper-cord weaving, often found on Danish indoor furniture, to the outdoors, but in a weather-safe material," she says. "I wanted it to feel natural, and open up that wall between indoors and out." This duality gives the collection an openness that she says makes it very easy to live with. "I find it interesting to create something that people can read their own stories into, and make it their own. For me, furniture is at its most interesting when you see it being enjoyed by people." Made in Indonesia. Photo Courtesy of Design Within Reach

Obeetee Indra Outdoor-Indoor Rug

Named for deities of the heavens, Indra (2018) is a lightweight flat-weave fringed rug fashioned from polyester yarns with a soft feel, dyed using a special technique that imbues each yarn with multiple tones to produce a striking heather effect. Obeetee employs skilled artisans to craft handmade rugs using skills that are passed down from one generation to the next. To give back to communities, the company also spearheads Women Weavers, a program for teaching the art of carpet weaving to women in need. Lightweight, easy to clean and suitable for use indoors and out. Rug pad recommended. Made in India. Photo Courtesy of Design Within Reach

Plodes Studio Geometric Fire Pit

Growing up in a resourceful do-it-yourself family, John Paul Plauché learned how to design and create objects at an early age. A man with an inquisitive, artistic mind, Plauché earned a degree in architecture before starting Plodes Studio. Today, this multidisciplinary workshop provides clients with architectural, interior and product design solutions. Whether he’s working on a limited-edition piece of art or a mass-produced shelving system for Google’s offices, Plauché’s approach is about simplicity. "My work is the result of a coalescence of art, product and architectural design," says the designer. His handcrafted Geometric Fire Pit (2004) is available in a choice of two sizes and two metals – A36 low-carbon steel or Corten steel – and can be used with seasoned wood or charcoal. A pipe-shaped plug is included for preventing coals and ash from falling through the opening while allowing enough airflow to fuel the fire. For outdoor use only. Made in U.S.A. Photo Courtesy of Design Within Reach

Loll Designs Lollygagger Chaise

"We make outdoor furniture for the modern lollygagger," explains Loll founder Greg Benson. "Our furniture is for people who are looking for fresh design that’s made in the U.S.A. with sustainable manufacturing practices. At Loll, we strive to inspire people to appreciate the outdoors both by the way we make our products and how they are intended to be used." Starting as a side project, Loll was founded in 2006 by a custom skate park manufacturer as a way to repurpose excess ramp material. That original company is gone, but Loll still designs and produces durable all-weather outdoor furniture made from 100% recycled and recyclable plastic, mostly from reclaimed post-consumer milk jugs. Since the company’s founding, its dedication to the environment has kept more than 100 million milk jugs out of landfills. The Lollygagger Collection (2014) is waterproof, fade-resistant and maintenance-free, making it perfect for use indoors and out. Each piece ships flat to save on packing materials; simple assembly required (Allen wrench included). Made in U.S.A. Photo Courtesy of Design Within Reach

Dusen Dusen Towel

Ellen Van Dusen studied the psychology of design and the brain’s reaction to visual stimuli at Tufts University. After graduating, she launched Brooklyn-based Dusen Dusen, a clothing line that soon became known for its lively original prints, then expanded the brand in 2015 to include bedding and towels. Dusen draws her inspiration from a variety of sources, such as midcentury resort architecture, Italian industrial design and Scandinavian textiles. Her wonderfully playful Dusen Dusen Towel (2018) is marked by vivid colors and bold patterns that captivate. It sports a jacquard weave, so its sides are opposites of each other. Machine washable. Made in Turkey. Photo Courtesy of Design Within Reach

Skagerak Cutter Bench

In the 1990s, Danish designer Niels Hvass became a leader in the Nordic design scene by creating furniture that earned him awards and recognitions from Bo Bedre, Georg Jensen and The Design Foundation. He designed his teak Cutter Collection to challenge overly nostalgic wooden outdoor furnishings, bringing elegance and simplicity to outdoor spaces, as well as interior ones. Originally intended for gardens and patios, the Cutter Bench (2008) is also fitting for kitchens and bathrooms. This piece features specially engineered mortise-and-tenon joints and metal rail inlays for durability. Like all teak products, it will develop a rich, silvery patina over time, or it can be treated with teak oil to maintain its original luster. Like all teak products, it will develop a rich, silvery patina over time, or it can be treated with teak oil to maintain its original luster. Please note: At first, the wood will be lighter than what’s shown in photos. Made in Thailand. Photo Courtesy of Design Within Reach

HAY Palissade Dining Armchair

Brothers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec founded their Paris-based design firm in 1999, where they design architectural projects, large-scale art installations, furniture, rugs, tableware and home accessories. Their work has been exhibited worldwide, from MoMA in New York to Centre Pompidou in Paris to Tel Aviv Museum of Art. For the Danish design collective HAY, the brothers designed the Palissade Collection (2015). Designed in color and form to integrate effortlessly into a natural landscape or urban setting, this collection stands out for its combination of visual simplicity and core strength. Palissade is strong without being bulky, elegant without being fragile. Stacks up to eight high. Made in China. Photo Courtesy of Design Within Reach

Case Eos Rectangular Table

When we asked Matthew Hilton to identify the common elements found in his work, he replied, "Functional, stackable, it has to store easily and be a good price." Fast-forward to today, and he’s still staying true to those ideals. Seeing a need for durable outdoor furniture at accessible prices, Hilton created the Eos Collection (2011), which is sleek enough to work in an indoor dining space, as well. Eos is lightweight – literally and visually – smartly proportioned and very comfortable. Certain to inspire leisurely outdoor living during the long days of summer, this collection was named for Eos, the Greek goddess of dawn and bringer of light. It’s constructed of powder-coated aluminum that won’t rust over time. Rectangular and Square tables fit seamlessly together to create a longer table when needed. Photo Courtesy of Design Within Reach

Serralunga Cup Planter, Large

After a brief career as a watch designer, Naoto Fukasawa moved to the United States to work for the design firm IDEO in 1989. Still learning English, Fukasawa used visuals to communicate with his Silicon Valley coworkers as they designed computers, medical devices, furniture and sporting goods. In 1996 he returned to Japan, where he launched IDEO’s Tokyo office, and seven years later he started his own company. Fukasawa’s approach to design is based on careful observation of people’s actions and feelings. It is in the study of these behaviors that he is able to create products that fit into people’s lives so naturally that they are "Without Thought" – a concept he now teaches at two universities and to clients worldwide. In designing his Cup Planter (2003), Fukasawa was inspired by the curved shape of ancient wooden bowls to create "a cozy atmosphere for plants." The double-walled construction is crafted of UV- and weather-resistant polyethylene that is 100% recyclable. Cup can be drilled in the center from the inside out to allow drainage. Made in Italy. Photo Courtesy of Design Within Reach

Brown Jordan Sol y Luna Lounge Chair

Sol y Luna (1954) is an adaptation of Dan Johnson's Gazelle Collection, which was originally offered in wood or bronze, both with woven caning for the seat and back. However, due to the high cost of production and the intense hand labor involved, fewer than 150 pieces from the Gazelle line were ever produced. Now made in durable cast aluminum by outdoor manufacturer Brown Jordan, the design maintains Johnson's comfortable organic form. These pieces are shaped with the body in mind. The Lounge Chair back wraps around you, and the seats are comfortably sloped for support in a relaxed position. Photo courtesy of Design Within Reach

Menu Well Watering Can

Former members of the studio Norway Says, Torbjørn Anderssen and Espen Voll started their own studio in 2009 after collaborating together on several successful international exhibitions. Their work in furniture, lighting and accessories has brought international accolades, including "Designer of The Year" honors in Norway. Simple yet functional, their Well Watering Can (2015) features an ample handle for easy carrying, large opening for fast filling and an extra-long spout for reaching into all those tight areas. Made in China. Photo Courtesy of Menu We love the products we feature and hope you do, too. If you buy something through a link on the site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Related Reading: Le Creuset Cooks Up Two New Colorways—and a Flash Sale to Boot The 28 Best Sales Happening Right Now 50 Retailers Giving Back During the COVID-19 Pandemic Source link Read the full article

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20 Freshest Internet Designs, March 2019

Welcome to our roundup of the very best web sites launched (or relaunched with main updates) within the final 4 weeks.

This month’s providing sees the top of Winter and the start of Spring, and lots of websites this month replicate that change with wealthy colours. To counter that, there’s some high-contrast black and white work on present. You’ll additionally discover modern makes use of of photos and video. Get pleasure from!

Takahisa Mitsumori

A number one exponent of digital music, Takahisa Mitsumori is a Japanese musician now primarily based in Berlin. His easy web site blends minimalist Japanese graphic design, with a Swiss Design strategy to create an intriguing visible interpretation of his sounds.

Rejina Pyo

Loads of designers acknowledge the deserves of detrimental area, however what number of actually embrace the idea? Rejina Pyo’s web site is an exemplary instance of the best way to use white area to border photos, giving the entire web site a contemporary, subtle look.

The Nue Co.

With a lot shade on the net in latest months, its startling once you encounter a black and white, high-contrast strategy. The Nue Co. makes use of a bit of delicate shade in its product photos, however the entire web site is usually black and white, and all of the extra impactful for it.

Zhee-Shee Manufacturing

Illustration is a large development for 2019, however so many designers are following the identical patterns, leading to by-product work. However not Zhee-Shee Manufacturing, whose charming, witty illustrations handle to straddle company pursuits, and popular culture.

Lune Croissanterie

Some folks take themselves far too critically, and Lune Croissanterie might fall into that lure. The Melbourne-based firm isn’t a store, or a manufacturing unit, it’s an expertise devoted to the perfection of the croissant. It’s essentially the most dedicated pastry web site I’ve ever seen.

Bruegel: As soon as in a Lifetime

This magnificently animated web site for an exhibition of works by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, takes monumental liberties with the Flemish grasp’s paintings, however splendidly captures the spirit of his anarchic, stunning, and sincere depictions of on a regular basis life.

Uenoland

Uenoland is a design convention going down in Brooklyn from the 2nd to the 4th of Might. Its one-page web site has a design-centric Medium really feel, with on-trend illustrations, and a transparent sort hierarchy. One of many few instances when over-indulging design developments is an acceptable strategy.

Fluff

Fluff Informal Cosmetics are on a mission to make you, seem like you. Its daring strategy is designed to attraction to a a lot youthful viewers than many cosmetics corporations, and its use of programmatic animation, and transferring movies completely goal that demographic.

66 Nord

Make a journey to the poles with 66 Nord, a journey firm specializing in journeys to the arctic and antarctic circles. There are alternatives from Russia to Alaska, and the positioning’s unbelievable pictures does an excellent job of promoting these awe-inspiring holidays.

Oficina Penadés

Brutalism has been hanging round for some time now, and as design developments go, it’s a bit of arduous to swallow. The commercial high quality of the type will be jarring and inaccessible. Nonetheless within the case of Oficina Penadés’ web site, it completely encapsulates the work on present.

Tuesday Bassen

Generally what a web site must carry it out of the abnormal and into the realms of greatness, is a daring alternative of typeface. Tuesday Bassen is one such web site; the easy Shopify-powered retailer for the LA-based model is pleasant because of some nice artwork route, and that lovely branding.

Stardust

Stardust makes use of a rigorously thought of gradient to imitate the look of the sky at daybreak. The optimistic visible reinforcement of its message performs out fantastically as you scroll. And take a look at that intelligent, animated hamburger menu—it’s defined, after which tucked away.

Hachem

We’ve been residing in a white and gray, with a contact of blue, world for therefore lengthy that once we see shade it hits us proper between the eyes. Hachem is an artwork provides retailer, so that you’d count on some inventive daring, and the hues and lettering on show ship precisely that.

German Shible Tattooing

The thrilling factor about net design proper now, is that we’re abandoning the period of chilly, minimal design, and infusing our work with character. I really like the daring, some may say eclectic, font pairings on German Shible Tattooing. Don’t neglect to faucet that tiger’s nostril.

Hinderer & Wolff

Designers typically make the error of considering that efficient UX means eschewing fancy 3D results, however not so! Easy to grasp merchandise, and particularly luxurious merchandise, profit from some bells and whistles. Hinderer & Wolff’s spectacular web site is a pleasure to discover.

Goodwell Co.

Goodwell Co. is devoted to changing the plastic dental care merchandise that fill landfill websites, with sustainable merchandise which might be good for the atmosphere. Its web site is easy, to convey its easy message, and the positivity of the message is strengthened with shade.

London Terrariums

Brilliantly using the break up display development, the web site for London Terrariums scrolls by means of textual content on the correct of the display, whereas fading photos out and in on the left aspect. It’s a easy and efficient strategy to presenting a minimal quantity of content material engagingly.

Jinn & Co.

The fullscreen macroscopic video of Jin & Co.’s artisanal confections is greater than sufficient to promote the fascinating sweet. The inclusion of broad spectrum hemp oil explains the purse-busting price ticket, however they positive do look good, particularly the mango-guava and lychee jellies.

Les Animals: 2019 Needs

This web site is a lovingly created set of needs illustrated and animated for 2019. Alongside the charming visuals, you’ll additionally discover the form of cautious interplay design that you’d count on from a digital company of this calibre. It’s a pleasure to make use of.

Aida

Simply since you’ve reached the age the place nibbles are extra frequent at your events than pictures, doesn’t imply you shouldn’t social gathering arduous. Aida is a NY-based social gathering meals and equipment firm with a enjoyable, morning-after type of artwork route.

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What’s in Your Kitchen? A Week in Recalls: Sausage, Salmon, Cereal, Chocolate Covered Cherries, Salsa Seasoning, and Chicken Salad.

MakeFoodSafe.com would like to help you keep your family safe from unsafe foods. Each week we bring together a list of the current recalls. Putting recalled lots, UPC codes, and contact information for recalled products in one convenient place helps you evaluate the foods you eat, including the latest chicken salad recall.

Some recalls are issued due to undeclared allergens, which could cause serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if someone sensitive to the product consumes it. Other recalls are issued due to contamination with harmful material such as plastic or metal. Some are due to other health risks such as contamination with a pathogenic bacteria. Check back often and evaluate your fridge, pantry, and shopping list to make sure you can identify which foods to avoid.

Panola County Processing, LLC Recalls Smoked Sausage Due to Processing Deviation

Panola County Processing, LLC of Carthage, Texas issued a recall on February 11, 2019 for approximately 59 pounds of their smoked sausage products due to a processing deviation that could have led to underprocessing of products.

The recall was initiated after the deviation was discovered during verification activities performed by the establishment.

Affected product was produced on January 29, 2019 and bears the establishment number EST. 48219. See table below for specific product information.

There have been no confirmed reports of illness or injury related to this recall.

Smoked Alaska Seafoods, Inc Recalls Smoked Silver Salmon Due to Health Risk

Smoked Alaska Seafoods, Inc. of Wasilla, Arkansas issued a recall on February 15, 2019 for all jars and cans of their Smoked Silver Salmon due to potential contamination with the health risk, Clostridium botulinum.

Clostridium botulinum is a harmful bacteria that can cause life-threatening illness or even death. Symptoms may include general weakness, dizziness, double-vision, and trouble with speaking or swallowing. Difficulty in breathing, weakness of muscles, abdominal distension, and constipation can also be experienced with infection. Seek medical attention immediately if you have any of these symptoms.

The recall was initiated after an independent audit paid for by Smoked Alaska Seafoods, Inc performed a review of the thermal processing records. This review revealed the product did not receive the prescribed thermal process and was therefore under processed, leaving the product vulnerable to Clostridium botulinum contamination.

The recall only applies to the jars and cans of product and does not apply to the flexible retortable pouches. Affected product was sold to distributors throughout the state of Alaska, primarily in gift stores in the Anchorage and Fairbanks area. See table below for specific product information.

There have been no illnesses reported in connection with this recall. Consumers are asked to not consume the product, even if it does not look or smell spoiled.

Nature’s Path Foods Recalls Cereals Due to Undeclared Allergen

Nature’s Path Foods issued a recall on February 15, 2019 for a specific production run of their EnviroKidz Choco Chimps, Gorilla Munch, and Jungle Munch cereal due to the undeclared allergen, gluten (wheat and barley). Those with a wheat allergy, celiac disease, or sensitivity to gluten and wheat risk serious or life-threatening reaction if product is consumed.

The recall was initiated due to air conditioning as a result of incorrect production scheduling. Only specific production dates and products listed in the table below are affected.

Chukar Cherries Recalls Chocolate Covered Cherries Due to Undeclared Allergen

Chukar Cherries of Prosser, Washington issued a recall on February 18, 2019 for their 7.5 oz Amaretto Rainier Ultra Dark Chocolate Cherries due to the undeclared allergen, milk. Those with an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk risk serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if the product is consumed.

The recall was initiated after it was discovered the company was packing the product that contained milk in packaging that did not reveal the presence of milk. Packaging has been modified to include the allergen statement on future lots. Affected product was sold in plastic pouches and distributed to the states of California, Colorado, Maryland, Maine, Oregon, and Washington through retail stores. See table below for specific product information.

There have been no reports of allergic reaction connected to this recall.

Concord Foods, LLC Recalls Salsa Seasoning Mix Due to Undeclared Allergen

Concord Foods, LLC of Brockton, Massachusetts issued a recall on February 19, 2019 for their Concord Fresh Success Mild Salsa Seasoning Mix due to the undeclared allergen, milk. Those with an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk risk serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if the product is consumed.

The recall was initiated after the company discovered the product that contained milk was not distributed in packaging that revealed the presence of milk. Affected product was distributed nationally through retail stores. See table below for specific product information.

There have been no reports of illness or allergic reaction in connection with this recall.

Lean Culinary Services, LLC Recalls Chicken Salad Products Due to Health Risk

Lean Culinary Services, LLC of Hollywood, Florida issued a recall on February 19, 2019 for approximately 223 pounds of ready-to-eat chicken salad products due to potential contamination with the health risk, Listeria monocytogenes.

Listeria monocytogenes is a harmful bacteria that can cause serious and sometimes fatal illness in the very young, the very old, and those with a compromised immune system. Pregnant women are at risk for miscarriages and still birth. Normally healthy individuals often experience short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain, and diarrhea.

The recall was initiated after Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) sampling verified the presence of Listeria monocytogenes in the product. Affected product was produced on February 12, 2019 and bears the establishment number P-46167. Recalled product was shipped to retail locations in Florida.

There have been no reports of illness connected to this recall.

This Week’s Affected Products

ManufacturerLabelSizeDateUPC/LotPanola County Processing, LLCPanola County Processing LLC, Pork Smoked Sausage PC1.3-lbPackaging Dates Jan. 30, 2019 and Jan. 31, 2019 Panola County Processing, LLCPanola County Processing LLC, Pork Hot Smoked Sausage PC1.3-lbPackaging Dates Jan. 30, 2019 and Jan. 31, 2019 Panola County Processing, LLCPanola County Processing LLC, Venison & Pork Smoked Sausage PC1.3-lbPackaging Dates Jan. 30, 2019 and Jan. 31, 2019 Panola County Processing, LLCPanola County Processing LLC, Venison & Pork Hot Smoked Sausage PC1.3-lbPackaging Dates Jan. 30, 2019 and Jan. 31, 2019 Smoked Alaska Seafoods, IncSmoked Silver Salmon6.5 oz Processing Code: AL81111133Nature’s Path Foods: United StatesEnviroKidz Choco Chimp10 ozBest Before: 08/27/20190 5844987024 1Nature’s Path Foods: United StatesEnviroKidz Gorilla Munch10 ozBest Before: 08/24/20190 58449 86002 0Nature’s Path Foods: United StatesEnviroKidz Gorilla Munch10 ozBest Before: 09/21/20190 58449 86002 0Nature’s Path Foods: United StatesEnviroKidz Jungle Munch10 oz Best Before: 08/01/20190 5844987028 9Nature’s Path Foods: CanadaEnviroKidz Choco Chimp248gBest Before: 08/27/20190 5844987023 4Nature’s Path Foods: CanadaEnviroKidz Gorilla Munch248gBest Before: 08/4/20190 58449 86002 0Nature’s Path Foods: CanadaEnviroKidz Jungle Munch248gBest Before: 08/01/20190 5844987027 2Chukar CherriesAmaretto Rainier Ultra Dark Chocolate Cherries7.5ozBest By: 11/20190 11261 22307 7Concord Foods, LLCConcord Fresh Success Mild Salsa Seasoning Mix Best By Date Code 071121 Lean Culinary Services, LLCClassic Chicken Salad Made with Bell & Evans White Meat Chicken14.9-ozBest By 2-17-19 8-lbsBest By 2-19-19 DeliverLean Classic Chicken Salad7.8-ozUse By: 2/17/19 DeliverLean Chicken Salad Bento Box5.5-ozUse By: 2/17/19

By: Heather Van Tassell, Contributing Writer (Non-Lawyer)

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Can the Body Self-Heal from Cancer?

I am quite certain that the content of this newsletter will stir up controversy and will hopefully provoke a new way of thinking about cancer. I have seen too many so called experts, healers and well meaning persons make statements such as “give the body everything it needs and it will heal” in relation to alternative cancer treatment. This concept may be true for certain illnesses, diseases and injuries but is it true for cancer? Is there an innate self-healing system or mechanism for cancer? Is cancer even a health or nutritional deficiency related condition? This newsletter will critically examine the idea that we can self-heal from cancer and that flooding the body with all the nutrients it needs will facilitate the process.

Our body is designed to self-heal from all sorts of physical injuries, microbial infections, emotional trauma and most degenerative diseases can be reversed through diet and lifestyle interventions. The doctor is helpful in setting fractured bones, closing wounds, preventing infections and managing pain. Doctors have not been too effective at treating cancer using conventional methods such as surgery, chemotherapy and radiation. The cure for cancer has been elusive since the war on cancer was declared in 1971 by President Richard Nixon and will likely remain so with the new “moonshot initiative” launched by Joe Biden. The bottom line is that the current drug model for healing cancer is too narrow in its approach. Healing from cancer requires a multi-targeted approach where all tumor growth stimulating factors are addressed while interfering with cancer cell survival and cell division.

The reality is that cancer is very new to human evolution and that we have not had time to adapt and develop systems to prevent and fight this condition. Cancer is a new threat to our wellbeing and survival. It is a byproduct of our modern, stressful, industrial, pharmaceutical, chemical and polluted way of life. Cancer is primarily caused by environmental factors that induce mitochondrial DNA damage in stem cells. This damage results in uncontrolled and disorganized cellular growth which is not unlike the process of wound healing. Cancer is truly the canary in the coal mine and rising cancer rates should be a major alarm bell signaling that something is very wrong.

Cancer is not due to a failure of our immune system while recognizing that some cancers are virally induced. Cancer exists within, progresses and can kill the healthiest of us. Setting aside smoking and alcohol consumption as risk factors, cancer seems to affect some of the healthiest of us while sparing the least healthy.. Experts believe that it takes from 20 to 50 years for cancer to develop. This makes it difficult for researchers to identify specific triggers. Cancer promoting factors can be diet, stress, inflammation and obesity. One cancer trigger that appears to be significant and fits within our understanding is antibiotic use. Antibiotics are known to damage mitochondrial DNA. Chemicals in our food, skin care products, household cleaners, fire retardants, pesticides are all potential triggers for cancer. Even the quality of the air we breathe and water we drink can be a trigger.

Cancer is not present in all of us at all times. There is no scientific evidence for this. A normal immune system will not see or initiate an attack on cancer cells or tumors. The only way this can happen is to completely unleash the immune system with the use of checkpoint inhibitors. These drugs are called PD-1 and PD-L1 inhibitors which allow the immune system to attack cancer cells but normal cells are also open to attack so these drugs have serious limitations. Cancer cells, like normal cells, express proteins on their outer membrane that signal the immune system to keep away.

My objective is to counteract the belief that supplements, juicing, coffee enemas and eating a “healthy” diet will reverse cancer. Fast growing and dividing cancer cells require lots of nutrients beyond glucose. Cancer cells require amino acids, folate and B12 to synthesize proteins, cancer cells need antioxidants to manage a high level of oxidative stress, cancer cells need iron and copper much more than normal cells. In other words, fast dividing and growing cancer cells have a voracious appetite for nutrients. The NORI protocol targets a key nutrient, methionine by restricting dietary intake. The NORI protocol limits supplements to only D3, iodine and zinc. In a sense, the NORI protocol is anti-nutritional from the viewpoint of the cancer cell.

What diet alone can accomplish in cancer treatment is limited. This statement is a little different from the typical oncologist’s view which is that diet makes no difference at all. Cancer patients are told by doctors to eat anything they want. Eliminating all refined sugar, animal products and highly processed foods is definitely helpful. Achieving low blood glucose and insulin is important and may slow down tumor growth. Greatly increasing intake of fruits and vegetables has many advantages. NORI utilizes a methionine restricted diet in its nutritional support program. However, the benefit of a methionine restricted diet is limited until a method to completely deplete all methionine or block its availability is discovered that is safe and effective. For now, methionine restriction serves as a useful tool within a more comprehensive program.

Healing from cancer requires the simultaneous application of nutrition, nutraceuticals, pharmaceuticals, stress reduction and lifestyle modifications. It is both an inside and outside job. Our body can not do it alone. Agents must be incorporated that directly target and kill cancer cells. All tumor growth factors must be addressed to achieve a favorable balance between growth and inhibition. Hormonally driven cancers must be treated with appropriate pharmaceutical agents in many cases. This is especially important in ER+ breast cancers.

The notion that the human body can self-heal from cancer is misguided due to a lack of a clear understanding of the true nature of cancer and the limits of our innate defense systems. Believing that we can self-heal from cancer is wishful thinking and at worst, delusional. It is true that psycho-emotional factors play a critical role in effective treatment of cancer. This is part of the inside job. From the outside, natural and synthetic agents are necessary to kill cancer cells before they take over our entire body. Diet, mind-body work, acupuncture, exercise, meditation and positive thinking are all useful tools but are never enough to overcome tumor progression.

There is unfortunately no internal system in our body to fight cancer once it has been initiated. Conventional treatments have limited value and one must adopt a comprehensive program that includes everything outside mainstream medicine that is scientifically supported. There is a lot of snake oil in the field of alternative cancer therapies and unscrupulous companies ready to take your hard earned money. Be very cautious and conduct objective research before investing your financial resources in ineffective or dangerous treatments. NORI is always available to help one navigate through the confusion, overload and sorting out al the contradictory information.

Happy and Healthy Holidays!

NORI offers no-cost consultations for anyone interested in our support program. The NORI approach is continually assisting cancer patients by incorporating a set of powerful tools that can be easily implemented from home and at minimal cost.

For further information, please email to : [email protected] or call 800-634-3804.

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What You've Always Wanted to Know About Supplements

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What You've Always Wanted to Know About Supplements

Not a day goes by when I don’t see an article claiming some new supplement will change my life. Take this for better sleep! Try that for less anxiety! This is definitely missing from your morning routine. This little pill fixed that crazy-famous celebrity’s super-relatable problem. Trade in everything and try this single supplement superhero!

Is your head spinning yet? Mine is. And my pantry is overflowing with so many tinctures, powders, and cure-all pills that I could honestly open my own holistic pharmacy. From digestive aids to stress reducers to sleep inducers to who the heck knows what that is or what it’s for, there’s no shortage of supplements that can supposedly help with, well, everything.

While it’s important to get to know supplements and what they’re really good for (PSA: don’t believe everything you read), there’s another burning question that’s always on my mind: What’s the best way to take supplements in the first place?

Sure, popping pills is fast and convenient. And yes, mixing powders with smoothies certainly helps mask less than desirable flavors (cough cough, ashwagandha). But does the way I’m ingesting them really make a difference?

What Are Supplements?

For those who have yet to go buck wild adding every vitamin, mineral, adaptogen, protein powder, and magic elixir to your Amazon cart, supplements are products aimed at enhancing (also known as supplementing) your diet. From herbs to amino acids to enzymes to everything in-between, they come in various forms, like capsules, tablets, powders, and even energy bars.

Still not ringing a bell?

It’s likely someone recommended vitamin C or echinacea last time you had a cold, or suggested probiotics when you complained about your out-of-whack gut. Ever taken vitamin D when you were SAD? Or fish oil for that healthy heart? What about adding protein powder to your post-workout smoothie? Yep, all supplements.

Should I Be Taking Them?

In 2004, one in 10 adults reported taking herbal supplements. As of 2016, 71 percent of adults in the U.S.—more than 170 million!—reported taking dietary supplements. As people become increasingly interested in optimal health, curiosity about all-natural remedies, healing diets, and other holistic measures has piqued.

And while the best way to fuel your body is with a healthy diet, supplements can be a great way to give yourself a boost. (Read: Supplements should be complementary to a healthy lifestyle, not used as band-aids for not-so-healthy ones.) But the best way to figure out what you need isn’t surfing the internet.

“I recommend two things,” says Josh Axe, D.N.M., C.N.S., D.C., and founder of Ancient Nutrition and DrAxe.com. “One, be an advocate for your own health. Do your research on any concerns or conditions you may have so that you understand what may help most.”

OK, maybe surfing the internet isn’t such a bad idea. Just make sure any “facts” you find are actually that—and that they’re backed by science.

“Second, I recommend working with a like-minded medical practitioner,” he says. “Your chosen professional should be able to understand the effectiveness and interactions of any supplements you may be (or want to start) taking, and will be able to examine your medical history, symptoms, and any relevant tests to custom-design a supplement program for you, should they suggest you could benefit from it.”

That said, consultations and tests don’t come cheap. So if you’re looking to keep things simple, Dr. Axe says that he’s seen positive results when people take the following supplement staples. But as always, check with your doctor first before filling your shopping cart:

Probiotics: These gut-friendly microorganisms have a slew of benefits, like improving the immune system, preventing and treating gastrointestinal issues, and supporting skin health.

Vitamin D: While you may think that reaching for vitamin C is the way to go when it comes to colds, vitamin D is actually where it’s at. It’s also been shown to help treat depression and strengthen our bones.

Protein Powder: You’re likely no stranger to this well-known post-workout powder. Not only does it help smoothies taste like milkshakes, but it also may help our muscles recover and potentially promote a healthy body weight.

Turmeric: Golden latte, anyone? This medicinal herb (and popular spice) is anti-inflammatory and may even help treat cancer.

Where Do I Buy Them?

If you’ve ever wandered down the aisles of health foods stores in search of a supplement, you know how overwhelming it can be. Tinctures, tablets, powders, capsules… all with varying doses, sold by countless brands, with prices all over the board, and mixed into so many combos that you end up cross-eyed. I often leave with several bottles and jars and more confused (and broke) than ever.

And it’s not just me. Even health professionals find picking the right supplement tricky.

“This is one of the hardest things to tackle,” says Tara Coleman, a clinical nutritionist who started her career as a chemist in the biopharmaceutical industry. “Supplement companies are regulated as food rather than drugs so they don’t follow the same rigorous testing and verification that our pharmaceuticals do.”

Case in point: A review done by Vox in 2016 showed that more than 850 dietary supplements contained illegal and/or hidden ingredients. Gulp. These included banned drugs, pharmaceuticals like anti-depressants, and other chemicals that have never been tested on humans. Double gulp.

While I’m not convinced we should abandon supplements entirely, I am convinced that buying them from a reputable company is the best way to ensure supplement safety—and effectiveness.

“Products that are available at reputable retail locations (Whole Foods, for example) will often go through a rigorous compliance review,” Dr. Axe says. “Products with outside certifications (like USDA certified organic) would also go through more testing. I like to give Whole Foods as a baseline because its standards for manufactured supplements are even stricter than the FDA’s.”

As for online shopping… not so much.

“I would be concerned about products available only online (either through the company’s own website or a marketplace reseller, such as Amazon) or late-night infomercial products,” Dr. Axe adds. “These tend to have the most issues with quality, compliance, and adulteration.”

Another pro tip: Look for third-party verification, which is a stamp of approval from a company with expertise in quality assessment that is not associated with the manufacturer. Good ones to look for include United States Pharmacopeia (USP), NSF International, and Consumer Lab.

“Companies that choose to put themselves through additional testing to prove the quality or potency do so at their own expense,” Coleman says. “Typically this is a sign of integrity and transparency and speaks highly of the company.”

As for the way we take them, that’s a little simpler—and less scary. (Phew.)

The Best Way to Take Supplements

I love adding powders to smoothies and lattes, will occasionally (and begrudgingly) down a tincture, and have been known to swallow up to 10 pills at once (don’t worry, just herbal). My choices have mostly been based on flavor and convenience and less so because I thought the way I consumed them actually mattered.

Does it?

“As a rule of thumb, the order of bioavailability (meaning your body can actually use it) typically goes liquid or tincture, powder, and then capsules,” Coleman says.

But there doesn’t seem to be a huge—or scientifically proven—difference.

“Many sources claim that a liquid-based supplement is the most ideal for absorption, but that type of assumption has yet to be proven,” Dr. Axe says. “Typically, how you take a supplement depends on how much your body may need or be able to use. For example, a protein powder scoop would typically have to be divided into 30+ capsules for you to get the same amount in one serving.”

Protein powder capsules? Maybe not such a great way to give your body what it needs. But for something like ashwagandha, which is often consumed in small servings (typically no more than a teaspoon) and doesn’t have the best taste, capsules are just fine. And considering many supplements require prolonged use to see the benefits, bioavailability may not actually be so important—depending on your needs.

As with most health-related things, it’s also about you assessing your own lifestyle and needs. Not everyone can stomach the bitter taste of tinctures, and similarly, not everyone wants to (or can) swallow numerous pills. In fact, some may not even be able to stomach pills.

“The downside to capsules is that there is a small percentage of people that may not react well to the material that the capsule is made from,” Coleman says.

And while the material of supplement capsules—and our ability to digest them—is widely contested, it’s something to watch out for (says someone who actually showed signs of inflammation in their stomach, which their gastroenterologist guessed was from all those supplements).

So yes, there are a few things to consider, but really it comes down to—surprise, surprise—you. And once you’ve picked your poison (slash method of choice), here are few supplemental tips to keep in mind:

To help break up clumps—which is a common frustration when using powders—use a blender, milk frother, or shaker bottle (like a Blender Bottle). They’re easy, fast, and (almost) lump-free.

Mix tinctures with eight ounces of water or a splash of juice to help subdue the flavor. That said, if you’re a ‘rip off the band-aid’ kind of person, there’s no harm in going straight down the hatch, Coleman says.

If you’re worried about the material capsules are made from, sprinkle the contents into liquid and drink them instead. (Though Dr. Axe says that modern supplement capsules are more easily digestible and break down within seconds.)

With some supplements, what you take them with actually matters. Fat-soluble vitamins, for example, need fat present to be fully absorbed. Vitamin C also helps iron absorb, so they should be taken together. Calcium, on the other hand, can compete with iron, so calcium supplements should be taken a few hours after an iron-rich meal.

Additionally, some supplements can negatively interact with medication, making them less effective, and in some cases, even dangerous.

Have I mentioned that consulting a health professional is really helpful?

The Takeaway

Unfortunately, supplements simply aren’t that simple. To get the most out of them, you need to understand what they can actually do and how to best integrate them into your life. And because each supplement is different, as is each individual taking it, it’s best to get guidance from a health professional as opposed to trusting the internet.

But I know that’s easier said than done. So when it comes to supplements, make sure to buy the good stuff—from the brands that make it well—and make sure to thoroughly investigate before popping any pills or sipping any super drinks.

#Health

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What You've Always Wanted to Know About Supplements

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What You've Always Wanted to Know About Supplements

What Are Supplements?

Still not ringing a bell?

Should I Be Taking Them?

OK, maybe surfing the internet isn’t such a bad idea. Just make sure any “facts” you find are actually that—and that they’re backed by science.

Probiotics: These gut-friendly microorganisms have a slew of benefits, like improving the immune system, preventing and treating gastrointestinal issues, and supporting skin health.

Turmeric: Golden latte, anyone? This medicinal herb (and popular spice) is anti-inflammatory and may even help treat cancer.

Where Do I Buy Them?

And it’s not just me. Even health professionals find picking the right supplement tricky.

While I’m not convinced we should abandon supplements entirely, I am convinced that buying them from a reputable company is the best way to ensure supplement safety—and effectiveness.

As for online shopping… not so much.

As for the way we take them, that’s a little simpler—and less scary. (Phew.)

The Best Way to Take Supplements

Does it?

“As a rule of thumb, the order of bioavailability (meaning your body can actually use it) typically goes liquid or tincture, powder, and then capsules,” Coleman says.

But there doesn’t seem to be a huge—or scientifically proven—difference.

“The downside to capsules is that there is a small percentage of people that may not react well to the material that the capsule is made from,” Coleman says.

To help break up clumps—which is a common frustration when using powders—use a blender, milk frother, or shaker bottle (like a Blender Bottle). They’re easy, fast, and (almost) lump-free.

Additionally, some supplements can negatively interact with medication, making them less effective, and in some cases, even dangerous.

Have I mentioned that consulting a health professional is really helpful?

The Takeaway

#Health

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As Clear as — Industrial Sapphire

A radiograph of the BR-X1 Tourbillon Skeleton Sapphire.

When industrial sapphire crystal was introduced to watchmaking in the 1990s, it was meant to be the least conspicuous part of a watch, a way of showing off the intricacies of openwork or skeletal movements.

Now, advances in manufacturing processes have made it possible for watchmakers to use sapphire crystal (or sapphire glass — the terms are used interchangeably in the industry) as a stand-alone, virtually scratch-proof component; a prominent decorative element, or to protect the watch itself.

Industrial sapphire is obtained from the synthetic version of corundum, a crystalline aluminum oxide that is the second-hardest material after diamond. It usually is made in solid disc form, which is milled, ground and machined by specialized laboratories to make the front and rear crystals of a watch case in standard, mostly round, shapes. Because the material is expensive and prone to cracking, watchmakers rarely experiment with it.

But two years ago Bell & Ross, the French watch company, began producing sapphire watches in limited editions as a way of raising its profile as a luxury watchmaker.

“Sapphire represents for us the apex of luxury,” said Carlos A. Rosillo, chief executive of Bell & Ross. “It is the material of choice for a product that we finish so flawlessly that it has nothing to hide.”

The BR-X1 Tourbillon Skeleton Sapphire Gold.

Last month, Mr. Rosillo displayed new versions of the BR-X1 Tourbillon Skeleton Sapphire; the basic model was introduced in 2017 but at Baselworld this week the brand will be introducing a variation with colored elements in the openwork movement.

Cut out of five blocks of corundum, the watch case and caseback took a month to machine, Mr. Rosillo said. Sandwiched between those two sapphire elements, the components of the skeleton movement, made of solid gold or colored brass, are visible from all angles.

“The sapphire elements are cut like a gemstone to let the light bounce off their facets,” Mr. Rosillo said. “This is the closest a watch case has come to a princess-cut diamond.”

The BR-X1 Skeleton is the fourth in a series of sapphire watches that Bell & Ross has produced, “for the love of the art,” as Mr. Rosillo put it. The experiments appear to have paid off, as all the previous models have sold out, even though prices ranged from 450,000 euros (today, $551,180) for the BR-X1 Chronograph Tourbillon Sapphire produced in 2016, to €59,000 for the BR-X2 Tourbillon Micro-Rotor.

“We were surprised to see the watches sell at these price points because that is not our core business,” Mr. Rosillo said. “But we were addressing a new type of client who wants a watch that is unique and yet is discreet about how much is on his wrist.” The brand’s watches generally sell for less than €5,000.

The new BR-X1 Skeleton is available in an edition of six, the single rose-gold version priced at €450,000, and five with brass movement components in different colors, priced at €350,000 euros each.

Tilt Cartier’s Révélation d’une Panthère and the 900 beads in its sapphire glass case reveal the panther’s image.

The blue version of the watch will be displayed at Baselworld but is available exclusively online at Mr. Porter, and its buyer may have the option of being flown privately to Geneva to collect the watch and meet Mr. Rosillo and the watchmaker who worked on the timepiece.

“Owning this watch will be a complete experience in luxury from start to finish,” Mr. Rosillo said.

Other watchmakers also hope to impress buyers and collectors with their creations using the translucent material.

Cartier’s Révélation d’une Panthère, introduced in January, has 900 loose beads suspended in oil inside a watch case made of its patented sapphire glass. When the watch is tilted, the beads slowly slide down, mimicking the action of an hourglass, to reveal the panther’s head image against the black, red or green lacquer dial.

“This watch was five years in development to achieve the falling of the beads in reaction to the movement of the wearer’s wrist,” said Pierre Rainero, Cartier’s director of image, style and heritage. “We obtained two patents for this piece: one for the sapphire and the other for the fluid inside that is completely invisible and regulates the speed with which the beads drop inside the case.”

In the 1930s and ’40s, Cartier was admired for its desk clocks in which the mechanism seemed to float inside a sapphire case, using a technique invented in the 19th century. This year, Louis Vuitton took that technical prowess a step further with its Tambour Moon Mystérieuse Flying Tourbillon, in which the tourbillon seems to float inside the clear case and the crown has no visible connection to the winding mechanism.

The Louis Vuitton Tambour Moon Mystérieuse Flying Tourbillon.

“What is new here is that both the movement and the winding mechanism are invisible,” said Hamdi Chatti, vice president of the house’s watches and jewelry division. “All their components are made of sapphire. Inside, five separate sapphire discs, all perfectly fitted together, operate the movement, two of which support the hands, and nothing about this mechanism is visible.

“The result is magical and our watchmakers had a lot of fun with this very complex assembly,” he said.

Also this year, HYT, the independent Swiss watch brand known for the liquid activity inside its watches, reshaped its flat sapphire crystal to a bell-jar shaped dome. The brand said the shape, which now sits atop both the H0 Gold and H2O models, improved the view of the flow of fluids that indicate the passage of time.

“We revisited the design of the sapphire glass to give a fuller, three-dimensional view of time” and better reflect the brand’s aesthetics, said HYT’s chief executive, Grégory Dourde. “The sapphire glass now fits over the watch like a laboratory bell jar.”

Greubel Forsey wanted an unimpeded view of the titanium globe that is part of their watch, so the Swiss independent watchmaking duo designed a sapphire glass that combines the bezel and the glass into a single oddly shaped piece.

“We now have full visibility of the globe thanks to this complex piece of sapphire that allows the wearer to track the globe’s full revolution in 24 hours,” said Stephen Forsey, co-founder of the brand. “We have been testing sapphire elements for over a decade now and have a real savoir-faire in the subject.”

MB&F’s MoonMachine 2 has a sapphire case and internal sapphire discs.

In addition to the globe and its universal time indication, the watch displays three time zones on its face, and 24 cities with summer and winter times on the reverse.

At MB&F, a sapphire case and internal sapphire discs were used in its MoonMachine 2. The timepiece, introduced in January, was inspired by the Can-Am racecars of the 1960s and ’70s and made in collaboration with the Finnish watchmaker Stepan Sarpaneva.

“The sapphire glass was designed like the windshield of a car,” said Charris Yadigaroglou, head of communication at the Swiss watchmaker. “It is an intrinsic element of the case; it is cut flush with the sides and not encased, so that it can be integral part of the timepiece.”

And, he added, “the sapphire inside works as an optical prism to transmit the reading of the hours and minutes onto the ‘headlights’ display of the watch and not the face.”

One pioneer in sapphire use, Richard Mille, has long been working on improving the shock resistance of the crystals and lessening their weight, as seen in his RM 056 Sapphire Tourbillon Split Seconds Chronograph, introduced in 2012, and both the RM 56-01 and RM 56-02 models. The sapphire in the latter required more than 1,000 hours of machining and polishing, a process that caused so many crystals to crack that it was limited to 10 pieces, priced at $2.02 million each.

This year, Mr. Mille has tackled a new challenge with the RM 53-01, designed in partnership with the Argentine polo player Pablo Mac Donough.

The RM 056 Sapphire Tourbillon Split Seconds Chronograph by Richard Mille.

Mr. Mac Donough was in Geneva in January for the introduction of the RM 53-01 at the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie. With an X-ray image of his skull projected on a screen behind him, Mr. Mac Donough explained that he was once hit above the eye with a polo mallet.

“In polo, you can get hit by a mallet, a flying ball or fall under a horse,” Mr. Mac Donough said. “You forget who you are when you take a hit.”

After two years of research and testing in collaboration with Stettler Sapphire, a Swiss sapphire maker, Mr. Mille came up with a laminated sapphire crystal that promises to keep the watch’s mechanism visible and shield the delicate tourbillon inside its Carbon TPT (thin ply technology) case against the impact of a mallet or a polo ball hitting it at 200 miles per hour.

“We wanted a watch capable of resisting all types of shock in a polo match while leaving the movement visible,” said Salvador Arbona, the brand’s technical director for movements, who described how the sapphire crystal was tested with a pendulum using a 10-pound weight.

“This glass is basically indestructible,” Mr. Arbona said. “It is made of two layers of sapphire assembled with a thin sheet of polyvinyl. The sapphire could crack but it will not shatter and the watch will remain intact.”

The RM 53-01, priced €941,500, is limited to 30 pieces.

“Next time I play,” Mr. Mac Donough said. “I know the safest part of my body will be my watch.”

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7 Artists Who Are Testing the Limits of Glass-Making

“Until recently, the scientific community couldn’t agree if glass was a liquid or a solid, which is rather insane,” Cybele Maylone tells me. “It speaks to the magical properties that make glass so enchanting to artists.”

Maylone is the executive director of UrbanGlass, which, since its founding in 1977, has grown from the back room of a ceramics studio in SoHo into the largest public glass studio in the United States. (Other institutions such as the Corning Museum of Glass and the Swedish Glass Museum have also flourished.)

The organization’s expansion speaks to the steadily growing popularity of the material among craftspeople and contemporary artists alike. There’s much more to contemporary glass beyond Dale Chihuly’s famous chandeliers with their Medusa-like curls. Lynda Benglis, Matthew Barney, and Robert Rauschenberg all created artwork at UrbanGlass, and more recently, interdisciplinary artists including Tauba Auerbach and Virginia Poundstone have participated in the organization’s studio residency.

Polline, ca. 2003. Ritsue Mishima Brutto Gusto

Since stained glass windows appeared in the first cathedrals, glass has always inspired awe. “I’ve never had an artist walk into our studio and not had their jaw hit the floor when they understand what’s possible here,” Maylone says.

Glass may be an unforgiving medium, but it’s extremely versatile. It can be blown, cut, cast, flameworked, filled with neon gas, and illuminated. Artists’ approaches have become increasingly multifaceted—combining glass with video, exploring 3D printing and other emerging technologies, or using it as an element in performance or social practice. Even the process of glass-making has its own dramatic and performative potential. “A move towards performance has always bubbled under the surface,” Maylone says.

What follows is the work of seven artists, each exploring the myriad possibilities of glass—from casts of miniature cities to a functioning glass seismograph to durational performance—and challenging the material’s limits.

Amber Cowan

b. 1981, based in Philadelphia

Amber Cowan, Braidsmaids Forest, 2017. Courtesy of the artist.

Using vintage scrap and deadstock from glass factories, Cowan shapes exuberant sculptures that sprout like coral from the table or wall. Her pieces are either completely uniform in color or have a gentle gradient, which softens their overwhelming detail. Recycling the material allows Cowan to engage with both the history of the pressed-glass industry and the personal histories of her audience.

“Many people recognize the colors or pieces in my work because their parents or grandparents collected pressed glass,” Cowan explains. “People from around the country send me old or broken glassware, which I use in my sculptures to tell the stories of objects often abandoned to the dustbin of American design.”

Community and collaboration also drive her practice. Like most glass artists, she doesn’t labor in isolation. “Because glass usually requires multiple people to be involved in the production of pieces, the community is really close and constantly inspiring,” she says. “It’s a big dysfunctional family.” Cowan’s solo exhibition “Re/Collection” is currently on view at the Fuller Craft Museum in Brockton, Massachusetts.

Thaddeus Wolfe

b. 1979, based in Brooklyn, New York

Unique Assemblage vessel in hand-blown, cut and polished glass. Designed and made by Thaddeus Wolfe, USA, 2017., 2017. Thaddeus Wolfe R & Company

Wolfe is becoming well known, both in and outside of the design world, for his improvisational glass sculptures, vessels, and lamps, which seem to tessellate like crystal formations growing in underground caves. He uses plaster-silica molds to create his colorful forms, having found that shaping the glass freehand in a hot shop didn’t give him the control he desired. The molds are destroyed during the cold work (cutting and polishing) stage of the process, so that each object comes out unique.

Rather than working across a variety of materials, as so many artists now do, Wolfe has devoted himself to learning the craft of glass. “I am faithful to it,” he says, “because its material properties provide me with inspiration and challenges. It seems to have endless possibilities, while also having many limitations.”

Bryan McGovern Wilson

b. 1984, based in New York City

Bryan McGovern Wilson, Trinitite Reliquary, 2010-present. Courtesy of the artist.

Wilson’s work recalls the adage, coined by science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke, that any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. His projects, which often integrate glass into performances, use the material to explore the connections between science and alchemy.

For his 2009 performance “Atomic Priesthood,” Wilson traveled to the Trinity Nuclear Test site in New Mexico dressed as Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer (one of the nuclear physicists responsible for creating the atomic bomb). Wilson’s pilgrimage entailed searching for and collecting trinitite, a rare and radioactive form of glass that was the product of the 1945 nuclear weapons testing.

His resulting “Trinitite Reliquary” series (2010–present), which presents small nuggets of trinitite suspended in glass orbs, is a beautiful yet grim reminder of our nuclear history. Wilson sees glass as having the very real power to connect the past and future. “Glassworking as a tradition has remained relatively unchanged for centuries, if not millennia,” he says. “With sufficient care in its construction and cooling, human-made glass can exist in geologic time.”

Flavie Audi

b. 1986, based in London

Flavie Audie, LCD4 (lithic Crystalline Deposit). Photo by Benjamin Westoby. Courtesy of the artist.

Flavie Audie, Fluid Rock 26. Photo by Benjamin Westoby. Courtesy of the artist.

The visual pleasures of glass often arise from a paradox: How can an object appear so fluid, yet be so rigid? Like Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s marble flesh, it miraculously embodies its opposite. It is tender until touched. Audi’s glasswork seems especially liquid. Her “Fluid Rocks” is a series of blobs made from blown glass, pigment, and precious metals that look like they would wobble if poked. In her video work Landscapes of Mass Replication (2016), Audi’s blobs come alive, pulsing and undulating. Without a sense of scale, they could be as big as galaxies or as tiny as cells.

Beyond video, the French-Lebanese artist is also exploring 3D modeling and rapid prototyping. “What intrigues me is how to combine new technologies with ancient and traditional hand-making techniques,” Audi says. “The tools we have today are so powerful in shaping our reality, and I think about their potential to create new forms and attribute new behaviors to future landscapes. How can these tools inform new contemporary aesthetics?”

Norwood Viviano

b. 1972, based in Plainwell, MIchigan

Norwood Viviano, Recasting Detroit, 2017. Photo by Tim Thayer/Robert Hensleigh. Courtesy of the artist.

Viviano’s latest body of work, which explores the relationship between manufacturing and population change, is inspired by his Michigan roots. Growing up in Detroit in the ’70s and ’80s, he saw firsthand how the loss of auto manufacturing devastated the area. Viviano’s “Mining Industries” is a series of cast glass blocks topped with 3D-printed models of cities such as Detroit, Houston, and Seattle, produced using LiDARar data (the laser surveying technology used to create high-resolution maps).

Although driven by research and data sets, the work’s intricacy and wealth of detail is enticing rather than intimidating. And while the artist uses industrial materials like steel, ceramic, and glass, the cumulative effect is one of delicacy. “The fragility of glass serves as a metaphor for balance between time, efficiency, and the inability of manufacturing to meet future needs,” Viviano says. A solo show of Viviano’s new work is planned to go up at the Heller Gallery, New York, in May 2018.

Åsa Jungnelius

b. 1975, based in Stockholm and Månsamåla, Sweden

ÅSA JUNGNELIUS, Snäcka grön. Courtesy of the artist.

ÅSA JUNGNELIUS, Tipi. Courtesy of the artist.

Jungnelius lists Walter De Maria, Louise Bourgeois, Pierre Huyghe, the feminist movement, and traditional Venetian glass techniques among her diverse influences. The Swedish artist’s work is similarly capacious, ranging from petite totems of femininity—tubes of lipstick, perfume bottles, and dildos with dainty bows all rendered in glass—to large-scale installations and public artworks.

One current project is the design for the ceiling of a new subway station in Stockholm, which mimics the crenulated surface and pink glow of a seashell, but on a monumental scale. “The gloss of the material seduces the observer,” says Jungnelius, who uses the visual appeal of glass to engage the viewer with a broader set of issues including feminism, economics, and ecological sustainability. Her work has been shown extensively in Sweden, and she currently lectures at the Konstfack College of Arts, Crafts, and Design in Stockholm, where she received her MFA.

Andy Paiko

b. 1977, based in Portland, ORegon

Illuminated Sculpture, 2014. Andy Paiko Wexler Gallery

Smolder Pendant, 2016. Andy Paiko Wexler Gallery

There’s something undeniably steampunk about Paiko’s work, which is flamboyant yet functional. His objects suggest a world in which glass plays a more utilitarian, even technological role. Among these are his Indefinite Sum #6 (2015), a collection of lacquered objects resembling laboratory equipment from a more elegant civilization, including bell jars topped with glass shells and coral.

Paiko also uses glass to create unlikely kinetic sculptures—a glass spinning wheel transforms wool into yarn, a glass metronome keeps time, and a glass seismograph faithfully measures the earth’s vibrations. Although his chief concern is function, the artist doesn’t shy away from ornament. His work is often shamelessly beautiful (earning it considerable popularity among collectors). In 2016, Paiko was a recipient of the Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Biennial Award, which recognizes emerging artists and craftspeople.

—Ariela Gittlen

from Artsy News

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Magic Bullet vs Nutri Bullet Review and Comparison

So, you want to purchase a personal blender and like the bullet models, but keep hearing about the Magic Bullet and the Nutri Bullet – and aside from price, can’t figure out what the difference is. Well, we at ReadPlease wondered the same thing, so we set out to investigate and do the legwork for you. You’ll have to do your ab work though

First to know is that both products manufactured by the same parent company, Homeland Housewares, so they are in fact two different products, but both considered “bullet blenders.” A bullet, or personal blender, came onto the market as an alternative to the standard full-size blender. Years ago, the Magic Bullet introduced itself as a space saving replacement for a multitude of products including a full-size blender, food processor, and juicer. The smaller, torpedo-like the shape of its mixing jar resembled a bullet, thus the name. These machines are considered personal, or single serving blenders and NOT juicers. A juicer is a different item altogether.

A lot of companies have tried to get on the bullet bandwagon, but the shape of these blending jars is exclusive to the Magic or Nutri Bullet, so buyer beware of knockoffs! Other personal blenders do work well, but these two are considered the originals and leaders of the personal blender market.

Ok, so let’s break it down – and for this, we will look at these two models:

Magic Bullet 11 piece set in silver

Nutri Bullet Pro 900 Series

Cost

We know that cost is going to likely determine which one you purchase no matter what the features or reviews are because your budget dictates that. The Nutri Bullet’s more powerful motor gives it a price tag that is double that of the Magic Bullet, but you will find that motor to be a huge asset when you’re blending ice and more cruciferous vegetables.

Motor

Motor matters. It matters for both longevity of your blender because if you are “stressing it out” with constant use, along with food that it has to work hard to puree, you’re likely to burn out the motor. So look for wattage – the higher, the better when you want a liquefied drink or less of the pulp from your produce.

Magic Bullet Nutri Bullet Motor – Watts 250 900

Accessories

You need a base and a blending jar, but it’s nice to have more sometimes, and if bells and whistles impress you, then you will probably like all of the accessories that the Magic Bullet provides.

Magic Bullet Nutri Bullet Jars, Cups, & Accessories Included (2) Tall 18oz

(1) Short 12oz

(1) stainless steel cross blade

(1) travel lid with flip top

(2) stay fresh resealable lids

(1) comfort lip ring

(2) 32-ounce blending jars

(1) hardcover cookbook

(1) travel handle

(2) comfort lip rings

Opening Size of Blending Cup

The size of the blending jar opening is important if you tend to load up on a lot of items in your shake or smoothie. Leafy greens can crowd up a jar if it is too small.

Magic Bullet Nutri Bullet Opening Base (approximate inches) 3 3.75

Magic Bullet on the left with its smaller opening and four blade blenders; Nutri Bullet on the right with a larger blending jar and six blade blenders.

Magic Bullet vs Nutri Bullet Tests

The Oatmeal Test

We did some side by side testing to show you the differences in how you might use your bullet. First, we blended a ¼ cup of old fashioned oats for 30 seconds. While both did a great job, the Nutri Bullet on the right gave us a much finer powder like flour, whereas the Magic Bullet had larger pieces mixed with the blended ingredients.

The Strainer Test

Second, we blended a cup of water, a handful of kale chopped but with the stems on, a quarter piece of lemon with the rind, and two ice cubes. Again, we did this for 30 seconds. Both mixtures had pulp, but the pieces were larger with the Magic Bullet compared to the smoother blend of the Nutri Bullet. We could have left them both on longer to get an even finer consistency.

During both tests, the Nutri Bullet was considerably louder, as would be expected with a motor of that power.

How are they similar?

Both work with a load and lock process. You will fill up your blending cup with whatever ingredients you want to be mixed up, starting with the heavier produce or ice first, and then your liquids. Be sure to adhere to limits indicated on the outside of the blending cup with the words “MAX.” Then affix the blade by screwing it on tightly. Turn your blending cup over to make sure that it’s no tightly and not leaking any liquid. Now you will place the mixing jar onto the base unit with the blade side down, aligning the plastic tabs with the spaces on the base where they fit. You can either push down with a pulsing motion for quick blending or push down and turn for a continuous blend. If you are using a powder or shake, you will likely have to blend the minimum time, but this is at least 30 seconds. Harder vegetables and frozen fruits are going to take longer. Both models are dishwasher safe.

Details on the Nutri Bullet Pro 900 Series

Nutri Bullet uses what they call “nutrient extraction” to break down the food that you put into it. Nutrient extraction means that the fruits, nuts, vegetables, seeds, and so on, are broken down into their most absorbable state. Their claim is that the cellular wall is broken down of these fibrous plants so that the vital vitamins and minerals are released. The smooth texture of the drink is then easily digested and absorbed by the human body. The smooth texture gives you the “highest degree of nutrition your food has to offer” according to their research. Additionally, you will give you seven servings of fruits and vegetables per blend.

Details on the Magic Bullet

The Magic Bullet is going to give you a chunkier blend no matter how long you leave the unit on for – but you should be aware, you should not leave your base operating for more than 60 seconds at a time – that’s our suggestion. If your smoothies and shakes require a couple of ice cubes, that won’t be a problem for the Magic Bullet. It is also going to give you a nice option for shaved ice, whereas the Nutri Bullet might tend to liquefy ice cubes too quickly.

Conclusion

We love both the Magic and Nutri Bullets and have both appliances in our kitchens at home. And if your budget allows, we recommend having them both. The Nutri Bullet will give you a better blend of shakes and smoothies, and the Magic Bullet will offer more functionality as an all-around kitchen appliance. But perhaps your budget or space constraints don’t allow for both right now, and you want to start with one. Well, ask yourself how you will be using this tool and then decide from there. If you are looking for a tool that will provide you with a multitude of kitchen functionality in one small appliance, go for the Magic Bullet. You’ll be able to make sauces, salsas, grind coffee, and make smoothies as well in this handy and well-made model. If your goal is more focused on the nutritional benefits of a bullet, and you want to make a daily blend that includes fibrous greens and nuts, the Nutri Bullet will be more suited to you. The ability to make larger portions, nut flours – or oats – in larger batches will be something that would be beneficial to have in the larger size blending jar and more powerful motor. You’ll be able to pulverize almonds, crush kale, and mix up drinks daily and without much pulp in your drink.

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chpatdoorsl3z0a1 · 8 years ago

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Why You Should Stop Feeding Your Baby From Trendy Little Food Pouches

This story is part of a series on ocean plastics.

For the over-stretched parent who doesn’t have time to puree plums or soak grains overnight, portable plastic packs jammed with organic and healthful ingredients are a godsend.

On-the-go moms can just twist off the cap and hand a pouch of blueberry flax and oat to a hungry baby to suck on by himself. No spoon or spoon skills required.

While these packs are pricey ― a 4-ounce pouch can cost north of $2 ― families are willing to fork over the funds for the convenience factor. But this convenience comes with another price: Most of these plastic pouches can’t be recycled and are destined for landfills ― or worse, the oceans. The demand is growing even though reasonably priced alternatives are available that can be used over and over again.

The problem with the disposable pouches is that they’re made from multiple layers of materials and the recyclable components can’t be separated out, said Brent Bell, vice president of recycling at Waste Management, the largest residential recycler in North America.

Empty food packs and other types of trash end up in the ocean due to a mix of mismanaged trash disposal and littering. When a person litters, for example, that item can easily blow into a storm drain, travel through sewer pipes and eventually land in waterways.

Stuffing loads of unusual and healthful foods into plastic casings isn’t sitting well with environmentalists.

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“There’s definitely a push for clean eating both for kids and grown-ups,” Lindsay Gallimore, a mother of two who blogs about green issues, told HuffPost. “But all the buzz words that are associated with a ‘greener’ lifestyle are packaged into a packaging that’s not green at all.”

If the baby food industry doesn’t come up with a solution soon, the amount of plastic piling up from these products is only going to grow at an explosive rate.

In 2015, sales from baby food pouches reached $45 million. That was up from $8 million in 2010, according to a report from the Freedonia Group, a market research firm.

The demand for this niche product is increasing as oceans are being overloaded with plastic.

By 2050, experts estimate oceans will have more plastic than fish (by weight). Plastics are believed to threaten at least 600 different wildlife species, according to the Ocean Conservancy. When plastic reaches the landfill, it can take up to 1,000 years to decompose and can leak pollutants into the soil and water.

While plenty of plastic products are harming the environment, activists take specific issue with baby food packs because a number of convenient and eco-friendly alternatives exist, even for time-strapped parents.

“I can’t get everyone to use washable menstrual pads. I certainly can’t get everyone to use cloth diapers,” Gallimore said. “Feeding your baby healthy purees could happen in so many other ways that don’t require the little squishy packs.”

Gallimore likened the advent of plastic baby food packs to the K-Cup phenomenon. While some of these one-time-use coffee pods are technically recyclable, the process is so painstaking that consumers are more likely to throw them in the trash after using them for a few seconds. In fact, John Sylvan, the inventor of the Keurig machine, said he regrets the innovation.

“It was along the same lines as K-Cups for coffee,” Gallimore said of the similarities between the coffee pods and plastic baby food packs. “We were doing fine without them before.”

Before the plastic squeezy packs hit the market, baby food was mostly packaged in glass jars, which are recyclable, reusable and cheaper. Responding to the surge of plastic packs, a number of companies have developed receptacles that work similarly, but can be washed and used more than once.

Rhoost, for example, manufactures 4.5-ounce plastic pouches that can be filled with pureed food repeatedly and washed by hand or in the dishwasher. They run $12.99 for a four-pack.

Though most of the disposable plastic packs can’t be recycled, some experts say there is some merit to them.

They usually require fewer raw materials to produce than recyclable materials, which results in net energy and greenhouse gas emissions savings, Bell, of Waste Management, said. The packages are also designed in such a way to reduce food waste, which is where the “greatest environmental savings are realized,” he said.

Hain Celestial ― the company behind Earth’s Best and Ella’s Kitchen baby food ― is reducing its plastic footprint by partnering with recycling company TerraCycle. After consumers finish with their packs, they can download free shipping labels and send the waste to TerraCycle.

Since the products can’t be separated, they’re shredded and melted into a plastic and pelletized. That material is then sold to manufacturers who can use recycled plastic in their products, Lauren Taylor, TerraCycle’s global director for communications, said.

While this process is a start, it’s not capturing many plastic packages. Celestial sells about 20 million pouches annually in the U.S. alone, said Jared Simon, vice president of marketing for Better-for-You-Baby at Hain Celestial United States. TerraCycle has collected about 3.3 million pouches in the U.S. and the U.K. since it started doing so in 2013.

Even if those numbers increased, environmentalists likely still wouldn’t be satisfied.

“Recycling is awesome ― it’s great. But recycling is not the be all and end all of environmentalism. It’s expensive and it’s not a perfect solution.” Gallimore said. “Instead, how can we replace what we’re using and throwing away with something that we don’t throw away?”

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