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Ramadan Jewelry with Kid Made Modern
Kid Made Modern’s new Mystic Jewelry Kit is a great craft kit for Ramadan/ Eid al Fitr. Check out three festive jewelry designs by Manal Aman.
Meet the Designer Behind Our Trading Card Kit
Go behind the scenes to find out how our Trading Card Kit
went from idea to product you and your kids will love.
Lois Mailou Jones
Lois Mailou Jones was a painter and art educator who created graphic, colorful paintings inspired by Haitian and African textiles and visual art.
Mary + Russel Wright
Mary and Russel Wright were a couple who worked as a team to form their home accessories design business. They designed dinnerware, furniture and other household products. They rethought how pottery was seen, using thick shiny glazes in beautiful earthy colors. Their goal was to make beautiful, useful, and affordable household pieces that were available to everyone.
Alexander Calder
Alexander Calder is known as the originator of the mobile, which are like giant drawings that move. He also used metal wire to make flat sculptures. One of his most beloved works is Calder’s Circus, a miniature theater piece he constructed of wire and a variety of found materials. What can you make simply using an assortment of wire?
Ray + Charles Eames
Ray and Charles Eames were a husband and wife design team known for their innovative contributions to the development of modern architecture and furniture. They also made short films as a way to experiment and explore their creative ideas, designed showrooms, and invented toys. Through their work, they demonstrated how good design can fulfill practical needs while also bringing pleasure to people’s lives.
Alvin Lustig
Alvin Lustig was a graphic designer who conveyed a ton with small gestures, perfect type, and great flair. He used whimsical shapes and colors in his designs for virtually all the design disciplines, including book covers, magazines, advertisements, and office spaces. His work forms the basis for a great many contemporary book jacket designs that use fragmented images, photo-illustration, minimal typography, and rebus-like compositions.
Kristin Texeira
Kristin Texeira is an abstract painter from Brooklyn, NY. Her compositions are inspired by remembered experiences and sensations, coupled with hand- written details. She combines colors with specific memories when creating her artwork.
Chris Uphues
Chris Uphues is a painter, street artist and designer best known for his signature hearts that can be found wheat pasted and in murals throughout Chicago, New York and Los Angeles. His art is inspired by a range of popular references including comics from the 1950s and 1960s, Walt Disney, Osamu Tezuka, chinese opera, persian calligraphy, and hindu art.