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fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
1 week ago

tendedero reframes housework through large-scale fabric installation in mexico city

The installation consists of four parallel metal cables stretched across the rooftop, anchored with counterweights. Suspended from these lines are twelve linen canvases measuring 2.5 × 1.5 meters each. The system establishes a balance between the rigidity of the steel structure and the lightness of the semi-transparent . As the canvases respond to wind and movement, the installation becomes dynamic, creating shifting spatial thresholds for visitors to move through.
Design
Parenting
fromTODAY.com
3 weeks ago

Parenting Confession of the Week: The Sleeping Beauty Betrayal

Habitually feigning sleep to shift childcare onto a partner is deceptive, increases unpaid labor for mothers, and signals inequity in parenting responsibilities.
Books
fromJezebel
3 weeks ago

'Women, Seated' Shows How Precarity, Wealth, and 'Having It All' Are Not Just American Problems

A nanny's emotional bond with her charge traps her in a dependent role despite longing for independence and the instability caused by political arrests.
Women
fromThe Nation
1 month ago

The Enduring Lessons of Wages for Housework

The Power of Women Collective highlighted domestic labor challenges as crises, not the oil embargo or labor strikes.
Women
fromtime.com
3 months ago

Adam Smith, The Inventor of Capitalism Lived With His Mother. Here's Why That Matters

The contributions of domestic labor, primarily performed by women, remain undervalued in capitalist structures, echoing through history into modern society.
philosophy
fromAeon
4 months ago

A catchy tune explains the world's 'isms' - according to your mum doing the laundry | Aeon Videos

The music video critiques societal isms through the relatable analogy of mothers doing domestic work.
fromPsychology Today
4 months ago

What Moms Really Want for Mother's Day

The lack of me-time means moms are also deprived of the benefits of solitude, which are essential for mental health.
Parenting
fromBusiness Insider
4 months ago

After years of trying to divide household labor in our home, my husband and I have finally landed on a system that works

By doing the things we both enjoy and care about, these tasks feel like less of a chore.
Everyday cooking
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