all boarded up



visit the picture shop

who is this man?



ps: montmarte, i love your scarves

MER



...and thinking a lot about 500 capp street

photo: Ben Blackwell

wood meets glass



ochre 462 broome st

happy mother's day
mom

this is not ikea





I like these 3 things

thirty

twentyfour


L & T just moved to LA
they are looking for furniture.
know of any good cheap stores?

( photos by T )

"from russia with hate"

( a film by L )

enamel, plastic tray, blue liquid

3 . 2 . 1
bookmark
zak kitnick




zak gave me a
nice tour of the
Navy Yards



2 or 3 things to know...

1. Zak doesn't read fiction

2. he is amazed by the scale of things:
bolts, bridge trusses, horses...and
the navy yard where he works.

3. loves dolly parton and bruce springsteen.

4. he draws, paints, sculpts, cuts...
no medium is neglected.

5. his work has the "raw, awkward energy
and sharp social commentary"
of downtown nyc - 1980's

6. zing would love him!

7. on May 16 (7-9 pm)
he'll be over here

8. plowshares

today: the navy yard
tomorrow: work





I saw lots of rusted old buildings.
do you know rust belt?

a red matchstick head

portishead's third

a horizontal strip of windows
underneath the brooklyn bridge.
much like Fagus Works (1913)

sitting in the studio

and watching the office

Julio Bittencourt
Edificio Prestes Maia 911
São Paulo, Brazil

Julio was way up high on a
cherry-picker when I first met him.
A great photographer. young & eager.
shooting people in their windows
on e. 119th street, harlem.

May 8 - June 15
638 w. 28th street

TRUCK





Truck Knows
wood, metal and nails.
jean prouvé-style.

books too.

not much to report on.
just floating cast-iron on crosby st.
and Funeral Home Ortiz all lit up
under the BQE....williamsburg.

so good.

less is more

finite material is infinite possibility

1. Burkina Faso
2. velo details 1-9

the quality of form
depends on a strong
belief in material,
and a refined
use of it.

william wurster



gregory ranch house 1927

I like the
coiled garden hose,
and the wood pile outside
the wide front door.

There's something to be said
about a house in its transition
from winter to spring.

during winter, things
get a bit disheveled, overgrown.
green spouts of weeds and broken
clay pots often litter the garden.
A kind of wild west out back.

I mean,
who really wants to live
in a glossy magazine spread,
when imperfections can
be so liberating.

my mom
came to visit me.



for 2 days
she stayed with me.
we walked to the water.
And she saw many things.



ps: listening to fortune for free.

Bardot in Brooklyn
The french shopkeeper with orange nails.



Fille de Joie

affordable originals.
Italian leather platforms
Neither $465 or from A.P.C.

foreclosures.

St. Paul, Minnesota

Grand St. Brooklyn Blues.

theo jansen has a mission.

For 10 years he has been creating a
new life form; creatures powered by the wind.
Mr. Janesen plans to create a herds that can
roam the land and live their own lives.



via: Alan Paukman
a former arch studio classmate
and designer behind Nikolai Rose

more creatures here

ps: I bet he is a burning man regular.

I'm inspired by woven leather
and black lace these days.



...materials of great strength and delicacy.

up for bid on ebay.

MUJI

after work,
(not intent on buying)
I saw this pillow case on sale
70% of $48.95 = $14 or something



not quite sure how I feel
about it on my bed. The pattern
has so much potential, but I would
like to keep my bed all white.

blasen landscape architects
(some friendly folks from home)



let me reinstate
my love for coastal plants,
driftwood and seaside barns.

stinson beach, ca

kitchens that feel lived-in



Roberta Settels
leather sandals. rare. no link.
found Roberta's hands over here.
made in sweden.

maybe you have noticed...

I'm drawn to a sober, paired down look
YSL draping of pants with a strong blazer
2 or 3 finely-tuned details, over ornamentation
navy, grey, off white, wood buttons
dark rinse jeans and
1 great belt.


Ok Los Angeles

maybe its the war,
maybe its the economy,
but I'm starting to miss my
catholic school uniform.

simplicity.

At 23, I can afford just
1, 2 or 3 real nice things.
and that's good with me.

My mother has always told me:
if you have 3 classic, well-designed pieces,
you can reuse + recycle them for years.
quality (over quantity) is chic.

these days,
I will keep it
minimal. try to
consume less.

...is more.

in the end,
all one needs
is a jumpsuit.

this reminds me of this

ps: the art of motorcycle maintenance and coffee

I keep to white walls.

but if I were to go for color
I would do it like this: haphazardly.
A single moment...a graphic vignette of
Caribbean blue (ever so suddenly) applied to
a portion of old thick crumbly Victorian walls.

refresh decay.

building forms





12. sleeping beauty
and the only form
of daydreamer
I could find.

surreal.

missing small towns

barking seals,
folks from home
and low tides too

stormy skies
photos from my cousin.



Dakin spent some time
traveling throughout south america.
...and he saw some things.

Squishy



...falling in love with westport too.

Clay Ketter
Gulf Coast Slabs

like architectural floor plans.
From above, Ketter documents
what once stood in New Orleans.

Bartha Contemporary

the bag

gospel brunch

Basque shirts, overalls,
boat shoes, duffels, half sleeves,
jean & canvas jackets and some very
hardy menswear...also over at Seed-Pipe

in praise of timeless design

1. sartorialist
2. COTO suspenders
3. book ends.



Woolrich Wollen Mills - Made in USA
& the Guernsey Fisherman sweater

via: reference library

our mantels



1. my radiator/mantel
2. La's old apt on 16th & Guerrero
3. some apothecary & maps here

I'm from San Franooklyn

east or west
I'm always listening to:

mattson 2
little wings

..and finding happiness
over here and here

flowers from Lynnda

2 different views

Paolo Pellegrin
captures YSL under
the giant globe lights
I still dream about.



texture and hair.



...and pain.

house|life

Maison a Bordeaux
The home designed for a physically
handicapped man is also a dramatic
stage for Guadalupe Acedo and
her daily household chores.
watch her patience.

short films by
Ila Bêka and Louise Lemoine
for Rem Koolhaas/OMA

I now have to go
to the Storefront.
so good.

I collect scarves.
So for wednesday
I hope you'll like
a peace treaty.

and "when I make
mistakes I laugh."

how David Lynch
feels about the
iphone.