zak kitnick (below)





saw
ólafur arnalds

digging this
eternal child
cardigan

baggu

zero + maria cornejo



spring 08
resort 09

i love how maria pairs
soft neutrals with
chartreuse, blue
and...a neon
orange.

ps:
in nyc
people are
wearing dresses
like this; belted.

Adam Bartos

has a good eye for interiors
...and good old fashioned
CIAM modernism


ps: apartamento's
1st issue is so good

my orange clock
from beijing.

Between Earth and Heaven

...the Architecture of John Lautner

hammer museum
7/13 to 10/12

a new book
by Rizzoli

this is kinda hard for me to say,
but I find it therapeutic:

Forget pristine,
doodle on your furniture.

olafur eliasson





remagine, 2002


Olafur also created that
big waterfall underneath
the Brooklyn Bridge.

fabric and things

the jewel thief

"I knew how to dress,"
said Ms. Payne.

"I never did like ruffles and frills.
I just like a simple-cut fine material
that moves when I move."



No one sums up
fashion better than:

Doris Payne

The now 77 yr old thief
recounts her 5-decades of
stealing diamonds.

Doris pocketed her first
diamond at 27 and says
the trick of the trade
is pure & simple:

grace and elegance

She cited gone with the wind
as her inspiration to dress so
immaculate and chic.

nothing too elaborate.
a wide-brimmed hat
or a well-cut dress
would do the
trick.



other possible influences?

Maggie Cheung in Irma Vep. 1996
Louis Feuillade's Les Vampires. 1915
and Bonnie Parker of Bonnie & Clyde. 1967

ordinary objects

made less ordinary


_lost found art_

and looking forward to
zak kitnick's showing at
Salad Days III

ps: above reminds me
of Damián Ortega
here and here

still reading GHOST






1. another great painting by bryson
2. Ikka Suppanen / the everyday wedding ring
3. and the goya-esque couture of Lacroix

lace is definitely back.

happy 4th
my friends

tank / jacket : an ode to the old ESPRIT

the ESPRIT era:

1. Esprit's Graphic Work 1984-1986
2. Esprit : the Comprehensive Design Principle

Olivero Toscani
Roberto Carra
Tamotsu Yagi

PS:
these books are a bit dated now,
but ESPRIT had a vision and had one
of the most innovative graphic
campaigns of all time.
Benetton too.

.

Oliviero went on to
launch COLORS magazine
and has yet another, youthful idea.

As for ESPRIT: a past-time.

bath tub haircuts

not me of course,
I keep to long hair.

american teen

young and old




1. the 15 yr old with incredible style
2. the 94 yr old who throws 20-30 pots a day

via: here


(bottom photo: mel melcon)

end of the game



a NEW book
by Peter Beard

left overs



barry mcgee and cinelli
from the RVCA show
san francisco
june 19

beach blanket burnout

ghost

master-builders
in nova scotia

and

Steampunk:
the subculture of
gramophones, sepia
and brass diving bells
read more


the victorian RV

plain envelopes



...and the Wok brush.


Wondering who conceived
such timeless objects.

who had that "aha"
eureka moment?

I could spend all day at
KIOSK / 95 spring st.
and I'm still reading
Design Classics
book by book.

the sewing box



requires a little organization

mom used to stamp + iron
my name onto school uniforms
and t-shirts....anything that
could easily get mixed-up.

I was my own brand.

button cards

ps: bill cunningham
makes me so happy.

whatever happened to the God's Eye?





God's Eyes

the symbolic power
of seeing and understanding
the unknown and unknowable.

I use to make these all the time.
Just popsicle sticks & yarn.
They were hanging in
Built by Wendy