lucie rie

lucie rie

the heath of europe

maurizio pellegrin

white gloves

il segreto del 723

maurizio

pellegrin

a single man

a single man

 tom ford

lusting for:

a tan suede jacket,

white pants, cat eyes

and the schaffer house

ps

soft focus

1. uta barth

2. enzo mari calendar

3. unknown

butlers & Geshias

the art of service

"a man cannot call himself

well-contented until he has done

 all he can to be of service

to his employer."

the remains of the day

by kazu ishiguro

when working for others

is more than a job, but an etiquette

to honor, respect and embody fully.

butlers and geishas

work everyday towards

creating and maintaining

an atmosphere of order

and refinement.

it's a seamless

choreography of

restraint and
perfection

mastering this

aesthetic presentation

is a daily design challenge.

each movement thoughtfully

calculated and considered.

indeed it's a bit

obsessive and old school,

but i'm absolutely fascinated by

this self-gratifying ambition of the few

to instill beauty and dignity in the

most ordinary living routines.

like all art,
it's something to
appreciate.

  

ph: peter granser
via studiopatró 

general store

serena mitnik-miller

captures the lightness

of sand, sea and sky

and knows
how to curate
the feeling.

the calm clarity
of being underwater.
inside a shell. a rising
air bubble. a womb.
quiet. assured.
at peace.


...and the few
familiar things
you would have
by your side.



general store

is this space.





ps: i'm interested
to know what 3 things
form your comfort blanket?
make you feel at ease
with yourself in this
weighty world.



ps: serena's blog

 

credit: serena mitnik-miller

turn off projector

back in the states

trying to keep

my mind off baja.

work helps.

jack kerouac

No time for poetry but exactly what is

jack kerouac

rica and esteban

meet rica

and the mule he

named john deere

rica and esteban

farm on the property.

they use the most

basic tools.

 esteban is 70

and uses his bare feet

to prepare rows of soil

rica rigs an

old metal plow

to a mule

for rica and esteban,

 it doesn't take more

than 2 or 3 things

to grow food:

1. seeds

2. fertile soil

3. hard work

a good new year's

resolution is to not

 doubt our potential

to grow, harvest,

and create.

life is in

our hands.

signs on a door

some dude nailed

these signs on his door

not sure about

the last sign

feliz año nuevo!

baja

blue skies, blue sea

and sand all around

my dad's land is now growing

maize, frijoles and sweet potatoes.

 There he is above, with my sister,

filming the surfers at pastora.

the waves have

been huge.

 at night, our windows

rattle with the shore break.

mexico bound

mexico manana

i wish i had faith

there's nothing like

christmas eve mass

in mexico.

dia de los muertos

is also an experience

off to the

baja desert

hasta luego

y feliz navidad!

walt cotten

he used to tell me

he got claustrophobic

when there were too

many trees around.

walt cotten

was a true boy

of the desert.

walt always liked

being on top of the world,

places of long vistas

and

wide   open   spaces

words by beth nelson

1. unknown

2. desert gloves by walt cotten
3. walt's studio, molino street, LA by beth nelson
4. walt's studio, molino street, LA by beth nelson
5. beth in sevilla by paul redmond
6. muley point by walt cotten

mexican serape

eureka

the perfect

mexican serape

1930 / 40's


via r4h 

found my animal

on a walk with
found my animal

you get a better hold

and a better look

with some jute

my friend

bethany makes

rope leashes for

adopted dogs

and you can wrap

the rope around your body for

a more comfortable hold,

like a fisherman.

this is how

we did it in mexico.

it made our little guy

look a bit tougher.

rip DUKE

BUY A ROPE



ph: nadav benjamin 

studio toogood

 studio toogood

corn craft 

I'm going to say it

right here and right now.

I want to work

for toogood.

ph: tom mannion