Flowers Painting Project
Luis Miguel Suro
1972-2004

Hand painted by Ceramica Suro's
factory artisan / flower genius
Rudolfo Rivera
Tlaquepaque, Mexico

Vogue Italia
February 2008

The thematic composition of
this Steven Meisel spread
is quite compelling.



I'm inspired by all
the colors, patterns + textures.
The statuesque Karlie Kloss with 2 hens.And the exquisite pairing of Prada stockings
with Sicilian peasant/ Amish frocks.



Not so long ago I was working on a book
where we sent a photographer to
capture a rural family living
biblically, "off the grid"
in Smithfield, Illinois.

He shot some of
the most hauntingly beautiful
photographs I have ever seen:
3 young boys ages 4, 9, and 11
in overalls chopping wood.
(The 4 yr old was ripped)



But I was most taken
by his photograph of the
sole daughter, beautiful;
probably 15 or so,
motherless, and
hand-washing
her family's
clothing in
a basin.

It was ethereal.
It was the real thing.

This American Life

low and behold
on Havemeyer & Grand St.
I saw a Mollusk sticker
on the back of an old
Ford wagon.



minutes later,
I stumbled upon this
2-toned beauty.

zingmagazine
one word. trust me.
I once worked there.
A dutiful intern.
3 years ago.


Eric Laignel curated by Jessica Boukris

Zing
celebrates
hot toddies
US postal mail
fresh baked pies
cassette mix tapes
and hand written letters.


Nobuyoshi Araki curated by Rainer Ganahl

400 pages
of absolute
irreverence,
Zing encapsulates
downtown n.y.c of the eighties.
The time before SoHo was
"brand central"
and was
just

------------
cast iron
and
art
------------

Zing "is like one of the last zines!"
For 17 yrs it has launched the careers
of many artists and designers
we know today and has
remained untainted
if not, grown more
unpredictable,
with time.


James Hyde Ghost Story

2 or 3 things.

1. gloriously
underground,
one never knows
if and when a new
issue comes out, or,
where to really find it.
2. the website never works.
3. on my first day at Zing
they had me sit and
watch Scorsese.
mean streets
so good.


Devon Dikeou, From Sculpture, 1991.

PS:
founding editor
Devon Dikeou
rules

I want to climb
out of the window
and sit on the roof.



my man,
Gaston Bachelard
always stressed that
the attic, is the ultimate
space for enlightenment;
a clear mind.

read this



photos via here

Layers

can't remember the
architect or where
I pulled this image,
but I was taken by
the framing
of space;
how each room
is essentially
part of the
other

cut-outs

...just informed by Justine & Emanuel:

"It's called Casa Poli by Pezo von Ellrichshausen Architects"

leftovers

2 frames forgotten
in my camera

A summer moment
2 pink things I found
on the street
Sunday

1.$5 pink blouse
2. $10 Indian dress



some like it hot.
I can't wait until summer.
sweaty arms, sittin' on the steps,
old men play cards on the stoops,
bare legs, drinking egg creams
and just hangin' around.
pretty simple stuff;
being hot,
I guess.



man,
beijing was hot hot.
people practically live outside.
...move all their furniture out too.

woke up this morning.
took a walk.



saw some things.

If you're going to San Francisco...



be sure to wear some
flowers in your hair

I met Molly over in Paris.
After traveling around the globe,
Molly has decided to settle for a bit
in San Francisco, my hometown.
I asked if I could post photos
of her new flat in Noe Valley.



I was drawn to:

1. the green stairs
2. the big bay window
3. her lovely collection of
books, poetry and momentos

...and of course, the journal,
she is never without.



And I shall give credit
to her roommate, Loo,
who cultivated this
cozy homestead.

Thanks Molly!

What should I do with all
these super tiny pieces of fabric?
What would Miuccia Prada do?


spring 08

...well, with larger pieces of fabric,
PRADA went all "Thumbelina" on us,
with the help of the best
young duo out there.
really out-there:
Cocorosie



an obsession
of many textures:
hairnet paradise

I dig
SF Bay
photographer
John Chiara



Much like old-style photography,
when artists had to work with heavy
equipment and tedious development,
John Chiara props his hand-built
(room-sized!) camera on a
trailer to take these rad
landscape photos.

it's all about process.

currently at Von Lintel
in New York City
until 3/1

The Bed
'Linnenkasthuis'
Studio Jurgenbey
A bit baroque for my taste,
but I'd like to sleep behind the lace
and under the carpets.
It reminds me of
a gypsy caravan.

via: Elle Decoration

"Donkey"

Catherine Ledner

Beholder Gallery, SF

Best part:
These ain't composite photographs,
Ledner makes a set/background
for each "barn" animal.

I went to see
TADAO ANDO
speak last week.

A former boxer,
an untrained architect;
my kind of man.



ANDO is such a prankster



So Ando has this
signature misfit behavior.
borderline, Ayn Rand
Fountainhead;
Roark.

After hearing him speak, I
was further taken by his hilarious
self-depreciating 'matter-of=fact' mannerism.
He made fun of his buildings, his clients
and advocated for the "anti-luxury" of space.
...steep ladders, reinforced concrete,
courtyards separating rooms,
and other architectural
challenges, "keeps
the mind young,"
he said."





2 or 3 reasons why ANDO is cool...

1. He is hilarious. I've really never laughed so hard
at a lecture before...and we all know how boring lectures can be.
2. Ando's style is simple, green & elemental: light, water, air.
3. Ando does not compromise. He is faithful to his dreams.
And you can tell that he rarely sucks up to his clients.
Like an old-style modernist, he knows his
architecture...and does what he wants.
lately, I've been missing
that kind of architect.
problematic?

I would like to sit
for breakfast in
this house

Fernlund + Logan

THE BIRKINS
like mother, like daughter

Beyond the message,
this young civilian's
graphic simplicity
is brilliant.

via: here

PIET HEIN EEK



A Dutch
"Scrap wood"
designer