white marble





st hilaire church
by mathiew lehanneur



i saw herzog's
cave of forgotten
dreams last night



and I can't stop
thinking/dreaming
about the cave paintings
and the calcium crystals


the mineral forms
that outlast all of humanity
thereby connecting centuries
upon centuries of life

when we were kings (1996)







funny story.



when i was young
in catholic school



my teacher
called my parents up
because apparently I was
not taking religion
very seriously.



my teacher had asked
the class who was the most
influential person
in the world



I was typically
the quiet one class
but this time I raised
my hand.


i knew the answer,
and I was very confident
and eager to say it
out loud.



muhammad ali


i said.


loud and proud




she was actually
looking for:
the pope



but i said, no.
it's muhammad ali
and michael jackson



in mind, muhammad ali
was someone that everyone
could look up to.



regardless
of race or religion.



kids really say the
darnest things



however there's always
an element of truth
to it all.



only 3 mo prior
my family had been
living in indonesia and
all the school kids had
pictures of Ali...and
michael jackson in
their notebooks.




and it stuck with me.
it still does today.




it's really quite a shame
that there is not one athlete
today that young people
can truly look up to.



everyone is just
too damn afraid to risk their
careers, million dollar contracts
and fame to do what
they believe in




"Hell no,
I ain't going to go.
Clean out my cell
And take my tail
To jail
Without bail

"Keep asking me, no matter how long
On the war in Viet Nam, I sing this song
I ain't got no quarrel with them Viet Cong."

- muhammad ali

luke irwin

ron gilad



via: I tell you today




there are so many
blogs these days.



i feel like an
old stuffed animal



toy story 4



coming up
on 5 years



i wish i could
douse this blog
with champagne



give the old guy
a little something
to celebrate.




i wonder what
it would post
after that

to my mother,


the best
art director
i'll ever have.


she is as much
of 2 or 3 things
as I am.

margaret howell




sp 2011




interview

richard long




via today tomorrow

kenton sorenson
leather dopp kit

From the 1970 book
Living Architecture
by Andreas Volwahsen

via: but does it float

loose strokes

oblique strategy
of the day:



discover the recipes
you are using and abandon them




ps:

new work
by saint verde

the sun also rises

Tim Hetherington

we have lost
a remarkable
doc. filmmaker




Tim Hetherington
was killed in libya
yesterday



I have been inspired
and moved by Tim's work
and determination to shed
light into the complex lives
of the soldiers at war.





restrepo





chris hondros
of getty images and of
the award-winning image
"the exultant commander"
has also passed away from
his severe head wounds
in misurata, libya.



his life behind
the lens:

the loss of these
two journalists really
hits home.



my thoughts
are with all those
risking their lives
to tell the story
as it is.




cpj.org





images: Outpost films
and Chris Hondros for Getty
"the exultant commander"

a colorful dialogue








I can't begin
to express how
much i learn
from you



your comments
give me such a rich
perspective on the
complexities and
the intricacies
of life



such a great
education.




a graphic designer
once told me:


"never fall in love your work
or you'll never be able to
take criticism"



same goes with
our opinions.



stand by them,
but don't latch
on too tightly



or you'll
keep running
into the same wall





image credit: Sea Design
via visuelle

lately, I've stopped
posting images of
interior spaces



as inspiring
and seductive
as they are



something in my gut
tells me that we're being
over-saturated with everyone's
too cool for school "undecorated"
whatever you call-it, living spaces.



it all kinda makes
me feel empty.



unsatisfied



which is
ridiculous.



i have so much.




does anyone
feel this?




images via hemma




On a couple of occasions,
I've been asked to have
my apt photographed


I guess it now comes with
the territory when you
have a design blog.


but are we all sharing
too much of ourselves?
with our status updates
tweets and every-day
outfit posts.



shouldn't we leave
a little to mystery?



ps:

my feelings are especially
conflicted because a part of me
thinks it's really incredible that
interiors and fashion are no
longer subjected to the
standards of the
glossy mags.


blogs have played
a huge part in making
design more accessible
and democratic


it's great to see
homes that come in all
shapes and sizes.


which reinforces
the idea that money
doesn't determine or
guarantee style



but is it really healthy
for us to be so focused on
how we live and what we wear
that we simply forget to just live
and enjoy what we have?

young trouble-makers



provos



via many stuff

summer weights

le vestaire de clé


it's nice to watch
these sisters grow up


dressing as
cool as ever


they epitomize
the best of youth


as fleeting
as it may be



although,
i promise we'll all
become young again
when may arrives



when this winter
looses it's grip.
sets us free.

debbie carlos

melancholia
by lars von tier



can't tell if it
will be god awful
or amazing



but i'm intrigued.



in need of
real cinematic drama,
doomsday romanticism.



the uncanny
the absurd



the over-dramatic



films feel too
real these days

the looser side
of art deco

sonia delaunay

these colors

what would you
call these rusty tones?



old italian
stationary store?





ps:

forget notebooks
I carry papers.



business
papers



in an envelope



(if you don't get
this joke, you must
not be a lebowski fan)



but seriously dude.
I carry envelopes




notebooks ask too
much from me.




like using them
right side up

a bit here, a bit there

landon metz

via

hg

my 3 favorite
people

donna wearmouth
quadra gallery posters

shibori

i can wear the same
thing everyday if i just
switch up my scarves



this would
be a nice addition
to my uniform



upstate