November 2009
1 post
July 2009
5 posts
June 2009
23 posts
Wind
Stairs
Cherner Armchair
Books
Lisa Cohen Photography
Jil Sander Ads
Best ad campaigns in fashion.
Fifth Avenue Shoe Repair
Beautiful craftsmenship. Pictures by Oak.
Makoto Tanijiri - House in Saijo
Tanijiri is a young Japanese architect who founded Suppose Design Office. The form is really beautiful and the strinking black exterior is a great juxtaposition against the typical suburban houses. The inside is equally amazing with its light filled rooms and beautiful decor. The exterior “mounds” around the property are actually the excavated dirt reshaped into hills which have...
Robert Gober
“I always try to get people to focus less, or at least not first, on finding “meaning” or a “theme” in the work, but to focus on what it is exactly. What is it physically made of and how is it made. A lot of times metaphors are almost embedded in the medium.”
Sunn O))) & Richard Serra
Sunn O))) take Richard Serra’s massive, textured, and bleak paintings and turn it into album art for their new album, Monoliths & Dimensions. It matches their sound and image so perfectly I wonder why they didn’t do it sooner. The album also sounds like it is going to be impressive.
New Museum of Contemporary Art
The New Museum of Contemporary Art - NY, NY
I know this isn’t anything new (har har) but what a beautiful building. I need to move to New York.
Flickr
I recently purchased a Nikon D40 and started taking some photos. I don’t consider myself a photographer; rather, I just wanted a way to document my life, family, and friends in a nice way.
Anyway, you can find my pictures on the Flickr account, here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ochre_/
January 2009
10 posts
Mid Century Classics in Contemporary Kids Shows
(Nick’s iCarly show featuring an Eames wire chair in the back)
I love when I spot some classic furniture pieces on the TV but it is the most fun when I can find them in kids shows. The set designers must have chucked them in there not because the kids will be able to appreciate their classic aesthetic but rather enjoy their playful appearance.
And interestingly enough, a lot of what I...
Artist Quote: Cy Twombly
“When I work, I work very fast, but preparing to work can take any length of time.”
The Dress Collection by Victoria Beckham Ad
I love when fashion decides to not take itself so seriously. With this launch ad for Victoria Beckham’s new clothing line, The Dress Collection, models run around a beautiful mansion playing a game of hide and seek in some beautiful dresses. The videography is playful and so is the music. Personally I love the juxtaposition of the elegant and regal mansion to the activities. As with...
Yves Saint Laurent - L'Homme
I purchased this over the weekend and I love it. For a brief stint in high school I would purchase a Lacoste deodorant which smells like you would expect: something a bit more sporty and sophisticated. But for the most part I’ve stuck with the average drug store stuff. Well I’ve been growing a bit tired of that and as my budget as begun to allow for a few more luxuries such as this,...
Koenjihyakkei - Rattims Friezz
Beautifully...
Hermes Blanket
Hermes blanket made of cashmere and wool. Made in numerous colors, you could find one to fit any decor, but not any budget. Priced around $600 it certainly isn’t for everyone (myself included.. for now) but I’ll stay hopeful for my own black and grey one.
Current Office
For now, here is my current home office/art area. Things obviously will be changing soon when I move in a month. I sort of wanted to just document the final incarnation of my designing before I took it all apart to move.
Apartment
I’ve been very, very lucky to find a new apartment for myself to start renting come February 1st in the Rittenhouse Square area of Philadelphia.
It is a studio in a brownstone with 14ft ceilings, a very good amount of floor space (about 500sqf) and a kind landlord. I will be doing a lot of renovations such as painting the outdated cabinets, tiling the back splash which is now a faux...
My Current Wallpaper
Antonin Tron jacket.
Photo courtesy of Jak and Jil blog.
Bare Minimum Interior
Elegant, understated, beautiful.
November 2008
6 posts
Refurbished Haight-Ashbury House
Husband and wife, Casper and Lexie Mork-Ulnes, made a complete renovation of their Victorian Haight-Ashbury house totaling almost $200,000. They kept some of the original architectural details of the house while also converting the majority of it into a modern masterpiece. It took them 5 years but I think they’ve created an incredibly mixture of new and old.
Photos and stories courtesy...
This is My Cat
Her name is Sadie and she is 5 months old. More to come.
Artist Quote: Josef Albers
“I prefer to see with closed eyes.”
Kristin Nordhøy
Cups in Circles Plastic drinking cups 120cm x 120cm
Kristin Nordhøy is a Norwegian artist who focuses on transforming everyday household objects into beautiful monuments of contemporary art. Her work shows careful attention to form and a delicate handling of the material. Cups in Circles (above) transforms plastic drinking cups into a fluid sculpture that at a distance would be impossible to...
Christien Meindertsma
Rug handknit from the wool of 18 merino sheep.
Christien Meinderstma is an artist living in Rotterdam. Her creation, FLOCKS, creates beautiful pieces of clothing and home decorations out of fine sheep skin. Her rugs and poufs are made with huge knitting needles which create the stunning knitted pattern. Her pieces are both commanding yet subdued and calming. Each piece comes with a tag that...
Hi
My name is Mike and I’m a graphic design student in Philadelphia. I run another website called Eat Tapes which is currently under construction but will be back up shortly. I’m also in the process of developing an eBay store with my girlfriend called Skin & Bones which will focus on selling vintage and modern hard-to-find clothes that we gather from around the area.
This blog will...