Treehouse
July 12, 2009
Saw this today and couldn’t help but share. Wouldn’t it be nice to have this as an escape in your yard? See link below to get one built just for you.
At Proud, Stables Market
July 11, 2009
During the day the space functions as a gallery space, but at night At Proud truly comes alive. The main room is an old horse hospital where each stall has been converted into personal dens for large groups to enjoy on their night on the town. If this gets dull, feel free to move into the adjacent room for live electronic, indie bands and FREE facepainting. During the summertime be sure to wander onto the large outdoor patio space in the back. Wherever you may find yourself at At Proud, you are sure to have a good time!
Stables Market
Camden Town, NW1 8, UK
Shinichi Maruyama
June 30, 2009
Japanese photography Shinichi Maruyama captures the unique and ephemeral interaction between water, black ink and movement. Using strobe light photography, he is able to capture images before the mind perceives them and create prints that are powerful and interesting.
P.S. 1 Warm Up
June 24, 2009
Now that we have officially welcomed in the first day of summer, it is time to prepare for this year’s P.S. 1 Warm Up Party. Every summer the MoMA’s contemporary art outpost in Queens hosts a summer party on Saturday’s that is the closest thing you will find to an outdoor rave this side of the Atlantic (although I’m norave expert, so someone please feel free to correct me). Starting July 4 through September 5 the courtyard will blast with music from Reagenz toDaniel Bell aka DBX to Stars like Fleas. For $10 between 2pm-9pm on Saturdays, enjoy live music and experience the new “urban shelter” in the courtyard designed by MOS Studio, known as Afterparty. The outdoor art structures are shaped like conical, primitive huts that serve as a respite from the blaring summer sun.
Rock out – P.S. 1 Warm Up
22-25 Jackson Avenue @ 46th Street (Queens)
New Acropolis Museum
June 22, 2009
The construction had just begun when I was living in Athens, Greece in 2006, but this Saturday the New Acropolis Museum finally opened to the public. Designed by Bernard Tshumi the space offers a direct view of the Parthenon, as well as, a strong argument in the on-going debate of the Elgin Marbles.
In the early 19th century, Lord Elgin, ordered the decorative frieze that adorned the Parthenon to be removed and later sold the famous marbles to the British Museum, where they are currently displayed. For the last two centuries, Greece has been working to regain the Elgin Marbles, although the British have long argued they have no proper place to store them. The New Acropolis Museum hopes to ruin that argument. Θέλω να παω…
Public School
June 19, 2009
High Line
June 12, 2009
The much anticipated high line finally opened on June 8th! Created on the skeleton of an old rail system, the City of New York and the Department of Parks & Recreation have created an elevated urban park through the Meatpacking District. NYMag did an incredible special on the architecture sights you can enjoy while meandering through the unique park. Enjoy!
Enter on Gansevoort and Washington.
The park runs from Gansevoort Street in the Meatpacking District to West 20th in Chelsea between Tenth and Eleventh Avenues.
Taschen Bookshop
June 4, 2009
The German book publisher, Taschen, was founded in 1980 with the mission of making art books more affordable and lesser-seen art available to mainstream bookstores. Today the company has 9 retail locations that sell their beautifully designed books that capture”beauty, culture, and modernity” in locations ranging from Paris to Cologne to London to New York (S0ho) to Los Angeles (Beverly Hills and at The Grove). With interiors designed by Philippe Stark, their slick stores and exquisite books are truly captivating.
On June 19-21, 2009 the website will be having a warehouse sale with many books reduced 50%-75%.
François Mangeol
May 29, 2009
25 year-old French design student, François Mangeol, has created this beautiful carpet which represents the intersection of the Western and Oriental worlds. Using the font Times New Roman, Mangeol follows both a familiar and abstract pattern inspired by Perisan rugs.
Pixel Hotel
May 18, 2009
Linz, Austria was recognized as the 2009 European Capital of Culture. For guests coming to explore the city of Linz, the Pixel Hotel invites guests to experience a unique art and architecture collaboration and an unconventional lodging experience. With six different rooms spread out over the city, guests can experience a holiday in an urban space. With options ranging from a riverside tugboat to an abandoned soup kitchen to a 1963 caravan to a modern art gallery, each guest will find their stay truly unusual. Blurring the definition of a traditional hotel, Pixel Hotel offers rates starting at $250 a night. Shack up!
Pixel in Court: 1963 caravan in a concrete garage
Pixel in der Galerie: art gallery with furniture designed by Thomas Feichter
