On December 10th, 2013,SISTER MARY CORITA KENT – ‘WE HAVE NO ART’…
…is the 1967 film (which I found online today) on a designer/artist/educator who is a special kind of proprietary hero for many of us here in L.A. (where…
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On May 20th, 2013, AN ANIMAL ESTATES 9.0 MAP…
…by frequent design collaborator Benjamin Reichen of Åbäke is in the works and today in Rotterdam we look at the new version, which tells the stories of 24…
On January 23rd, 2012, THE EAMES LIVING ROOM…
…(so familiar to me from regular pilgrimages during my early years in LA, when I trotted every out-of-town-guest for a visitation to the Pacific Palisades home of Charles…
On January 22nd, 2012, A CEDAR SOAKING TUB…
…and outdoor shower which I had been scheming for years to place in this strange previously unoccupied corner of the house overlooking the garden – was finally just…
On January 20th, 2012, NEUTRA VDL RESEARCH HOUSE…
…the great mid-century modernist residential landmark on the Silver Lake Reservoir now managed by Cal Poly Pomona, hosted small reception tonight (by architect Francois Perrin for French artist Xavier…
On October 18th, 2011, ‘GRAPHIC DESIGN: NOW IN PRODUCTION’…
…is the impending show at the Walker Art Center which I had to read about in my London friend Alice Rawsthorn’s column in the Herald Tribune this morning,…
On October 14th, 2011, THE ANNUAL SERPENTINE PAVILLION…
…the most elegant, austere, and simple yet in the series – designed this year by Swiss architect Peter Zumthor and Dutch landscape designer Piet Oudolf in London’s Kensington…
October 4th, 2011, DEN HAAG STUDENT WORKSHOPS…
…continued today with the students from the art academy in Den Haag completing their versions of Composted Constructions – transforming scavenged domestic cast-offs into creations that accommodate plants,…
On October 3rd, DEN HAAG PROJECT PLANTING…
…and student workshopping took over Stroom’s Foodprint Erasmusveld project site today, where I groggily arrived from the airport for a day of planting installations and working with students…
On September 13th, 2011, SUPERPOOL…
…the Istanbul based architecture studio founded by Turkish Selva Gürdoğan and Danish Gregers Tang Thomsen, presented their design of the exhibition ‘Becoming Istanbul‘ (in collaboration with the graphics…
On September 7th, 2011, RIDLEY’S FOOD FOR FOOD TEMPORARY DINING EXPERIENCE…
…opened tonight in the middle of London’s Ridley Road Market in Dalston – which I visited with my London Animal Estates collaborator Benjamin Reichen (of the super design…
On August 12th, 2011, REFUNC IN DEN HAAG…
…are the handy recyclrey designery arty folks I’ll be working with on an upcoming project here in the fall produced by Stroom – so this afternoon in a…
On April 18th, 2011, A VISIT TO THE MILAN STUDIO OF ACHILLE CASTIGLIONI…
…yesterday morning – which I was only made aware of a few days ago thanks to an illuminating International Herald Tribune story by design journalist friend Alice Rawsthorn…
On February 28th, 2011, ‘100 YEARS FROM NOW’…
…the series of public Roman street posters by Academy fellow Jeremy Mende (depicted in one of Marco Raparelli’s portraits) are now showing up around town! (website)
On January 4th, 2011, DULLDIAMOND…
…is the evocative name of the just inaugurated online shop of the handmade and eclectic goods whose inventory will constantly shift based on the whims of those doing…
On February 14th, 2010, STREET FURNITURE IN ECHO PARK…
…of simple stained wood, designed for the particular nooks, sidewalk angles and situations in front of the United Methodist Church at Alvarado and Reservoir – form platforms for…
On January 26th, 2010, THE BERNARDI RESIDENCE…
…is on the cover of this months German magazine Architektur & Wohnen which I am surprised to receive in the mail today, since I didn’t know anything about…
On January 21st, 2010, THE END OF OIL…
…is the topic of talks here in Toronto – I’m in good company with other speakers including Tord Boontje and longtime collaborator Enrico Bressan of Artecnica, Sheila Kennedy…