Daniel Arsham: Animal Architecture, Armory Show 2010

Daniel Arsham: Animal Architecture, Armory Show 2010

In the world at present ‘a sense of truth and the real’ seems to be more the reality than reality itself. The real world is …

 

Hotel de Ville égalité

Hotel de Ville égalité

The carousel was covered in shambly rope netting. There were sections of scaffolding piled around. There were children learning to ice-skate.

 

Tim Burton scary

Tim Burton scary

It’s a testament to the value of such scribbles on such scraps that they have potential to grow into large productions that reach millions.

 

blooming life

blooming life

for every thing there is a season

 

gold from the streets of a fading metropolis

gold from the streets of a fading metropolis

I confess even the dark grey snow on sidewalks has become aesthetically curious to me. I realise those little carbuncles are filled with the unthinkable; microbes and chemicals. However it is fascinating to see the different coloured greys as they melt into white snow and crystallise into little black rocks.

 

more McQueen remembrances

more McQueen remembrances

A beautiful marriage of collaborators. This clip is an insightful expose into Alexander McQueen’s showing for spring 2007. London milliner Philip Treacy speaks briefly about his …

 

FIT treasures

FIT treasures

Looking for inspiration? The Museum at FIT has many treasures to wet the appetite, both on display and in it’s vaults. Here’s a Lace manufacturer’s sample …

 

Alexander McQueen

Alexander McQueen

A master of articulation, cut, form, accessory, pattern, colour, shape, but also of dark poetry, mystique, boundless lands and danger.

 

Irma Boom; ‘kindle’ for the artworld

Irma Boom; ‘kindle’ for the artworld

Fancy a Picasso and Mattise in barcode?

 

The Siège Veryround Chair: Louise Campbell

The Siège Veryround Chair: Louise Campbell

Louise Campbell … her studio’s 3 firm rules: Always start from scratch; be sure there’s a good reason for every decision made; and dare to be different!