Monthly Archives: February 2010

24 Feb

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.

 
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21 Feb

blooming life

blooming life

for every thing there is a season

 
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14 Feb

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 …

 
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13 Feb

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 …

 
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11 Feb

Alexander McQueen

Alexander McQueen

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

 
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10 Feb

Irma Boom; ‘kindle’ for the artworld

Irma Boom; ‘kindle’ for the artworld

Fancy a Picasso and Mattise in barcode?

 
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08 Feb

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!

 
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07 Feb

Galleria degli Uffizi

Galleria degli Uffizi

in the grotesque style

 
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06 Feb

the grotesques

the grotesques

While recently swooning in Florence I couldn’t keep my eyes from the ceilings. In the Pallazo Vecchio the entrance court is covered in the most heavenly and hellish grotesques.

 
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