Mark Mahoney x YSL Homme: No Way Back

via HypebeastTV: Yves Saint Laurent and director Ari Marcopoulos present No Way Back, a short film representing the vision of Yves Saint Laurent Creative Director Stefano Pilati's 2011 Spring/Summer collection. The short film focuses on influential tattoo artist Mark Mahoney and his Hollywood institution, the Shamrock Social Club.

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Mark Mahoney x YSL Homme: No Way Back

John Lautner: infinite space, diamonds, espionage and a dash of The Dude

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts never fails to surprise me with their wonderfully curated shows. This time, their screening room will host Something From Nothing: Films on Design & Architecture, a film supplement to their upcoming TechnoCRAFT gallery exhibition. Featured films will cover design, architecture, motion graphics, and craft.

The film that really caught my eye was INFINITE SPACE: The Architecture of John Lautner. Sometimes a name cannot be put to a face --or in this case a house-- but in regards to John Lautner, his design has certainly become a part of pop culture --particularly in film & video. You're probably already familiar with his work, even if his name doesn't ring a bell. Lautner's homes have provided the backdrop to a myriad of films, from blockbuster franchises, to comedic cult-flicks. I even like that his Sheats-Goldstein house creeps into hip-hop music in Snoop Dogg's "Let's Get Blown video (although all that pool thrashing makes me nervous!)

And lest we not forget the MCM-centric drama A Single Man, in which Lautner's Schaffer house sits quietly amongst the trees as the other main, yet silent, character. 

INFINITE SPACE: The Architecture of John Lautner trailer

Screening: Sunday, August 15, 2010, 2 pm
info & tickets


The Elrod house vs. Bambi, Thumper & 007 in Diamonds Are Forever; followed by a more sobering house tour below.





The Sheats-Goldstein house featured in the Coen Brothers cult-classic The Big Lebowski --in this case Il Grande Lebowsky. This home conveys modern, California-cool in any language.



house tour


More info: John Lautner Foundation

John Lautner: infinite space, diamonds, espionage and a dash of The Dude

Tops, shocks and bow ties

It's June, time for something light. The eamescollector channel on YouTube creates whimsical shorts based on all the lovely details of the Eames aesthetic. Quite mesmerizing. Don't miss the bow tie film at the bottom!

Tops, shocks and bow ties

Quick Canal

Laetitia Sadier vocals over 1950's design makes for some kind of genius.


Original video: The American Look (1958) (watch here)

Quick Canal

Film: A Single Man

We recently watched A Single Man, Tom Ford's adaptation of Christopher Isherwood's 1964 novel of the same name. I was must say, I was thoroughly impressed by Ford's directorial debut. It's been two days since I've watched this movie, and it still lingers in my brain!

The movie portrays George--played by Colin Firth--as a gay man living in Southern California in the early 60's, who loses his longtime partner in a tragic car accident. In true pre-Free Love/70's form, George suffers silently amongst the myriad of characters he interacts with, whom also harbor deeper anxieties beneath their perfectly coiffed exteriors.

On a side note, I must mention for you design aficionados, the cinematography and set design is a Mid-Century Modern orgasm! Ok, I'll stop blabbing now. Watch the snippets and soak in the eye candy. Better yet.. go catch this movie toute suite!


Trailer


The phone call (Firth's acting here is incredible)


Carlos


Jim (Matthew Goode) & George (Colin Firth) in a happier flashback.






Lois (Aline Weber) & Kenny (Nicholas Hoult) in a beatnik Bardot/angora moment.


The protagonist George -- neat, constrained and suffering.






Carlos (Jon Kortajarena) & George take a Lucky Strike break. Can you say "hubba to the hubba?!"


Charley's dressing table. We're loving those gilded lamps and mother-of-pearl inlaid mirror.


Tragically beautiful Charley (Julianne Moore).

Charley's rounded sofa is killing me softly -- love it!




Kenny & George post swim.


Director Tom Ford on set.

Film: A Single Man

Film: The Lovely Bones

The guys recently put up this amazing Jere black bird sculpture near the display window. We're loving the graphic, illustrated style of this wall piece. Kind of like a "murder of crows" in a gothic slash MCM sensibility. You think? Coincidentally we were admiring the cinematic saturation of Peter Jackson's upcoming film, The Lovely Bones, when lo and behold the Jere sculpture pops up in the Mark Whalberg scene, looking all kinds of dark & ominous (but still fabulous mind you)! Check the full force of the trailer below.

Film: The Lovely Bones

Shaken, not stirred

We love the Mad Men three martini lunch... and dinner, and dessert, and nightcap! Those days are gone, but we can still play responsibly. Soldier up those bottles, buff your glassware, and gather the coolest barware you can find. Invite us over for a toast won't you?






pics via AMC

Get started with the Mad Men Cocktail Guide, then build up that mini bar!

The foundation: a nice little bar trolley, large tray, or credenza tabletop.

Italian brass bamboo chic

Polish up your stemware, old fashioneds, highballs and what-nots.


Vintage iittala glassware

Now fill up that ice bucket!

Vintage Dansk teak cube bucket


More vintage Dansk teak bucket-ness


And even more vintage Dansk buckets -- this time in rosewood


Polished aluminum knightshead bucket. Open!


Polished aluminum knightshead bucket. Closed!


Italian Aldo Tura goatskin bucket & tray


Faceted lucite buckets

And shake, shake, shake!

Interesting American bell-shaped shakers.
photos: Antoinette Celes

007 tells us how it's done


GREY GOOSE® vodka makes the classic martini

Shaken, not stirred