Countdown to Mad Men

Some observations...







Mad Men Season 4 premieres tonight on AMC, 10/9c. (Mad Men official site)

Countdown to Mad Men

Harnessing the power in a block of wood

and then some.... The beautiful work of sculptor, furniture-maker and "wood whisperer" Alma Allen.

Turned stools from blocks of Eastern Oak.



Sculpted pieces of wood and stone. Modern primitive...





Coffee tables



More coffee tables. The organic meets almost a pop-art sensibility.


Walnut credenza power!


all photos via Alma Allen

Harnessing the power in a block of wood

Sometimes less is more

1. Dieter Rams. 

2. 10 principles for good design.


(via Freddy Anzures, dj, master mix-maker and the awesome designer of our cool logo)




Snow White's coffin


dryers


radio

Sometimes less is more

Toogood is too good

Wow, what a portfolio! The beautiful, surreal stylings of Toogood Studio. I tip my proverbial hat to this London-based studio founded by creative powerhouse, Faye Toogood. (Read her profile on Sight Unseen)




















photos via Toogood Studio

Toogood is too good

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.

More Mahoney...

Mark Mahoney x YSL Homme: No Way Back

The Daily Jhuzz: Mediterranean blue

This warm, Sunday sun has us thinking of azure waters, white-washed walls and a hefty serving of gold jewelry against bronzed skin. Share the fantasy...

The Daily Jhuzz: Gilt Hollywood Regency mirror, Asian modern lacquered console table, c.1960's Murano lamps, brass jack, Blenko large vase, Blenko sun decanter, Italian glass decanter, and c.1950's stools with new upholstery.

The Daily Jhuzz: Mediterranean blue

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