Metal Men
When you’re in Wyoming in search of all things design, it’s not hard to imagine that what you run in to is rustic and weathered, strong and a bit scrappy. .. think Marlboro Man design. In keeping with this aesthetic, the two local artists I was drawn to, Lawrence Bennett and John Simms, chose metal […]
In The Swim
Goldfish, the preeminent symbol of summer in Japan, are on display by the thousands as part of a “pop up” art gallery in Nihonbashi Mitsui Hall. The installation, designed by Hidetomo Kimura, is hypnotically beautiful even when experienced through video. Warning: this is not for the claustrophic… but it sure beats being trapped in a […]
Fashion Forecast 2012
I was looking through my photo files and found this shot I took in Grand Central back in March. For reasons readily apparent, this guy caught my eye. Upon further examination though, I now realize he was a walking fashion forecast of what was walking down the runways during fashion week. In fact, according to […]
Shades of Summer
Recently I was in Oklahoma City and discovered a fantastic optical store in the same middle-of-seeming-nowhere shopping center as Matthew Kenney’s raw restaurant (where everything I consumed never reached a heat in excess of 105 degrees). I went into this store to see if by any remote chance they might have a pair of Dries […]
