50's Chartreuse fiberglass lamp

'Found Objects' bringing a little bit of joy in these tense times.

Starck building in Tokyo

In Tokyo, last fall, I shot this Philippe Starck building. The locals refer it it as 'the Golden Poo building'. which is quite funny, actually the 'poo' is a flame, manufactured by a company in Japan that makes submarines.

Sputnik Table Lamp

I've obviously got a soft spot for 'vintage nuclear' inspired design. On another note, North Korea's clumsy, child-like posturing seems just as over-the-top and silly as a 1950's lamp. But the net results are quite different. 

The best design, at first glance, seems strange and dangerous. The same qualities in a 'failed state' inspire panic. Truth be told, the 'Eames Era' was just as terrifying as it is now, though it was more under the radar.

Classic Art Deco Space

As I've said before, in my humble opinion, THE quintessential nadir of Art Deco, was the French liner Normandie. And the premier space on the ship was the 1st class dining room. Longer, and larger than the 'hall of mirrors' at Versailles, this room had more Lalique and Christophe than can be imagined.

I think the 'unsung' heroes of architecture, are Naval Architects. The Normandie, was the stylistic equivalent of the Chrysler building.....except that it was capable of traveling 35 miles an hour. Amazing

1958 Cadillac Brochure

I've got this great '58 Cadillac brochure. Love the steely 'I've got money, get over it!' look of the

icey blond on the cover. The interior fabric options were crazy cool.

The future of our security?

For the first time ever, the U.S. military has purchased unmanned aircraft, over piloted planes.

With this technology, I wonder if we can avoid having toddler's shot and killed in their homes by wayward drug dealers.

"Ah.....Gee......thanks.."

The master of irony, and his vapid, gorgeous icon of the '60's.

I can't think of anything that epitomizes 'cool' more than Andy and Edie.

More important than Picasso, or Marcel Duchamp? I think so. And more relevant and 'timeless' 

Yep, another crazy Jetson's lamp

I've found tons of 'eames era' lamps, but this one, is one of those design objects, that looks as if it landed on Earth from a distant planet. Streamlined / Atomic / somewhat silly.....all the ingredients that make for a good looking lamp.

A delicious, bleary-eyed utopia!

Oscar Niemeyer's Brasilia. As I've posted before, I love his architectural vision.

This creative confection of buildings can reside quite nicely along side 'Falling Water' or Gehry's Bilbao building

Tomorrow's Bathroom Today

Sculptural, without looking silly. I love these fixtures. Anytime a toilet looks like a piece of art, is a good thing. Studies show we spend 1/3 of our lives in bed....I wonder how much time we spend in the salle de bain?

Happy Easter Weekend!

Not to offend, but here's a painting from the 30's-40's obscure surrealist Clovis Trouille (see previous post) It's all about love, right??

Want to feel protected?

Maybe this J.P. Gaultier outfit would provide the much needed comfort, as you hit the insane and dangerous urban street?

YSL Auction / Ingo Maurer Floor lamp / Alexander McQueen

.....took in nearly $300 Million. Nice Mondrian painting!

....gorgeous, sinister retro floor lamp by Maurer

....McQueen couture.....all of this quite random, all of this striking and nice in an odd paranoid way.

Don't mess with......

...a 'gal' in vintage Thierry Mugler. Confidence + tailoring + Innovation + Art = Power.

Speaking of David Bowie.....

Bowie's neighbor in Switzerland, was the primo, surrealist/modernist artist Balthus.

His 30's painting 'The Street' (in the MoMA collection) visually outlines thbe perverse, dangerous, strange and 'odd' scenario of what we face everyday. I think I read a Bowie/Balthus interview a few years ago.