disco

You are never lonely with your disco ball...

Find a mentor.

A Single Man

Once in a blue moon...

Once in a blue moon....

When a month is graced with two full moons, the second one is called a blue moon. You know, the once in a blue moon blue moon. The blue moon cycle is 2.72 years, making it a special, if not rare or unexpected occasion. About every 19 years a blue moon takes place on New Year's Eve.

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Diane Arbus

Diane Arbus was one of the most influential and imaginative photographers of the 20th century. Her work, which was at its peak in the 1960s, mainly consisted of commercial portraits, for magazines such as Esquire and Harper's Bazaar. Still they had her unique style and feel to them. They began to assume a distinctive look. Though taken of mainly traditional subjects -- actors, writers, activists -- they were strange and obscurely troubling. She would spend hours with her subjects, following them to their homes or offices, talking and listening to them, trying to soften them up to the point where they began to drop their public façade. Her images focus on the bizarre side of human beings. See her portfolio here.

New phase of polaroid?

When Polaroid finally yanked its trademark instant film from the market last year, enthusiasts mourned the death of instant photography. But consolation has come quickly: Fujifilm has recently released its own line of instant film cameras, the Instax. The professional wide-format model went on sale a year ago, and this past September a smaller, consumer-oriented version came out: the Fujifilm Instax Mini 7S. The Instax Mini sells for about $95, and uses Fujfilm's 800 speed Instax color film, which costs $19.99 for 20 exposures. The "Mini" doesn't refer to the camera (which is a far cry from the pocket-friendly digital cameras we're used to), but to the film: the camera pops out Polaroid-esque, credit-card-sized instant photos. Fujifilm reports that the Instax Mini has sold out at many retailers, and availability will be limited through the new year.

Victoria Secret Fashion Show 2009/2010

Opening Ceremony

Where The Wild Things Are X
The wild things “roared their terrible roars and gnashed their terrible teeth and rolled their terrible eyes and showed their terrible claws".... inspired by wild thing, this collaborative piece with director spike jonze features a classic flare coat cut in two contrasting faux fur textures.

Banksy Vs. Bristol Museum

LITTLE BLACK DRESS

In search of a lbd.....

History of the little black dress:
Introduced by Chanel in 1926 (to be an affordable and versatile classic cocktail attire) Known as "Chanel's Ford Model T"
Because of it's affordability, the little black dress was the perfect elegant item through the Great Depression.
Hollywood continued the classic cut dress (shortening it a bit) as an elegant look for the dangerous woman in contrast to housewives in the movies.
By the 1960s actresses like icon-Audrey Hepburn donned Givenchy's lbd.
Since then it has been a staple in woman's closets running though the ages of hippies to grunge...

These days its still an essential to every woman's wardrobe and has even been making its debut in the funeral-fashion world? Yes, that is rightl. Funerals have become the new scene to show off your lbd.

Coffee Table

need a great holliday gift? Go coffee table decor. There are so many stunning books out there that work great as gifts.... I know I love them....

Backstage Dior -


Cary Grant; A Celebration of Style -


PostSecret-



To India With Love... -


Satorialist -



Momofuku - this is a cookbook but i love it


Who Shot Rock and Roll -


Charley Harper, An Illistrated Life -

Absence and Prescence

Absence and Presence

A conceptual artist from the 70s, Ran Hwang, works with the "dematerialization of art" in her stunning installations around the world. As a korean-born woman, Ran has earned her respect in the international world of art.

See Her Website Here

Want to go to the movies?

Friday night, walking home from dinner, I found a treasure. There sitting on the sidewalk was a set of movie theater seats. Yes, old school movie seats. What they were doing on Bialik I don't know, but now they are on my balcony. A great addition to my house.

Thank You!

This is a THANK YOU to Inspire Collective to their November Reuse Project 3. They collaborated with local artists and inspired individuals to REUSE an old cinema (at Pinsker just after Kikar Dizengoff). Together over 150 artists creatively reinvented this old Tel Aviv movie theater sitting and wasting away into a colorful art exhibition for all. Inspire is trying to initiate a global social cause.

There is a really great coffee stop that sits just off Pinsker, next to this building. Now it has been made an even better location to grab coffee with a friend. Enjoy <3

See Inspire's blog here

See more about the Reuse Project 3 here

naitonal geographic photo contest

Which photo gets your vote? Choose your favorite from the highest rated submissions in The National Geographic Photo Contest 2009.
Voting closes December 4 for the Viewers' Choice winners.

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/photo-contest/voting-machine

technics no more?

"The DJing community and the greater dance music scene mourns the loss of a clubbing staple today. No, Steve Aoki hasn’t hung up his record bag, but rather news has emerged that iconic turntable manufacturers Technics will be stopping production on their universally loved Technics 1200s and Technics 1210s."


Check the rumors here

knobs

I love knobs!!! you can find amazing ones at Anthropologie and there is a store on nachalat binyamin I found that has great hand-painted ones.

Craig Ward

Craig Ward is a London based designer and illustrator who likes playing with words. You must see more of his stuff online. It was impossible to post it here but he's doing some really nice work.





See more of his work here:
http://www.debutart.com/artist/craig-ward

ink and water don't mix

(Craig Ward)

This is a shout out for Reshef who loves this kind of work as much as I do....

post secret

If you haven't read postsecret recently.. do it.. it's always entertaining and inspiring.

http://postsecret.blogspot.com/

ABC3D

Just liked this book....

ABC3D was designed by Paris-based graphic designer, Marion Bataille. This pop-up book has a fun lenticular cover and other clever little surprises inside. I especially love the way she handled E & F, Q & R and V & W.

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String Quartet

Saturday while walking along the tayelet (boardwalk) in Tel Aviv... I saw a string quartet. It was so beautiful, four old men playing classical pieces with the sun setting on the Mediterranean Sea.

Pictures Reframed

Robin Rhode is a South African artist, born in Cape Townbut now based in Berlin, Germany. His work brings aspects of performance, happening, drawing, film and photography together to register the traces of poverty and social inequality in the world. Has teamed up with leading Norwegian composer and most respected modern-day classical pianistn, Leif ove Andsnes.

Together they are working on Pictures Reframed, a concert which is currently on tour. Is described to be a “wild narrative for a person walking into an exhibition and he crashes into the first picture and is faced with various strong images and textures. Later in the cycle he becomes a part of the picture and it takes on so many aspects. It’s psychologically challenging.”

The White Ribbon

The White Ribbon is this years winner of the Palme d'Or at Cannes. This movie from Austrian filmaker Michael Haneke is a bit lighter than his usual punishing style focusing on the failures of modern society. It is set in 1913 Germany and is said to be "partly a philosophical detective story, partly an archaeology of modern German society, examining a generation of children who, two decades on, would prove a very baleful force indeed." I want to watch this film so if you know where I can see it.. tell me...

Koh not Coco

Terence Koh, an artist known as much for his extraordinary wardrobe (monkey-fur coats, metal Balenciaga leggings) as his out-there work, has lately turned his attention to fashion. Following a T-shirt collaboration with Opening Ceremony (love it!) last summer, Mr. Koh has now designed white leather Converse sneakers, stripped down and smoothed out for a minimalist effect.


“I wanted to design the simplest Converse shoe possible,” he explained. “I see it as a perfect round white pearl.”

see his website here

recycle

'In 500 years a can will still be a can'
-Papaya Farms reminding us to recycle

Vogue December Art Issue

Grace Coddington and Annie Leibovitz are like two peas in a pod as they work together to produce a stunning Art Issue for December's Vogue. Using Coddington's amazing talent for magically elaborate fairytale photoshoots and Leibovitz's enduring portraiture work the two have delivered great work.

The Street Walker

Yael Sloma, her work can be found in the latest edition of Picnic Magazine, is going straight to the streets to see whats going on in the fashion world. I love these stunning shoes she found at the Lanvin Show and Paris Fashion Week featured in Picnic. To see more of her work: check out her blog .

SPLASH

SUDDENLY, THE moon looks exciting again. Experts have long suspected there was water on the moon. Confirmation came from data churned up by two Nasa spacecraft that intentionally slammed into a lunar crater last month.

“Indeed, yes, we found water. And we didn’t find just a little bit. We found a significant amount,” said Anthony Colaprete, the principal investigator for Nasa’s Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, holding up a white water bucket for emphasis.

The lunar crash kicked up at least 95 liters (25 gallons) and that’s only what scientists could see from the plumes of the impact, Colaprete said. Some space policy experts say that makes the moon attractive for exploration again. Having an abundance of water would make it easier to set up a base camp for astronauts, supplying drinking water and a key ingredient for rocket fuel.

Vertigo

Just watched this movie.... Hitchcock classic

Tap Dancing

Today I saw a tap dancer on nachalat benyamin. It was such a great performance... reminded me of this Gene Kelly scene from An American in Paris:

I thought this dress was so beautiful. It's so soft and feminine


Leaf Boots (another successful shoe by Chloe)


Inspirations from Sea of Shoes

Jigga What?

Thank you to yahoo.answers

Resolved Question:
How much is a jigger of vodka compared in ounces?


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
1 and a half ounces

Sea of Shoes

Check out 17-year-old Jane Aldridge’s blog, Sea Of Shoes. The young Dallas suburbanite has a devotion to avant-garde footwear and designer vintage that rivals many a front-row veteran. Along with her mom—a former model—Aldridge chronicles her daily inspirations, eyebrow-raising outfits, and informed opinions on designer collections. With her blog taking off, she has even branched out a line of footwear at Urban Outfitters)

I hate to admit I lover her fur poncho with the hand painted flowers on the side.. and the Martin Margiela sandal boots (it brings together sandals and leg warmers into one functional boot - cant beat that. PLus who can't appreciate such a shoe wall.



It reminds me of Made In Berlin.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SESAME STREET

Happy 40th Birthday Sesame Street <3

Bee Active

Our favorite, Fortnum and Mason, London's food emporium, has now taken to saving the bees! Yes that's right, F&M has taken the vanishing bee problem into their own hands and is doing their part to support bee colonization. On the roof of the F&M building Steve Benbow, hired bee-keeper, has established hives in order to encourage bees to make a sweet treat for F&M consumers... pure honey. Other London companies have joined in the efforts by also establishing their own hives.