David Choe for the Haitian Relief Effor

David Choe, born in LA, is a muralist and graphic artist. His murals ornament walls from Los Angeles to Vietnam, as does his graffiti. He is known as much for his exaggerated vulgarity as for his aesthetic sense. As news of despair in Haiti continue to flood media, David Choe has created Haitian Girl, a print from Hemway Industries with all proceeds being donated to benefit the Haitian Relief Effort.

I think this print is so lovely. He has some other really beautiful work. See it HERE HE REALLY HAS A GREAT WEBSITE AND SOME INTERESTING WORK.

joe coker

MUST BE WATCHED FULL SCREEN

Alan Aldridge

LOVELY RITA

HERE THERE NOWHERE

WHEN I'M 64

Alan Aldridge, who worked as art director of Penguin Books, began producing illustrations of his own for book covers. He helped to create album covers and eventually expanded into a variety of media inluding film. In the 60s and 70s his psychedelic art helped define this era. He was commisioned by Andy Warhol, The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Elton John and The House of Blues. His The Beatles Illistrated is a beautiful book. He illistrated the lyrics to Beatles songs. I love it.... See it HERE

SEE HIS OTHER GREAT WORK

Seal your letters well...

I got this seal with an "S" for my birthday... it's stunning... Doesn't show up well with an iphone.

Keep your eyes out to find your own seal.

TO DO: Today send a letter to a friend you miss or just love and seal it with a kiss - or with your initial <3

Lola

Meet Lola... yes Lola is still with me just in a new form.... have a fish as a pet.... they are much more exciting than you think and they are so lovely to see swimming around enjoying the simple life..

I had an absolutely fantastic birthday full of lots of flowers, friends, and fun....

Thank you....

YOU CAN CUT ALL THE FLOWERS BUT YOU CAN'T STOP THE SPRING FROM COMING.

-PABLO NERUDA

NO-ON-8

It was a sad day when Prop 8, the California Marriage Protection Act, which reads: “Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California.” was passed and overturned the previous ruling allowing gay marriages. Under the new ammendment previous unions between same-sex couples will still be recognized but no new marriage liscences will be issued to gay couples. The NO ON 8 campaign ws supported by all sorts of figures who believe in equality of rights for all. Cindy McCain (opposing her husbands views) came out to support the NO ON 8 cause showing that equality isn't limited to democratic sides, that she too believes in the right for gay marriage. She posed in the campaign ads but unfortunately even with her help there just wasn't enough support out there voting against Popostion 8.

Stencil Your Stairwell

I saw this idea and I loved it.... stencil your stairs...

I <3 Fake

Yannis Kyriazos's hard work from his Tel Aviv vacation... 232 ;)

Download the whole magazine here: I Love Fake

Strike one up...

Matches. Oh the style of matches. Ditch the bic (lighters that is) and start bringing back the class of that little matchbox.

I love these

**Redheads Matches** Yes, the humble box of Australian redheads matches. The "Redheads" logo was created in 1946 and first used on matchbox packaging in 1947. The logo depicts the head and shoulder of a redheaded woman and has had four major makeovers since that time with a number of collectors series also produced. I think it would be a sad day if we lost our iconic redhead to a generic no name label.

While on the subject of matchbox design, you really should have a look at this flickr page with the most beautiful collection of 1950s and 60s Eastern European matchbox designs (featured above). You can also read more about them here.

The apartment of: Donald Albrecht

Some New Yorkers long to live in spanking new apartment buildings outfitted with sleekly designed lobbies and basement health clubs. To many other New Yorkers, nothing is as desirable as a prewar apartment, with its artfully arranged rooms and walls so thick that some latter-day residents have trouble getting wi-fi service.

And it would be hard to find a more passionate admirer of this type of housing than Donald Albrecht, 58, the curator of architecture and design at the Museum of the City of New York, who also works as an independent curator. His aesthetic is evident the moment you walk through the front door. In the small foyer, you are greeted by what looks like trompe l’oeil, a closet that has been transformed into a Lilliputian library by means of a glass door. “It’s the oldest trick in the book,” Mr. Albrecht explained. “Taking a little bit of space and framing the opening to make the space seem bigger.”

Mounted on the wall to your left are a pair of red and gold modern Chinese doors, possibly from a cabinet, which were bought in Lambertville, N.J., at the antiques market where Mr. Albrecht found many of the pieces that give class and pizazz to his apartment. Off to the right, a galley kitchen leads into what was originally a dining nook.

Sarah Rothe

I love these! Designed by Sarah Rothe @ www.sarahrothe.com

Thank you Aunt Susan for this gift

Thank you to my Aunt Susan who made a donation in my honor to SERRV in order to give women in Ghana comprehensive basket weaving training. Generations of women in Bolgatanga in northern Ghana weave distinctive brightly-colored bolga baskets. Life is not easy for these basket makers. Farming doesn't provide enough for a family so selling baskets makes the difference between one meal a day to two. This donation provides basket makers with in-depth training dye packets, and bundles of grass to make baskets. It also provides the resources for these basket weavers to be a partner in the Trade Aid Integrated.

Thank you for this gift.

Framed Plasma

I saw this yesterday and loved the idea.... If you have a plasma you should frame it with something beautiful on the wall.

The Web That Has No Weaver

The Web That Has No Weaver by: Ted K. Kaptchuk

my acupuncturist recommended it to me in order to better understand the practice I am receiving... If anyone sees it in a book store I'd love a copy (;

Thank You Uri....

amazing song... amazing night

NYC Winter Jazzfest

NYC Winter Jazzfest occupied the center of Greenwich Village on Friday and Saturday night, it was a huge success giving life to this 2-block radius and infusing all the local spots with that jazz buzz. The festival, a huge success, was supported byt he cultural section of the french embassy.

I like...

nice coat...

Sølve Sundsbø

Sølve Sundsbø is a Norwegian photographer who lives in London. His career began when four months into a course at the London College of Printing he became Nick Knight’s assistant. Now Sundsbø is a regular contributor to magazines including Pop, i-D, Dazed and Confused, Numéro, Visionaire and Vogue Nippon as well as a contributer for Showstudio. This month he had a stunning interview with them. Watch it here.

The song: From Suicides second self-titled album from 1980.

The video: from 1939 classic The Women, which is a black and white feature film that included this fashion show scene. It was the first ever full color scene (5 minutes) in a Hollywood movie.

Francoise Hardy

Francoise Hardy is a French singer, actress, and astrologer who is an iconic figure in fashion music and style since the mid 1960s. ..

DOP

Good Ol' Dop - gotta love these boys they are so much fun.... hope to see them in Tel Aviv again for CSides or something soon. This is their new podcast.... i love the Presley - Fever Noze remix

the art of window dlisplays....

Window displays are really an art form... I love them!

Dreaming with Art

Art + Hotel
Nuki Sigora, Special Projects Manager of Tel Aviv’s Art+ Hotel, is committed to providing its guests with more than comfortable rooms and a central location: her role is to assimilate art into every aspect of their stay. "The added value of staying at a hotel dedicated to art is simply unique, don’t you think?” she says. A new boutique hotel dedicated entirely to Israeli art, Art+ is the first hotel of its kind in the country. It is a collaborative undertaking between the Atlas Hotel chain, which specializes in unique boutique hotels, and the Sebbag family, the hotel owners.

what???

Now this is a shoe

Found these on Sea of Shoes...

Beautiful shoes, really, from Prada 2006 collection

Need a book?

On the Road is a novel by American writer Jack Kerouac, written in 1951. It is a largely autobiographical work that was based on the spontaneous road trips of Kerouac and his friends across mid-century America. It is often considered a defining work of the postwar Beat Generation that was inspired by jazz, poetry, and drug experiences.

disco

You are never lonely with your disco ball...

Find a mentor.

A Single Man