Tonight is the opening night for Emmanuel Perrotin Galerie, I passed by the other day, its going to be cool, they have some funny little cars by the guys of GELETIN that you can actually drive!



O.H.W.O.W. is having its opening night tonight too, a few New York galleries will be showing work, they have stuff going on every night this week.



The Design portion of Art Basel week should be good around the Design District. Really great furniture design around these parts. Starts tomorrow.



Friends with You Fun house....always a good time.



Kristia invited me to the "vernissage" tomorrow..a little sneak peak action of the actual fair.



and of course the free madlib show on thursday :) plus a little Le Baron action at Florida Room!

Also want to check out Geisai Miami the "art festival" by Kaikaikiki.

Leaving for Miami on Friday for a little wedding business, turkey business, and art basel business. Can't wait.
p.s. I might be Murakami's mascot. More on that later.

Sunday Sofia invited me to check out PINTA: The Modern & Contemporary Latin American Art Fair up here in New York, some interesting works, some not so interesting works. A Nelson Leimer piece above. Skateboards came up again by an artist named Sofia Maldo, who lives in Miami if I'm not mistaken. She was doing a live painting, which was being auctioned off and the money is going to sending kids skateboards in Havana. Her illustrations, which I can't find anywhere online, are kind of interesting, like a Fafi girls living the favela life...

I picked up this book, 100% DM: A Book About Direct Marketing,not knowing what to expect. The Japanese like to wrap some books in plastic wrap, so you never know what you're going to get. As the cover states, its pretty much "the ultimate collection of fashionable lookbooks, pop-out invites, and printed promo teasers". If you save invites and paper like its your day job, then get this book.

Is it bad that i think these are funny? Ice ice...from Patricia Field

Saw a girl on the train with these. I think I love them.

Swavaroski has sponsored a 70th year anniversary of the Wizard of Oz (in 2009) and had some of the most notable designers design their own interpretation of the Ruby Slipper. They were on display at Saks during Fashion Week, and will now make their way to Art Basel. Definitely going to take a break for "the fine art" to check this out! Jimmy Choo, Moschino, and Besty Johnson's sketches above. They will be auctioned off next year to benefit the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation.

amen.

Fabrizio from the Strokes decides to take on his own little side project. Little Joy. Its pretty damn good. Backstage above."Unattainable" is getting the rubs on my playlist.

A page from the Olsen twins new book Influence featuring my personal favorite Diane von Furstenberg.

I sound like a hater again, but not really feeling this album from the band the Bronx... i am feeling the cover though. I love flamingos, they remind me of home.

I'm not crazy about Erin Wasson, but her apartment is pretty sick.....
photos by todd selby

If you're ever looking for a little design inspiration in Miami, I recommend the Wolfsonian in South Beach. They have an incredible archive of artifacts and graphic design ephemera from the late 1880s to the end of the 1940s (Art Deco, I love you so) While you are there check out Dynamo, the bookstore/copy shop seen above.

The Sartorialist finds a lovely graphic designer in Moscow. I love the red accents and her blue nails :)

Thanks to a head's up from Jelsen, I made it out to the NY Book Fair today. Took my bike over to Phillips de Pury one more time to find a huge gathering of book lovers and book covers. As I was leaving I came across Michel Gondry signing his little paperback "You'll like this film because you're in it: The Be Kind Rewind Protocol"...anyway I had him sign a copy and since the line was no longer than me, he was drawing quick portraits. He gave mine and said in a lovely french accent, "I hope you don't mind, I drew you naked."

This Tuesday was the reception for Saturdays@Phillips at Phillips De Pury. The auction starts tomorrow, its kind of like pre-school for future art collectors, a lot of toys, street artists, vintage furniture, and photography. If I had some extra cash, there were definitely some objects of interest.

ps sorry if my music interrupts your currently playing track lol

My two coats in one pic... weirdddd.

Fellow freelancing from homers, Jelsen, Guillo, and I made it out to MAD today, the newly rebranded Museum of Art and Design in Columbus Circle. Pentagram's identity solution seen above. They had some interesting things, but I would have liked to have seen some graphic design somewhere in the collection, not just contempory art and lots of "crafts". Either way fun times.

A friend invited me to the Diesel's 30th Anniversary Party, for which the viral video is pretty amazing. Looking forward it, they have a pretty good line-up for the New York bash (1 of 17 going on simultaneously around the world) MIA, N.E.R.D., and Hot Chip will be there. Thanks whit!

Since my Danish friend that started this line is forbidden from coming back to the US for the next five years, its my duty to share his frames with you stateside. hankjobenhavn, the next best thing from Denmark since Frikadeller. Maybe.

Jelsen put me on to this, I've just been staring at this site on and off for the last 24 hours. From Keetra

My friend Jon invited me to see Santogold last weekend. Good show, love her style. This jumpsuit is amazing...

Its been a long time! Sorry about that, been a crazy month or two and in between I was Asia for three weeks so of course I have lots to share, but I'm gonna start small...

Illustrator Laura Laine, amazing stuff. Found her in a store publication called I.T. Post, from a shop in Hong Kong. Its a great publication..should write more about that later.

I was in invited this past weekend by a friend to stay at his house in Southhampton, and now I am all inspired to get domestic. Him and his boyfriend made delicious food, had a beautiful garden, and don't get me started on the cottage. I didn't want to leave the pool in the yard. At night after dinner I came across Slim Aaron's Poolside book, and am kind of obsessed with the imagery. Like the forward mentions, the pictures were taken in a time when people didn't have a care in the world, and tanning, drinking, and smoking came with no health warnings, nor did spontaneous romantic rendevous. Even if these people did have a care in the world, Aarons did a good job at hiding that from his lense. The women were so glamorous, fully made up to lounge at the pool, with their hair all done up and their giant sunglasses and scarves on their heads. I love it!!

Alphabet my Tim Fishlock. Another of those I-wish-I-would've-thought-of-that moments.

This Valentino striped bow clutch could add a nice twist to a formal occasion. You know how much I love all things Beetlejuice ;)

Amazing skirt, style in Paris shot by the Sartorialist. Look at the colors...

A look from Mayle's F/W 2008 collection inspired by the writings of Jeanne Moreau. Love the Japanese* prints and tropical colors for a winter collection.
*Speaking of which, I am excited to tell that I will be going to Asia with my parents end of August for 3 weeks! It will be my first time and would love to hear recommendations of things to see and do in Tokyo, Hong Kong, Bangkok, and Singapore.

Acne Paper Issue 6 deals with Exoticism...must pick up this issue.

OakNYC is having its 30/40/50 percent off sale....

My sister has had this watch for a while, and while I don't think this picture does it justice and I'm not a huge Michael Kors fan, it looks spectacular on. It looks great with all black or white...the oversized all gold one is really nice too. You can get them on the Kors website.

I just spent a few days in Bimini, a small island in the Bahamas, with my family and got some much needed sun. To keep me entertained I picked up this book by our friend Poppy King, the Lipstick Queen. Lessons of a Lipstick Queen is the story of how she began her lipstick company at the age of 18, and how you can turn your idea into a business. Her story is very inspirational, and pretty much she breaks down everything you need to know (even the technical stuff) about what to do with your ideas. I called my best friend in Malaysia after reading the first chapter and told her to go order it!

A wool bikini from the 1940s at the Met. I will be heading to the Bahamas tomorrow for a family vacation in Bimini and how fun would a high-waisted bikini have been?

I pass by this shoe in the Catherine Malandrino window when I take the long way home from work, and suddenly I picture a lot of dancing in a tropical place (somewhere in cuba perhaps?) with good friends, amazing music and lovely dresses. Successful design that really does tell a story.

I'm a sucker for all things embroidery, especially from far away lands. Recently we've been overexposed to lots of beautiful Ikat patterns, making them a little less exciting. Suzani (above) refers to this style of Persian embroidery, which is slowly making its presence known on accent chairs and pillows. My mom has a giant one hanging in the entrance of our house, and its a nice way to cover a bare wall, without having to invest paintings, posters, and framing....ebay has some good ones. Image from AmiraRugGallery.

Greetings from Miami, I came into town for a wedding tomorrow and then hosting a lingerie shower at a pole dancing studio for a friend on Sunday. Anyway, in the spirit of Miami, I introduce Ambra Medda, I don't her know personally, but her sense of style is just the right amount of ecclectic, and recently Paris Vogue did a Miami issue, with a style profile on her. Not only is she gorgeous, but she is also runs Art Loves Design during Art Basel, held in the Design District. Basically the focus of her event is a celebration of contemporary design that just barely could fall under fine art, but more in the industrial design world. And she's not even 30 yet.

I am a bit picky when it comes to basics. For example Hanes white v-necks seem to flatter everyone but me. Same with tanks, I just have a hard time with them. Yesterday I found this one, and I think I might get some more. 5.99 on the Old Navy website. Trust me, its very flattering. Also picked up a cute linen skirt in the sale rack. oldnavy.com

I would be excited to get my hands on this. Maybe carlo can bring me a copy since he is currrently in Germany. Its the first issue of a bi-annual publication called Apartamento, dedicated to the living and working areas of people, that stay pretty real and aren't styled by a decorator (supposedly).

More white shoes. I saw a girl wearing these last night at the Le Book thing, and they looked so good. Acne Jeans Ziara.

Get one now, the very structured bustier. This one is from Bodkin, a new line based out of Brooklyn, we can probably find some interesting ones on ebay. While you are at it pick up Dita Von Teese's book, The Art of the Burlesque. She is insane, I love it. I read it two years ago (and got it signed by her at Harrods!) When she wrote the book she was still married to Marilyn Manson, so it may sound outdated, but she really knows her stuff. It breaks down the make up techniques of each decade, and the style of dress of each era. I don't dress like her at all, but it was cool to see the line at Harrod's full of girls that looked like they just walked out of a Dick Tracy movie. Not to mention she gives a great historical breakdown of Burlesque dancing.

Photo by Tom Hines

I will be attending this tonight, even though I'm not really sure what it is, I guess just a networking thing. I have a lot of freelance stuff going on that I'm pretty excited about, and wouldn't mind meeting a few more people. I hope one day I can just work out of my apartment! I also wish I had made some new business cards...