Tuesday, November 30, 2010

STARTECH Land Rover Defender 90 Yachting Edition. Wooden floor mat is cheesy and instrument panel look so dated but put some proper slim rubbers and this will be a good 4 X 4 for me.

BlackBerry Empathy design concept from Art Center class. Fresh.

Sunday, November 28, 2010


Redbull Hyundai Brazil clip. No need to drift if you want to go fast. Redbull likes to drift.
Dig list from Obsolete in Venice, CA.

TASTE

Bottega Louie
Great food in a grand setting
700 S Grand Ave
Los Angeles CA 90017
213.802.1470 | www.bottegalouie.com

The Hungry Cat
Incredible sea food from the same
people who brought us AOC
1535 Vine St
Los Angeles CA 90028
323.462.2155 | thehungrycat.com

Tavern
11648 West San Vicente Blvd.
Los Angeles CA 90049
310.806.6464 | tavernla.com

Church And State Bistro
1850 Industrial St.,
Los Angeles, CA 90021
213.405.1434 | www.churchandstatebistro.com

Rustic Canyon Wine Bar
1119 Wilshire Boulevard
Santa Monica, CA 90401
310.393.7050 | www.rusticcanyonwinebar.com

The Thirsty Crow
Tradition of American small-batch
bourbons, in post depression era fashion.
2939 West Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90026
323.661.6007 | View Thirsty Crow Slideshow

Huckleberry
1041 Wilshire Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90404
310.451.2311 | huckleberrycafe.com

Espresso Cielo
3101 Main St. Venice CA 90405
310.314.9999 | espressocielo.com

Gjelina
Incredible Space & Fantastic Food
1429 Abbot Kinney Blvd. Venice CA 90291
310.450.1429 | gjelina.com

Ado
796 Main St. Venice CA 90291
310.399.9010 | adovenice.com

Joan's on Third
8350 West 3rd St. Los Angeles CA 90048
323.655.2285 | joansonthird.com

The Varnish
1940's style speakeasy with exceptional cocktails
118 E 6th St. Los Angeles CA 90014
213.622.9999



Ace Hotel
20W 29th St. New York NY 10001
212.679.2222 | acehotel.com

Pierre Marcolini
485 Park Ave. New York NY 10001
212.755.5150 | marcolinichocolatier.com

Gramercy Park Hotel
2 Lexington Avenue New York NY 10010
212.920.3300 | gramercyparkhotel.com

Freeman's Restaurant
End of Freeman Alley, Off of Rivington
between Bowery and Chrystie
New York NY 10002
212.420.0012 | freemansrestaurant.com



Hotel Amour
8 rue de Navarin 75009 Paris
01.48.78.31.80 | hotelamour.com



Covent Garden Hotel
10 Monmouth St. London WC2H 9HB
020.7806.1000 | firmdale.com

The Sanderson Hotel
50 Berners St. London W1T 3NG
020.7300.1400 | sandersonlondon.com

Whatley Manor
Easton Grey Malmesbury Wiltshire SN16 0RB
016.6682.2888 | whatleymanor.com



La Meilleure Jeunesse
Dageraadstraat 58 1000 Brussel
02.640.23.94 | lameilleurejeunesse.be

Refectiore
Kleine Markt 6 2000 Antwerpen | 03.234.34.2

Belga Queen
Wolvengracht 32 1000 Brussel | 02.217.21.87
Graslei 10 9000 Gent | 09.280.01.00 belgaqueen.be

Hotel De Witte Lelie
Keizerstraat 16–18 2000 Antwerp
dewittelelie.be | 03.226.19.66



Hotel de Rome
Potsdamer Straße 3 10117 Berlin
030.460.60.90 | hotelderome.com

The Mandala Hotel
Potsdamer Straße 3 D-10785 Berlin
030.590.05.00.00 | themandala.de

Baambi Lounge
Ritterstrasse 24 10969 Berlin
baambi-lounge.com



The College Hotel
intimate 4 star hotel run by students bordering amsterdam's museum quarter
31 (0) 20 571 15 11 | collegehotelamsterdam.com

SEE

The Ames Gallery
The most extraordinary collection of folk art you'll find in Northern California, currated by our friend Bonnie Grossman.
2661 Cedar St.
Berkeley, California 94708
510.845.4949 | amesgallery.com

Low End Theory
Ground zero for LA's incredible and dynamic electronic/beat/sound culture: every Wednesday night at the Airliner in downtown.
2419 N. Broadway
Los Angeles, California 90031
310.821.6400

L & M Arts
660 Venice Blvd.
Venice, California 90291
310.821.6400 | www.lmgallery.com

Resnick Pavilion at LACMA
5905 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, California 90036
323.857.6000 | www.lacma.org

Prism Gallery
A new contemporary art gallery on Sunset Plaza
8746 W Sunset Blvd
West Hollywood, California 90069
310.289.1301| www.prismla.com

LA Louver gallery
45 North Venice Boulevard,
Venice, California 90291
310.822.4955 | www.lalouver.com

Brainfeeder Records
www.brainfeedersite.com

Nowness
This Blog says it all...
Nowness.com

The Hammer
10899 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles CA 90024
310.443.7000 | hammer.ucla.edu

Blum & Poe
2727 S La Cienega Blvd Los Angeles CA 90034
310.836.2062 | blumandpoe.com

Peres Projects
2766 S La Cienega Blvd Los Angeles CA 90034
310.559.6100 | peresprojects.com

P.S. ARTS
Restoring arts education to public schools
throughout Southern and Central California
| psarts.org

Kimberly Brooks
a trailblazer, an artist...and our friend
310.472.0834 | lightray.com | firstpersonartist.com

Minh Tran
Graphic web designer extraordinaire
310.614.5805 | theaddressinc.com



Tiny Vices
An online art gallery. | tinyvices.com

Bonni Benrubi Gallery
Fuller Building 41 E 57th 13th floor
New York NY
212.888.6007 | bonnibenrubi.com

Lehmann Maupin
201 Chrystie Street New York NY 10002
212.254.0054 |

540 W 26th St New York NY 10001
212.255.2923 | lehmannmaupin.com

Urban Zen
Calm amongst the chaos, clothing, objects,
furniture and art. The new charitable initiative
by Donna Karan Just genius! | urbanzen.com



La Pinacothèque de Paris
28 Place de la Madeleine 75008 Paris
01.42.68.02.09 | pinacotheque.com

Galerie du Jour Agnes B.
44 rue Quincampoix 75004 Paris
01.44.54.55.90 | galeriedujour.com



Showstudio
A fashion website by Nick Knight. showstudio.com

Michael Hoppen Gallery
3 Jubilee Place London SW3 3TD
020 7352 3649 | michaelhoppengallery.com SHOP

Esquivel Shoes
California's most exquisite handmade shoes
8309 West 3rd St.
Los Angeles CA 90048
714.670.2200 | www.esquivelshoes.com

RetroSpecs & Co.
8629 Melrose Avenue,
Los Angeles CA, 90069
310.657.4217 | www.retrospecs.com

Eyes On Main
3101 Main Street,
Santa Monica, CA 90405-6411
310.399.3302? | www.eyesonmainltd.com

One Kings Lane
www.onekingslane.com/

Stones Throw Records
www.stonesthrow.com

Strong Hold Garment Co
1625 Abbot Kinney Boulevard,
Venice, CA 90291-3744
310.399.7221

Mona Moore
1112 Abbot Kinney Blvd Venice CA 90291
310.452.4070 | monamoore.com

Guild
1335 1/2 Abbot Kinney Blvd Venice CA 90291
310.396.8300 | guildla.com

Madley
1225 Abbot Kinney Blvd Venice CA 90291
310.450.6029 | madley.com

Jessica Seaton at Madley
1225 Abbot Kinney Blvd Venice CA 90291
310.450.6029 | jessicaseatondesign.com

Opening Ceremony
451 La Cienega Blvd West Hollywood CA 90048
310.652.1120 | openingceremony.us

Church
7277 Santa Monica Blvd Los Angeles CA 90046
323.876.8887 | churchboutique.com

Confederacy
4661 Hollywood Blvd Los Angeles CA 90027
323.913.3040 | shopconfederacy.com

Leadapron
8454 Melrose Pl. Los Angeles CA 90069
323.782.1888 | leadapron.net

Ooga Booga
943 North Broadway Los Angeles CA 90012
213.617.1105 | oogaboogastore.com

Arcana
1229 3rd Street Promenade Santa Monica CA 90401
310.458.1499 | arcanabooks.com

Just Folk
Our friends just outside of Santa Barbara
in Summerland, incredible and unique American
folk art collection!
805.969.7118 | justfolk.com

A+R
global design. edited......
1121 Abbot Kinney Blvd. Venice CA 90026
310.392.9128 | aplusrstore.com

Dragon Books
A rare and antiquarian bookseller
2954 Beverly Glen Circle Bel Air CA 90077
310.441.8545 | dragonbooks.com

Douglas Fir
Men's clothing. Simple. Elegant.
8311 West 3rd Street Los Angeles CA 90048 | 323.651.5445

Blackman Cruz
See for yourself: 836 N Highland Los Angeles CA 90069 | 310.667.9228
blackmancruz.com

The Splendid Peasant
"an extraordinary collection of American
folk art by Martin and Kitty Jacobs"
992 Foley Rd. Sheffield MA 01257
413.229.8800 | splendidpeasant.com



Cast of Vices
castofvices.com



Merci
do-good haute shop in Paris all profits,
after production costs, go to children's charities around the world. parfume by Annick Goutal,
designer vintage threads, small collections by men's, children's and women's designers, a café, a small fabric shop, flowers, house and home
111 blvd Beaumarchais
75003 Paris | 01 42 77 78 92

L'Eclaireur – Paris
6 locations in Paris, 1 in Tokyo
Will transport you to another world – MAGIC!
10 rue Herold – Place des Victoires 75001 | leclaireur.com



Darklands
Steinstrasse 5 D-10119 Berlin | darklandsberlin.com

Komakino
An international online store from the people behind Darklands | komakinoshop.com

Laurie Hogin: Stories of Love and Hunger from the Candy Planet at Koplin Del Rio Gallery 6031 Washington Blvd, Culver City, CA 90232

Beet Salad at Umami Burger, Hollywood LA. Beet taste like Yukhoe. So good.

Citroen DS in LA. Let it be free!

Umami Burger in LA. Simply the best burger I've ever had.





Beautiful raw architectural detail in LA near Thinkspace Art Gallery 6009 Washington Blvd.


Richard Serra in LACMA. No matter how many times I come visit, there is freshness to this.

cheesy plot. CG from Bahrain company.


Opera Time-Piece by Royale $1.2 million. When according is used in ID, 1st device comes to my mind is Voight-Kampff from the Bladerunner. I believe this one is a render from Syd Mead.


Brabus SLS AMG Widestar. Mercedes SLS with extra skin.
Lipstick does not work if the base is fugly.


Carlsson Super-GT C25. Mercedes tuned car. Looks like cheap Japanese drift car.

design is thinking made visual from Pentagram via buddy in TPE. word.

small is tizzite. golf comparison graphic from buddy in TPE. Nice.

Saturday, November 27, 2010








More image of downtown Atlanta sculptor Tom Haney, maker of one-of-a-kind, hand-crafted automata, kinetic art, mechanical sculpture and other works of modern folk art. Can be seen at Obsolete in Venice, CA.

i do not get it but for people with little Darth Vader in them clip.

outrageous anti-theft system for bike clip.

David Byrne art exhibit at Vacant Tokyo. Never seen his creation. I want to.

Miyako Hybrid Hotel Torrance in Torrance, CA.
Room is fantastic. come with J style bath.

Friday, November 26, 2010


More Mountain Biking Videos
mountain bike vs motorcycle

Baby Mercedes G in Hollywood. Pretty.

Red wheeled Mercedes. Slick.


Tom Haney exhibit at Obsolete in Venice. Beautiful moving arts.

Obsolete in Venice. Beautiful store.

Buddha in Venice beach, ca.

Fixie in Venice Beach, CA. There were many.


Tender Greens in LA. Vegan Salad was amazingly good. Wish there was one near me.
Thanks, Peter.

porsche on ice.


nice. Durbach Block Architects house in Dover Heights, a coastal, eastern suburb of Sydney.

Thursday, November 25, 2010



Love eating bare foot in end of November. Paradise Cove Cafe, Malibu, CA.

Lucia California on highway one. Just south of Big Sur. Sublime coast line.

Bob Morris' Paradise Cove Beach Cafe. Location A, atmosphere B, Food C.

Another view of Autoart PORSCHE 911 S 1967 Light Ivory. Slick.

Great taste: Paris: centre commercial store