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to a beautiful daily life

admin — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 16:00:54 +0000

Here’s to a beautiful daily life in 2012.
(some recent work – a logo for 0fr.’s Quotidiano Brillante line)

recent work: candelaria paris / taqueria and cocktail bar

admin — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 22:16:22 +0000

here we go! CANDELARIA is a brand new taqueria / hidden cocktail den in paris. cheri and I spent the last few months wearing many hats as architects, furniture designers, interior decorators, builders, and painters working to with an incredible team converting a beige box into something really special. 100 glass balls were carried as carry-on luggage from rome, former wood concrete forms were re-purposed into flooring and a beautiful bar and tables (by the talented adrian rubi-dentzel), keren richter and amy jo diaz popped in from new york and los angeles to fill the walls with their beautiful murals and artwork. And Ashley Helvey, Adeline Vengud, Mary Manning, Jacqueline Booth Di Milia, Alison Reid, Confetti System, Clarisse Demory, Alejandra Felmer and Jacky Georges also lent a talented hand to take things to the next level. A big high-five to everyone who helped out. And next time you’re in Paris, please stop by for a taco or cocktail. If you prefer the later, just push on the back wall…

gurkha

admin — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 11:00:55 +0000

matchbox and cigarette box given to my grandfather by the gurkha regiment he fought with in burma.

jobs on california

admin — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 10:06:53 +0000

Woz and I very much liked Bob Dylan’s poetry, and we spent a lot of time thinking about a lot of that stuff. This was California. You could get LSD fresh made from Stanford. You could sleep on the beach at night with your girlfriend. California has a sense of experimentation and a sense of openness—openness to new possibilities.
-Steve Jobs, Playboy Magazine 1985

eau de paris

admin — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 11:00:14 +0000

on top of the 486 other fountains where clean drinking water is publicly available, paris has installed it’s first kiosk that dispenses sparkling water. it was definitely a nice surprise after a bike ride to the Jardin de Reuilly where it’s located.

chums

admin — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 11:24:08 +0000

“chums” featuring: andy beach, emmeline de mooij, mary manning, keegan mchargue, rhiannon silver, and carl williamson:

From September 10 – 26, 2010, Gallery Space at Space 15 Twenty is pleased to present Chums, a multimedia group exhibition curated by Mary Manning. Defying the dehumanization of today’s electronic era, Manning and the artists’ relationships are in fact sustained by it: the six contributors – one of whom Manning has never met in person – are able to share their deep appreciation of found objects through her blog, Unchanging Window.

Uniting real objects among online friends, Chums celebrates the convergence of internet and material culture. By Manning’s invitation, the selected artists created works for the show including paired posters by Andy Beach, ceramic vessels by Carl Williamson, a watercolor painting by Emmeline de Mooij, sculpture by Keegan McHargue, an installation by Rhiannon Silver, as well as an accompanying zine by Joe Gilmore. Apart from her curatorial touch, Manning also contributes photographs as well as … plants. Says Manning, “They play so much importance in my real life, and I am happy to see them in these unexpected, or even unnoticed, spaces.”

1520 N. Cahuenga Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90028

california is a place: fresno

admin — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 11:00:45 +0000

isle sur la sorgue

admin — Wed, 26 May 2010 08:52:20 +0000

from a recent trip to beautiful provence, the antique brocantein isle sur la sorgue

l’outsider

admin — Thu, 13 May 2010 11:00:31 +0000

l’outsider

jan maarten voskull

admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:00:46 +0000

jan maarten voskull. via.

moulton standard

admin — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:00:29 +0000

’65 moulton standard. via.

the brooks saddle factory

admin — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:00:12 +0000

behind the seams: the brooks saddle factory

this too shall pass..

admin — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 06:01:17 +0000

sante! to CA friends in Paris. show tonight at Nouveau Casino

phoenix ’1901′ acoustic

admin — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:33:19 +0000

christopher neimann

admin — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:00:33 +0000

via

shrimp shop

admin — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:00:07 +0000

mobile by Beatrice Valenzuela, and high chair by Ramsey Condor, a lovely and talented couple. more at
Shrimp Shop at South Willard
8038 W. Third St., Los Angeles
Open 11–5 Sunday, 11-6 Mon to Sat
via

12:34:56 7/8/9

admin — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:34:16 +0000

happy 12:34:56 7/8/9 !

recent work: basic needs

admin — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:00:31 +0000

poster and graphics for The Ecology Center’s BASIC NEEDS lecture series. more here

june 25, 2009

admin — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 06:36:33 +0000

R.I.P. M.J.

vw california / westfalia

admin — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:00:06 +0000

the new vw california (not available in california) and the classic vw westfalia.
via south willard