STUDIOGANG ARCHITECTS- REVEAL.(the ultimate before and after) no words can describe how freaking exciting we were to get the new book in the mail. it features 8 case study projects, ranging from Aquatower to SOS children museum, to the marble curtain, to… our old barn. she features a good dozen shots telegraphing just how horrific the barn was- a burnt-out, caving-in, flooded, filthy mess of a shell that we called home. (that was BEFORE she got her hands on it) the chapter features her process of design, including sketches, scrap, inspiration. it pretty fantastic to see her process, and we…
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WAIT IN THE CAR WHILE I BREAK INTO THIS 100 YEAR OLD ABANDONED BROTHEL… wed heard that it was formerly a house of ill repute. and that it had ghosts.and that bad things had happened there.but it had been boarded up for decades.and so it sits to decay, in an open field in southern wisconsin.look at those rotting lace curtains in the windows.the ivy covered sills.it really was impossible to resist. FAVORITE DETAIL:the masonry detailing at its foundation. (who does this? its local rock, but the detail they went to for a simple farmhouse is insane. the majority in this…
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and then both she and her husband died.their son said he moved it to a field when they cleaned out the garage. so of course david thought it needed to be rescued from the dust bunnies.that was 16 years ago. she only had 20,000 miles. she’s a 1966 dodge monaco 500 383 with a 4-barrell and dual exhaust.she was the ultimate ‘FOUND’ in our found free and free lives…he paid a whopping $2000.00 for her.and she runs like a top. favorite details: * the doors are lined with (real) wicker- like an old school picnic basket* the trunk is lined…
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we rented the house (townandcountrylocations.com) to FLOR for their current catalog, so it just hit the mailboxes. and then we got this invite to celebrate the launch of their new store in SOHO.( when you’re in NYC next, check them out here: 142 Wooster street New York ) so we’ve become FLOR obsessed and tiled the entire garage floor now.(as you can see here, its wall to wall carpet tile love) and then decided to lay it down in the Wisconsin nursery, too….(the ones shown here are available at CB2 its the ‘fedora’ line)
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… was raised with-well, pretty much nothing.here is my all-time favorite picture of him as a toddler in the backyard of his house.
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every time we’re in Paris, I hit it:shakespeareandcompany.com i don’t what i love more:its the little cubbyholes carved into the books (the travelers slept in)— orits amazingly charming location (on the left bank, opposite Notre-Dame). the founder (george whitman).he opened it in 1951.
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“Antique wood types in the 1950s… These woodblock letters and fonts were commonly used in the mid- to late-19th century for advertisements, posters and handbills. Darker and larger than more delicate metal typefaces, they are familiar today as the bold lettering on vintage western wanted posters. Yet many classic wood type variations were intricately ornamental, used to grab the attention of passers-by in an increasingly cluttered advertising environment.” (the best description ive found for my massive collection). I use them all the time, here are a few shots of some recent projects.
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My agency’s reception area was sorely in need of a face lift. It was a fun project… (here are a few shots, more coming) red flooring = the color of our founder’s scarlet braces (Flor tiles)collage wall = images from his youth, artifacts of from his home in france.(picture us framing)arm chairs = upholstered in weathered leather, herringbone covered buttons (anthropologie)coffee table = cypress stump (Dovetail)light fixtures = edison bulbs (jayson home & garden)awesome refurbished ‘madmen’ sofa + MCM sidetable= post27store.comMCM desk = onestopmodern.comend table = rope (thrift)accent lamps = MCM Grand
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…more dennis hillman love.
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seriously, i cant get enough.i use them for everything.and they are just plain lovely.
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