slow emotion
7 / 11 / 07 1 | 1000 of a second Slow emotion. Lincoln Center | NYC The scrim from beneath. I was in Lincoln Square, the other night, upper west side, NYC -- and I saw the recent installation by David Michalek. This slow motion photographic dissection of the movement...
tiny retail: Kiosk, shopping personal
What if you could do your own thing, create a retail space of your own? I've thought about that idea, doing just that -- maybe in retirement, whenever that might be. Tim's stuff. And a lot of that there is. But then there's kiosk. Soho, NYC. I met this woman, Alisa --...
Tom Kundig and the studio of Catherine Eaton Skinner
I had a chance to connect with friends Catherine Eaton Skinner, David Skinner and Tom Kundig at the official first public opening (at least that I was invited to) of her space on Capitol Hill, overlooking downtown Seattle. The generous studio opening was a gesture to...
JJ Abrams | Transformer trailer virus
The Transformers trailer virus, Paramount sown...
Kevin Roberts
Kevin Roberts | CEO | Saatchi+Saatchi ww. | Bridget de Socio | creative ronin ---- Monday, May 7, 2007 Inspirational People - Bridget de Socio One thing you can say about working at Saatchi & Saatchi is that it is never dull and it’s mostly fun. And the greatest...
Gross Grandeur
Edward Burtynsky | Manufactured Landscapes @ the Film Forum | NYC. Trailer and related content ---- Beautiful ugliness. I've made some notes about the idea of beauty, in ugliness, before. Ugly beauty. You know that concept -- the swirls of rainbowed oil twirling in...
In Defense of Tom Cruise | Valkyrie
Probably the wrong wave, I'd imagine. But that's the point of the story to be told. And let's tell that story. I'd propose that the notion of banning a film because of some ongoing promulgation by Tom Cruise, about his personal "spiritual" beliefs -- in any other...
TOM FORD | THE HAND
Tom Ford | The hand speaks Tom Ford sees, feels and creates what's right for him. I went back to Tom Ford, on Madison Avenue. This time, to meet with Shirin Von Wulffen; I'd worked with her at Yves Saint Laurent. Now she's the publicist for Tom Ford International. I...
Inhabitat
LIGHTS OUT LONDON! - June 21st (article link) Tomorrow, that is. Worth considering, the idea of a silent and lightless reflection. Personally, I'm one of those people that savors working by candlelight, or virtually no light -- so the concept of an intentional black...
Fight Girls
I was talking to these girls this morning, on the way to the office -- and while I couldn't take pictures of them, since they are pitching this concept for a TV Series, I did take pictures anyway. Love those pink gloves, I sez. They weren't doing much, except for...