DECODENCE!

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This month sees the opening of DECODENCE: Legendary Interiors and Illustrious Travelers Aboard the SS Normandie. Given my passion for all things early twentieth century, it’s been a total joy to work on developing this project with the South Street Seaport Museum!

For those of you who don’t pore over out-of-print decorative arts textbooks and google things like “Japanning techniques” and “lost Jean Henri Riesener pieces”, the SS Normandie was a magnificent ocean liner and the pride of the French Line in the 1930’s.   Get the whole story »

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Empty Schells – Forlorn Images by Isaac Schell

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I can so relate to these pics by West Philly-based photographer Isaac Schell. My favorites are the storefront churches, making the best of it.

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Something…

The only kind of lovin’… (plus great lighting)

Lines of Thinking: Drawings by Lis Timpone

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Found my favorite new art director in Lis Timpone.  Love love love these line drawings of hers…

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Luv-Tifah

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How can you not love this woman? Latifah is definitely my biggest girl-crush ever.  Shout to Paper Magazine for getting me this close to one of my favorite women of all time – even if her very intense bodyguard shattered any possibility of a peck on the cheek…

Hello Jai Alai

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No doubt one of the most misunderstood games on the planet (somewhere on the same level as “Curling” I’d imagine) Jai Alai has some of the best art direction in sports.  Awe at the “fastest sport in the world” – with a ball traveling up to 188 mph – is only eclipsed by the amazingly designed uniforms and perfectly art-directed courts.  Thanks to Florida and the Cubans in Hialiah for keeping this alive.  You can’t get much chic-er than this:

Span-etch Lesson: Black and White Goyas

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I always think of moody, haunting portraits when I think of Goya, but I love these black and white Poe-ready etchings, no doubt borne out of his deteriorating psychological condition.  Perfect for this time of year…

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Still Cry

When I hear this song.

Plus I’ve been told Marian Gold is the gay male me.

Question of the Month

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Please tell me.  I have wondered about this for twenty years.

Sticky Notes: Tapeworks by Mark Khaisman

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Amazing pieces by Philly-based / Ukraine-born Mark Khaisman who uses packing tape to “paint” every piece.  Adore the portraits and patternwork…

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