• CUT OUT PIECES OF ELLE

the september issue of elle from Sweden...

• BIG, FAT & DELICIOUS

smoking kills but what a nice airbrush artwok...

• TOM FORD GLASSES

Terry Richardson with once again fantastic Freja beha erichsen...

• CUCUMBERS AND LAUNDROMATS

Some shots from the Sisley Fall 2010 Campaign shot in the lower east side by who else but Terry Richardson...he must be the only one who can get away with squezing a model inside the tumbler...

• HELENA WOW

the apparition of Helena Christensen looking sharp and modeling some pretty great designs from students competing in the "2010 Shape Sensation" an annual Triumph Inspiration Award. the TIA invites students worldwide to use their artistic vision in order to produce a unique lingerie showpiece.

• MONKEY BIZNES

my favorite image out of the sort of futuristic work of Sarah Apple Baum...but its hard to decide what to like must since she incorporates found materials like crocheted blankets and transforms them into geometric landscapes and installations... i like!

• THEN IT HIT ME

this is "then it hit me" the work of exentric good lookin' Brian Shabaglian whos where abouts are unkown.. i took this pic in the bowery last time i saw him, before he went roaming the word on a helicopter...has it hit you?

• HAPPY MONDAY

i just wish it was a boiling hot day and not a cloudy one so i could wear wrangler shorts...

• BRAVO TERRY

Olé!! for mr. richardson and beautiful Freja Beha Erichsen on Vogue Nippon August 2010 'the untold crime'. via fashionising.

• INNER MUST DESIRES

a couple of pages from Faesthetic by german power artist Steven Burke. The simple and innocent feel of his work always touches me in unexpected ways... these immediately click-on my inner must desires.

• NICE

the 'Flashing Lights' by irregular choice. nice!
i would get them if it wasnt cause they only have them in 6.5..

• ONE LAST LOOK INSIDE 11 SPRING

last pics i took before the building got stripped to be sold as condos...i was sad to see all the graffiti go and along with it, the street art gatherings and the vibe of the block.. I miss the John Simpson's candles placed along the windows of each floor which gave it that hunted house feel and of course its Candle Building name... 11 Spring was built in 1888 as a carriage house and horse stable, it was bought in the 70's by J. Simpson who was a theatrical and eccentric set designer, he loved making funky gadgets and other wacky stuff... oh and lived there all alone.

• CALIBRO 35 !!

Nublu Records released this kick ass album "Ritornano Quelli Di..." (The Return of...) last month, and its more than amazing! i can't hardly wait for Calibro to come to new york and bang it. Here is a quote and a free download from kcrw today: Milan's Calibro 35 dedicate themselves to recreating classic and obscure themes form 60's and 70's Italian film soundtracks. Their new release features a few original works and marks their U.S. debut. Today's Top Tune is "Five Dolls for an August Moon".

• CLEAR JELLY BLUE

nice jelly shoes from F-Troupe a footwear brand based in london and utterly brit! did i say they're on sale now at the Need Supply and co. for 29 bucks!

• YUMMI BLUEBERRIES

we have been eating a lot of blueberries and i was wondering what are the benefits... it turns out that the dye released from the blueberries' skin is its most valuable nutrient! The pigments in blueberries as well as in other red crops like as cherries, plums, and red cabbage -!!yumms!!- are powerful antioxidants. Blueberries have the highest antioxidant capacity because of their large anthocyanin concentration. Anthocyanin fights against liver injuries, it reduces blood pressure, improves eyesight and has strong anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial powers. most importantly it fights the proliferation of human cancer cells.

• POOR LITTLE TREES

"Poor Little Trees" is the work of german artist Steven Burke he used acrylic paint on "on dead wood from the South West of France". take me there...

His work reminds me of a letter I sent to my office on earth day this year, asking them to recycle paper... I wished i had one of these sad trees at the time to illustrate my point...Daily there are piles and piles of unclaimed copies, reports, charts, lengthy emails and faxes left behind...I asked if they knew that nearly half of the trees cut in North America alone go to papermaking?...Paper people argue lower percentages, claiming that most of the trees are cut for lumber to make buildings, furniture and other non-paper products. However, the lumber and paper industries work closely together. A significant part of the tree cannot be used for lumber and is chipped, instead, for papermaking. While some of this collaboration between the lumber and paper industries represents a good way to use what otherwise would be "waste" from resource extraction (branches, stumps, "forest residue," sawdust), trees are also being cut for papermaking when they're too small for lumber causing great damage to ecosystems and a great deal of deforestation.

The paper people (industry) calls trees "a renewable resource," giving people (consumers) the impression that there is no problem with cutting trees since they can be replanted (in contrasts to oil, ores and other minerals) but unlike a true forest, replanted trees are not self-sustaining.
A large percentage of the trees planted do not survive to maturity, nor are they intended to, as the trees are thinned with growth.
Trees are not a "crop". They are not planted on agricultural farmland. Before a tree farm is planted, forests have to fall. :(

• BLUE VELVETEEN

these are the Duke's from Irregular Choice. many colors and textures to choose from plus they come in such pretty boxes and include replacement sheels!