Archive for the ‘Travel’ Category
To The Max For Mini Cooper
As the morning faithfully reaches 102 degrees in Palm Springs (making it the coolest of the week), we wrap up our three-day shoot for Mini Cooper Magazine, a publication with a global circulation of 375,000 and the incredible Tyler Brûlé-helmed agency, Winkreative, driving its new look. […]
Posted in Design, Film, Media, Photography, Style, Transportaion, Travel, Web/TechHas Street Art Finally Jumped The Shark?
Was nothing sacred? Had Banksy slipped into a Fjellse bed with Ikea? As we stood at the entrance of the Ventura Lambrate subway station during the recent Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan, I interrupted my eye roll at the rough black-and-white pasted figures on the granite walls with the realization this was probably just another mainstreaming of street art. […]
Posted in Art, Design, TravelWe’re Back!
We’ve been on the road and in the air since April 4, covering thousands of miles to reach Edinburgh (holiday in a castle), London (friends and design), Milan (design+furniture fair) and finally Palm Springs (A+R Toy Lab at the Crafting Community). […]
Posted in Craft, Design, Food and Drink, Style, TravelPlay Dirty: Crafting Community at Ace Palm Springs
Forget Coachella. There in the desert, unleashed, raw imagination is at the core of an upcoming gathering lead by renown artists Karen Kimmel, Tanya Aguiñiga, Cathy Callahan of Cathy of California fame, bag designer Clare Vivier and teeming with underwater photography, skateboarding, sneaker customization and smores. […]
Posted in Art, Craft, Design, Food and Drink, Music, Photography, Sports, Style, TravelLove My Dolly
Joline, Joline…Dolly Parton was entreating as adamant as ever on BBC Radio One, as we drove from Cumbria, where Andy’s father lives, to the outskirts of Edinburgh in Scotland, home of the crazy castle Andy chose to both celebrate his 50th and bring together his family from all parts, including Wales and Australia…
But back to Dolly Parton. […]
Posted in Music, Style, TravelJPG Reins Supreme
Regrets, I’ve had a few…Truth be told, they are very few since I find it counterproductive living life that way. But one regret I cannot shake is recently lingering in Nashville and skipping out on the opening festivities in San Francisco for the Jean Paul Gaultier retrospective at the de Young Museum. […]
Posted in Books, Costume, Design, Fashion, Style, TravelAnother New Short From Aaron Rose
A rose needs 81 hours to grow and thrive. A factoid that I was not aware of regarding my namesake flower. But this bit of horticultural insight inspired the premise of the new short “81 Hours In One Suitcase” directed by pals Aaron Rose and produced Apple Via for the brand 81 hours. […]
Posted in Art, Beauty, Design, Fashion, Film, Music, Style, TravelTechnicolor Dreams: A Night At The Saguaro Palm Springs
To get my beauty sleep for tomorrow’s book signing at the Palm Desert International Fragrance & Flower Festival, the organizers checked me into the new Saguaro Palm Springs tonight.
The twelve-hued rainbow of paint that colors the place inside and out still seems fresh from the room doors to the dressers to the patio walls. […]
Posted in Design, Food and Drink, Photography, Style, TravelRoad Trip: Sanctuary in Monterey Bay
Road Trip: Artisan in Paso Robles
Part of the pleasure of a road trip is the discovery of delicious places to fill our bellies. On our somewhat-spontaneous adventure to San Francisco this last week (to catch the final hours of the SFMoMa show on elderly design icon Dieter Rams, and, across town, the first days of the nascent star Miss Nora Woods) , we found such a place for lunch after our first night out, in wine country Paso Robles. […]
Posted in Art, Food and Drink, Music, TravelReport From Maison et Objet: Lighting
Andy got back a week ago from a whirlwind trip to Paris to scour the Maison et Objet for new products for A+R.
The upshot? There was plenty of design, but only a select few pieces made the A+R cut. […]
Posted in Current Affairs, Design, Style, TravelAs Seen In: Rescued By Design
We want to hop a plane to Rio or Bangkok after reading Michael Kimmelman's story in Sunday's New York Times on the new show "Design With the Other 90 Percent: Cities."
Organized by the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum but exhibiting in the United Nations visitors’ lobby, it focuses on projects worldwide turning slums into more humane, modern places to live. […]
Posted in Current Affairs, Design, Style, TravelWalking the Line: Esquivel Debuts on Net-A-Porter
A Last Gasp for Balenciaga
Better late than never. That was certainly the thinking when we set out after a long day in the store on Sunday evening for San Francisco, a six-hour drive north from home which ended the following morning on July 4 when we arrived inside the parking garage at the de Young Museum to catch the closing day of “Balenciaga and Spain."
It was well worth the impromptu road trip, as I'd hoped after receiving the sumptuous catalog on the show from our dear manager Rafael for my birthday in May. […]
Posted in Current Affairs, Design, Style, TravelIn the Details: Our Perfect Pourer
The July issue of Details Magazine features the ultimate guide to the world's highest quality olive oils and the best pourers—including the double-walled oil or vinegar carafe by the Italian glass company Ichendorf which is among our top sellers (and personal favorites) at A+R. […]
A New York State of Mind
Back in L.A. during the wee, pitch-black hours last night from a whirlwind of design shows and other adventures in New York City. We were there, of course, for the latest installment of ICFF, where we managed to find some great, yet-to-be-released must-haves for A+R. […]
