Recline inside a James Turrell? Watch Maroon 5’s James Valentine in a match with Lester Cook, among other tennis pros, architects and creatives, on an infinity court against the L.A. skyline? […]
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I hope you will take the time this Wednesday, May 6, from 7-9 p.m. to join Moby, Shepard Fairey and yours truly in a panel helmed by our friend Brad Grossman, who’s taken the uber inquisitiveness that made him Brian Grazer’s right hand guide for so many years and in 2008 finally founded the Zeitguide, a multi-media platform that guides a wide swath of industry leaders through leading-edge issues in our constantly changing culture. […]
Posted in Art, Costume, Craft, Design, Event, Media, Music, UncategorizedBecause time is far from on my side during Christmas, when Nina was born, I set my sights on Valentine’s Day. Each year for the last four, I rally Andy and galvanize Nina into being a part of whatever wild concept photographer Ramona Rosales and I dream up. […]
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Sorry for the silence…been distracted with deadlines and the like.
But I’m eager to get back to posting…Till then. -R […]
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It appears, Dear Reader, this is one of those periods in the year where regular posting becomes a challenge because of the many, many projects going in my life.
Among the most time consuming of late has been prepping the opening of our newest A+R, this one at 171 S. […]
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We love any excuse to celebrate. Being selected as the first design retailer outside of Paris to debut the innovative Pentax K-01 hybrid digital camera by industrial design star Marc Newson is reason enough to toot our party horns. […]
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There are many truly inspired facets to the city-wide art celebration that is “Pacific Standard Time.” One that simply shines is the short rap icon Ice Cube taking a ride to the Eames House and kicking back inside. […]
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Behind every pop supernova and her unimaginably conceived getup, behind every stylist and costume designer who orchestrates their star’s image, there is always a gifted artisan actually conceiving the original idea, literally crafting it into existence, ultimately responsible for conjuring the stuff that legends are made of. […]
Nut day. Consider this image of Sigrid Agren by Paolo Roversia as a kind of placeholder, like the lulling classical music played when you're on a hold on a call…pretty enough to enjoy, a respite from reality… […]
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Andy's barely on his second cup of black tea, and I'm already back from my maiden sweep on scripted television. A gig that a friend graciously recommended me for, it involves me playing me. […]
The editor’s picks of the best of outdoor chairs for summer is the lead feature of today’s Home edition of The Los Angeles Times, and at the top are the folding Pan-American chairs by Industry of All Nations. […]
Legendary fashion illustrator Antonio Lopez in the iconic long-running campaign
Today’s is World AIDS Day. Of course, every day in the world, HIV, AIDS and human rights are a top concern for the millions affected by the disease, whether they are infected or know someone who is. […]
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Thank you to our dear pal and blog peruser Ruth Handel who gave us a heads up on today’s feature in TrendCentral . We don’t know the folks there, but we do agree with them. […]
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Countdown is on with only 11 more days to breathe life and limb into the resurrection of Anita Berber, enfant terrible of Weimar Berlin and patron mother of modern day performance art and avant-garde dance. […]
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Getting it first is not just lip service for us. Obsession? Maybe, as Andy and I jump on the design we love as soon as we can. So we're certainly, er, pumped by the generous shout out in this week's LA Times Magazine for the Plopp stools we introduced stateside (ok, along with Moss in New York). […]
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We've joined several of our superstylish pals on Abbot Kinney to celebrate Fashion Night Out this coming Friday, September 10. The event goes global this year, and the 10 of us shops are spotlighting the fact that this little stretch has become one of the best shopping destinations on the West Coast, bar none. […]
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A few more tweaks to go at this new home, but figured it was high time to get back to La Vie en Rose.
Don't you think?
Thank you to all of you who've missed the posts and have been nudging me to get back to it. […]
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