Shinichi Maruyama
June 30, 2009
Japanese photography Shinichi Maruyama captures the unique and ephemeral interaction between water, black ink and movement. Using strobe light photography, he is able to capture images before the mind perceives them and create prints that are powerful and interesting.
Sprinklesmobile
June 24, 2009
Sprinkles Cupcakes has recently released a Sprinklesmobile allowing their beautiful, luxury cupcakes to travel around Los Angeles so you no longer have to bare the long lines in Beverly Hills when the sugar craving takes control. The van carries 1500 cupcakes for $4.00 each and can be followed on Twitter. This past Sunday they distributed nearly 500 free cupcakes at The Grove! Ta-ta bikini season, yummy Red Velvet here I come….
find the Sprinklesmobile
P.S. 1 Warm Up
June 24, 2009
Now that we have officially welcomed in the first day of summer, it is time to prepare for this year’s P.S. 1 Warm Up Party. Every summer the MoMA’s contemporary art outpost in Queens hosts a summer party on Saturday’s that is the closest thing you will find to an outdoor rave this side of the Atlantic (although I’m norave expert, so someone please feel free to correct me). Starting July 4 through September 5 the courtyard will blast with music from Reagenz toDaniel Bell aka DBX to Stars like Fleas. For $10 between 2pm-9pm on Saturdays, enjoy live music and experience the new “urban shelter” in the courtyard designed by MOS Studio, known as Afterparty. The outdoor art structures are shaped like conical, primitive huts that serve as a respite from the blaring summer sun.
Rock out – P.S. 1 Warm Up
22-25 Jackson Avenue @ 46th Street (Queens)
Gjelina
June 23, 2009
Located in Venice along Abbot Kinney this “high-energy Mediterranean” restaurant features delicious food made from seasonal, local, organic ingredients. With two long communal tables in the main dining room and a uniquely made chandler – the place buzzes with energy during peak hours. Travis Lett, the young chef, offers an impressive menu of thin-crust pizza (think roasted baby artichokes, gremulata, parmesan – yum) and other fresh fare that keeps the crowds coming.
1429 Abbot Kinney Blvd. Venice CA (310) 450 1429
New Acropolis Museum
June 22, 2009
The construction had just begun when I was living in Athens, Greece in 2006, but this Saturday the New Acropolis Museum finally opened to the public. Designed by Bernard Tshumi the space offers a direct view of the Parthenon, as well as, a strong argument in the on-going debate of the Elgin Marbles.
In the early 19th century, Lord Elgin, ordered the decorative frieze that adorned the Parthenon to be removed and later sold the famous marbles to the British Museum, where they are currently displayed. For the last two centuries, Greece has been working to regain the Elgin Marbles, although the British have long argued they have no proper place to store them. The New Acropolis Museum hopes to ruin that argument. Θέλω να παω…
Public School
June 19, 2009
The Providores & Tapas Room
June 19, 2009
Located in the heart of Marylebone, The Providores & Tapas Room is a welcomed escape from the busy high street. Inside the ground floor Tapas Room, customers enjoy specialities such as Turkish eggs (apparently from Changa in Istanbul) and other global-inspired tapas. Upstairs the Providores restaurant offers a roast that I am dying to try on my next visit.
109 Marylebone High Street
London UK W1U 4RX
High Line
June 12, 2009
The much anticipated high line finally opened on June 8th! Created on the skeleton of an old rail system, the City of New York and the Department of Parks & Recreation have created an elevated urban park through the Meatpacking District. NYMag did an incredible special on the architecture sights you can enjoy while meandering through the unique park. Enjoy!
Enter on Gansevoort and Washington.
The park runs from Gansevoort Street in the Meatpacking District to West 20th in Chelsea between Tenth and Eleventh Avenues.
Mast Brothers Chocolate
June 10, 2009
Brothers Rick and Michael Mast are the only bean-to-bar chocolate makers in New York City. Using single orgin Venezulan and Ecuadorian cocoa, they create magical, pure chocolate wrapped in beautifully imported Italian paper. They recently opened up a storefront at 105 N. 3rd Street in Brooklyn. Yummm…
105 North 3rd Street
Williamsburg
Taschen Bookshop
June 4, 2009
The German book publisher, Taschen, was founded in 1980 with the mission of making art books more affordable and lesser-seen art available to mainstream bookstores. Today the company has 9 retail locations that sell their beautifully designed books that capture”beauty, culture, and modernity” in locations ranging from Paris to Cologne to London to New York (S0ho) to Los Angeles (Beverly Hills and at The Grove). With interiors designed by Philippe Stark, their slick stores and exquisite books are truly captivating.
On June 19-21, 2009 the website will be having a warehouse sale with many books reduced 50%-75%.
