Monthly Archives: January 2011

Shark in a jar

Posted on January 31, 2011 | 1 Comment

shark in a jarNext time your in New York check out the Evolution store in Soho.

Species: Squalus acanthias
Origin: Atlantic Ocean
There are approximately 375 species of  sharks in the world. Some lay eggs (oviparous) and some give birth live (viviparous) like mammals. Most sharks however are ovoviviparous and give birth in a different way. After hatching from eggs within the mother’s oviduct, they remain inside the female to develop even further, they are then “born again” as live baby sharks.   This Sand Shark is an example of this natural process. It was found inside a shark caught for food by a commercial fisherman.  Specimen preserved in alcohol.
Size: 7 1/2″ x 3 1/2″

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Garage Door Graffiti

Posted on January 25, 2011 | 1 Comment

Seen in Hoxton last night…graffitigraffiti

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Rankin Eyescapes

Posted on January 24, 2011 | Leave a comment

rankin eyescapesThe acclaimed British photographer Rankin is known for his captivating photos of celebrities and nudes, but his Eyescapes are something else entirely.

Check out the full selection here

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The riddle of Julian Schnabel

Posted on January 20, 2011 | Leave a comment
Just who is Julian Schnabel?
Painter, film director or interior designer?
Schnabel is a master of ambiguity. His is both lorded for his talents on films like The Diving Bell and The Butterfly as he is for his design of Ian Schrager hotels, to the paintings which have been brought by the majority of the major galleries worldwide.
Collected below are examples of all his art forms. Judge for yourself which is best… 
dennis-hopper by julian-schnabel 1991

Dennis Hopper by Julian Schnabel, 1991

Julian Schnabel madre

Julian Schnabel

Ian-Schrager-Julian-Schnabel-NYCH-renovation



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Guy Bourdin Polaroids

Posted on January 17, 2011 | Leave a comment

While perusing the shelves in the Helmut Newton Foundation shop in Berlin yesterday I came across a book of Guy Bourdin’s Polaroids. I couldn’t bear to part with the 60 euros so instead here are few examples:

Guy Bourdin Polaroids

Guy Bourdin Polaroids

Guy Bourdin Polaroids

Guy Bourdin PolaroidsGuy Bourdin Polaroids

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The Champ, Mr Brainwash

Posted on January 11, 2011 | Leave a comment

The Champ, Mr Brainwash

Edition size 95

36 x 52 inches

Available from?

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Bring me the head of – Jake and Dinos Chapman

Posted on January 10, 2011 | Leave a comment

Bring me the head of

Rare early Chapman brothers work in a small edition of 15. Paint on fibreglass and resin sculpture with wig.

Size: 17.8 x 30.5 x 24.5 cm

1995

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Idealising Herb Ritts

Posted on January 8, 2011 | 2 Comments

Kate Moss - Herb Ritts

Few were better at idealising the Hollywood glitterati than Herb Ritts. His body of photography produced exclusively in black and white was high production, glamour and aspirational.

Think of Chris Isaak’s – “Wicked Game” music video – which was designed by Ritts and you have his aesthetic in a nutshell.

In the realm of shallow glamour, few were more seductive and accomplished than Ritts.

herb ritts versace

herb-ritts-jack-nicholson-1986

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Philippe Starck – Kalashnikov AK47 Table Gun

Posted on January 7, 2011 | 1 Comment
Philippe Starck - "Kalashnikov AK47" Table Gun

Philippe Starck - "Kalashnikov AK47" Table Gun

Currently high up my wish list of design is a piece for Philippe Starck’s Gun collection. These are high end works of art and yes that illuminate you in the dark too.

Media pictures of Saddam Hussein’s gold-plated gun, recovered when America and its allies attacked Iraq, inspired the line, which contains floor, desk, and bedside models. The guns are coated in gold leaf to allude to the military-industrial complex, while their black lampshades signify death. Small, smoked crosses line the inner portion of the shades, miniature graveyards that remind users that the next passing could be their own.

To drive home our culpability, Starck chose different guns to represent different nations. The Beretta symbolizes the responsibility of western Europe; the Kalashnikov, the suffering caused by the former USSR; and the M16, the havoc created by the United States.

Body is die cast aluminum with injection-molded polymer overprint and gold-plated finish 18K.

Philippe Starck - "Kalashnikov AK47" Table Gun

Philippe Starck - "Kalashnikov AK47" Table Gun

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The Last Snow

Posted on January 5, 2011 | Leave a comment

last snow

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