The Rural Studio

A spiritual mentor...Samuel Mockbee and the Rural Studio.

LINK to writing about the Rural Studio by Samuel Mockbee...

LINK to the Rural Studio website

I feel like I have lost this commitment of the social purpose of design and architecture. I hope the winds will change soon and somehow my commitments will reflect my best heart...

Chanel Fall 2011 stage design

stunning forest smoldering world. must find out designer.

The fashion is incredible but the setting knocks it out of the park.

Images from NYTimes and Style.com 

Tom Ford opens in Beverly Hills

Congrats to my Tom Ford team at Studio Sofield for producing this beautiful store!

link to the LA Times article on the opening

Some fab celebs attended the opening.

Alexander Skarsgard

Harvey Weinstein

Colin Firth

Elisabeth Banks

Rachel Zoe

Mr. Ford

All images from the LA Times.

color density

relentless. lush. layers. compared to vacant white? it's like living versus not.

Diving Bell and the Butterfly. Dir. Julian Schnabel

Ferragamo. 

Photo: Giuseppe Cacace/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images 

Ibiza house. Featured in Great Homes and Destinations in NYTimes February 3, 2011

Stefano Buonamici for The New York Times

interior design by S.R. Gambrel

rad rad rad iphone cases

LINK TO BUY

cabinet knob and backplate

this stunner backplate with crystal knob on black, matte, modern cab doors? loving. they call it victorian, but stylistically definitely has that turkish or otherwise moorish vibe.

link

extreme sledding: the Snow Shredder

I love this extreme toy for those who are serious about winter silliness. Props to that. 

extreme sled with a front light for night sledding. love

link to Snow Shredder

 

The Sartorialist speaks

One of my favorite blogs has a lovely video commentary in the NYTimes this morning from its creator.

VIDEO

Spying door knob

A glass door knob that shows what's inside the room

DESIGNTIDE TOKYO, architect Hideyuki Nakayama, and in collaboration with Japanese company, UNION.

funky recreation

I liked this playground design in Brooklyn Heights by the Governor's Island Ferry. The wood tower houses the slide and the orange thing is some sort of web climbing structure.