2013 Toast...

Happy New Year !!!

Watered Down Design...

New York's distinct wooden water towers, while appearing awkwardly out of place in the modern world, add a unique charm to the city skyline. The furniture company Bellboy has taken the well-aged wood from some of these towers (which need to be replaced about every 35 years) and turned them into these sleek modern chairs.

Phoning the Past...

The phones once prominent placement in the home allowed designers to create unique designs that often were a blend of pop sculpture and functionality. More phones here.

Extra Seating...

Some extra seating for the Thanksgiving table... and for the last minute do-it-yourself project there's aways this.

Typewritten Notes...

Beautiful composition with typewriter by Origamibiro.

In Print...

Happy to find out this week that a few of my works were chosen for two separate "Cube" books ( Illustration2, and Poster Design2) by the German publishing house Zeixs.  Above is one of the images picked for the illustration book.

Via Gif...

Gif that showcases some beautiful vintage Air Mail  envelopes.

A Toast to a Legend...

 A.M. Cassandre was a genius whose work has been an inspiration for many contemporary artists and illustrators, including myself.  More sketches here.

What's Your Type...

Urban lettering of all varieties, including: graffiti,  Italian, French, Japanese, neon, gold, architectural, and one of my favorites- storefront, have all been categorized and can be found on the Vernacular Typography site.

Piece by Piece...

When we left NYC one of the things we regretted that we had to leave behind was the fireplace mosaic that artist Judy Robertson had done for us. It was a work of art made of broken tiles, china, marbles and even a few buttons that we never got tired of looking at.  Judy did much larger and high profile mosaics around New York- including the mosaic work at the incredible El Teddy's restaurant in TriBeCa.