Dynamic America: a History of General Dynamics Corporation and Its Predecessor Companies. This cloth bound, 429 page book chronicles the history of General Dynamics. Designed by Erik Nitsche, one of our design heros, this book is the culmination of his tenure as General Dynamics art director between 1955 and 1960. The book contains hundreds of photographs, [...]
Last night was the opening of Janette Beckman’s show, Archive of Attitude, at Arkitip’s Project Space in Los Angeles. Wish we had been there! On exhibit are a collection of Janette’s music photos spanning much of her career…. from photos of punks & mods in 1970’s-80’s London to the hip-hop scene in New York and LA [...]
Louise Bourgeois, an American born in France on Christmas day, 1911 passed away this year on May 31st at age 98. Known for her sculptures, she was a New York fixture in the art scene for over seven decades. I am more drawn, however, to her stitch work- quiet and solitary. With her incredible eye, [...]
Introducing Penny Lane, the newest addition to our household. We found her abandoned right before a rainy thunder storm and gave her a safe place to stay. After spending a few weeks with her, our other cats are slowly getting to the stage of tolerance, but we’ve grown attached to every bit of her. We [...]
Second in our series of Petits Animaux, we’re so happy to let folks know that our LOVEBIRDS set is now available in our Etsy shop! The set, like Squirrelly Love, is made in the USA of sustainably harvested wood.
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…with Chronicle Books. Many of the books that fill our shelves have the familiar spectacles logo of this fine San Francisco publisher, from the essential Star Wars Chronicles and the Blue Note album cover books to Ann and Paul Rand’s Little 1, Chronicle has always produced some quality printed publications.
Last year the good people at Chronicle asked [...]
Our neighborhood in Brooklyn.
With Winter behind us and Springtime in full swing, it’s been a real treat getting to stroll around the ‘hood without all the extra gear. This friday we wanted to share the love we have with the local signage in our neck of the woods….
one word (albeit a made up one)………………… Rosenthralled.
Walking around this week it was obvious what this Friday’s post was going to be about. Autumn. There’s something about this particular change of the seasons that is like no other. Some are refreshed after their summer months off while others are just happy that the stillness of the heat has finally left for another year. In New [...]
Today we just want to mention one of our heros…. (in the architecture and design industries anyway). Jean Prouvé (1901-1984) passed away long before we knew what was what in architecture, but have since come to acknowledge that he really is a favorite of both Jason’s and mine.
