<i>hands over your eyes, recalling your size </i><br /><i>is it the right time for the game we play </i><br /><i>in all kinds of weather if not now </i><br /><i>not ever</i><b><i> this is the right time for a holiday.  </i></b><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSudX3pBPmb_nB38ShfHhm_3t7Wghyphenhyphen0aogmHw0LiZQD726MWXBVONZQCBWkbjILAk4V-r0qLL1ILvDoBxhTHN1PNOFP9ChsDLzV-YOkCUDzRjAxbuBMWck5FbVodT1onQsXmzad_Kz5Ljz/s1600/8806660_fullsize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSudX3pBPmb_nB38ShfHhm_3t7Wghyphenhyphen0aogmHw0LiZQD726MWXBVONZQCBWkbjILAk4V-r0qLL1ILvDoBxhTHN1PNOFP9ChsDLzV-YOkCUDzRjAxbuBMWck5FbVodT1onQsXmzad_Kz5Ljz/s640/8806660_fullsize.jpg" width="518" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_LNEoKRlbXjknT51tyHKFHUedClnqGAcjBqLmyTLNOC11zheo_hmkoDFYe3Py58z2UPf1HsazyOJ9KWL4RA2K6jDUgJnnZsTIRykLyRGcCm0OtwMqPvT2zA9-HbvMJCq97qDgUTu-Pnih/s1600/William_Smalley_Flat_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_LNEoKRlbXjknT51tyHKFHUedClnqGAcjBqLmyTLNOC11zheo_hmkoDFYe3Py58z2UPf1HsazyOJ9KWL4RA2K6jDUgJnnZsTIRykLyRGcCm0OtwMqPvT2zA9-HbvMJCq97qDgUTu-Pnih/s640/William_Smalley_Flat_01.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><i><br /></i><br /><br /><i>Happy two-thousand and fourteen. Cherish the important things in life: dear friends, family, loved ones, and health.  This was a year when I thought for a moment I would lose someone very important to me, and I am ecstatic to report it was not the case.  The moment I heard, it felt as if someone had turned on the faucet inside my stomach, and water poured out.  Tonight, I remember the moments of silence, and the moments of music of the past year. I remember the sight of the early morning light (as I found myself awaking at dawn more often), and the gentle escape into darkness. Thank you for this journey that we are on together, and for those that casually reach out. Onwards into fourteen.- David John  </i><br /><i><br /></i><i>above lyrics by beach house</i><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">--------------</div>

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<i><b>Memoryhouse.  </b>"It com­pletely is. For me, music is a branch of story telling. It’s writ­ing, and I think that the grammar—<b>the way a thing inter­acts and the dynamic of a piece and of a record, or even indi­vid­ual pieces— is incred­i­bly impor­tant, and the way that things butt up against one another and con­text and mean­ing can be cre­ated.</b> </i><br /><br /><i>When peo­ple are talk­ing about a piece of music, they’re really talk­ing about them­selves, they’re really talk­ing about how it con­nects to them and what it makes them feel.<b> I don’t like the idea of music being like a lec­ture, I want it to be more like a conversation."</b>  <a href="http://patrickpittman.com/2012/08/an-interview-with-max-richter/">- an interview with composer Max Richter</a></i><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZnkKdQ3u5ilfnK4fhzqs8GTwYFEDLJpbReRa3shfQUGnOyOxBLJzflG1ya6DPaSf-F-E8OxWkbI1IeXLH7ADxXvW2CWOlKjQUqw77O5rXU5tpf3AAdeIsXTf1eh4mPreH28CR3ngmGLC1/s1600/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZnkKdQ3u5ilfnK4fhzqs8GTwYFEDLJpbReRa3shfQUGnOyOxBLJzflG1ya6DPaSf-F-E8OxWkbI1IeXLH7ADxXvW2CWOlKjQUqw77O5rXU5tpf3AAdeIsXTf1eh4mPreH28CR3ngmGLC1/s640/4.jpg" width="465" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOhixbZsdNtWtmo7vyG_KziqivpN-Orr7wA0TuWGAj_kZFSSwmZe09NsCSci8L8oBe93t3SKG0eS0mvO5GNwWXj3KOIX8RZrpBm_XmWEQNDXxXtCkxrM_nVOVT4-BQ8FpY_xfQgij9RdLo/s1600/tumblr_mwqbnfMSEM1qcirk4o1_500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOhixbZsdNtWtmo7vyG_KziqivpN-Orr7wA0TuWGAj_kZFSSwmZe09NsCSci8L8oBe93t3SKG0eS0mvO5GNwWXj3KOIX8RZrpBm_XmWEQNDXxXtCkxrM_nVOVT4-BQ8FpY_xfQgij9RdLo/s1600/tumblr_mwqbnfMSEM1qcirk4o1_500.jpg" /></a></div><br /><i><br /></i><br /><b><i>Entering into a year of unknown conversations. 2014.</i></b><br /><br />1.<i>Untitled 2011. Oscar Murillo’s large-scale paintings imply action, performance, and chaos, but are in fact methodically composed of rough-hewn, stitched canvases that often incorporate fragments of text as well as studio debris such as dirt and dust. His paintings, video works, and performances are tied to a notion of community stemming from the artist’s cross-cultural ties to London, where he currently lives and works, and Colombia, where he was born in 1986. - <a href="http://www.davidzwirner.com/artists/oscar-murillo/survey-selected-works/">via David Zwirner</a></i><br /><br />2. <i>A bedroom, source unknown. Wall color unknown.  Floorboards original. Painting unknown. Furniture by owner.</i><br /><br /><i>3. The music playing for the last couple weeks. "<a href="http://www.maxrichtermusic.com/en/releases/view/1">Memoryhouse" by Max Richter</a> </i><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i>-------------- </i></div>

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<b><i>Lighting by Nicole Hollis  </i></b><br /><br /><i><b>"</b>The brass sconces are inspired by <b>traditional candle fixtures often found in old farmhouses</b>. The lines are simplified and honed to reveal their modern essence. The brass bell pendants take their inspiration from the cow bells used on prized livestock, then given contemporary scale and sexy leather trim." - Nicole Hollis </i><br /><br /><span id="yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1388250263715_3953" style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAlosSdL8b1R8D-uc2M7nEsmAZQNdCDxtWjdTMg0_fByhecWLvAED4CfTNV5qOemiV-lrxC77Q1a_9WKyHyKxmQx_58v94dq0mq7T_E_p5seiBZnuepU5RUjX1kfLraH9w-pE-qqoz53rT/s1600/Nicole+Holllis.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAlosSdL8b1R8D-uc2M7nEsmAZQNdCDxtWjdTMg0_fByhecWLvAED4CfTNV5qOemiV-lrxC77Q1a_9WKyHyKxmQx_58v94dq0mq7T_E_p5seiBZnuepU5RUjX1kfLraH9w-pE-qqoz53rT/s1600/Nicole+Holllis.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><br /><br /><i><a href="http://www.nicolehollis.com/"><b>Nicole Hollis</b></a> interior design studio recently sent some images of a few custom lights she completed for a restaurant in Northern California.  These forms a reduced to pure classic geometry, a meditation on the capability of light.  The custom lights were a collaboration with <a href="http://www.phoenixday.com/"><b>Phoenix Day</b></a>, a family owned business in San Francisco creating hand-crafted lighting fixtures for interior designers.  Phoenix Day is the 6th oldest operating business in San Francisco!  - David John</i><br /><br /><br />"This lighting was designed for the restaurant <b>Farmer + Fox</b> at the new <a href="http://www.cairdeanvineyards.com/"><b>Cairdean Vineyards in St Helena</b></a>, California, opening later this spring. For the winery, located in the heart of wine country, I worked with a lexicon of rural and agricultural motifs. The brass sconces are inspired by traditional candle fixtures often found in old farmhouses.<br /><br />The lines are simplified and honed to reveal their modern essence. The brass bell pendants take their inspiration from the cow bells used on prized livestock, then given contemporary scale and sexy leather trim. Cow bells also serve as beacons for the animals so it made sense that these lights would add warmth and welcome to the restaurant. <span id="yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1388250263715_3953" style="letter-spacing: 0px;">The design references an agriculture lifestyle while at the same time creating a refined and glamorous interior. 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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><b> DISC Interiors on Domaine Home </b>: <i>Home Tour: Hand-Crafted Modern in LA  </i><br /><i>"A trio of like-minded designer friends combine forces </i><br /><i>to bring out the best in this LA-area Spanish Revival. </i><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS5HBLLcdSOucBeAGfTs9w7FNKN2_uN8IIVIhBUISKbIFC7ors4SnGk747_JQNUTjL2B8triau6Y9O4mjGyjDyYoiqXgGyKYKMLnParxdmEu71_mlw8Ci2KvxjZXjVafj1925j88Dxhd0p/s1600/Exterior+Los+Feliz+Residence.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS5HBLLcdSOucBeAGfTs9w7FNKN2_uN8IIVIhBUISKbIFC7ors4SnGk747_JQNUTjL2B8triau6Y9O4mjGyjDyYoiqXgGyKYKMLnParxdmEu71_mlw8Ci2KvxjZXjVafj1925j88Dxhd0p/s1600/Exterior+Los+Feliz+Residence.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipDPd1VZQT7EIILgQrgZqHeu3UHknophDnmdsCPEiJjACFzbZebdcokCONKaNVKuOLqwtw8fOE4reEVVnpN5Oxb_jABqoOTztOvbi58BFU3GipA8ym3ZK0icpl9b92A4dTd0betNq_OkKk/s1600/Domaine+Home+DISC+Interiors.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipDPd1VZQT7EIILgQrgZqHeu3UHknophDnmdsCPEiJjACFzbZebdcokCONKaNVKuOLqwtw8fOE4reEVVnpN5Oxb_jABqoOTztOvbi58BFU3GipA8ym3ZK0icpl9b92A4dTd0betNq_OkKk/s640/Domaine+Home+DISC+Interiors.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><i>One of our projects was featured on <b>Domaine Home </b>this month! Take the full tour of the Los Feliz Residence, and read about how we collaborated on the design with Glenn Lawson.</i><br /><br /><i>"Lawson-Fenning, a pair of carefully curated showrooms showcasing both original and vintage furniture as well as global finds, is a design destination for tastemakers. So when Glen Lawson, co-founder of the line and a furniture designer himself, needed assistance renovating his own abode, he turned to friends David John and Krista Schrock of DISC Interiors." -Domaine</i><br /><br /><a href="http://www.domainehome.com/home-tour-disc-interiors-lawson-fenning/"><i>Read full article here</i>...</a><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD2ixFMeqUfvSjBktlPwV1IoZt8Vg2z7OsHZqAMyXhpFrWzv-FizOiJvzG9gj5-txmJqbg7MZW9rG39tjQq2_QW65-Be0gpf4e9XpI2kS_WyTC5cJZwdovsS-JnAT95FdIqRptgV_E42FX/s1600/8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="359" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD2ixFMeqUfvSjBktlPwV1IoZt8Vg2z7OsHZqAMyXhpFrWzv-FizOiJvzG9gj5-txmJqbg7MZW9rG39tjQq2_QW65-Be0gpf4e9XpI2kS_WyTC5cJZwdovsS-JnAT95FdIqRptgV_E42FX/s640/8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq6Y2d15PrwllT6N1LKifNfPauXDjkAPkCHGKkXJihLRlJAf3armsf5gvjw76wmLKi5yCTrwKf0KQ5EqsdKAmCzNj2K_Toisf_NCvpK9SBK5Awcu4Uyqz9Y62qhkY0CrXZMSldYaEyUEzl/s1600/Exterior+for+Los+Feliz+Residence.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq6Y2d15PrwllT6N1LKifNfPauXDjkAPkCHGKkXJihLRlJAf3armsf5gvjw76wmLKi5yCTrwKf0KQ5EqsdKAmCzNj2K_Toisf_NCvpK9SBK5Awcu4Uyqz9Y62qhkY0CrXZMSldYaEyUEzl/s1600/Exterior+for+Los+Feliz+Residence.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlkebTBTugB0AXHLCyURImotxYVtVpqR1BrWPSaK4PMEcDRRHMdXho8M3IZzUmdjXkp-NBh-B0Z879Vbfas6UDMF8H6BMKvPJY-LVIjSMl-zXh8T5-6V7BNLgY-InFCKUKbTBuEqZ080jm/s1600/Jason+Koharik+Colllected+by+Target+Paintings.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="359" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlkebTBTugB0AXHLCyURImotxYVtVpqR1BrWPSaK4PMEcDRRHMdXho8M3IZzUmdjXkp-NBh-B0Z879Vbfas6UDMF8H6BMKvPJY-LVIjSMl-zXh8T5-6V7BNLgY-InFCKUKbTBuEqZ080jm/s640/Jason+Koharik+Colllected+by+Target+Paintings.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.domainehome.com/home-tour-disc-interiors-lawson-fenning/"><i>Read full article here</i>...</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">----------------- </div>

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<i>"Never having read about (Agnes) Martin’s work prior, her paintings shattered my thoughts of what a painting needed to do, and introduced me to the idea of what art could do." </i><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitQqSYEzHQt7-4fCaQ8t_rfIe1phrWoLE8M6z8PUbwPCZUIuHwh3VmzRTvFW_3tv8_jcQtAQEb7VQkLazIzud34wSztxXGthFQwsLX57ZzHUCu_j9OUpRYrIcWfCQL5qeFVfRf_zN9Q8Lb/s1600/F5-DISC-Interiors-2-Agnes-Martin-Untitled.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="622" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitQqSYEzHQt7-4fCaQ8t_rfIe1phrWoLE8M6z8PUbwPCZUIuHwh3VmzRTvFW_3tv8_jcQtAQEb7VQkLazIzud34wSztxXGthFQwsLX57ZzHUCu_j9OUpRYrIcWfCQL5qeFVfRf_zN9Q8Lb/s640/F5-DISC-Interiors-2-Agnes-Martin-Untitled.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><i><b>DISC Interiors </b>is featured on Design Milk talking about what inspires our work. </i><br /><i><a href="http://design-milk.com/friday-five-disc-interiors/f5-disc-interiors-2-agnes-martin-untitled/">Read the full article here.</a></i><br /><br /><br />"It was at a show nearly 20 years ago, at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, that I first discovered the paintings of Agnes Martin. The show, called “Negotiating Rapture: The Power of Art to Transform Lives,” included works by Joseph Beuys, James Lee Byars, and Lucio Fontana. Never having read about Martin’s work prior, her paintings shattered my thoughts of what a painting needed to do, and introduced me to the idea of what art could do. There is a great line in one of her early letters, she says, <i><b>"I have only one worry in the world! It is that my paintings will show downtown and fail there. They will fail because they are non-aggressive – they are not even outgoing – in a competitive environment, with big displays of aggressive artwork.”</b></i> Her work is a testament that quieter works do have an impact. I’ve continued to be captivated by the way her works celebrate light and space, and the strange calm I feel just gazing into her ethereal grids and painted boxes. "– David John<br /><b><br /></b><br /><br /><i><b><a href="http://discinteriors.com/DISC/HOME.html">DISC Interiors</a>:</b> The dynamic duo behind DISC Interiors is Krista Schrock and David John, a Los Angeles-based pair that offers clients full service interior design. <b>Established in 2011, the firm quickly gained a reputation for warm, modern spaces, while exuding that effortless California feel. </b>The combined synergy brought forth from their diverse backgrounds and working with various artisans, furniture and textile designers, equals the perfect combination of eclectic modernity. For this week’s Friday Five, the twosome shares their motley mix of inspirations.</i><br /><a href="http://design-milk.com/friday-five-disc-interiors/"><i><br /></i></a><a href="http://design-milk.com/friday-five-disc-interiors/"><i>More on Design Milk here..</i></a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">-----------------</div><br />

"Never having read about (Agnes) Martin’s work prior, her paintings shattered my thoughts of what a painting needed to do, and introduc...

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<b><i>First rays of light are coming through </i></b><br /><i>Been several months since I saw that much blue </i><br /><i>Water a-rushing in the banks Freed from the ice it has the...  </i><br /><br /><b><i>We've got the sun, the sun to thank... </i></b><br /><i>Matches inside your golden hair </i><br /><i>Catch all the light I'd fight to the death I swear <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTn9IU2v9jw">(listen.....)</a></i><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOyBnhyphenhyphen2SSIG9UQi_H_MiEOvxCAALdWFA8ktaQfMLH-h7QuWt9zAiRnA48Vqa0_q0VCCskFMnmkNF5C59gpWtKqTUkhcMxpHPIQS37YSMudQL30q6nSUst2RKACE_UQ5GnBPcNmlX32d_o/s1600/kijk+omlaag.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOyBnhyphenhyphen2SSIG9UQi_H_MiEOvxCAALdWFA8ktaQfMLH-h7QuWt9zAiRnA48Vqa0_q0VCCskFMnmkNF5C59gpWtKqTUkhcMxpHPIQS37YSMudQL30q6nSUst2RKACE_UQ5GnBPcNmlX32d_o/s1600/kijk+omlaag.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><i>A beautiful lamp arrived via an email this week. It reminded me of the winter sun, and later in the day, a phone call with a friend reminded me of my roots in Ohio. A congratulations is long overdue. I'll see you soon! Take a deep breath, look into the sun, and rejoice! It's all beginning. - David John</i><br /><br /><br />"Vilt aan Zee tries to produce the lamps as sustainable and social as possible. Besides the use of ecological materials they will start in 2014 with their own garden to grow plants to use for dying the wool. There are also plans for keeping some sheep with a shepherd nearby so they can use the wool to make the felt products. People who are not able to participate in a normal working environment can come and help at the atelier, in the garden and for example dye and comb the wool. <i><b> In the nearby future the customer knows exactly from which sheep we used the wool, by what plant the wool has been dyed and which person made his or her lamp."</b></i><br /><br /><a href="http://www.crowdyhouse.com/shop/vilten-lamp/#/page/1"><i>more info here.</i></a><br /><i>lyrics by Laura Veirs" Sun Song" </i>

First rays of light are coming through  Been several months since I saw that much blue  Water a-rushing in the banks Freed from the ice it h...

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<i>A look into the upcoming book <b>"Inspiring Interiors"</b> </i><br /><i>by </i><i><i>Piet Swimberghe and Jan Verlinde, published by Lannoo</i><b> </b></i><br /><br /><i>"The creation of this house was a good exercise for me," says architect <a href="http://www.nathalievervenne.be/">Nathalie Vervenne.</a> "Here nothing is smooth or even, but everything is a little rough and hence decidedly rural..."  </i><br /><i><br /></i><i><br /></i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK920J4ITLiaWFB6ZbDaaHMNoB7ik0ZDYMyjYBQUjWVVRfEX0WrC5F06rBezQ7UrpVtY0nkwEcS-fk38tA5heSRAk_wDI3LTr_fvHnEAstTgkdiwE2pGSAhCpKaRC-pfaISqFUiPvIa6TW/s1600/N.+Vervenne+14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK920J4ITLiaWFB6ZbDaaHMNoB7ik0ZDYMyjYBQUjWVVRfEX0WrC5F06rBezQ7UrpVtY0nkwEcS-fk38tA5heSRAk_wDI3LTr_fvHnEAstTgkdiwE2pGSAhCpKaRC-pfaISqFUiPvIa6TW/s1600/N.+Vervenne+14.jpg" /></a></div><i><br /></i><i><br /></i><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>"Inspiring Interiors depicts European interiors of collectors, </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>antique dealers, designers, and architects."</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><i> "<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Inspiring Interiors</b></span> is a compendium of the most inspirational, astonishing and personal interiors found by authors Piet Swimberghe and Jan Verlinde. The authors of Living Rooms, Interiors Country & City and Quiet Living have certainly seen their fair share of interiors, having traveled around Europe in search of unique and innovative examples, and are therefore excellently placed to choose among the very best for this stunning volume. Their choices are eclectic: contemporary, country style, artistic - each one illustrated with beautiful photographs. Art historian Piet Swimberghe and photographer Jan Verlinde work for numerous magazines such as <b>Elle Living, Coté Ouest, MTC and Weekend Knack. </b>They have produced books on architecture, design and interiors and written many articles for European interior magazines."</i><br /><br /><a href="http://www.lannoo.be/inspiring-interiors"><i><b>more info here... </b></i></a><br /><i></i><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><i><br /></i><i><br /></i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHBVfqzuqJggVTFGPBMxXBbALSowenjanTRkM7zo7ZAGw3CjbrNwT6ajpADiAOkp7dj7XXWLvjrZPJRHJ3-R6tB38PdunOCcgzPcy-ZApIfOxAMsMlBcOe6Wo5x1zS7lb1pcVaIn1y7l1Q/s1600/Bernard+Deklerk+Living++(0).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHBVfqzuqJggVTFGPBMxXBbALSowenjanTRkM7zo7ZAGw3CjbrNwT6ajpADiAOkp7dj7XXWLvjrZPJRHJ3-R6tB38PdunOCcgzPcy-ZApIfOxAMsMlBcOe6Wo5x1zS7lb1pcVaIn1y7l1Q/s1600/Bernard+Deklerk+Living++(0).jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiokAbpZ5qyVSSSy_PBIFcOh-DqeHZsJvgvi_dGn5HspOpJjyzl7Wc-6-mjzHh4jMcQjG7huTol04j2ewQD7lPdlfhSVFG1KwjAsHAnvB5dPeCmGUo5-6dCUKwpW93WR3Xp5R5RKe-abSrT/s1600/Eddy+Jambers++(24).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiokAbpZ5qyVSSSy_PBIFcOh-DqeHZsJvgvi_dGn5HspOpJjyzl7Wc-6-mjzHh4jMcQjG7huTol04j2ewQD7lPdlfhSVFG1KwjAsHAnvB5dPeCmGUo5-6dCUKwpW93WR3Xp5R5RKe-abSrT/s1600/Eddy+Jambers++(24).jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZcGmhZvW0UeLW4ipeoIU_oOG9sI4qUzQC0BY_EcD7vS7ScAUQ5UXcRk3ndBxQZUNtgBr0W_PzPFtmdipwAdI_HFMFXk9faIc7MgbHwtGOlnatjWJ42FOUqkHYNxepsYrQ3TaKCwBJlxKE/s1600/Gert+Voorjans++(12).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZcGmhZvW0UeLW4ipeoIU_oOG9sI4qUzQC0BY_EcD7vS7ScAUQ5UXcRk3ndBxQZUNtgBr0W_PzPFtmdipwAdI_HFMFXk9faIc7MgbHwtGOlnatjWJ42FOUqkHYNxepsYrQ3TaKCwBJlxKE/s1600/Gert+Voorjans++(12).jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizPFGUGov8lEbUxcmTPqrA6osGR7luMyimcf8av0OIV3iu4yQHs1nkBRVerTQ8H300b271DOuWZzaIlTovgEj8GwzguPVb39pC17CocrUmqA4c7Mf_DcVcQmVRXUpnen_bNBXp5QMjPC06/s1600/Rooiegem++(30).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizPFGUGov8lEbUxcmTPqrA6osGR7luMyimcf8av0OIV3iu4yQHs1nkBRVerTQ8H300b271DOuWZzaIlTovgEj8GwzguPVb39pC17CocrUmqA4c7Mf_DcVcQmVRXUpnen_bNBXp5QMjPC06/s1600/Rooiegem++(30).jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioBwgXkoLBZ53xpeLrfmTM65HhdOYu4iB1SlxOB816CE-4Gf7f2NspIg7D4zfzRBVRQ_xXw99sVlDGivxKZefOFvi1jbDL4yJvdUpxNyN1L-b28aGgjljI-gSXPb5X4zoIu2QkEoXeohnr/s1600/Sciortino+14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioBwgXkoLBZ53xpeLrfmTM65HhdOYu4iB1SlxOB816CE-4Gf7f2NspIg7D4zfzRBVRQ_xXw99sVlDGivxKZefOFvi1jbDL4yJvdUpxNyN1L-b28aGgjljI-gSXPb5X4zoIu2QkEoXeohnr/s1600/Sciortino+14.jpg" /></a></div><i><br /></i><br /><br /><br /><br /><i>Thank you to <a href="http://www.lannoo.be/inspiring-interiors">Lannoo</a> for the peak inside the upcoming book.....</i><br /><i>All photography credited to: Inspiring Interiors. 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A look into the upcoming book "Inspiring Interiors"   by Piet Swimberghe and Jan Verlinde, published by Lannoo "The creation...

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<i>DISC Interiors in <b>House and Home Magazine</b></i><br /><i>January 2014 "The Midas Touch" </i><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMRkyEsePTcI5F9mTNTBL5FWB5BRsI_Sr83mGxoHalT45nUHNNA061HK2dUIuSlurM_wKuoJ55Jl004pgMo-qXHDif1cSbQmg0CrgZhEqx4feuQLazaPjLu4jfa5fj-UHxufb8CJPuOC13/s1600/House+and+Garden.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMRkyEsePTcI5F9mTNTBL5FWB5BRsI_Sr83mGxoHalT45nUHNNA061HK2dUIuSlurM_wKuoJ55Jl004pgMo-qXHDif1cSbQmg0CrgZhEqx4feuQLazaPjLu4jfa5fj-UHxufb8CJPuOC13/s1600/House+and+Garden.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>We are so thrilled to be included in the January Edition of<b> House and Home Magazine,</b> with so many amazing interior designers. Our master bathroom from our Los Feliz project is featured, noting our mixture of brass, marble, and white oak. Three timeless materials.  <b></b>Thanks House and Home! - David John</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><a href="http://discinteriors.com/DISC/PROJECTS.LF.html"><b>Take a look at this project here on the DISC Interiors site.</b></a></i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://houseandhome.com/"><i><br /></i></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRu-LGGF0YxCZUV52y7KAndy5hb_YVEKH2KxC4ujNv5dxwatCDF9AKPWKd0fjC7Bq4b1U33zS_0ch0fqBpboEblMRv5qbGc9bWase1YABMYouHbaoXixdSnkpNvFti0pSCNw3DuBTTAP8a/s1600/House+and+Garden+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRu-LGGF0YxCZUV52y7KAndy5hb_YVEKH2KxC4ujNv5dxwatCDF9AKPWKd0fjC7Bq4b1U33zS_0ch0fqBpboEblMRv5qbGc9bWase1YABMYouHbaoXixdSnkpNvFti0pSCNw3DuBTTAP8a/s1600/House+and+Garden+2.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><i><a href="http://houseandhome.com/">More here...</a></i><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i>-------------- </i></div><br />

DISC Interiors in House and Home Magazine January 2014 "The Midas Touch"  We are so thrilled to be included in the January Edition...

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<i>Tàpies in the 1960s - Scars of the Real @ <a href="http://www.axel-vervoordt.com/en/news/opening-tpies-in-the-1960s--scars-of-the-real-at-axel-ve"><b>Axel Vervoordt Gallery </b></a></i><br /><br /><i>I liked to imagine artistic activity being a task as intense as possible, </i><br /><i>in the service of knowledge, influencing our life, </i><br /><b><i>making us see the falsity of what surrounds us, </i></b><br /><i><b>and permitting us to accept authentic reality.</b> -Antoni Tàpies </i><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi48ckaoaw3u2UYe51Ltkdrv4oea0TKThh_XLi8NVNcAhyphenhyphen5Szrbq9bzMekVviLKp-AY2tSHFmQUhHG3qgQkg6KL0JvWxvk4HFKtTlxodfkyOuwvk97XGpm32AEd4L5m5YAZB4g6iWLmVEkg/s1600/102_axelvervoordt04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi48ckaoaw3u2UYe51Ltkdrv4oea0TKThh_XLi8NVNcAhyphenhyphen5Szrbq9bzMekVviLKp-AY2tSHFmQUhHG3qgQkg6KL0JvWxvk4HFKtTlxodfkyOuwvk97XGpm32AEd4L5m5YAZB4g6iWLmVEkg/s640/102_axelvervoordt04.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><i><br /></i><br /><i>It is a beautiful accident how works (books, music, paintings, sculptures, and even conversations with strangers) seem to find you when you need them the most. <b>“In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer.  And that makes me happy. For it says that no matter how hard the world pushes against me, within me, there’s something stronger – something better, pushing right back.” ― Albert Camus, The Stranger.  </b>Axel's work, and his gallery continues investigating the soul, the artist, in a way that very few are able to achieve. A chance to learn, or to remember, it's all the same when we return to the source. - David John </i><br /><br /><br /><i>"<b>Tàpies. A Catalan name derived from the word tàpia, meaning wall</b>. Catalan artist Antoni Tàpies (Barcelona, 1923-2012) could not have been born with a name that suited him any better. Growing up during the Spanish Civil War under the Franco regime, Tàpies has always been surrounded by walls on which people inscribed their fears and doubts, their desires and frustrations. The walls of Tàpies’ youth bore witness to the horrors of the inhuman turn Spain and the entire world was taking at that time. They were charged with emotions, marked by violence, grief and by the desperate longing for another world.</i><br /><br /><i>"Tàpies’ works are eruptions of the Real that are silenced in a condensed, material message. When he makes a painting, Tàpies engages in a respectful, yet sometimes violent dialogue with the pure nature of matter. He lets his unconscious take over and creates the work in a permanent, open exchange with the true qualities of the rough and humble materials he is working with, without imposing any lies on them. For Tàpies, making a painting means diving into matter and going on a journey into its deepest, darkest and most obscure recesses. The critical moment when he feels that the essence of matter converges with the essence of his own being, is experienced by the artist as a mystic touching of the Real and results in a creative act. His paintings thus bare the traces of the impact of an encounter with the Real, in all its beauty and cruelty." </i><br /><br /><i><a href="http://www.axel-vervoordt.com/en/gallery">text taken from here.</a></i><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQH8KZmYRk7REEHj_jF6a6-BatbhmQUk7L9XaghBi1CIeRZhS4-Kw0kz15NNF3l400Y-qK9w1VXAHdv9GaoQrrK4UAsjn-uOGxzB8_fSf5ZH3BjjTbyePyOFeNJ_wRC_YjzrI4zAmMSq96/s1600/102_axelvervoordt03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQH8KZmYRk7REEHj_jF6a6-BatbhmQUk7L9XaghBi1CIeRZhS4-Kw0kz15NNF3l400Y-qK9w1VXAHdv9GaoQrrK4UAsjn-uOGxzB8_fSf5ZH3BjjTbyePyOFeNJ_wRC_YjzrI4zAmMSq96/s640/102_axelvervoordt03.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAfMMzpGG_i0ezFkt0tTWFtYOyQi5-UC9cBqyWaVgxnkA6l0zATtCO-P88VH3rOmlDlO2pF6PeTsqLxVOWf_uxEhyP0s9sM77WPaCOGSQ-hyHmB50bo_dtJjK4-YqPbQn-2xACaJ3aVo06/s1600/102_axelvervoordt01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAfMMzpGG_i0ezFkt0tTWFtYOyQi5-UC9cBqyWaVgxnkA6l0zATtCO-P88VH3rOmlDlO2pF6PeTsqLxVOWf_uxEhyP0s9sM77WPaCOGSQ-hyHmB50bo_dtJjK4-YqPbQn-2xACaJ3aVo06/s640/102_axelvervoordt01.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><b><br /></b><br /><a href="http://www.axel-vervoordt.com/en/gallery"><b><i> Axel Vervoordt Gallery </i></b></a><br /><i>Vlaeykensgang - Oude Koornmarkt 16 2000 Antwerp Belgium tel +32-477 88 80 60 info@axelvervoordtgallery.com Gallery: Open Wed-Sat: 14:00-18:00 or by appointment</i><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">----------------</div>

Tàpies in the 1960s - Scars of the Real @ Axel Vervoordt Gallery I liked to imagine artistic activity being a task as intense as possible,  ...

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<i>Editions @ Christopher Farr </i><br /><br /><i>"To some extent I follow my hand. </i><br /><i>Though I have a general idea where it may lead to.</i>" <i>- Albers</i><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEPyh7PFby172x45Av_zcle2N2Qyr_aoXcWWL-R1CP_cD-Z3IequHjVQSRVjxFB-Vky4PwbCyTllQ6TLFknhFnATehymjwaxnUxmk7lob1OB2U94pCzInTKfMyJUZUT1YF8-9G21YLrcSa/s1600/christopher+farr+rugs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEPyh7PFby172x45Av_zcle2N2Qyr_aoXcWWL-R1CP_cD-Z3IequHjVQSRVjxFB-Vky4PwbCyTllQ6TLFknhFnATehymjwaxnUxmk7lob1OB2U94pCzInTKfMyJUZUT1YF8-9G21YLrcSa/s1600/christopher+farr+rugs.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><i>Maybe you'd write me a letter </i><br /><i>And tell me why I never met you </i><br /><i>Our rendezvous just ended in sorrow </i><br /><i>Without you there's no tomorrow"</i> -<i> Mr. Disco, New Order</i><br /><br />Editions from good friends at Christopher Farr.  <br /><a href="http://youhavebeenheresometime.blogspot.com/2011/11/conversation-with-christopher-farr.html">Read a previous interview with Christopher Farr here.</a><br /><a href="http://christopherfarr.com/"><i>More info on Editions here.</i></a><br /><br /><i>"I find any self definition limiting so no I'm not a colorist as such. I try to stay as open as possible when I'm drawing as if I'm a kid playing with a cardboard box." - Christopher Farr</i><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">-----------</div><br /><br />

Editions @ Christopher Farr "To some extent I follow my hand.  Though I have a general idea where it may lead to. " - Albers Maybe...

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<i><b>William Stevens Bridge, North Carolina</b> </i><br /><br /><i>"The best thing a human can do in life is to get rid of his separateness or selfness and hand himself over to the nature of things—to this mysterious thing called the Universal Order, that any artist must sense...In human nature we are consciously trying to achieve an order. And we are distressed by it, by the task of patterning it on an Order that is not personal or human—that is what I call spiritual." - Will Stevens</i><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7WNpfW8jdVCJoN6h1GYy2YIMHNZst-kJyvERnaXawvhJHElBOO_d4knyU8ngndCXeHXVFsMNRa7M2muLXGoC17OOno9_PuvWqPyqzWvbL-s5nAcWZv-cyBwTM-NIu8mBmWe3uwAydVrgI/s1600/Wil+Stevens+Henry+Bridge+Cashiers+North+Carolina+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7WNpfW8jdVCJoN6h1GYy2YIMHNZst-kJyvERnaXawvhJHElBOO_d4knyU8ngndCXeHXVFsMNRa7M2muLXGoC17OOno9_PuvWqPyqzWvbL-s5nAcWZv-cyBwTM-NIu8mBmWe3uwAydVrgI/s1600/Wil+Stevens+Henry+Bridge+Cashiers+North+Carolina+2.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>photos by David John</i></div><br /><br /><i>While driving through the mountains of Western North Carolina last week, I discovered this incredible modernist bridge structure that lead to a pottery store.  On the front of the bridge, a large sign read, Will Henry Stevens Bridge. The sun's afternoon intensity cast incredible geometric shadows on the interior of the bridge floor.  The bridge was originally built in 1807 in New Hampshire, and then later brought to North Carolina where it was restored.  This bridge has no metal supports, and is a testament to craft, natural materials, and vision. Named after Will Henry Stevens, a modernist painter and naturalist, who was influenced by the works of  Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau and Walt Whitman. - David John</i><br /><br /><i> </i><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIV5eVUI13ct2hEEvdzXyw5pf1fyc6FwLjcZumDzgfMnxlbcBAlUGwVqVnnMoZPM0k8m_QfJQDgVeLDBkCNBME57akCDmiDihKsTVfSfesW3ER8_Ti2Xfl4RI7NrAy2nAcaXAD55yGXt4Z/s1600/Will+Stevens+Henry+Bridge+Cashiers+North+Carolina+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIV5eVUI13ct2hEEvdzXyw5pf1fyc6FwLjcZumDzgfMnxlbcBAlUGwVqVnnMoZPM0k8m_QfJQDgVeLDBkCNBME57akCDmiDihKsTVfSfesW3ER8_Ti2Xfl4RI7NrAy2nAcaXAD55yGXt4Z/s1600/Will+Stevens+Henry+Bridge+Cashiers+North+Carolina+2.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><i>If he tells me all he knows 'bout the way his river flows</i><br /><i>And all night shows </i><br /><i>In summertime. </i><br /><br /><i>Gonna see the river man </i><br /><i>Gonna tell him all I can 'bout the ban </i><br /><i>On feeling free.- Nick Drake</i><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZVoW26XJnzA97Wz-uHB0bR5zi7U9RZktZqYfc1P5_claMBOvxqnrKgE3Wh-H8hgqGXKZO8vXQFDnQcYRjwLfx0Crueh36zxFVfA5qNZ7lALsCkGaHT7yY4e0aVEkmTDOOJ7g3jEJavQ5m/s1600/Will+Stevens+Henry+Bridge+Cashiers+North+Carolina.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZVoW26XJnzA97Wz-uHB0bR5zi7U9RZktZqYfc1P5_claMBOvxqnrKgE3Wh-H8hgqGXKZO8vXQFDnQcYRjwLfx0Crueh36zxFVfA5qNZ7lALsCkGaHT7yY4e0aVEkmTDOOJ7g3jEJavQ5m/s1600/Will+Stevens+Henry+Bridge+Cashiers+North+Carolina.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKYYAbGpw6A"><i><br /></i></a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKYYAbGpw6A"><i>now listening to, <b>Recondite</b> here.</i></a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">---------------------------</div><br />

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A conversation with Edition Modern : Pierre Chareau

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><i><span style="color: white;">..... </span></i><br /><i>"Pierre Chareau followed his idea of strict lines and pure design from his architectural knowledge to design his lamps & furniture, as well as using the material that was involved in the structure."  - </i><i>Denis de la Mesiere of Edition Modern</i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><i>"NO house in France better reflects the magical promise of 20th-century architecture </i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>than the Maison de Verre." - Nicolai Ouroussoff, New York Times <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/26/arts/design/26ouro.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0">(here)</a></i></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMYYfwnjfeDIxIxvZKIIkD5XYMNEytzcGSFbqAZ1sIezWfyMkcZcV4WWXJBlLTeNVLaDTSz5qObVmmHMXxoem78JWh8_iV5xkRLotaPSJBpNHB08wYA4tdOeqPgBlwrU6Hn5_Hpdi0o6oU/s1600/Pierre+Chareau+073.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMYYfwnjfeDIxIxvZKIIkD5XYMNEytzcGSFbqAZ1sIezWfyMkcZcV4WWXJBlLTeNVLaDTSz5qObVmmHMXxoem78JWh8_iV5xkRLotaPSJBpNHB08wYA4tdOeqPgBlwrU6Hn5_Hpdi0o6oU/s1600/Pierre+Chareau+073.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i>"NUN table lamp with the black base"</i><br /><i> photos by David John </i></div><br /><br /><br /><i>Maison de Verre is a place I've heard many reference, but honestly I've very little knowledge about the 20th century designer, Pierre Chareau, or the modernist home he created for the Dalsace family in the early 30's.  Last summer, on a chance meeting, I ended up having a discussion with Maryanne, who works with<a href="http://www.editionmodern.com/"> </a><b><a href="http://www.editionmodern.com/">Edition Modern</a>,</b> a L.A. company producing re-edition works of iconic French designer Pierre Chareau.  I immediately asked her if I could pay the studio a visit.  After many emails and weeks later, we made arrangements to meet in the fashion district of downtown on the 3rd floor of an industrial building. She introduced me to Denis de la Mesiere, the owner and creative force behind the company.  His desk was surrounded by dusty paintings, towering sculptures from other eras, and lamps in different stages of completion. We spoke for a couple hours about why he decided to start producing the Chareau lamps, the production methods, the difficulties of working with alabaster, and his personal history as a furniture dealer. </i><br /><i><br /></i><i>Pierre Chareau is known for creating theParisian avant-garde home, Maison de Verre, aka the House of Glass, out of industrial materials, towering glass blocks and genius mechanisms.  It was, and still is an exercise in light, shadow, function, and a new approach to living.  Edition Modern's lamps are created in downtown L.A. by different skilled artisans in the style of Pierre Chareau.  Utilizing the unforgiving material of steel and wood, and combining it with ephemeral alabaster stone creates a sense of unparalleled energy when illuminated.  The collection consists of wall sconces, table lamps, floor lamps, and ceiling mounted lighting.  Works from the collection can be customized, whether in scale, or colors, or wood selection. Currently, Edition Modern's lighting can be seen at Alexandre Ferucci's new space on Beverly and Martel, and J.F. Chen houses some of the works at his Highland location.  </i><br /><br /><i>Into the gentle light, and deeper into the shadows, my friends! </i><br /><i>Thanks again you Denis and Maryanne for the coffee and conversation.  - David John  </i><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiJjQpojt8_W_FLHWOHFO6vdd8lofxkQ9SwDALQG-5oNRUMB1w45imgJkPO85k7sjDX4YPopDtNT9J6RGRCK4cmqD2s0F7FRfgZqJlj_hqWNv0JhgEZ3WOcflx6f1f6ABu1Ev3wseSq2eG/s1600/Pierre+Chareau+138.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiJjQpojt8_W_FLHWOHFO6vdd8lofxkQ9SwDALQG-5oNRUMB1w45imgJkPO85k7sjDX4YPopDtNT9J6RGRCK4cmqD2s0F7FRfgZqJlj_hqWNv0JhgEZ3WOcflx6f1f6ABu1Ev3wseSq2eG/s1600/Pierre+Chareau+138.jpg" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdwjZ57cQ0XPqe-ISWSoDnBh5cX5T4WLs3rk2eJylXIqLe49OxNuMJO5vHEhHhouMJ9hJMvftG98QCWrUODQuiGQ6-6-tTyaAYa6U3F_EqE7xChyphenhyphenoFJbSYK7edYAsc95Wl3PHZEqPELZZJ/s1600/Pierre+Chareau+085.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdwjZ57cQ0XPqe-ISWSoDnBh5cX5T4WLs3rk2eJylXIqLe49OxNuMJO5vHEhHhouMJ9hJMvftG98QCWrUODQuiGQ6-6-tTyaAYa6U3F_EqE7xChyphenhyphenoFJbSYK7edYAsc95Wl3PHZEqPELZZJ/s1600/Pierre+Chareau+085.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <i>The "Potence Table Lamp"</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><i><b>Tell me about Edition Modern and the re- editions of Pierre Chareau lighting? When and how did the company begin? </b> </i><br /><br /><i>Denis: It began 12 years ago when I decided to open a showroom on Beverly Blvd, and I began representing French furniture brand like <b><a href="http://www.hugueschevalier.com/home.php">Hugues Chevalier</a>,</b> and other brands inspired by the Deco period. When we opened the showroom, we quickly realized that we would need accessories, but also more specialty lighting. So, we started to browse in Europe for lamps that would fit the standard of our couture lines of furniture. Quickly we fell in love for a company that re-editioned Pierre Chareau lighting. After few years of working with them, we decided to produce the line in the States for many reasons. The Euro started to get higher and higher, and the impossibility to have the lamps wired with UL listed, shipping cost, etc… We also really wanted to adapt 1920’s Chareau ‘ s work to the US market and also to new lighting technologies (LED, etc…).  The success came quick with client like Joel Chen, Waldo Fernandez, and more.  </i><br /><br /><br /><i><b>Are the lamps made in Los Angeles?  What materials are they made from, and how many people work on a single light?</b>  </i><br /><br /><i>All parts are made in LA except for the stone. The only place to find the white alabaster is in Europe. Very few countries are still producing the stone. Not a big market because the fragility, the softness and the sensibility to heat. Alabaster is also made of 80% of water.  We can guess that there is a dozen artisans working to make a single lamp: the metal fabrication, wood carving and finish, metal powder coating, metal oxidization or plating, wiring, mounting, etc...   </i><br /><br /><br /><i><b>Why did you become interested in the works of Pierre Chareau? Is there a connection to the family?  </b> </i><br /><br /><i>As an all time aficionado of the Deco period (1920-1940), I went little by little to the Modernism side of this era. Starting with the German Bauhaus to the French Modernists like Frank, Sornay, Le Corbusier, Mallet-Stevens and off course Chareau. So much to learn about…….  </i><br /><br /><br /><i><b>Alabaster.  Is this the original material Chareau used, and what is the nature of this material? Where is the alabaster sourced?</b>  </i><br /><br /><i>The alabaster we used for our lamps is white alabaster the same that Chareau used for his lamps. As I said earlier, there is still a small production in Europe.  </i><br /><br /><br /><i><b>I've read the one of Chareau's last projects was the studio of the painter Robert Motherwell in East Hampton. Do you know anything about this work, or have any photos?</b></i> <br /><br /><i>DenisL Chareau was Jewish and he was forced to live Europe during WW2. He came to NY with his English wife. He did some work there, sometime with in coordination with other designers and architects.  </i><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyTh670tAT3KbV36jTdVYDmbDcRSSjcvtdQJh2jgFpSL0NcHfE0Z7cOxhAL3eFmYcghvGP7l8HEobjqOtht-4tBK-SqQgEH1cN9gUsQzI6XMHAP3d7xd2kfPSo-kBYhAxAgxca1oExQ-0E/s1600/Pierre+Chareau+139.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyTh670tAT3KbV36jTdVYDmbDcRSSjcvtdQJh2jgFpSL0NcHfE0Z7cOxhAL3eFmYcghvGP7l8HEobjqOtht-4tBK-SqQgEH1cN9gUsQzI6XMHAP3d7xd2kfPSo-kBYhAxAgxca1oExQ-0E/s1600/Pierre+Chareau+139.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><i>On the worktable, sits the book written about Pierre Chareau's masterpiece,  La Maison de Verre Hardcover by Dominique Vellay (Author) , Francois Halard (Photographer)</i><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZOzJ8GLnku5S-M6uz9tD7KD6BCM9HVLrKahE67Ke7cJhdNclGnZHkbPDR7eY0Hu0wQ7INHHBxbVpx7r7tGvpUT2ar745VpqBZd6xtLUeqW3H8EG00fyK55mFRv9QHpmd8X9kduQTGUcNG/s1600/Pierre+Chareau+Miason+du+Verre+Lighting+Alabaster+Stone+Architectural+Lighting+Conversation+with+Designers+095.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZOzJ8GLnku5S-M6uz9tD7KD6BCM9HVLrKahE67Ke7cJhdNclGnZHkbPDR7eY0Hu0wQ7INHHBxbVpx7r7tGvpUT2ar745VpqBZd6xtLUeqW3H8EG00fyK55mFRv9QHpmd8X9kduQTGUcNG/s1600/Pierre+Chareau+Miason+du+Verre+Lighting+Alabaster+Stone+Architectural+Lighting+Conversation+with+Designers+095.jpg" /></a></div><br /><i>another book on Pierre Chareau by Brian Brace Taylor,<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Pierre-Chareau-Brian-Brace-Taylor/dp/3822878871"> here</a></i><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2b20itSeZe1gLMv_0S_qRe8yhb1XRdbi7v-y2d6vFyf0wNy50Vbk3zX4TnS-Fw8Ng2y-uyJjbLdLbOE84gspCgjh5oavxA_NjDEBMbc98WOnwJp7StHUTFqyQS00PX7aSl6AF5-aX-Z_B/s1600/Pierre+Chareau+Edition+Modern+Lighting+Architect+Lighting+Alabaster+LIghting+089.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2b20itSeZe1gLMv_0S_qRe8yhb1XRdbi7v-y2d6vFyf0wNy50Vbk3zX4TnS-Fw8Ng2y-uyJjbLdLbOE84gspCgjh5oavxA_NjDEBMbc98WOnwJp7StHUTFqyQS00PX7aSl6AF5-aX-Z_B/s1600/Pierre+Chareau+Edition+Modern+Lighting+Architect+Lighting+Alabaster+LIghting+089.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><i>Catching the sunlight....</i><br /><i>The Alabaster shades used for the "Block Sconces"</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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A conversation with Edition Modern : Pierre Chareau

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<i>(new)</i><b><i> Textiles & </i></b><i>(old)</i><b><i> Paintings </i></b><br /><br /><b><i>Separate or combine </i></b><br /><i>I ask you one last time </i><br /><i>Did I hold you too tight?</i><br /><i>Did I not let enough light in?<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeWxEH9tb0c"> (here)</a></i><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEit-nfF3CGXMVG5BUQHJaHxs9m-P_A85fCw-Uy1Ck1lMeggQ-IJFEtS3WOdXO8JcTwLFWfrhOzfAtLGbcwZ23GxM8O65dVHP9ldKX3e0K9CGd7yXUAeR6894jnNui97eJmk85SiTdzw0g/s1600/zak+and+fox+2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEit-nfF3CGXMVG5BUQHJaHxs9m-P_A85fCw-Uy1Ck1lMeggQ-IJFEtS3WOdXO8JcTwLFWfrhOzfAtLGbcwZ23GxM8O65dVHP9ldKX3e0K9CGd7yXUAeR6894jnNui97eJmk85SiTdzw0g/s640/zak+and+fox+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><i>1. "A new collection of fabrics inspired by the mystery of Istanbul and Anatolia was unveiled by New York-based <a href="http://www.zakandfox.com/"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Zak+Fox</b></span></a> at the start of October. Simply entitled Haz, the Turkish word for ‘enchantment’, the latest collection examines Ottoman-era embroidery, Central Asian carpet patterns, and <span style="font-size: large;"><b>renders tradition through a modernist’s lens. </b></span></i><br /><br /><i>The collection includes four new patterns, that will be available in a variety of colorways: ‘Khotan’ adopts its name from the style of rug that inspired it, creating a stunning rendition that exemplifies the look, and spirit, of an exquisite antique rug. To accompany the structured composition of ‘Khotan’ is ‘Pom’, a small-scale print that revels in its simplicity. Its dancing pomegranate motif was discovered on a century-old carpet, though its real beauty rests in its minimalistic form. ‘Pom’ is Zak+Fox’s first print to ever feature a border, which runs on both sides down the length of the fabric, making it an ideal match for drapery."</i><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-91y6t1D1Kaw4-BtWKlD90J6ibxr42IBmOHgmZL2entl2wAutv3H5KdvfYpeTp4rGauG7jOAyOH_z9aXr26pDYeUQKXTXBlO-soJyJC0AcFSihdEJo5lbm3TUIaeHCFC3FzdhisFEHnDu/s1600/zak+and+fox.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-91y6t1D1Kaw4-BtWKlD90J6ibxr42IBmOHgmZL2entl2wAutv3H5KdvfYpeTp4rGauG7jOAyOH_z9aXr26pDYeUQKXTXBlO-soJyJC0AcFSihdEJo5lbm3TUIaeHCFC3FzdhisFEHnDu/s640/zak+and+fox.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivZF5gjc31h9m5QsEXJIETIIQ2tvYVkcxVPF4IDdKzdDmXHApqtOWlcpEeMvnbQeui0fJe4P6Dc63i5zQn1I_C_3wKbX37IVdObCCGaQmK0e13AFpyfpiE-EdtUZp9cysiHbjYhn1B0grI/s1600/016.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivZF5gjc31h9m5QsEXJIETIIQ2tvYVkcxVPF4IDdKzdDmXHApqtOWlcpEeMvnbQeui0fJe4P6Dc63i5zQn1I_C_3wKbX37IVdObCCGaQmK0e13AFpyfpiE-EdtUZp9cysiHbjYhn1B0grI/s1600/016.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>"Fiene was known primarily for his varied printed works, including lithographs and etchings. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>His notable work includes cityscapes, views of New York City </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>in particular, landscapes and other figural art." </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><b>2. Ernest Fiene</b> (American, 1894-1965) </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>Untitled, 1923 Oil on canvas (framed) </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>Signed and dated 24" x 20" ,Provenance: Private Collection, New York  </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>Auction Date: Sat, November 16, 10:00AM  Estimate: $800 - $1,200<a href="http://shop.ragoarts.com/fineart/1920th?l=86298">  </a></i><a href="http://shop.ragoarts.com/fineart/1920th?l=86298">(via RAGO here)</a></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">---------------------------------</div><br />

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<i>new work by </i><br /><b><i>Doug McCollough </i></b><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmLHfjZoi9xL50XpbU7zAvGtEzmXDF1IpvLaP3cmCt3Rr_Gzus6V9nhoVnosX-PQx92fQ0BKeA56MTxMl-2u7qsGF1qRIFblsKKIqyfKdhnwD9KLaDazAmRPO4fP88uBsB8909SD6pmT8c/s1600/1_ateliershow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmLHfjZoi9xL50XpbU7zAvGtEzmXDF1IpvLaP3cmCt3Rr_Gzus6V9nhoVnosX-PQx92fQ0BKeA56MTxMl-2u7qsGF1qRIFblsKKIqyfKdhnwD9KLaDazAmRPO4fP88uBsB8909SD6pmT8c/s640/1_ateliershow.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><i>Very much looking forward to seeing Doug McCollough's latest works installed tomorrow night, and open for appointment.. See you there - David John</i><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.dmdm.us/"><i>more info on his site.  </i></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">-----------------</div>

new work by  Doug McCollough  Very much looking forward to seeing Doug McCollough's latest works installed tomorrow night, and open for ...

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<i>"Boys get discovered as winter melts </i><br /><i>Flowers competing for the sun"</i><i> </i><br /><i> </i> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF3kpiur690FZtr_FJycubromiXtxBEu3pfJdrdkfzyqmV4BznaMtpog45i9FIOu_y9vyagTZ89cO6SB1_ocrO-ovV6yEajASYZlT2ZNVwUZWyCu2FpTxvD9dxjfJDnSxA-JgqJqhrdZVS/s1600/1395143_10153448146675548_1305373029_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF3kpiur690FZtr_FJycubromiXtxBEu3pfJdrdkfzyqmV4BznaMtpog45i9FIOu_y9vyagTZ89cO6SB1_ocrO-ovV6yEajASYZlT2ZNVwUZWyCu2FpTxvD9dxjfJDnSxA-JgqJqhrdZVS/s1600/1395143_10153448146675548_1305373029_n.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgVke0h_OIsHqOlBOr-GAm_nfHxtsuVa8E63Y91TJH2C8WOFdFFJzwRZ9pa_e-n1_f42a515wSYziBUeOBWksLxiv931YzrKtFAiIFJFZPoKzQ2PltvtEMpKWhoBHWux0NsHhAIhY0Y5Sg/s1600/517.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgVke0h_OIsHqOlBOr-GAm_nfHxtsuVa8E63Y91TJH2C8WOFdFFJzwRZ9pa_e-n1_f42a515wSYziBUeOBWksLxiv931YzrKtFAiIFJFZPoKzQ2PltvtEMpKWhoBHWux0NsHhAIhY0Y5Sg/s1600/517.jpg" /></a></div><i>Winter is approaching.  </i><br /><i>A trip to the mountains of North Carolina awaits later this month. </i><br /><br /><br /><b><i>images:</i></b><br /><i>1. Casamidy Venezia Lantern.</i><br /><i>2. Philip Guston (American, 1913-1980) Untitled, 1963 Lithograph Signed, dated and numbered 5/20 25 3/8" x 33 5/8" (sheet) Provenance: Private Collection, Princeton  Auction Date: Sat, November 16, 12:00PM  Estimate: $1,500 - $2,000 via RAGO Auction </i><br /><br /><br /><i>Boys get discovered as winter melts </i><br /><i>Flowers competing for the sun </i><br /><i>Years go by and I'm here still waiting </i><br /><i>Withering where some snowman was</i><br /><i>Mirror mirror where's the crystal palace. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5l7kVibGho">(sing along)</a></i><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i>---------------- </i></div><br /><br /><br />

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<i><b>Tony Smith: Maze @ Matthew Marks Gallery, LA</b></i><br /><br /><i>In a certain sense it is a labyrinth of the mind. </i><br /><i>You can see that it becomes quite complex,</i><br /><i>but at the same time everything falls in very, very simply. - Tony Smith</i><br /><br /><i> </i> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOjGw1xdIJUtgPPi6znxUAl5JCiJI9exonVQafIbqGsdSNdFYNemOrLbtNTxdL9kwkQ-RYf37fTHxMzY6Tygj0VBTWSsjr33_R44h4oiltUIc3nNXwxsVVoK0st0l6a78Cd4YS_ZTOXszV/s1600/37312_07_ALTERNATE_PREVIEW3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOjGw1xdIJUtgPPi6znxUAl5JCiJI9exonVQafIbqGsdSNdFYNemOrLbtNTxdL9kwkQ-RYf37fTHxMzY6Tygj0VBTWSsjr33_R44h4oiltUIc3nNXwxsVVoK0st0l6a78Cd4YS_ZTOXszV/s640/37312_07_ALTERNATE_PREVIEW3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Detail of Maze 1967 Steel, painted black </i><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Matthew Marks</b></span> is pleased to announce <span style="font-size: large;"><b>Tony Smith</b></span> Maze, the next exhibition at his gallery at 1062 North Orange Grove, Los Angeles. This is the first time the sculpture will be exhibited in over 25 years.  Maze, 1967, is ten feet wide, fifteen feet long, stands nearly seven feet tall, and weighs 9,000 pounds. <b>The sculpture’s four rectangular blocks of black painted steel, arranged in symmetrical opposition, fill and divide the room, creating a sequence of inner and outer pathways</b>. Discussing Maze in 1967, Smith said, “In a certain sense it is a labyrinth of the mind. You can see that it becomes quite complex, but at the same time everything falls in very, very simply.”  Also included in the exhibition will be a selection of small-scale bronzes and paintings made between 1955 and 1968.  </i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimJ0_eSOpnprCQGS4Tq3NT3fMrS_303_Ju-ymP0h1MEuehZEUHXcUJbsNAMfmn4RB5YbuhOxa4eWr31OnfgvqqbOoEkfuMBWUkKEmRmfJZ-DKG3K8-altbLN_v3ogds_RHe3J-UGxapIKh/s1600/37312_06_PREVIEW3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimJ0_eSOpnprCQGS4Tq3NT3fMrS_303_Ju-ymP0h1MEuehZEUHXcUJbsNAMfmn4RB5YbuhOxa4eWr31OnfgvqqbOoEkfuMBWUkKEmRmfJZ-DKG3K8-altbLN_v3ogds_RHe3J-UGxapIKh/s640/37312_06_PREVIEW3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>"After supporting himself and his family as an architect for twenty years, he began to focus on painting in the mid-1950s and turned to sculpture later in the decade."</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz7TgWISygIkmfWZuAKz5EvbzEryL_1jGz6Hwuxlm7yLFUXarWQ2hrGAzIeCizS6Mti_5-ugXV9vnjmNZtW0QzohZ6eKGPdEazYnYRkuZDX4STOoVUy5y4atLNXGqYa2ND1LQUkd6qPz1T/s1600/SMITH_2013_LA_INSTALLATION_08_PREVIEW1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz7TgWISygIkmfWZuAKz5EvbzEryL_1jGz6Hwuxlm7yLFUXarWQ2hrGAzIeCizS6Mti_5-ugXV9vnjmNZtW0QzohZ6eKGPdEazYnYRkuZDX4STOoVUy5y4atLNXGqYa2ND1LQUkd6qPz1T/s640/SMITH_2013_LA_INSTALLATION_08_PREVIEW1.jpg" width="443" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgutLA9rAR24iC-ZiwWXzXJPIyqnRv-Y1l8mKEceVWjugiCzcIP0EDC1msXwF8nVgKCWCar8QkfvCx6WxyGv6WCYU7d2n1LcfHXBkJEbynUlZcp8ODqrQ5B-dq9oHQJMAGjlKAW9CtQmDSQ/s1600/13286_TSE_S_63_07_01_PREVIEW3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgutLA9rAR24iC-ZiwWXzXJPIyqnRv-Y1l8mKEceVWjugiCzcIP0EDC1msXwF8nVgKCWCar8QkfvCx6WxyGv6WCYU7d2n1LcfHXBkJEbynUlZcp8ODqrQ5B-dq9oHQJMAGjlKAW9CtQmDSQ/s640/13286_TSE_S_63_07_01_PREVIEW3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Generation 1965 Cast bronze, black patina 30 x 35 1/2 x 35 inches </i><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Tony Smith Maze will be on view at 1062 North Orange Grove, Los Angeles</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>October 5 through December 21, 2013</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><a href="http://www.matthewmarks.com/los-angeles/current-exhibitions/"><i>Matthew Marks Gallery </i></a></b><br /><br /><a href="http://youhavebeenheresometime.blogspot.com/2011/01/tony-smith-vs.html"><i>read past post about Tony Smith on You Have Been Here Sometime </i></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>------------------</i></div></div>

Tony Smith: Maze @ Matthew Marks Gallery, LA In a certain sense it is a labyrinth of the mind.  You can see that it becomes quite complex, b...

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