hands over your eyes, recalling your size is it the right time for the game we play in all kinds of weather if not now not ever this is the right time for a holiday. 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 above lyrics by beach house-------------- hands over your eyes, recalling your size is it the right time for the game we play in all kinds of weather if not now not ever this is ... Read more » 6:44 PM
Memoryhouse. "It completely is. For me, music is a branch of story telling. It’s writing, and I think that the grammar—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. 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. I don’t like the idea of music being like a lecture, I want it to be more like a conversation." - an interview with composer Max RichterEntering into a year of unknown conversations. 2014.1.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. - via David Zwirner2. A bedroom, source unknown. Wall color unknown. Floorboards original. Painting unknown. Furniture by owner.3. The music playing for the last couple weeks. "Memoryhouse" by Max Richter -------------- Memoryhouse. "It completely is. For me, music is a branch of story telling. It’s writing, and I think that the grammar— the way a th... Read more » 9:23 AM
Lighting by Nicole Hollis "The brass sconces are inspired by traditional candle fixtures often found in old farmhouses. 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 Nicole Hollis 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 Phoenix Day, 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"This lighting was designed for the restaurant Farmer + Fox at the new Cairdean Vineyards in St Helena, 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.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. The design references an agriculture lifestyle while at the same time creating a refined and glamorous interior. "---------------------- Lighting by Nicole Hollis " The brass sconces are inspired by traditional candle fixtures often found in old farmhouses . The lines ... Read more » 11:22 AM
DISC Interiors on Domaine Home : Home Tour: Hand-Crafted Modern in LA "A trio of like-minded designer friends combine forces to bring out the best in this LA-area Spanish Revival. One of our projects was featured on Domaine Home this month! Take the full tour of the Los Feliz Residence, and read about how we collaborated on the design with Glenn Lawson."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." -DomaineRead full article here...Read full article here...----------------- DISC Interiors on Domaine Home : Home Tour: Hand-Crafted Modern in LA "A trio of like-minded designer friends combine forces to bri... Read more » 8:31 AM
"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." DISC Interiors is featured on Design Milk talking about what inspires our work. Read the full article here."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 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.” 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 JohnDISC Interiors: The dynamic duo behind DISC Interiors is Krista Schrock and David John, a Los Angeles-based pair that offers clients full service interior design. Established in 2011, the firm quickly gained a reputation for warm, modern spaces, while exuding that effortless California feel. 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.More on Design Milk here..----------------- "Never having read about (Agnes) Martin’s work prior, her paintings shattered my thoughts of what a painting needed to do, and introduc... Read more » 7:27 AM
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 has the... We've got the sun, the sun to thank... Matches inside your golden hair Catch all the light I'd fight to the death I swear (listen.....)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"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. 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."more info here.lyrics by Laura Veirs" Sun Song" 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... Read more » 9:46 PM
A look into the upcoming book "Inspiring Interiors" by Piet Swimberghe and Jan Verlinde, published by Lannoo "The creation of this house was a good exercise for me," says architect Nathalie Vervenne. "Here nothing is smooth or even, but everything is a little rough and hence decidedly rural..." "Inspiring Interiors depicts European interiors of collectors, antique dealers, designers, and architects." "Inspiring Interiors 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 Elle Living, Coté Ouest, MTC and Weekend Knack. They have produced books on architecture, design and interiors and written many articles for European interior magazines."more info here... Thank you to Lannoo for the peak inside the upcoming book.....All photography credited to: Inspiring Interiors. Lannoo Publishers. 2013. ISBN 9789401409858 -------------- A look into the upcoming book "Inspiring Interiors" by Piet Swimberghe and Jan Verlinde, published by Lannoo "The creation... Read more » 8:47 AM
DISC Interiors in House and Home MagazineJanuary 2014 "The Midas Touch" We are so thrilled to be included in the January Edition of House and Home Magazine, 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. Thanks House and Home! - David JohnTake a look at this project here on the DISC Interiors site.More here...-------------- DISC Interiors in House and Home Magazine January 2014 "The Midas Touch" We are so thrilled to be included in the January Edition... Read more » 3:05 PM
Tàpies in the 1960s - Scars of the Real @ Axel Vervoordt Gallery I liked to imagine artistic activity being a task as intense as possible, in the service of knowledge, influencing our life, making us see the falsity of what surrounds us, and permitting us to accept authentic reality. -Antoni Tàpies 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. “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. 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 "Tàpies. A Catalan name derived from the word tàpia, meaning wall. 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."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." text taken from here. Axel Vervoordt Gallery 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---------------- Tàpies in the 1960s - Scars of the Real @ Axel Vervoordt Gallery I liked to imagine artistic activity being a task as intense as possible, ... Read more » 8:18 AM
Editions @ Christopher Farr "To some extent I follow my hand. Though I have a general idea where it may lead to." - AlbersMaybe you'd write me a letter And tell me why I never met you Our rendezvous just ended in sorrow Without you there's no tomorrow" - Mr. Disco, New OrderEditions from good friends at Christopher Farr. Read a previous interview with Christopher Farr here.More info on Editions here."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----------- Editions @ Christopher Farr "To some extent I follow my hand. Though I have a general idea where it may lead to. " - Albers Maybe... Read more » 10:07 AM