NewCityMovement

Pricey Flashy Objects

The Times reports on Zaha Hadid's commissioned work for British private club House & Home which had some people feeling very uncomfortable, even angry (see the comments section of NYtimes article). All the fuss resulted in this statement from the Zaha Hadid architectural team, which I love:

Translation of Architecture gibberish:
1.“We wanted to create an environment where the bar completely dominates the space…” WE WANTED TO MAKE A HUMONGOUS PRICEY FLASHY OBJECT.
2.”Using a dynamic vertical gesture of fluidity, we were able generate an exciting dichotomy with the Cartesian arrangement of the Georgian space…” SO WE STUCK A ROUND BAR IN A RECTANGULAR ROOM
3.”As with our architecture, where have created inhabited structure, members and guests occupy the bar at Home House instead of simply standing in front of it…”UNLIKE THE GODDAMN DRUNKS AT YOUR LOCAL BAR, THESE PEOPLE DO MINGLE.
4.”They become part of the experience.” PRETENTIOUS PEOPLE AT PRETENTIOUS BAR. PERFECT MATCH.

(Thanks Rodney)

This Wasn't Photoshoped

Clever poster and print ad for Asli Software, a distributor in India simulates a 'real' version of photoshop desktop. By Bates141 Jakarta. Oh, and those I'm a PC ad's you've been seeing? They were created on Mac's.

Not Beige Makeover

The Peery Hotel recently got a fresh coat of paint and guess what? It wasn't beige! If they can do the same with the inside, maybe they could contend with the Monaco around the corner.

Colorama

I had the distinct pleasure of meeting one of my all time favorite graphic designers while on a recent trip to Los Angeles. Stuart Patterson is responsible for some of the most iconic images in music and fashion from the late 90's and beyond when his work for Wallpaper Magazine and Naked Music catapulted him into the collective conscience. His often imitated work came to define the era of afroglam jet-setting pill-poppers yet his range has grown beyond nude women and retro patterns. Clients as wide ranging as BMW, The Walt Disney Concert Hall, KCRW, Bluefly.com and club massives Avaland and Giant in L.A. have tapped his Colorola Studios electric sensibility to further raise their profile. View some of those projects and take a walk down memory lane at Colorola.com.

Phantom vs. Arnage

I've been travelling a bit lately from the east coast (Atlanta) to the west (L.A.), all in the space of a few weeks during which I noticed a few of these spanking hot Rolls Royce Phantoms sleuthing around in metropolitan areas. I think they are dreamy, that is if we lived in an age where gas or money wasn't an issue. It's rival the Bentley Arnage Final gives it a run for the money but Phantom also features suicide doors!

Enrico Franzolini and Vicente García Jiménez Big Bang Lamp

"Irregular and apparently random intersections of spatial planes create a volume around the light source and produce the dynamic character of the exuberant ceiling lamp designed by Enrico Franzolini and Vicente Garcia Jimenez." [Stylepark]

Darth Vader hot air balloon. [CoolHunting]

All That Glitters

Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshiok's “Crystal Forrest” for Swarovski flagship Ginza, Tokyo. [Daily Icon]

Single Speed Hotness

The minimalistic Veloheld by Neongrau-id shows how pure cycling can be. Devoid of all unnecessary things like gear shift or excessive graphics. Limited to 100 in black or white/black (shown). [Via Deezeen]

Chanel Mobile Art

Renowned London architect Zaha Hadid's mobile 'art pavilion' for Chanel will make a temporary landing in New York's Central Park this Fall. – NYTimes.com

Zaha Awarded Hermitage

This is from April but every time I see it I remember why I love futuristic architecture. This is a rendering/animation of the new Guggenheim Hermitage Museum in Vilnius, Lithuania to be built by one of the worlds truly amazing architects Zaha Hadid. (Via Deezeen)

City Creek Conceptual Tour

Maybe this has been around for a while but here's a preview of what CityCreek is going to look like once it's completed in 2012. Although, as expected, there's a lot of beige in our future.

Inform Your Walls

I once had a friend who papered several walls of his apartment with book pages. It was really very cool looking and other than the polyurethane and elbow grease, didn't cost anything. I found a few websites today that featured the same idea, one using newspaper.

Cathouse

Flat packed Cat Playhouses (Via Coudal)

Cake Boutique Opens In Park City

Cake Boutique opened just over a week ago in the Redstone Shopping Center at Kimball Junction in Park City and has been incredibly well-received. With an interior designed and remodeled by Patch Davis (L'astelier Cafe/Piler) how could they go wrong? Cake carries such brands as Mike&Chris, Nudie Jeans, Rag&Bone, Corpus, b.son, J Brand jeans and Citizens of Humanity, as well as the popular local brand, Zuriick. They stock denim, casual apparel, shoes and accessories for men and women in an atmosphere that is modern yet comfortable.

Cake is open 7 days a week. For store news and updates, visit their website, www.shopcakeboutique.com and sign up for email notifications. (click photos for larger view)