paris fashion week and where i could not resist going during while in paris

while in paris for tra noi during fashion week
showing glovelets by inhouse with rococo collection

had to try frenchie's bar nearby in the 2ieme

no reservations but worth the wait
in the small street or allee

a fabulous gourmet market, butcher, and poissonnerie

had to go to the puces in st ouen to see the new l'eclaireur show space and mademoiselle steinitz

l'eclaireur on rue des rosiers a gallery space

fell in love with this mirror by vicenzo de cotiis
next door is mademoiselle steinitz, the grandaughter of the steinitz gallerie in paris

this is the same family operation but less formal-no web site
here are some highlights of what i saw and noted

when tra noi ended had to run over and see the marcel duchamp exhibit at the pompidou which luckily was open late on mondays and it was my last night

some of his influences artist like brancusi

i think he must have also heavily influenced koontz having just blogged about his exhibit at the whitney

 right next door to the exhibition is george so i grabbed a bite before i collapsed and flew home

the food was not my favorite but it is very happening and the view is spectacular!

vegetable garden, aeroponics, and a very special gardening tool now on market

my mission statement
i wanted to restate my mission in writing this blog so i remember and reflect on my initial purpose:
to render an organized online journal by editing aesthetic design elements and sharing inspiring resources
and imagery which elevate artful awareness

doesn't everyone want their own vegetable garden?
now, even if you do not have a spare patch of land,
 you can grow a vertical garden and you don't need a wall

here's a company that will provide all the tools and services
as well as explaining the process

la urban farms

no soil clean up

i have my garden in an extra patch of land
all get very dirty from soil
need to be monitored frequently but found a new great product

edyn
a smart garden system that monitors all levels water etc.. for you
can check your garden conditions from your smart phone
there is a solar panel in your garden sensor
which signals your water system controls

amazing
i have already pre-ordered one!

NY fashion week didn't want to miss the art

i want to share my 2 special site visits worth seeing if going to nyc
while in ny for fashion week for my inhouse textile cuffs

did not want to miss koontz exhibit at the whitney until october 19th. museum closes and reopens as metropolitan 20th+ contemporary space and koontz then goes to paris pompidou and bilbao

the collection is very comprehensive and i have a newly acquired respect for artist's technical execution
really liked some of the paintings
some of my favorite

some earlier works

since my last nyc visit the judd foundation reopened in soho and really enjoyed seeing his studio and works

no pictures allowed-reservations mandatory for guided visits

also this trip i visited the highline from 14th street meat packing entrance and enjoyed seeing the well designed walk, food, and new yorkers enjoying the landscape

i love stylepark

do you know this site?

stylepark

it is worth looking at. i was reading the latest post and the

'what lodged in other's minds' icon caught my attention
different designers, bloggers, perspectives from the architecture venice biennale august 2014

there are many highlights but the one that spoke to me

charles brooking world of windows

so would like to think about and share windows that speak to us

sometimes its the quality of light and shadows(photo pinterest)

trying not to get captured by what one is looking at (photo pinterest)
but just for windows below are some of my favorites
which always seem to be architectural in nature and fabricated of metal mostly with small styles and rails

 

or the old world ones of wood or steel

and lastly the very clean contemporary sometimes with thin frame in wood or metal or frame less inoperable glass lights mounted with stand offs or against the background of stone and rough textures

this inspired windows came from a post on stylepark from ateliermob

portuguese architectural blog

i love how this posting has an exhibit with interesting points of view through panel slabs creating openings and cut outs

in the works: buildings that renew and conserve energy

buildings that renew and conserve energy

theme of world's fair milan 2015

the smog-removing pavilion is being built by nemesi studio

apparently it will be constructed of a cement that is photocatalytic. when sunlight beats on the exterior
it turns unhealthy particulate matter in the air into inert salts

story first heard about on take part a social action web site

by studio daniel libeskind

clad in a self-cleaning, air purifying, metalized tile

for other pavillions to come to milan see article in archdaily

another building in progress

phoenix internation media center, beijing by biad ufo

energy saving features include rainwater will be collected by dropping naturally along the structural ribs into the collection tank which locates at the bottom of the building. After being filtered, the rain water will be recycled to water the artistic waterscape and irrigation for landscape. The cone-shaped shared space, which is 30 meters high, generates the chimney effect, which provides natural air ventilation to save energy during transitional seasons.