Best of the web, Vintage

Hemlock Vintage Clothing is another personal favorite of mine for great vintage clothing at great prices. I purchased one of my favorite dresses from them. It was in beautiful condition and shipped quickly. Be sure to check out their discount room for great finds at even better prices.

Favorite Etsy artists

Seasprayblue is a fantastic favorite of mine based out of Dresden, Germany. Her work is available on etsy here: http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5202715

or on dawanda here: http://en.dawanda.com/user/seasprayblue

My favorite blog ever is sweet-juniper.com. For those unlucky few of you that haven't read about this fantastic family for seen Jim's amazing photographs http://www.flickr.com/photos/sweetjuniper/, go check it out right now! I mean it.
Jim would never consider himself an artist or photographer, but luckily for me he at least has his photos available on Etsy. Here's his shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=12202

Matte Stephens will round out this list (at least for now). Matte's art speaks to the mid-century modern style I love. Check out his work on his website: http://www.matteart.net/matte_stephens.html
And purchase prints and originals at his etsy shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5063179

San Francisco’s Transbay Terminal gets the green light

The Transbay Joint Powers Authority just approved a stunning green design for the new Transbay Transit Center to be constructed in downtown SF. Planned by Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects, the project consists of a graceful glass tower paired with an elegantly sweeping transit center topped with a five-and-a-half acre public park.

For more information: http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/05/28/san-francisco-transbay-transit-center/

Molo Soft Housing

Molo is a design firm based out of Toronto, Canada. They came to my attention with their sectional set "soft seating" using paper and/or textiles in an accordion that can be shaped multiple ways to offer many seating options. Molo specializes in design that creates space. With this in mind they came up with a new project called "soft housing".
From their site, "softhousing (molo concept) seeks an innovative solution to homelessness. It consists of several expandable single occupancy rooms to be located within the shells of existing buildings. The first instance of softhousing, the First Step Softhouse, was conceived for installation in a former lodging house on the Bowery in New York City. When not in use, the rooms can be squeezed back to create an enlarged common area. softhouse is a not-for-profit project under development."

more here: http://www.molodesign.com/en/projects/softhousing.html

SF Indie Presents: Hole in the Head

http://holehead.withoutabox.com/

SF IndieFest presents
ANOTHER HOLE IN THE HEAD FILM FESTIVAL
Horror, Sci-Fi, Mayhem and Merriment
June 5-19, 2008 at the Roxie Film Center in San Francisco

SF IndieFest unleashes ghosts, madmen, monsters, and futuristic merriment at the 5th annual Another Hole in the Head Film Festival running June 5-19, 2008 at the Roxie Film Center, 3117 Sixteenth Street, in San Francisco.

If the myriad traumas of daily life in the big city get to be too much, and it seems like only neuron-shattering screams or a trip to an alternate universe will ease your mind, then the Another Hole in the Head Film Festival is just what the mad doctor ordered. Once again Hole Head presents the finest in contemporary horror, horror-comedy, sci-fi and dark fantasy with more than 30 films from America and abroad, all the mayhem that fits on a celluloid print.


For tickets or more information check out www.sfindie.com.

Burn After Reading

Burn After Reading trailer

New Coen Brothers!!!!!

Sockpuppet Soundsystem at Argus

Kris and JB are doing their thing at the Argus Lounge this friday with special guest DJ Tones! swing on by, grab a Manhattan and check em out. usual time, usual place, usual beautiful funky people...

Sockpuppet Soundystem w/ DJ Tones
@ The Argus Lounge
3 djs dropping deep down good funk, soul, hip-hop, and beyond
cures cancer as it fights the germs that cause bad breath!
Friday May 30, 10PM - Close
3187 Mission St where Valencia bumps into it
$Free

Jeff Koons at MCA

Jeff Koons exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago opens this weekend (tomorrow May 31, 2008). Personally I have mixed feelings about his work, but no one can deny the influence he's had on the art world. For those of you in Chicago or planning a visit this summer be sure to check it out before the exhibit closes Sept 21, 2008.

http://www.mcachicago.org/exhibitions/exh_detail.php?id=178#_self

Etsy Art Toys

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=11270137

Here are a few of my favorite toys found on Etsy. If you haven't checked out Etsy yet yourself you're missing out. Most of my favorite accessories I wear, art I buy, vintage clothing I've recently purchased, and kitchen goods I collect are found on Etsy. www.etsy.com

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=9058023

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=8536969

Speaking of Nagi Noda...

Nagi Noda and a favorite another favorite artist of mine Mark Ryden are collaborating on a new line of clothing called "Broken Label". Check out Mark's site: http://www.markryden.com/

Chihuly at the de Young

Artist Dale Chihuly installed a new exhibit at the de Young which is free thanks to Target opening weekend June 14 - 15.
http://www.chihulyatthedeyoung.org/

Nagi Noda - hair hats

A special thanks to my friend Omar for pointing me to these. Via http://kennethcappelloblog.blogspot.com/

These hair hats were made by artist Nagi Noda. For more images of her work:
http://www.dorkmag.com/archives/2006/03/people_nagi_nod.html

New Jeff Soto work

Jeff Soto (one of my personal favorites) is in a new group show at The Sublime Landscape at Project4 Gallery in Washington D.C.
via Fecal Face:
http://www.fecalface.com/SF/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1125&Itemid=63

First day, Latin Jazz Stamp

After realizing that my personal blog pretty much turned into what I love about art and design, I've decided to create a blog specifically for Art & Design.
This first post is dedicated to a new stamp coming out in September 08 from the new USPS 2008 Commemorative stamp program.
On a personal note I remembered earlier today while chatting with a friend that I had a dream about the new Eames stamp coming out June 17th. This is not something I admit without feeling a sense of the absurd. I heard about the Eames stamp several months ago and haven't thought about it since. Apparently my brain was keeping tabs with out my knowledge, giving me the reminder I needed so I can purchase the stamps as soon as they come out.