We live and work in an architect designed mid-century modern home just outside of Manhattan, where we often weekend. While there is something to be said for our established suburban neighborhood, exciting is not one of those somethings. We thrive on an overload of sensory input. We are always on the lookout for new things [...]
In the 1950’s, the future was as bright as the SoCal sun. We were living in a post war prosperity, the dawn of the space age and tremendous advances in technology fueled our imaginations of what tomorrow would bring. Designers, architects and engineers boldly explored new materials and processes and were released from the constraints [...]
As a follow-up to my post on Wildwood populuxe, here’s even more incentive to put Wildwood on your roadtrip list if you’re a fan of populuxe roadside architecture. Thanks to Michael at ModernCapital for the heads-up via twitter. from Press of Atlantic City The Retro Roadmap Vintage Diners of Southern New Jersey photo exhibit opens [...]
As cars became part of the American landscape, designers turned to Streamline Moderne for inspiration on how to make drive-ins, auditoriums, supermarkets and movie theaters attractive to the newly developing car culture. No place in America exemplified this trend better than southern California. Developed cities on the east coast required more dense, vertical building and [...]
Populuxe! Just say the word out loud. It’s bouncy, bubbly, boisterous, like summer. In the summer, if you’re a Jersey girl, you have to go down the shore. At least I have to, it’s in my DNA. One of my favorite places is Wildwood. The beach is gorgeous, and the bazillion mile walk in the [...]
I think that the major thing keeping us from having a yacht is the need for a car when you’re in port. Sure there are rental companies, but at the port? Sure there are rental companies that deliver, but what vehicles do they have available and what logistical hurdles does this entail? Can you get [...]
I have always found this map to be amazing. Even when I did not know where the trains went, this map was easy to decipher. I was apparently in the minority. The majority likes the current version, which, to me, looks like a bowl of multi-colored spaghetti. In researching a project this Fall I learned [...]
I draw every day. I try to also draw for pleasure every day. I have not been on a SketchCrawl, but it does sound like a great time to share work and ideas. Think Pub Crawl with less (I can’t assume none) alcohol. There seem to be many events in the United States as well [...]
Forget Texas, they do things bigger in Dubai! I saw what they call ‘The Creek’ in Dubai when I was there consulting with Al Arabiya, it reminded me of a sizable river feeding into an ocean, well the Gulf of Arabia. I saw this post about the Kirkless Hotel in Dubai today. They have quite the [...]
I was reading about a new Danny Meyer restaurant, Maialino, on The New York Times Diner’s Journal blog – I know you’re all surprised – when I’m not cooking or eating or blogging about food, I’m reading about food and in between I manage to design things and manage KLAD projects. In the comments section, [...]