STUDIOGANG ARCHITECTS- REVEAL.(the ultimate before and after) no words can describe how freaking exciting we were to get the new book in the mail. it features 8 case study projects, ranging from Aquatower to SOS children museum, to the marble curtain, to… our old barn. she features a good dozen shots telegraphing just how horrific the barn was- a burnt-out, caving-in, flooded, filthy mess of a shell that we called home. (that was BEFORE she got her hands on it) the chapter features her process of design, including sketches, scrap, inspiration. it pretty fantastic to see her process, and we…
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every time we’re in Paris, I hit it:shakespeareandcompany.com i don’t what i love more:its the little cubbyholes carved into the books (the travelers slept in)— orits amazingly charming location (on the left bank, opposite Notre-Dame). the founder (george whitman).he opened it in 1951.
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New York Times calls it “a treasure of fashion insiders,” this book is insanely inspiring.- first published in Japan in the mid 60’s – and recently re-released in english– (order it on amazon.com) TAKE IVY“set Off an explosion of American-influenced “Ivy Style” fashion among students in the trendy Ginza shopping district of Tokyo” a photojournalist scoured the american ivy league schools shooting every possible thing ‘prep’.think gorgeous 50’s frat boys in rowing crews, pubs, biking, studying– all with the timeless, beautiful backdrop of the country’s best universities. this book literally drips with ivy walls, vintage cars and leather elbow patches.If…
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A random house / clarkson potter book. Pre-order on amazon here: http://tinyurl.com/4vsp7ts For those with bad eyes like myself, here is the copy:
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it took a year to find all these books.they all had to be FOUND, FREE OR FLEA.under a buck each, and in a limited color palette.(gray, brown, tan, black or creme)bladdon conner built the wall out, angela finney-hoffman helped me stock the shelves (shown here)
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my friend patric king of HOUSE OF PRETTY is a writer for PRINT magazine-he did a review on one of my prior projects –his blog (obsession at IMPRINT) is so fun + fresh. I am seriously addicted now.)thanks for the review, PK! My friend Tereasa has amazing taste. She’s a creative director at Ogilvy, but it’s her curatorial chops and personal collections that really intrigue me. She has this crazy instinct for Americana that I don’t ever see honed to so fine a point, like her viewpoint is naturally tuned into a past we all culturally share. Everything is a…
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ANCIENT TAXIDERMY. VINTAGE SLEDS. OLD SCHOOL FISHING RODS. WALL COLLAGE OF ANTIQUE FRAMES. ORIGINAL SILVERWARE IN CHEESE BOXES. I love love love all things lodge! (These are some shots of Camp Wandawega from the new book FOUND FREE & FLEA)
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It’s finally available for sale, kinda! Pre-orders now available at amazon.com! I’ve been working on this book since we purchased Wandawega Lake Resort aka “Camp Wandawega” (wandawega.com) back in 2004. And by “working on” I mean collecting all things camp, cottage, lodge and cabin to fill its 65-plus rooms. And, simultaneously – obsessively documenting it. The book features 150 collections of the over 200 we’ve amassed through the philosophy of “found, free & flea” much to my husband’s dismay : ) I think I’ll start posting individual collections (at least one a week) starting, well, today I guess. Happy hoarding,…
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last weekend, we had over 200 folks visit us at Camp Wandawegafor the Sunday mass in the grass, followed by some partaking in a Pancake breakfast (old school Latvia recipe)-a book signing and antique sale. thanks to everyone who came, ate, purchased a book…or two.
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a couple of weeks ago on a sunny saturday morning,“Deakins Isle” (the anchor of the Elkhorn Wisconsin business district)hosting a book signing event. the same morning there was a farmers market also on the square.we sold some books, shopped a lot and had a great time! thanks to all that joined.
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