Elephant Art March 31, 2008
Good line definition and trunk control, but the legs are a bit long... Laduree March 28, 2008
I'm not sure if this is an Easter edition from Laduree or not, but the box looks nice and the mice were too...
Shit March 27, 2008
Levi's In Belgium March 26, 2008
Wolf Of Wall Street March 24, 2008
I'm always attracted to this kind of book - an autobiography chronicling a 'crash and burn'. I read this is a potential next movie for Scorcese... Isis Gallery March 22, 2008
I went to visit Isis Gallery this week, tucked away behind Tottenham Court Road, and had a fun meeting with John Marchant. Assistant to Nan Goldin for many years, John looks after some artists, many of which have slightly dark or unsettling edge. The Concrete Poets Of London March 20, 2008
Film-maker Henry Edwards-Wood was recently seen modeling in the NBHD x The Hideout March 18, 2008
On The Hideout website now is a feature on the Anniversary collaboration with NBHD. You can see the Stud Coach jacket, t-shirts and details in full.
Bath Time
The Roman city of Bath is a very beautiful place and the only location in the UK to have Hot Springs.
The baths were open to the public up until 1979, when a girl swallowed some of the source water, and died five days later. The pool was closed for swimming.
This is the Thermae Bath Spa, opened in 2006 and a great contrast to the Roman Baths. Everyone that has visited this Spa recommends it, so I was looking forward to checking it out.
There are a lot of Georgian buildings in Bath, and this project works around the original building to combines new and old spa facilities (hot baths, steam rooms, open-air pool), arranged from the basement to the roof.
The water for the hot baths and outdoor pool comes from the same thermal hot-springs that have been used for centuries (but different boreholes).
The weather this weekend was very rainy, so it was a strange sensation to be outdoors in the cold and rain, but warm in the pool. This place is quite unique for the UK, and I look forward to coming again in the summer.
Boy Snoopy March 14, 2008
Vintage Snoopy Doll from Culture Club boom. Haring House March 13, 2008
The American Thread Building in Manhattan is on the market, with an unusual detail -
an original Keith Haring artwork from 1979 remains painted on the wall, hidden near the entrance on the first floor. Wasn't there another graffiti wall found in a NY apartment last year? Couverture & The Garbstore March 10, 2008
A new store just opened in West London - 'Couverture & The Garbstore'. They're Back! March 09, 2008
Gormley March 07, 2008
New Antony Gormley show opened today at The White Cube Mason's Yard. Downstairs, 'Firmament' is a giant sculpture somewhat like a drawing or a matrix that the viewer can walk under, past and through and is able to see all joins and angles. It feels like there are a lot of Gormley works around the UK now, in all different places. I wonder if his work is popular overseas too. Julian Schnabel March 05, 2008
I've been interested in two Julian Schnabel works recently.
The other project I have been following is the Palazzo Chupi building.
Described as 'Pompeii Red', and having received very mixed reviews, this is a very unusual looking site in the West Village, N.Y.
Can You Help J. Simons? March 03, 2008
The lease at 2 Russell Street expires in June 2009. Unless there is a change of circumstances then closure of our shop may well be looming at that time. As things currently stand it will be uneconomical for us to continue past that date. We believe that In the meantime, for the next 14 months it's business as usual. We hope to post up details here soon of our new Summer 08 range. Thanks to all, The staff at J.Simons |
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