love this sculptures which are part of xavier veilhan’s architectones show at the vdl research house in LA and featuring parts of the life of architect Richard Neutra (particularly like richard neutra sleeping in the drag-ster). by pp.
architecture
joseph dirand – interview
great interview of french kubrician’s architect joseph dirand. from fvf. by pp.
nicholas alan cope – architecture
absolutely in love with these amazing architectural pictures from photog Nicholas alan cope . Reminds me of the work of lucien herve on whom we posted something few weeks ago. by pp.
XAVIER VEILHAN – Architectones in L.A.
the latest body of work of french artist xavier veilhan revolves around LA architecture from the mid century. the case study house n°21 by pierre koenig was one of them. veilhan wanted to emphasize the purity of the architectural shapes by filling the space with smoke, and replacing the water in the ponds with a dark black liquid. the result is ghost like, simple yet impressive. by pp.
more corbu
lucien herve – corbusier in india
lucien herve was corbusier’s official photographer and followed him twice in india. agnes b on howard street is showing some of the prints from this trips. corbu told him:
“not only your remarkable vision of my work makes it more complete, but you have the soul of an architect and know how to look at architecture.”
nice by pp.
settle down
Doctor NO’S RETREAT
you are thinking of dr. no walking down the hall, or sitting backward at the conference table but no; this is the French communist party’s headquarters in paris, designed by the late oscar niemeyer. not really your average republican party headquarters… with such a pad, how come these guys don’t rule the world?.. on another note, i wouldn’t mind being dr. no these days… by pp.
inspiring studio – oscar niemeyer
some studios have better view than others… by pp.
FRANCOIS HALARD – VILLA MALAPARTE
this polaroid of the villa malaparte by francois halard is stunning! i never saw this one before. by pp.
Achille Castiglioni Milan Studio with our host Egle Tvirbutaite
this is the complete story of photos by karen collins shot at achille castiglioni’s milan studio with model egle tvirbutaite for velvet magazine. castiglioni of course, was the italian god of product design and for me up there with raymond loewy and that young fool yves behar. by dd
young kool rem in the haas
what i was trying to say is that here is the young rem koolhaas in his car. what a great picture, he could have been a member of some brit mod band. by ars