a visual collective outlet of inspiration
the french manufacturer citroen purchased italy’s maserati in 1968 hoping to incorporate the legendary maserati’s gran turismo V6 engine with its legendary citroen suspension. the result was the flagship citroen SM, a hopeful follow-up to the sought after DS and a contender to the jaguar and the aston of the time. the french car provided a combination of comfort, sharp handling, and high performance not available in any other car at the time not to mention the the shortest stopping distance of any car tested until then. now who would have expected that of the french? however with all its accolades the SM flopped, possibly due to to the fact that it was french, and possibly due to its less than elegant tail. the french have always been shy about bragging (although they usually have the goods to back it), something the americans, italians and the brits thrive upon. unfortunately now the italians are bankrupt, with thanks to berlusconi and the french have sarkozy working on bankrupting them. citroen on the other hand will remain as proof of french genius. by dd
robert mapplethorpe x sofia coppola
paris gallery owner thaddeus ropac who is in charge of the estate of photographer robert mappelthorpe is having different people with an art background curating an exhibition of mappelthrope pictures every other year. after hedi slimane and robert wilson, here is sofia coppola to pick her favorite image from the archives of the photographer. it’s always very interesting to see the choices someone with a particular eye makes. hedi slimane picked images that looked like his own photos and miss coppola’s selections look like her movies of course. sofia coppola’s are less obvious and less known. by pp.
uber kool: lescop la foret
Un coup de feu dans la nuit
Une douleur glaciale qui s’élance
La Foret soudain qui frémit
Puis s’installe le silence
Tu te tiens là assourdie
Tu prononces la sentence
Le deuxième coup est parti
Et fait bientôt la différence
Dans la Foret je te retrouve à l’heure opportune
Un rendez vous improvisé sous la lune
Sourires crispés, situation compliquée
Je sens ton souffle qui me frôle le coup
Un pistolet chargé me caresse la joue
Tu me dis “cette fois c’est moi qui joue”
Dans la foret la première détonation raisonne
Un coup de feu puis deux, mon corps qui frissonne
Puis doucement s’écroule
Plus rien, plus un bruit
Personne n’a rien vu par chance
Pour moi maintenant c’est fini
Et tout le monde s’en fout, tu penses!
Te voilà maintenant qui t’enfuis
Tirant ta révérence
La foret de nouveau frémit
Et je profite du silence
Dans la Foret je te retrouve à l’heure opportune
Un rendez vous improvisé sous la lune
Sourires crispés, situation compliquée
Je sens ton souffle qui me frôle le cou
Un pistolet chargé me caresse la joue
Tu me dis “cette fois c’est moi qui joue”
Dans la foret la première détonation raisonne
Un coup de feu puis deux, mon corps qui frissonne
Puis doucement s’écroule… by ars
james dean may have worn khakis, but he also played ping-pong
someone wrote here that you have to be either super geeky or super cool to play ping pong, well here’s proof that you can be both and still play ping pong. by uh
big wave surfers: volume 1
mike parsons. extended video here. by jr
coco rocha commits the carnal sin but with a peach
photo, steven meisel ofcourse. the man cant do wrong. by dd
steve jobs at it again in the heavens: apple ipad vs. moses tablet
sorry a bit lame but funny… by uh
la perla: mezzanotte culotte
talkin about the lake and the stars… by xy
time to change your clock: alvin aronson mechanical corian wall clock
the d/a clock: corian, steel mechanics, electronics
the mechanized segments of this digital clock slowly protrude from the surface to reveal the current time. when a segment retracts, it disappears seamlessly into the face of the clock. the slowly transitioning segments lend the clock a physical dimension as well as a fluid animated quality, resulting in an object that exists somewhere between the analog and digital realms. design by alvin aronson. by dd
celebrity arrest: even the not so greats get arrested – mugshot 0
not that we want to crucify anyone who mistakenly drank and drove… as foolish as that is we all know one or 2 fools. but again we don’t have problems with those who smoked but never inhaled either.
“on september 4, 1976 (age 30), george w bush was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol (othewise known as drunk driving) near his family’s summer home. he admitted his guilt, was fined $150, and had his driving license in the state suspended for two years, although the white house had claimed 30 days, and no one ever asked for a proof of birth certificate. this incident did not become public knowledge until it was reported by erin fehlau of maine in the week before the 2000 election when no one really cared. by xy
SEEING THE LIGHT
a simple beauty, this pendant light that literally hangs from its electrical cord, and uses energy efficient natural sunshine and dimmable t8 fluorescent bulb. from where else but canadian mind and designer, lukas peet, who had done some other interesting mixes of minimalism and natural materials but this one is definitely the highlight (no pun intended). by kl
celebrity arrest: even the greats get arrested – mugshot 2
how keith got away clean is truly beyond me as i see him everyday in the hallway and im ready to arrest him myself… here, mick jagger, jane fonda and dennis hopper in no specific order. by dd
