a visual collective outlet of inspiration 
we already made a post about the wonderful hand painted over photographs pictures of flowers from ogawa kazuma, but there is also the geisha series. In 1891, he was charged with taking 100 pictures of Tokyo’s most attractive geisha, and that is really nice as well. by pp.
benoit pailley – morpholight
our friend photographer benoit pailley presents his latest work “morpholight” in soho, it’s beautiful, minimal and somehow very strange. it feels very fresh to use photography as art in this fashion. between james turrel and close to fashion still life photography without product. love it! by pp.
meert – forget laduree
since laduree became such a tourist’s place, selling in airport duty-free and being now closer to disneyland rather than parigot, it’s a good time to go back to the basics. the real deal is meert, it’s not in paris, it’s further north, in lille, and even if you can find some of those waffles (not the ones you think about when reading waffles) in paris, lille is the place to have the fresh ones and check the great boutique. like laduree, meert is not forgiving for your summer diet but let’s face it, guilt is totally part of the enjoyment 😉 by pp.
le quatorze juillet: happy Bastille Day
vive la france… well the france we knew anyway. by xy
jean philippe delhomme x marie-helene de taillac
nice elephant with pink nails by pp.
talking about books and sex: i’ll take john waters advice
peekaboo! by german photographer andre gelpke. beautiful stuff. good luck finding a copy under $200. if you do see a re-edition (hint hint M. taschen) please post on comments. and once again, viva la hair. to catch up on my ref to john waters click here. by dd
house of vans: brooklyn NYC
for jr and his gig tonight at the house of vans. don’t get wasted buddy. by uh
Farrah Fawcett vs. lee majors on skateboards
jr your clip was inspiring, but as always there are giants and then there are giants. by xy
…and your butt in the glitter
for jr who is even more MIA than kl. by xy
keep your head in the clouds
for kl who’s rather MIA from TS. by dd
reclining nude: carlo mollino
great color from the architect of photography. by xy
l’hotel particulier: the quite paris i love
just back from paris and really enjoyed my stay at this little hotel which was originally owned by the hermes family. l’hotel particulier montmartre is a secluded and peaceful little hotel in montmartre designed by morgane rousseau, just off the beautiful rue junot. it feels more like a country house than a hotel, the amenities are minimal, no restaurant, minibar, etc. (at least at the time I stayed, but we are told there is now), but if you are used to living in the city, it’s great to be able to come home at the end of the day and have cocktails in its quiet garden. they also serve a lovely breakfast. the hotel is accessed via a passageway off of rue junot, just a couple doors down from a house adolph loos built for tristan tzara, and if i’m not mistaken there is a robert mallet stevens house on the same street. a five minute walk up the street leads you to tourist crazy sacre coeur, but the area around the hotel is quiet and residential and the streets are lined with beautiful homes. highly recommended. by kc
