Chair Shell

SIMPARCH, Academy Records, Chris Vorhees and the students of Depauw

The Rainbow Behind the Junk

Chris Vorhees and SIMPARCH, “Uppers and Downers,” 2012.

The Rainbow Behind the Junk

Sophie Erlund at Art Cologne 2012 - YouTube

Our friend Sophie talking about personified architectural structures. Love them.

Sophie Erlund at Art Cologne 2012 - YouTube

vacant NL

vacant NL - dutch pavilion at venice architecture biennale 2010

Elisabeth Condon

Enjoy my friend Elisabeth Condon's blog, especially in anticipation of her upcoming exhibition at Dorsh Gallery, Miami. Opens May 11. http://elisabethcondon.blogspot.com/

Breathtaking recent work above...

Keystone Habit Transformed Housing Color

I'm listening to the audiobook The Power of Habits by Charles Duhigg, and he talks about how Alcoa's focus one simple change, improvement of their safety record, transformed the company into a efficient profit-making machine. An unexpected result, flexibility in the coloring of manufactured aluminum siding for houses, helped to reduce waste, lift profits, and exemplified better communication patterns.

Review of the book on Huffington Post
Charles Duhigg: How 'Keystone Habits' Transformed a Corporation

Director Amanda Pope

Quote of the day from director Amanda Pope:

"You need to develop your ability to go and do the most difficult thing in front of you because it’s a more interesting way to live."

From a panel on women in the film biz from the 2010 Santa Barbara Independent Film Festival.

Grayson Cox, The Water is Fine

Our friend Grayson Cox at Gasser & Grunert on 19th Street in Chelsea. So freakin' smart...