Tuesday, January 13, 2009
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These things are full-blown works of art - handcrafted by master frame builder and machinist Tom Schoeniger in San Francisco. Tom says his goal is "to create the finest bicycle possible, period."
Monday, January 12, 2009
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Friday, January 9, 2009
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Cowboys and ... Cowboys
A couple of years ago when staying with my good friends Bruce and Julie Webb in Waxahachie, TX, they showed me some artwork from a guy named Michael Kruger that I freaked for but couldn't afford. I saw Bruce today, and I have no idea what made me think about it, but I had to ask the name of the artist again because there's no way I would've ever figured it out with my not so hot memory. These pieces are 15"x12" and cost $1200 a pop. Pretty steep, but they're awesome awesome. One day:
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Monday, January 5, 2009
Sheep's Wool
So for a while there before the holidays, I was getting ahead of myself and trying to do three posts a day. Too much. I'll probably just do one a day from here on out with the seldom second post tossed in for good measure. Today is one of those days because I've been dying to post this photo I found recently of men sorting sheep's wool. As interesting as it is to see the old process, it's more interesting to me because of what they're wearing - the white guys in fedoras, the black guys in paper boy-looking hats, most of them smoking, all of them in some sort of old workwear. It just seems to capture a time and style in American history in near perfect form. Anyway, here she is:
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As always, click to blow up:
Marina Bautier
I'm really in the market for a new task chair and some new (or old preferably) chairs for my new backyard, but I came across these and some more good-looking stuff from Belgian designer Marina Bautier. They're called Fold chairs:
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Thursday, January 1, 2009
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