Category Archives: artists

you are here (think warmth)

Posted on February 14, 2019 by Denise

On this very wet Valentine’s Day I’m sending a love letter to…cactus. Cactus may not be what horticultural traditionalists call lovable plants, but their sculpturally adaptive, sun-addicted ways make a landscape feel warm and inviting to me any time of … Continue reading →

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friday clippings 2/8/19; Modernism Week 2019

Posted on February 8, 2019 by Denise

Next week brings some welcome warmth to this chilly February with the start of Modernism Week in Palm Springs (February 14-24, 2019). Long Beach garden designer and ceramicist Dustin Gimbel, some of whose recent work is pictured above, will give … Continue reading →

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friday clippings 1/18/19

Posted on January 18, 2019 by Denise

I find this brickwork for the studio of photographer Graciela Iturbide utterly mesmerizing, taking a pedestrian building unit like the brick to new heights — three-story heights, in fact. The architects Mauricio Rocha (Iturbide’s son) and Gabriela Carrillo (of the … Continue reading →

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architecture vs. landscape architecture

Posted on January 3, 2019 by Denise

In December 2018 the Los Angeles Times triumphantly announced “L.A. architects, designers named among the ‘best of the best’: The 2019 AD100 list.” How exciting to make Architectural Digest’s “list recognizing 100 top talents worldwide in the field of design, … Continue reading →

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holiday backyard boutique 12/1/18

Posted on November 30, 2018 by Denise

You’re motivated and ready to tackle this holiday business head on and get an early jump on shopping, but you’re shying away from all that mousey click, click, clicking and maybe more interested in combining shopping with some fresh air, … Continue reading →

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spooked!

Posted on October 31, 2018 by Denise

True! –nervous –very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why will you say that I am mad? The disease had sharpened my senses –not destroyed –not dulled them. Above all was the sense of hearing acute. I … Continue reading →

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WestEdge Design Fair 2018

Posted on October 21, 2018 by Denise

What: WestEdge Design Fair October 19-21, 2018. (Sunday is the last day!) Where: The Barker Hangar 3021 Airport Avenue Santa Monica, CA 90405 When: For general admission, October 19-21, 2018. (Sunday hours 10-5 p.m.) order tickets here In the spirit … Continue reading →

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Natural Discourse 2019 Preview Conversation 10/19/18

Posted on October 18, 2018 by Denise

Where: Wind Tunnel Gallery Art Center College of Design 950 South Raymond Ave, Pasadena When: Friday, October 19, 2018 5 to 7 p.m. free but reservations encouraged The winter aloe bloom season is coming, always a compelling reason to visit … Continue reading →

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OMIOMI’s chromaphilia in blue

Posted on October 11, 2018 by Denise

Mitch’s photowork often provides me a window on some unique, one-off collaborative events, especially in the food world, where energy and creativity continue to bubble along at a full boil. Case in point: Omiomi recently held a “dream food conceptual … Continue reading →

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Willy Guhl Spindle Planter

Posted on October 1, 2018 by Denise

There’s really no other Mid Century Modern planter quite like the Spindle by Swiss designer Willy Guhl, made with his student Anton Bee in collaboration with Eternit in 1951. Mitch showed me some photos from an interior shoot he did … Continue reading →

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