This transforming coffee-dining table is a perfect solution for small New York City apartments. Available at Resource Furniture in East Midtown.
Remember that MTV show Boiling Points? Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta better known today as Lady Gaga was once on that show back in 2005.
Michel de Broin's gigantic disco ball that is 7.5 meters in diameter and made with 1000 mirrors was raised for one (Saturday?) night above Paris.
The artist explains:
The spectacular view of the starry sky has long been a source of delight and curiosity, but the abundance of artificial light in urban areas produces a glow that covers the stars in the firmament. The largest mirror ball ever made was suspended from a construction crane 50 meters above the ground to render the starry sky to the citizens of Paris for one night in the Jardin du Luxembourg during the Nuit Blanche event.
This is so awesome. For once, this New Yorker is jealous of Paris.
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James P. Gorman, the new CEO of Morgan Stanley has this fantastic photograph of Elvis Presley playfully putting up his fists against Muhammad Ali hanging on the wall of his office.
These sunglasses look like a prop from The Incredibles.
Danielle Julian Norton's "Ambrosia" is a curving wall formed with 10,000 bars of Neutrogena soap. It reminds me of a soapy Richard Serra installation.
Google announced on their blog:
Over the next few weeks, we’re rolling out the ability to upload all file types to the cloud through Google Docs, giving you one place where you can upload and access your key files online. Because Google Docs now supports files up to 250 MB in size, which is larger than the attachment limit on most email applications, you’ll be able to backup large graphics files, RAW photos, ZIP archives and much more to the cloud. More importantly, instead of carrying a USB drive, you can now use Google Docs as a more convenient option for accessing your files on different computers.
As Boing Boing pointed out, it appears Google is getting into the YouSendIt business. Not that I would do this, but this is quite a handy method for sharing music files.
A funny belt concept by Sebastian Errazuriz. Just make sure the color of your shoes matches the belt.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGMXo6_gtRA&feature=player_embedded] From the 1983 time capsule, here's R.E.M. performing their cover of "I've Got You Babe," originally by Sonny and Cher.
Debonair gives advice on painting a small room to give the illusion of a larger space.
A grey palette is a popular choice with professional designers working with small spaces. The color grey is not only perpetually chic and sophisticated, but it subconsciously insinuates depth in a room. Your best bet is to paint all your walls in a light to medium grey and a focal wall (usually the wall at the very end of a room) in a shade of darker grey.
A group art project for my readers and friends:
Snap a photo of a single shelf on your bookshelf. The only rule is that you can't manipulate the shelf by adding or removing things, so no removing your copy of the Da Vinci Code. Take a photo of it as is.
Send me a link in the comments to your photo or email it to me. In a couple weeks I'll compile and post all the submissions. Above is mine.
When art and sports meet: Artist Brian Jungen's collection of blankets made from professional sports jerseys.
A friend of mine who works at a publishing house mailed me Mark Bittman's "The Minimalist Cooks Dinner" after hearing about my 2010 resolution.
I'm thinking of starting a project titled Matt/Mark where I will blog my effort at cooking every single recipe in Bittman's cookbook this year. I will then obviously get a book deal out of this project, which will then be optioned by a movie studio and then eventually made into a movie with Meryl Streep playing me. I will then hire a full time cook with all the money I've made and never cook again for the rest of my life.
Thoughts?
Learn Something Everyday features one interesting fact per day accompanied by a whimsical illustration, like the one above about Mickey and Minnie Mouse that was published on Monday, January 11.
Man Blowing a Bubble. You can just play this on a loop at a party and people will be mesmerized.
This is what I imagine North Face or Patagonia would create if they decided to jump into the Snuggie market. Unsurprisingly the Japanese got their first because they are from the future.
I can't seem to find too much information about the chandeliers in this (beautifully photographed) picture, but I'm wondering if they are by artist Adam Wallacavage who creates various plaster cast octopus shaped chandeliers.