ny places

le cabinet de curiosités: thierry despont, claudio bravo, manolo valdez with steinitz gallery

dayassi olarte de kanavos at the le cabinet de curiosités exhibit

wooden books in wooden shelves

creative director ucef hanjani and kimberly norcott at the le cabinet de curiosités exhibit

mechanical insects

francesa vuillemin david victor rose at the le cabinet de curiosités exhibit

original map table belonging to napoleon

pilar molyneux juan pablo molyneux at the le cabinet de curiosités exhibit

mitchell alfus michaela cordes at the le cabinet de curiosités exhibit

last night we stopped by marlborough gallery artists/architect thierry despont’s opening at the mercantile exchange which was transformed into an 18th century french residence peppered with everything including a renaissance bulls head, various mechanical insects, and an original map table belonging to napoleon himself. the original 18th century wall paneling containing the show belong to the steinitz collection and were transported exclusively for the show from france.

the topic of the show “le cabinet de curiosités” was a brilliant one and one i’m obsessed with.  the lighting and mood were appropriately set with dark walls and sage green panels. my favorite pieces were the monochromatic parcel painting by chilean painter, claudio bravo, that reminded me of christo and jeanne-claude in their puritan form. also the beautiful wooden bookshelves, fully equipped with “wooden” books, by spanish artist manolo valdez. i simply wanted to drag them back home with me. the mechanical over-sized insects were created from various industrial pieces and while quite immaculate, i have personally developed an new affinity for the real specimens from amazonia. it was a beautiful transformation and worth a visit… the only thing missing was some krug champagne… the show is on until january 31st 2012. by xy

CATEGORIES: backstage, ny places

a little ingenuity

today i passed by some new york boys doing some fundraising with their talents. they were using this window display for that little extra concert-quality touch. sort of brilliant.  by kl

CATEGORIES: clips, ny places

Vans DQM meet TS

i’m sure there will be more to come from this collaboration posted on ts so let me take this time to introduce an east meets west tale: Vans DQM. vans teamed with independently owned nyc skate staple chris keeffe and dqm to bring us the best of both worlds.  i’m not a huge fan of the ever growing popularity and need for every brand to have a “boutique-esk” store especially skate/snow/surf brands but i get it. especially if you are trying to have your store downtown; high rents = less products in store with higher almost unreasonable prices for young skaters probably not making that much to begin with (who lets remember, are the real heart and soul of the sport). but, this is the nature of the beast these days. i’m not saying the store isn’t core or doesn’t have a very nice decor and layout because it is and does, i’m just sayyyin. by jr

CATEGORIES: ny places, surf-skate

daphne guinness: the museum at the FIT

show will be on september 16 through january 7, 2012

 

if you missed the galiano show there is always this. the FIT exhibition, daphne guinness, will feature approximately 100 garments and accessories from guinness’ personal collection, including designs from the likes of alexander mcqueen, azzedine alaïa, karl lagerfeld for chanel, john galliano for christian dior, dolce & gabbana, rick owens, gareth pugh, and valentino. guinness’ own designs will also be on display. the exhibition is co-curated by daphne guinness and valerie steele, director and chief curator of the museum at FIT. by xy

CATEGORIES: fashion, ny places

New York Fashion week: many fantastic men, so few gentle women! l’officiel at boom-boom room and fantastic man at cielo

the hand that rocks the cradle is mine

handsome photographer

paper vixen and vogue contributor lynn yaegeri stole terry’s glasseslovely yana k sans her usual red lips

karen collins and ucef hanjani

fab photographer hanuk mid-kiss

JLG and his ever present aton camera

joey jalleo and friend

beyonce and pod

lovely mister richard chai sans bike

and my favorite picture of the night

 

so it was the battle of the magazines night and looks like commercial rag l’officiel won the boom boom room over fabulous mens mag fantastic man which had its party at cielo. not that we are so keen on boom boom room but if you “have to” do something in the retched neighborhood of meat-packing district then you might as well head to the top. i was to meet a friend, and not excusing myself, but i really went there for that. he showed up at 1:30 and after a few drinks we ended up at cielo and then the standard grill at 3:30 for a late night food fest. we are still working on shedding those pounds. in any case not sure why “fantastic man”, which we quite like, would pick a place like that and in that area? but probably the idea was to keep it in the same hood and encourage some party hopping which it indeed did. the parties were fun, and i can’t complain about the music being retro this round, but it still wasn’t right either. i felt like i was in ibiza circa 2006… except i wasn’t. i have to say music is the hardest, and the best i’ve heard was about 2 years ago at the women/supreme management party when chris gay was there. i even got the dj’s name afterwards, i was trying to track down every other song they played. cielo was packed to the gills and unless you were into that “karate class smell” the crowd and the sweat was a bit challenging. after all best to stay home or stick to wooly. all photos by our lovely friend: hanuk.  by dd

CATEGORIES: backstage, fashion mens, ny places

City by the sea: Surf Pro NY


last friday was the finals for the ny surf pro held in long beach, ny. its a little town a trains ride from the city,  with hidden gems and good vibes for a summers day get away. the day was amazing the best surfers in the world, the beach filled with the on looking crowd, great energy and the best waves ny has seen on a day as nice as it was in i can’t tell you how long! these flix of josh kerr are for pp+dd+xy if he is behaving today but a nice re-cap video of the contest and highlights of the epic final between kelly slater and owen wright can be seen at the quiksilver pro website.  by jr

CATEGORIES: ny places, surf-skate

Ruschmeyer’s: montauk


not a hamptons or even montauk kind of person but i was there a few weeks ago on a beautiful and breezy night and wanted to post this but never got around to it. a friend took us there and although i didn’t stay the night at the hotel, the dinning in the back with the lanterns in the trees and the indian tipi tent, was quite a magical treat. the crowd was pretty good considering the hamptons (and sorry i do bunch them all together). there were some degenerate manhattanites in there but not enough to ruin your night. all in all it was great evening and the casualness of montauk along with good service and food of manhattan did make ruschmeyers a must visit if you happen to trek it out there. by uh

CATEGORIES: ny places