Smoking Samurai kill kill kill


sounds like an PSA for non smoking…. but actually this is toshiro mifune and tatsuya nakadai smoking on the set of sanjuro or yojimbo as i remember it… reminds me of SV and I on our daily balcony outing…. this is an amazing film of course by akira kurosawa. i’ll be sure to watch them all once again this week since i’ll be home alone in the dark woods. by dd

CATEGORIES: backstage, must see films

is that a chair you’re sitting on…

or are you just happy to see me?  just a couple of unrecognizable geniuses hanging out.  from left to right, george nelson – one of the founders of american modernism and angular poseur, edward wormley – dunbar designer but clearly not your typical model, earo saarinen –finnish designer and pipe smoker, harry bertoia – italian-born artist, sculptor, chin-holding enthusiast and modern furniture designer, the one and only charles eames – quintessential contributions to modern architecture, furniture, graphic design, fine art, and film (what a show-off) and lastly, jens risom – danish furniture designer and tie-tucker.  party on, guys. by sv

CATEGORIES: design, photography

a beautiful lie

model martha streck featured in photographs by taka mayumi for the french revue de modes.  the series is called ‘a beautiful lie’ perhaps because it explores the paradigms between that which is sensational, and yet psychologically distorted.  the first shot would look perfect poster-sized and in my bedroom, but that’s an entirely different conversation.  by sv

CATEGORIES: photography