talkin’ about cabinet de curiosités: krug champagne’s past advertising

anjelica huston’s cabinet de curiosites buzz aldrin’s cabinet de curiosites david lynch’s cabinet de curiosites graydon carter’s cabinet de curiosites jean nouvel’s cabinet de curiosites

they say you can tell a person by his most cherished objects, not sure if that’s true but lets go with that for now. the question is, is the notion of le cabinet de curiosités suddenly taking on a sense of relevance today? from thomas erber cabinet at colette in paris to the interview mag coverage of the recent event in new york by thierry despont which some of us attended, to boucherons ellaborate paris vendôme affair and finally to LVMH’s uber luxury champagne krug’s advertising from last year? well if it is, then i suppose that is good news for us object obsessed chaps. what is nice about this campaign is that in a way it reinvents the notion of celebrity advertising by showing a person not for his or her physical appearance but for his or her personal interests. now who on earth wouldn’t pay to not see another lame celebrity face in an ad? the campaign was photographed by thomas lagrange for new york agency ceft and company. by dd

CATEGORIES: objects

Simon de Pury: solidarity with occupy wallstreet

well not really but could have been. simon de pury stand next to maurizio cattelan’s cop piece titled frank and jaime (2002). the amazing show is up for view at the guggenheim museum. i saw it last weekend but prepare to stand in line. it’s a nice piece not just as art but as just a cool object-of-desire. it’s almost like a kid robot mega munny. only difference is that the piece made in edition of 3 goes for an estimated $1 – 1.5 million dollars. by dd

CATEGORIES: art

black out: ping pong champ wally green vs. NYC


aaah ping pong… you gotta be super geeky or super cool to play it, but you gotta be super. this thursday november 17th from 6-8:30 at the conran shop at ABC home in NYC. and here’s the rsvp, hope that’s ok since no one reads our blog i guess we are allowed to post it: rsvp@conranusa.com. if you are in town stop by for drinks, music and a chance to beat the “table tennis champ” (p.s. what the f is table tennis). ping pong table by swedish designer johan liden of aruliden. by dd

CATEGORIES: ny places