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are you a fonts enthusiast? a typophile?
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find the beauty on your daily walk! take time to notice the details of your landscape.
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there is nothing like seeing a great handbag in action.
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plastics are our future. how can you resist plastic? it is so shiny and pleasing. I have a penchant for plastics.
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chronicling my quest for the one true Greek Cup
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have you ever noticed the similarity between nyc fire call boxes and benevolent Kannon, goddess of mercy?
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every design, fashion and art magazine I read lately features some important directional artist making big contributions to their genre. and where do they live? brooklyn!
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who says there are no more 'new ideas' in art and design? the newness is in the juxtaposition.
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this is how I really get things done. with my little green co-worker/task-master.
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my
clothing & accessories design
east-meets-west minimalism
my site
elaineperlov.com
the look
dressy utilitarian
my concept
useful, economical, modular pieces that can be mix-matched in numerous
ways (because why can't fashion be useful and lasting? I think
it can!) So I say Maximize your Minimalism!
Satin Karate Belt featured in Dec 06 Real Simple
Voted Best Designer 2006 Style Bakery 'On the Rise' Awards
Daily Buss Feature
Luckymag.com Feature
in the blog press
midtown lunch
brownstoner
racked
coutorture
the girl who ate everything
coutorture
queens eats
(into) the fray
stylefinds
funky finds
style document
stylefinds
gowanus lounge
far too cute
modish
ethereal bliss
couture in the city
independent luxe
decor 8
funky finds
urban socialite
lady licorice
high fashion girl
more press...
inspiration
furniture (especially chairs from the 50s and 60s), uniforms, repeating patterns, menswear, Oscar Niemeyer,
traditional Japanese architecture, the Rimpa School and Ogata Korin's 8-Point Bridge, Matisse, bromeliads,
succulents and other waxy flora
particular loves
bamboo, coral, moss, woodgrain, silhouettes & other cut-outs, plastic,
low-resolution images, the photo copier, off-registration prints, Max
Ernst's Lunar Asparagus, NYC fire call boxes that look like Kannon, Fauvist color sense, the Noguchi Museum,
pretty much all of Abstract Expressionism
magazines of current
interest
Domino, Elle Decor (British), ARTnews, Art in America, Wallpaper
favorite heel style
the wedge, but a sleek modern interpretation
second favorite
the stiletto
current shoe obsession
alas, the sneaker. (because I live in nyc and walk a ton!) but not too
sneakery of a sneaker. more of a sneaker disguised as a shoe, like a mary
jane style or a high-tech looking black one with a metallic accent. how
about Royal Elastics? I must go try some on. I really like the non-sneakeryness
of their styles.
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it's outdoor patio season!
Sharing a meal with someone you love at an outdoor patio you love can be transporting. If the patio is right, that is. I am a big fan of La Bottega's spacious patio, high above the street, enclosed in its own little world, and decorated so thoroughly. I love the latticework of umbrellas, trees and hanging lanterns overhead which make you feel so cozy as you dine. There is a distinct tropical mood too, adding to the fantasy of being transported to somewhere warm and relaxing. The backdrop of this Chelsea outdoor patio is the The Maritime Hotel, designed in 1966 for the National Maritime Union by Albert C. Ledner, a New Orleans architect. It is an architectural beauty in my book. The mood at La Bottega is ideal for lunch, brunch or dinner, and the Italian menu offers many options. Don't you want to go tonight? I do too. La Bottegaat The Maritime Hotel363 W 16th Street at 9th Avenue 212.242.4300 The equally-spaced lanterns echo the great wall of portals
Labels: architecture, design, hotels, modernism, outdoor patio, restaurants, the maritime hotel
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