Biarritz

Musée de l'Ocean et du Surf

Built by Steven Holl

Inaugurated in June 2011

The architect is a surfer.
It shows.

 Biarritz, October 25, 2011

WHAT ARE YOU DOING 

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2011 

?

 100 photographs by Henri Cartier Bresson

Friday, November 11, 2011

 Irving Penn

Saturday, November 12, 2011

and...
my large platinum palladium print of 

Yves Saint Laurent glasses.

Saturday, November 12, 2011

Be not proud of race, face, place, or grace. --Charles Haddon Spurgeon

 October gave a party;
The leaves by hundreds came -
The Chestnuts, Oaks, and Maples,
And leaves of every name.
The Sunshine spread a carpet,
And everything was grand,
Miss Weather led the dancing,
Professor Wind the band.
~George Cooper, "October's Party"

 Olympia Le Tan

Spike Jonze
&
Simon Cahn

With Pierre Le Tan

as the librarian.

A little movie

A jewell

Must see

at once.

 Yves Gastou

published an excellent book

to celebrate 

the 30th anniversary

of his Gallery designed

by Ettore Sottsass.

Back in the early 80's
Gastou was the first antique dealer 

to mix decorative arts

with contemporary design.

 Carol's blog

A lot to catch up

All photos are by Carol Reid Gaillard

 Gerry McGovern 

is the man who designs 

the Land Rover.

ELLE DECOR ITALIA

October 2011

 David John  

YHBHS

and

Costas Voyatzis 

editor of

YATZER

put me on the grill.

It looks mighty 
SMART

GRIS GRIS

Urbain Checcaroni

 Tenderness comes 

wrapped

 in several layers

with ribbons

a book

and 

a letter.

Thank you Beth.

Intelligence is mourning.

 Serge Poliakoff. 

The story of an illustrious and  beloved grand father

told by his grand daughter.

The life of one of the greatest painter of the 20th Century 

illustrated with hundreds of photographs from the family albums.

I could have reproduced every page.
Utterly charming and delightful.

Even though the text is in French, 
it's worth having by all means.

The best book I've seen in years.

Serge Poliakoff, Mon grand pere par Marie Victoire Poliakoff