During my trip to Belgium I had the luxury of staying in the Vintage Hotel. It’s generally regarded as one of the city’s most stylish and best-designed hotels (gay-friendly, too!). The hotel is located just off Brussels’ most fashionable shopping street, Avenue Louise. With 29 unique bedrooms, the Vintage Hotel is probably one of the …
In my continued quest to find inspiration, yesterday I visited the Hamburger Bahnhof museum. The museum (in an old train station) exhibits mostly contemporary art but I hadn’t yet visited despite living in Berlin for who knows how long…. I was most interested in the temporary exhibit featuring work by the Japanese composer & visual …
A few days ago I wrote about the Toyko Fiber Senseware exhibition at the Design Museum in Israel (Holon, Israel, to be specific). What I purposely neglected to mention was the architecture of the Israel museum itself. Absolutely stunning. Like most museums (in Israel, or elsewhere), the building itself is a design exhibit. Under construction …
Last week I finally got to Holon to check out the new Design Muesum. I’d first read about it in Time Out Israel (quite possibly my favorite magazine series of all time) over a month ago, so it was nice to finally check out the museum. The exhibit, titled “Toyko Fiber, Senseware,” was mostly about …
Marrakech is one of those cities that captivates and mystifies. It’s old and new; big and small; rich and poor; beautiful and dirty. Everyone seems to have a different perception of it. This city of contrasts has a lot of history. And a lot of beauty. The Majorelle Garden (Jardin Majorelle) is a small oasis …
I’m not sure if I’ve mentioned this, but one of the 5 reasons why I’m traveling around the world is to get inspired. And that’s why I ended up in Morocco. Ever since I visited the Great Mosque of Paris, I’ve been interested and intrigued by Muslim art and design. Add in my interest in …
In Valencia, Spain. On a little alley off a side street near the city center. In an area buried under construction and renovation. I’m sitting at a cardboard table in a cardboard chair (with arm rests, no less). There are those Pantone mugs on a table in the corner. Adobe pillows hanging above the cash …
I own 72 t-shirts. I’ve always been a t-shirt collector. Band concerts, festivals & trips have all added to my collection. I’ve gotten rid of several t-shirts that I stopped wearing years ago, but I’ve still got a remarkable amount that I regularly wear. What am I going to do with them all while I’m …
Whew, that was a mouthful! What’s this all about? Well, you may have noticed a new box in my side column (look to the right if you’re viewing this on its native site). I’ve got a Facebook Fan page now (become a fan if you please)! Fan pages are a useful thing to have if …
On Wednesday this past week, I had the opportunity to attend a screening of a short documentary: Lemonade. The movie was created by the man behind Please Feed The Animals—a blog & job board for recently laid-off creative professionals. Being a creative professional myself, I was instantly attracted to the premise of the movie. Basically …