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- How Stair You
My mom told me that it was not polite to stare. In some circles this may be true, in the design circle it could not be more false. Who couldn’t stare at this stair? From director Jacques Tati the film Mon Oncle is a designers dream to all that is timeless. Sometimes there is nothing [...]
- “My name is Inago Montoya, prepare to design”
My name is not Imago Montoya, thou if “you killed my father you should be prepared to die.” The line from the film Princess Bride is one that will never ever leave pop culture and has left a lasting and quotable meaning for so many. Not unlike the character that Mandy Patinkin plays in the film who [...]
- Nightlife Recession Swims Over the Pond
Didn’t we just talk about this on our good ole U.S. of A beer soaked soil? For U.S. economists this is a downturn. For the UK, they call it a tragedy.
This could be the greatest tragedy of the recession for the U.K.: Humble British pubs — the kind of place Britons can go for [...]
- I Want my Luxury Brand in a Bottle; Damnit!
I have written about this recession and what I think it means for the hospitality, nightclub design and nightlife industry as a whole. I have seen many trends, ups and downs in the economy and general malaise in the nightclub business. We have become a country of need versus want. What you may WANT is [...]
- The Memory Hole
At a time when I find it so odd and indifferent that Big Brother is no longer a concept, but a harsh reality, I find irony in the news in the New York Times eerily disturbing but not surprising. This excerpt from the Times speaks for itself. ”In George Orwell’s “1984,” government censors erase all traces [...]
- Stranger in a Strange Land
This book is a must read for anyone. Simply, the story line is this: Crew members of the Envoy, the first human attempt to travel to Mars. Their ship survives the trip to Mars, but then ceases transmission, and their fate is unknown for the next 20 years. The plot summary is a little more detached and [...]
- Mushrooms for the salon of the bourgeoisie: In memory of Pierre Paulin
Sandra Hofmeister writes an amazing tribute to an amazing designer and humanitarian. What would the world of design be without Pierre Paulin? Many of his designs have already become timeless icons, avant-garde and classic at the same time. In spite of having every good reason to let people celebrate him as the designer of the [...]
- New Times Broward Readers’ Choice: Exit 66 Best Dance Club
Exit 66 has been voted the best dance club in Broward and Palm Beach counties!
Mark from New Times Broward says : “Exit 66 brings a new and improved meaning to beauty, elegance, and downright intensity. The gorgeous people from staff to clientele kept my head turning all night. Not to mention the [...]
- Crobar: ‘The Making of a Mega Club’
‘Crobar, The making of a mega club’ follows the planning,construction and gala opening of New York’s hot, new megaclub. Part ‘Trading Spaces’ and ‘Studio 54, ‘ the video will feature interviews with nightclub designer Callin Fortis and Kenny Smith, co-owners of Crobar.
- Pugs, people and politics
On July 20, 1969 Commander Neil Armstrong and fellow astronaut Edwin Aldrin successfully touched down on the lunar surface. As Armstrong became the first person to touch the Moon’s surface, he spoke the unforgettable phrase, “That’s one small step for man; one giant leap for mankind”
I was just a little man on the eve [...]
