1. 13 Jun


    kateoplis:

    Josef Hoflehner, Patience

     

  2. 13 Jun


    good stuff there are 2 things i always keep my eyes peeled for: interesting, high quality US made products [odd numbers] and creatively designed sustainable goods [even numbers]. here are a few that have cropped up in my hunt recently… 1 pierrepont hicks parka $475 [pre-order] | 2 tap water bottles $12 - $20 | 3 marine layer t-shirt $42 | 4 cork coffee cuff $7 | 5 hudson sutler weekender duffel $120 | 6 recycled bottle garden [image via] 

    good stuff

    there are 2 things i always keep my eyes peeled for: interesting, high quality US made products [odd numbers] and creatively designed sustainable goods [even numbers]. here are a few that have cropped up in my hunt recently…

    1 pierrepont hicks parka $475 [pre-order] | 2 tap water bottles $12 - $20 | 3 marine layer t-shirt $42 | 4 cork coffee cuff $7 | 5 hudson sutler weekender duffel $120 | 6 recycled bottle garden [image via] 

     

  3. 12 Jun


    (Source: modernfindings, via veronicalovesarchie)

     

  4. 11 Jun



    p.s. in a new york minute

    a couple people asked

    “flywheel vs. soul cycle?”

    both are great, but i think i prefer soul cycle - and really love flybarre at flywheel. 

    … once you’re in the class and spinning, it’s great. great energy, good music, very happy and poppy. but the mood waiting before and getting out after a class at soul cycle is very frantic and not really my vibe.

    … also, i don’t find it as challenging.

    … the interior of flywheel is very death star, dark and cramped. i would do bad things to have a chance to redesign it.

    … the flywheel torqboard is an interesting concept. my girlfriends (who were early adopters) are always #1 and #2. i feel great pride for them in their accomplishments… but i’m always #10. always. at this point, i’m not sure how the board improves my experience.

    … soul cycle is more expensive ($34) and you have to pay for shoes and water. 

    … flywheel is $32 a class with free shoes and water. plus, there’s fruit in the lobby that i may or may not snack on from time to time.

    … no matter what, i find those are hefty price tags if you want to do it more than 1x or 2x a week.

    … also, the plastic bottled water thing at both drives me nuts. they’re used as marketing tools (logos, etc.) but plastic bottles? it kills me. both companies should make a move to promote reusable water bottles (w/ logos!!) filled with NYC tap water (it’s the best).

    … at flywheel, they offer flybarre - which i really enjoy. and by enjoy, i mean whimper, heave and cry a little every time. but it’s so effective and i highly recommend it. 

    so there you have it. a long answer that doesn’t actually answer the question.

     

  5. 10 Jun



    in a new york minute

    we’re one month in… and this is what we’ve been

    eating:

    malatesta (amazing cash-only neighborhood italian place)

    joseph leonard (further confirming i love everyone to ever come out of wisco)

    keste (excellent gf pizza - opt for delivery as the line to dine in is always so long)

    wild (another great gf pizza spot w/ refreshing ginger lemonade)

    hudson clearwater (incognito from the street, but once inside, it’s an oasis w/ a menu to match)

    alexandra (officially, my neighborhood bistro)

    yama sushi (pretty patio and $4 house wine that’s actually good)

    milk & cookies (pop in for the smell alone)

    big gay ice cream (the ‘salty pimp’ is one of the best things i’ve ever eaten)

    the chocolate bar (for a spicy hot chocolate)

    mojo (for coffee… who knew i needed coffee during funemployment?)

    doing:

    taking flywheel / flybarre & soul cycle classes (working out with my girlfriends seems to be the favored mode of socializing these days… no further comment)

    going to various docs (such as my best friend and superstar dentist, dr. kelsey karsten. seriously, if you need an amazing dentist, she’s your woman)

    biking up to the cloisters (rent from HUB - and pack a picnic to enjoy once you get there)

    checking out the rain room at moma (the line is ridiculous - and hot! - and being a member doesn’t actually help, so go early on a weekday if possible. but the installation is peaceful and playful, elegantly executed in its detailing and very inspiring)

    catching movies at IFC (like frances ha. when megan noted how excited she was to see it, i ran out to the theatre. it was excellent, a new favorite, like a more elegant, more truthful, more heartfelt version of girls. next up: dirty wars)

    running along the west side highway (and running into everyone i’ve ever known from high school and college. it’s like a reunion every evening - but with panting, sweating and no makeup)

    outfitting the apartment (reupholstering old furniture, stripping old furniture, painting old furniture, paring down old furniture / schelping it back to to pat’s parents’ place in CT. i am quickly going to become a minimalist out of sheer laziness)

    gardening (leave it to me to move to nyc and take up a hobby that my mother and sister have long been famous for, but i’m hooked and can’t stop hitting up burpee for seeds and plants. aside from tomatoes, lettuce and herbs, i’ve been really into salvia, lavender and coleus)

    interviewing (this might seem odd, but i’ve never actually interviewed for a job before. my internship in nyc was solidified when my professor called up his good friends who were desperate for extra hands, vouched for me and then i just showed up the next monday. my job at UL, the same thing - my old nyc bosses called their friends in chicago, they happened to need a temporary intern for a competition, i showed up, did the work, we hit it off and i never left… until a month ago, 4 years later. but actually interviewing? a bit terrifying - but at least i’m getting some practice)

    looking forward to:

    my sister’s june 22 wedding in colorado (happy days ahead)

    harvesting that patio garden i’ve gotten myself into

    & who knows what else

     

  6. 10 Jun



    Anonymous asked: I am a longtime reader, but this is my first comment. Thanks for sharing interesting articles about feminism and the like. Good reads. I am curious as to why you do not share further commentary about your own personal views on the subject? You mentioned reading 'Lean In' and that you would expand your thoughts on it, yet you never did. As a SAHM, I have always enjoyed your posts on career and family, but I find them almost deliberately neutral. Is there a strategy for why you do this?

    no strategy. my thoughts are often neutral - especially political ones. 

    overall, i don’t have particularly strong feelings on individual actions. working mom, stay-at-home mom, career driven, not? whatever works. to each her own and more power to her.

    things that are concerning…

    … institutional barriers which force choice in a particular way (mat leave, unequal pay, childcare costs, etc.)

    … those who present their choice as better / easier than any other choice

    … women who glamourize, fetishize or commercialize their choice 

    … people who neglect to credit various advantages (especially economic) which aid their choice - or neglect to acknowledge that most women don’t have the luxury of ‘leaning in’ (barely making ends meet, multiple jobs, single parent, etc.)

    … and as for ‘lean in’ - it’s just a tiny slice of the pie for me. if it’s taken as gospel, without any other material to contrast and compare against, that worries me.

    things that are heartening…

    … that people are talking about it - at least in my limited experience - in a meaningful way.

     

  7. 10 Jun


    a note on loss my step-grandfather, butch, passed away early this morning. he’s been in and out of the hospital for a year now - with my grandmother steadfastly by his side - so this news brings a mix of intense sadness and peaceful relief. i first met butch in 2001, when i was the ‘buffer’ for my grandmother on their first date. he came over to her house in florida (i was visiting on a break from school) for coffee. i couldn’t believe i was witnessing this - it was about as odd as it sounds. but as i grew to know him, and the grief from my grandfather’s death changed shape over time, i came to love butch and appreciate what my grandmother’s second marriage meant in their old age. they both lived in the same place (naples in the winter, harbor springs in the summer), belonged to the same clubs, had overlapping social circles. he was always exceptionally kind to me, never tried to fill in for my papa (they couldn’t have been two more different men) and i’m so grateful for the mutual companionship they found in each other.  … a few weeks ago, in the chaos of the move (literally, i think we were hitching pat’s car to the moving truck) my phone buzzed with a text from an old college friend, tisza. a few years ago, her best friend, another sorority sister of ours, passed away suddenly. ryan was a sweetheart, a bright light, and i can only imagine the lonely pain her closest friends feel in her absence. aside from a sympathy note i wrote to tisza, aside from ‘happy birthday!’ every year on facebook, we haven’t been in close contact as we stretched over the map. but her message read: ‘for some lovely reason thinking of you this am! hope you are wonderful, all my love beautiful friend! xoxo’ my eyes filled with tears. i got it. i get it.  … i share this only for one reason. whether a life is long like butch’s or short like ryan’s. whether a death is protracted or sudden.  honor both life - and death - by telling those you love what they mean to you. today and always. … above: butch & grammy at our wedding | one of his beautiful photographs from the patio in harbor springs, michigan during pat’s and my engagement weekend

    a note on loss

    my step-grandfather, butch, passed away early this morning. he’s been in and out of the hospital for a year now - with my grandmother steadfastly by his side - so this news brings a mix of intense sadness and peaceful relief.

    i first met butch in 2001, when i was the ‘buffer’ for my grandmother on their first date. he came over to her house in florida (i was visiting on a break from school) for coffee. i couldn’t believe i was witnessing this - it was about as odd as it sounds.

    but as i grew to know him, and the grief from my grandfather’s death changed shape over time, i came to love butch and appreciate what my grandmother’s second marriage meant in their old age. they both lived in the same place (naples in the winter, harbor springs in the summer), belonged to the same clubs, had overlapping social circles. he was always exceptionally kind to me, never tried to fill in for my papa (they couldn’t have been two more different men) and i’m so grateful for the mutual companionship they found in each other. 

    …

    a few weeks ago, in the chaos of the move (literally, i think we were hitching pat’s car to the moving truck) my phone buzzed with a text from an old college friend, tisza.

    a few years ago, her best friend, another sorority sister of ours, passed away suddenly. ryan was a sweetheart, a bright light, and i can only imagine the lonely pain her closest friends feel in her absence. aside from a sympathy note i wrote to tisza, aside from ‘happy birthday!’ every year on facebook, we haven’t been in close contact as we stretched over the map. but her message read:

    ‘for some lovely reason thinking of you this am! hope you are wonderful, all my love beautiful friend! xoxo’

    my eyes filled with tears. i got it. i get it. 

    …

    i share this only for one reason. whether a life is long like butch’s or short like ryan’s. whether a death is protracted or sudden. 

    honor both life - and death - by telling those you love what they mean to you.

    today and always.

    …

    above: butch & grammy at our wedding | one of his beautiful photographs from the patio in harbor springs, michigan during pat’s and my engagement weekend

     

  8. 9 Jun



    required (weekend) reading

    ‘in 1961, phyllis richman applied to graduate school at harvard. she received a letter asking how she would balance a career in city planning with her “responsibilities” to her husband and possible future family. fifty-two years later, she responds.’ (washington post)

    &

    ‘the retro wife: feminists who say they’re having it all—by choosing to stay home.’ (ny magazine)

     

  9. 7 Jun


    the functional four our new apartment is about 90% done, but there are a few issues - like my black thumb and some tight spaces - in need of creative solutions. … pat brought a beige upholstered ottoman [with interior storage - bonus!] to the marriage and i’ve been meaning to recover it for ages. these fabrics by designer josef frank [via just scandinavian] are gorgeous and would hide wear and tear that the beige does not. a bright, busy pattern would also make a statement piece among our relatively neutral furniture. … the ikea sofa we ended up buying [since our beloved oversized white one didn’t fit in the elevator or stairway of the building] needs a chair to pair with it. the fee swing [$199] from urban outfitters could be cool anchored from the extra tall ceiling while freeing up floor space so the living room seems bigger. … our fruits and veg growing on the terrace are doing well. the bamboo and potted palms? DOA. i’m officially feeling no shame in the idea of going fake with these options from ikea.  … the end table on the side of the sofa that borders the dining area is making things way too cramped. i think these wood arm wraps from blisscraft & brazen [$151 - $251] might free up space in a chic and clever way.  since these are not uncommon problems, and everyone seems to have their own little design hitch no matter how great your living space, i’m curious: what’s the trickiest design problem you’ve encountered and how did you solve it?

    the functional four

    our new apartment is about 90% done, but there are a few issues - like my black thumb and some tight spaces - in need of creative solutions.

    … pat brought a beige upholstered ottoman [with interior storage - bonus!] to the marriage and i’ve been meaning to recover it for ages. these fabrics by designer josef frank [via just scandinavian] are gorgeous and would hide wear and tear that the beige does not. a bright, busy pattern would also make a statement piece among our relatively neutral furniture.

    … the ikea sofa we ended up buying [since our beloved oversized white one didn’t fit in the elevator or stairway of the building] needs a chair to pair with it. the fee swing [$199] from urban outfitters could be cool anchored from the extra tall ceiling while freeing up floor space so the living room seems bigger.

    … our fruits and veg growing on the terrace are doing well. the bamboo and potted palms? DOA. i’m officially feeling no shame in the idea of going fake with these options from ikea. 

    … the end table on the side of the sofa that borders the dining area is making things way too cramped. i think these wood arm wraps from blisscraft & brazen [$151 - $251] might free up space in a chic and clever way. 

    since these are not uncommon problems, and everyone seems to have their own little design hitch no matter how great your living space, i’m curious:

    what’s the trickiest design problem you’ve encountered and how did you solve it?

     

  10. 7 Jun



    For there is no friend like a sister
    In calm or stormy weather;
    To cheer one on the tedious way,
    To fetch one if one goes astray,
    To lift one if one totters down,
    To strengthen whilst one stands
    — Christina Rosetti {Goblin Markets & Other Poems}

    (Source: tallgirltales)

     

  11. 5 Jun


    get there now: parrish art museum | water mill. ny

    last weekend, my best friend had me out to her family’s summer house in southampton. i’ve been visiting there for the past 15 years - ever since we were roommates our prep year of boarding school and her family became an east coast stand-in for my midwestern clan. i love being with them - especially in such a beautiful, peaceful place.

    early saturday morning, en route to a flywheel class in east hampton, we sped past the parrish. i practically jumped out of the car. this project (by an all-time favorite practice, herzog & de meuron) has been a longtime in the making and finally opened in november 2012. i’d completely forgotten about it, but we made plans to check it out before the weekend came to a close.

    now, sometimes i think the hamptons gets a bad rap. the scene, the crowds, the summer shares with 4 people to a bed. which is a shame since if you look beyond that, it’s really just a beach community with a rich history. and amazing light. the light is really something else.

    this beautiful new building and landscape (taking its place among my top ten favorite projects ever) for an old hamptons institution is truly special. the parrish focuses on artists of the east end, where in 1891 william merritt chase opened the shinnecock hills summer school of art - the first american school devoted to en plein air painting. because of the aforementioned light and the unparalleled landscape, artists have flocked there for years. the result is an appreciative community and a prolific catalog of significant work.

    the recent water mill campus does this all justice. working with local craftsman, h&dm created a long, light filled structure which heavily references the vernacular architecture of the area. [ages before the mega wealthy (and the wannabes that follow) showed up, this was a farming community.] the material palatte is appropriately spare and the detailing impeccable. molded concrete benches extend from the facade, inviting visitors to take in the thoughtfully designed landscape by reed hilderbrand. it reminds us that the environment around the museum is just as important as - and an integral element of - the artwork displayed inside.

    getting out there is sort of a headache, and if you don’t have a place to crash it can be a tricky weekend jaunt. but if you’re looking for something fun to do this summer, i think a day trip to southampton / watermill with a visit to the parrish is a great option.

    … rent a zip car and head out early saturday or sunday morning (bonus: no crazy friday night traffic)

    … grab sandwiches and provisions for a picnic lunch at the cheese shop 

    … post up at one of the many gorgeous beaches from montauk to southampton (after getting a parking pass for the day - do research ahead of time as procedures and prices vary)

    … check out the museum towards the end of the afternoon (hours are 11am - 6pm). i would allow for an hour (2 hour max) to take everything in. it might be nice to close out the day with a coffee and snack from the museum cafe (which closes at 5:30pm on saturdays and sundays) before heading out

    … if you do go on a sunday, traffic back to normal life will be nuts in the afternoon / early evening. one trick is to extend your mini-vacation so that you have dinner in the area and drive back much later. try rumba in hampton bays for a delicious, laidback caribbean / mexican meal. just limit the rum punches to one!

    … alternate options would include taking the day off on a wednesday - when admission is free - and making a mid-week beach day out of it

    (please forgive the iphone photos - i forgot to bring the real deal)

     

  12. 4 Jun


    clutch move spotted some gems this weekend when we stopped into the southampton outpost of j. mclaughlin. as a bit of a clutch addict, i swear nothing feels more elegant [or gets more comments] than a beautifully designed handheld purse. boca clutch $195 | bamboo clutch $150 | leather kingston clutch $175 [they come in various colors, too]

    clutch move

    spotted some gems this weekend when we stopped into the southampton outpost of j. mclaughlin. as a bit of a clutch addict, i swear nothing feels more elegant [or gets more comments] than a beautifully designed handheld purse.

    boca clutch $195 | bamboo clutch $150 | leather kingston clutch $175

    [they come in various colors, too]

     

  13. 2 Jun


    a fantastic trip to the beautiful new parrish by herzog & de meuron #herzoganddemeuron #architecture #parrishartmuseum #watermill (at Parrish Art Museum)

    a fantastic trip to the beautiful new parrish by herzog & de meuron #herzoganddemeuron #architecture #parrishartmuseum #watermill (at Parrish Art Museum)

     

  14. 2 Jun


    (via modernlove20)

     

  15. 31 May


    get here now post-june 3

    the judd foundation is getting ready to open donald judd’s former home at 101 spring street to the public. purchased in 1968, the building is the only intact, single-use cast-iron building left in soho and the epicenter of modern american art history.

    his family and foundation have preserved the site as a ‘permanent installation’ where his work sits alongside other pieces he collected from his contemporaries, like dan flavin (seen above in the bedroom).

    they will begin taking reservations on june 3.

    more info here | images via archidose