Tom's barn sale

Tuesday, September 14, 2010 | | 1 comments »

Let's meet some of Rural Modernist's neighbors here in sleepy Stone Ridge, NY, shall we? This is Tom. He runs my favorite barn sale right down the street from the studio. It's tucked away right behind the Stone Ridge post office and it's packed to the rafters will well-edited, well-priced, unusual finds. I swear half of my house has come out of this barn. He doesn't have a website, but he generally throws the barn doors open on most Saturdays (when the weather cooperates) and occasional Sundays, too. Next time you stop by the studio, take a stroll down the brand spanking new bluestone sidewalks (that's big news in these parts) and check out his wares. Well, whatever happens to be left over after I've been there.

GILT Goodies on sale today

Tuesday, September 14, 2010 | | 0 comments »


Y-3 World Cup Sneakers & More: Avant-garde designer Yohji Yamamoto has mated with Adidas and the offspring is pretty damn sexy.



Happy Socks: Never underestimate the power of a little flash of crazy sock pattern peeking out from under the cuff of your slacks.



Joseph Joseph: Nothing irritates me more than that damn gigantic colander that takes up too much space in my cupboard. This one folds. Genius.


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Gilt Group Sign up today. It's invitation only, no gatecrashers allowed. Each sale runs for 36 hours with discounts of up to 70% off retail. 

Three Potato Four

Sunday, September 12, 2010 | | 0 comments »

I'm going to need a bigger house. I want it all.
My favorite online store now has a kick-ass (and humungous) bricks and mortar home in Philly. It's currently bursting at the seams with new finds, but they never stick around for long. Just looking at this picture is making me drool since I'm a sucker for old signage, weathered dimensional letters, well-used crates with cool graphics, and unusual industrial doodads and vintage ephemera. I just placed an order for some great old signs and coal miner's blueprints that are going to look great when I get them framed. Can't wait to peruse the goodies in person next time I'm in town.


376 Shurs Lane, Building A 
Philadelphia, PA 19128

Open Fridays and Saturdays from 12-7 pm and by appointment



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Takashi Murakami Exhibition at the Château de Versailles - I know purists would like to keep the site void of modern influences but the contrast is striking!  That said, Découvrez l’univers de l’artiste japonais Takashi Murakami à l’occasion d’une exposition exceptionnelle. Image via Ganymede2009.
I'm totally turned on by eclectic interiors and this one takes the cake. Surprisingly, Murakami's colorful, cartoony, animated rococo exuberance perfectly compliments the gilded, glittering, decadent rococo of the palace. Don't you think Marie Antoinette would look smashing with this sculpture perched ever so delicately upon her powdered wig? The exhibition runs from September 14 through December 12, 2010. I think a field trip is in order...

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The sad news about Otho's passing (or rather the actor that played him, Glenn Shadix) got me thinking once again about one of my all time favorite design-driven films: Beetlejuice. It's a perfect time capsule that pays homage to (and mocks) 80's era post-modernism, wacky modern art, and interior design excess. We were supposed to laugh at the over the top demolition/redesign of that classic Victorian house with its lace curtains and period details, but I loved it.

Something tells me that deck isn't up to code. And I'm totally digging those trademark Tim Burton horizontal stripes at the base of the house.

My dream house.

"It's my art, and it's dangerous." Delia Deetz

Genius.

If you liked this post, check out my analysis of Suspiria. If the storyline doesn't scare your manties off, the interiors will (in a good way).

Rural Modernist Studio
3780 Main Street (rear cottage)
Stone Ridge, NY 12484
Open weekends from 1-4 pm or by appointment

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Video of the Day

Sunday, September 05, 2010 | | 0 comments »

Yes, vintage Raquel Welch gyrating in Barbarella's hand-me-downs is hot, but it's the trippy, monolithic sculptures featured in background that are really making me tingle down there. They're the handiwork of Ruta de la Amistad who created the public sculpture project for the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City.


I did a photo shoot at the house of all of the paintings mixed in with our eclectic art collection. They look great mixed and matched with different styles of art and adds a graphic pop to any modern decor. The painting above looks perfectly at home surrounded by our Alexander Girard wooden figures, Rural Modernist Ceramic vases filled with air plants, and our beloved Charley Harper bird serigraphs. You can check out the entire album of photos over at the Rural Modernist Studio page on Facebarf.
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The dueling hand-carved wood figures are by Sulton Rogers. I love the pimped-out pipe smoking bird man's snazzy white dress shoes.

Each painting is hand-stamped with the Rural Modernist logo.


Each painting is signed and dated on the back by Jason and has a pre-drilled hole for easy hanging.

Rural Modernist Studio
3780 Main Street (rear cottage)
Stone Ridge, NY 12484
Open weekends from 1-4 ish or by appointment

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