Olafur Eliasson

Olafur Eliasson is best known for his NYC waterfalls, but I'm kinda obsessed with these photos (of his studio?) from Temple of Light. I want it.

Patrick Blanc

Gorgeous green nature and vertical gardens by Patrick Blanc to calm my anxious heart via saint verde digest.

Lisa Anne Auerbach

Slogan knitwear by Lisa Anne Auerbach via her blog, stealthissweater, and rebel art.

Gemma Degara

The ruffled sheer gloves are killing me.
By Gemma Degara via paper-doll.

State of Denmark

Danish pavilion at the Venice Biennale via atelier.

Volume

These Fifth Avenue Shoe Repair lookbook pictures are beautiful.
Via lalila.

Kris Kuksi

Reminds me of Rodin's "The Gates of Hell" but with toy soldiers and museum replicas.
By Kris Kuksi at Shooting Gallery.

Didn't win

Recent things I didn't win on ebay: pipe mug, Issey Miyake bubble skirt.

Cotton patterns

I love the blocks of color mixed with fine lines in these prints. 

New in my shop.

White Objects

Who knew that the first thing to make my heart stop today would be an empty snow globe?
"White Objects" by Maison Martin Margiela via 10 magazine.

Etsy knit

These nubby tights by etsy seller isobelandcleo make me desperate for fall weather.

Scores

Collage from downtown art walk, moccasins from etsy.

Tadanori Yokoo

Via A Journey Round My Skull.

The train is available on a handkerchief at m-a-p-s.

Patterns

Foyer of Catherine Martin and Baz Luhrmann's home.

She's a genius.

Via The Design Files.

Hubert Duprat

The most amazing thing I've seen in a minute: Caddis fly larvae 

are known to incorporate bits of whatever they can find into their cocoons, 

be it fish bone or bits of leaves. 

Hubert Duprat gave them gold, turquoise, gems and pearls. 

And if you're into Kant (ahem, A.K.), definitely read the accompanying essay in Cabinet.

Rick Owens furniture

Rick Owens furniture at Sebastian + Barquet via dezeen.

Did you know he lives in the former headquarters of the French Socialist Party?

Scores

The P-S volume of a 1922 encyclopedia, random brass objects, tin belt.

I ate . . .

Things I've eaten this week:

(Pic of pork banh mi via Nom Nom)

1. Buttered brown bread ice cream and Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout beer float,
2. Headcheese and pate banh mi with jalapeno, cilantro, and pickled carrots and daikon,
3. Pork taco,
   
4. Mongolian BBQ that made me briefly ill,
5. Everything bagel with lox and onions,
6. Asian pear and gouda sandwich on texas toast,
7. Lamb burger with avocado,
8. Tuna sandwich from Subway (x2),
   
9. Lemon blueberry waffle and caramel apple waffle,
   
10. Hot and sour tofu and fish soup,
11. Trader Joe's macaroni and cheese with peas,
12. Fries,
13. Goat cheese and caramelized onion salad,
    
14. Bacon pizza,
15. Leftover frozen soup dumplings with black vinegar and ginger.

To Die For

Repost: I have no idea what happened to my original post. It's vanished.
Anyhoo, this is my favorite home tour of all time, from the sadly deceased Budget Living.
The details are perfection, from the fencing sword ashtrays to the rhino trophy to the "Meat is Murder" butcher's block.
A. had a whole stack of them that she was thinking of throwing out, but first we got drunk and looked through them again.

Icon

O. was just talking about Dogtown and Z-boys, and it reminded me that Peggy Oki is a badass.
Photo by James O'Mahoney via WOA.

Raden Saleh

Self portrait of 19th c. Javanese painter Raden Saleh.
Via janitor of lunacy.

Ebay find

Rare Makiko Minagawa for HaaT (collaboration with Issey Miyake).
Buy it now here.