FLOR is coming to Boston

Yes! We'll soon be able to buy sustainably manufactured and super cool FLOR carpet tiles in Boston, on Clarendon Street. I have this stuff playing various roles in 5 rooms of our house, plus the stairs. You could say I'm a fan. Plus, they are a great company and have pledged to get their environmental effect to net zero by 2020.

"Sidewalk Science" from Slate

"Piano Stairs" in Nanjing, China -- Yeah, I think these might violate US building codes

Slate has a great four part series about walking. Part two is especially fascinating and relevant to interior design and urban planning. There is discussion of individual and group dynamics on sidewalks, stairs, and escalators, and several related books are mentioned, including John Templer's The Staircase.

Lyonel Feininger at the Harvard Art Museum

Untitled (Night View of Trees and Streetlamp, Burgkühnauer Allee, Dessau), 1928, Lyonel Feininger

I will be checking out this show of his photos, for sure! Runs until June 2nd at the Sackler Museum.

Want it.

I'd also give you the link but it is an antique and there are only 2 available. Only after I have secured mine will I share my source....

New Yorker piece on Roger Thomas and Casino Design

Abstract and snippet here.

I admire Mr. Thomas's process and sketching habits, and enjoyed reading about the evolution of casino design. But I am still a snobby New Englander with no plans to ever set foot in Las Vegas.

Page Image from The New Yorker (web)

Piet Hein Eek

(Photo: Piet Hein Eek)

Spotted a table by this guy in Elle Decor. Made from scrap wood. Beautiful. Love the patchwork quality.

(Photo: Piet Hein Eek)

He also has a plywood line, which is super cool.

Lighting Project, in progress

Perspective of Hotel Bar (in Photoshop)

This perspective was exported from SketchUp and then enhanced/augmented in Photoshop, and then Prismacolor pencils. Side note: Do you realize how difficult it is to find a picture online of a bartender who is not either a) old-timey with handlebar mustache and bowtie or b) dressed like she's selling more than drinks? When I found this woman, she was like an angel sent from heaven, lemme tell ya.

Marker and Prisma Rendering

Rendered Sections of the Amelie Hotel--Illustrator and Illustrator+Prisma

Room and Board Possibly (Hopefully) Coming to Boston

Yes! Finally!

Read about it here. 

They will possibly be displacing a long-lived but crazy mediocre restaurant, Island Hopper. Definitely a net win.

Staircase Design for Le Fabuleux Destin (the Amelie concept hotel)