cky design

m a m f w + ron mueck

did i mention i'm from oklahoma? hence, all the midwest architecture. i have 2 amazing sisters and they both live in texas at the moment. 1 in dallas and yes, 1 in houston.  one year i decided to surprise my 'dallas' sister for her 30th birthday. i had to help with the surprise party and my role was to get her out of the house for a few hours. easy enough. selfishly, i decided to take her to the modern art museum of fort worth. she was not as thrilled, but entertains my nerdy artsy side.

 
when you're taking countless photos of architecture, and they all (you can be the judge) turn out nicely, then you have an amazing piece of architecture. architect: tadao ando  exhibit at the time: ron mueck

 
the ron mueck exhibit was weird and beth was not game.....until we leaned over the balcony to see a 15' baby....that looked like it was just birthed. surreal. all the sculptures were either xs or over sized and they have this creepy gremlinish look to them, but also human so it was impressive.

 
 
clockwise left to right: "big man" 80" x 47-1/2" x 80-1/2", "two woman" 33-1/2" x 18-7/8" x 15", and "in bed" 63-3/4" x 255-7/8" x 155-1/2"

texture.....again

i don't want to sound cheesy, but doesn't 'texture tuesday' have a nice ring to it? maybe it only sounds good to me, but i do look forward to sharing my  fav. design tastes with you on a weekly basis. here are 3 more color schemes:

brownish

 
left to right: "kalahari" fabric in mocha arc-com fabrics, ceramic wall tile by walker zanger, andy fleishman "bridge" concrete floor ann sacks.

red

 
left to right: chile/clay hasina rug from west elm, and zig zag tangine and millk tile by popham design

black and white

 
clockwise: andy fleishman "maximus" concrete floor by ann sacks, black crocodile edelman leather, black and white channel surfing carpet tile by flor 

spread the word

meet Ted? a nonprofit dedicated to 'ideas worth spreading'. the world's biggest innovators and designers have 18 minutes to speak and share with you their how, what, when, where, and why on technology, design, or entertainment. the best part about Ted is the amount of topics covered with a the large global perspective.

clockwise: speaker christopher c. deam shares his design on architecture, phillip starck speaks on 'why design?', and the infamous 'leaf lamp' designed by yves behar for herman miller.

call your friends...

you have something to do this evening.

 
clockwise from top left: david b.smith gallery: gregory euclide,  mca: barnaby furnas & cocktails at museum cafe afterward,  beatrice and woodsley: 'swathe' art opening sponsored by fancy tiger, denver botanic gardens cornmaze at chatfield.

photos courtesy of david b. smith gallery, mca, & b&w.

sneak preview

residential project: boulder.

 
snapshots of residential project. left to right: custom wood shelf detail, interior stair railing with steel verticals, stained african mahogany garage door, and exterior railing at back deck. more shots to come.