The Wright Stuff

from left: "Prairie Mirage," "Liberty Weave," "March Balloons," "Tulip Tapestry"

You know those times when you hear about something and then you keep hearing more interesting things about that something within a matter of days? I've had that happen with Frank Lloyd Wright over the past couple days. First, Eddie shared a post on my FB page about a recently turned up collection of German and Austrian prints collected by Wright, and rather matter of factually, his lover Mamah, on a trip through Europe at the turn of the Century - read more here. Then yesterday, while perusing through Elle Decor No. 18, I came across a story about the fabrics and decorative wallpapers he designed. In 1955, he released the Taliesin Line, in conjunction with F. Schumacher and Co. Schumacher then released another Wright collection in 1986 and yet another in 1991 (shown above). Finally, today I received an update from French Architectural Digest urging me to sign the petition to save the David and Gladys Wright House in Phoenix, Arizona (which you can do so here).

Funny how things happen this way.

Vancouver's Best Veggie Burger with the Best Deck to Enjoy It On

Numero uno in my books! Venture across that gorgeous Lion's Gate Bridge of ours and head West to Whytecliff Park. I've found a lot of places are swapping their veggie patties from healthy veggie based ones to sodium salt lick soy patties (ie The Galley at Jericho) - gross. The concession at Whytecliff serves up a juicy old school patty fully loaded in a fresh kaiser bun - and with the option of yam fries. The concession is only open weekends from 10-3 so hurry up and go before it starts to rain. Mind you, even in the rain you can't beat that view.

October 8th update - took my parents there on the weekend and, to my chagrin, the concession is now closed for the season.

West Vancouver Midcentury Home Demolition Before and almost After

Rumour has it they dug so deep they hit the water table. Note ground level by where the outhouse is.

Guys Color Trends - Spring Summer 2013

Pantone calls them Monaco Blue, Vibrant Orange and Sunflower

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Vintage Bruno Magli

 

1987
that year I'm stuck in

I just wanted to taste it first

I'm not one of these people that download just one song, I like to get the whole album and by album I mean something that I can hold on to. However, I must admit that after Apple got a hold of Feist I didn't want to buy, let alone listen, to another one of her albums. I'd heard the single from her fourth album, The Bad in Each Other, on CBC awhile ago and it grew on me but I still didn't want to buy her album. Well, Feist won the good ole Canadian Polaris prize (30K) for best album last night. To celebrate the win, CBC is streaming the entire Metals album until September 27th - for free. Thanks CBC and thanks Feist for getting back to your roots - and also for letting CBC stream your album. I'll go buy it now. Let's leave shadow play to the theatre.
Listen to Metals until September 27th here.

West Vancouver Back Lane Architecture - or perhaps my new home

I've resorted to back lanes as all the demolitions are getting me down.

I wonder if the home owners would be taken aback if I were to approach them and offer to rent their unused garage off them as a conversion home? We (BL readers) could do our own project (no committees) seeing as this is an issue in Vancouver right now.

The Jacket Trend for Men - 2013

Diesel Black Gold, Balmain, Iceberg, J. Lindberg, Miharayasuhiro, Neil Barrett, Robert Geller

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The motorcycle jacket. Now go buy one at a thrift shop for $25.

Want more jacket inspiration? Visit my trends in leather jackets post here.

Quote of the Week - Confucius

To know that we know what we know, and
that we do not know what we do not know, that is true knowledge