New York Architecture Week

New York Architecture Week boasts its own unique style. This years design extravaganza documented a detailed snapshot of New York's architectural history.
Context/Contrast, was the focus of this year’s main show. It focuses on exploring the coexistence of old and new and uses five of New York’s historic districts as case studies, in order to look deeper into the city’s inherent diversity and its future architectural landscape.
The show, curated by architectural historian Rachel Carley and presented by the New York Landmarks Preservation Foundation, looks at Brooklyn Heights, Upper East Side, SoHo, South Street Seaport and Douglastown from 1967 to the present day.

Cravings

photography by http://www.graememitchell.com/


I have been a smoker for a long time and yes, I am trying to quit for the good of my health. I'm just so sick of being told every god damn day that every stick i light up takes one day off my life. Its been Twenty hours, sixteen minutes, thirty-eight seconds and counting since my last cigarette. It was Sandra's birthday and we were both sat in a overpriced and fashionably pretentious New York restaurant awaiting the arrival of our fifteen-word entrees. I'm no great fan of eating out in these trendy places because its just so hard to love a place that's outlawed smoking yet still finds it perfectly acceptable to serve raw fish swimming in chocolate gravy. I'm not a particularly finicky eater but its hard to enjoy dining when the only thing i can stomach is the soothing stench of tobacco.

When the waiter finally brought our entrees, I did not have the faintest idea as to which plate was mine. I thought i had ordered the steak but it came drenched with a medley of suffocated peaches and served alongside a broth of malted liquor and mummified litchi nuts to the point where it was unrecognizable. All i really wanted was a cigarette so i started to scour the menu again, in the hope that tobacco had finally been recognized as a vegetable. I don't understand why it isn't, it can be baked, steamed, grilled and stuffed in to sour clams? I tried my hardest to look like i was enjoying my dinner so Sandra didn't sense my suffering. She of course doesn't approve of smoking, she thinks its repulsive and everything else those ridiculous health magazines tell us all. As she continued to talk about her day, I just nodded my head and umm'ed and ahh'ed in the appropriate places to look like I'm actually listening.

All i could think about was ripping open a pristine box of unfiltered Lucky Strikes and before i could stop myself, i was drooling all over my tie. I can only take so much wine-sipping and small talk until my right hand becomes frantic and restless without the familiar stick of heaven usually clasped between my fingers. I could barley restrain myself as the thought of toasting tobacco sent me over the edge. Without a second glance at Sandra, i leaped out my seat and straight out of the restaurant. I desperately harassed the passersby in a frenzy for a cigarette and once aflame, I inhaled hastily to feel instant, glorious relief. I guess i was just too weak to resist my temptress and I wrapped myself in the cascade of smoke and enjoyed every second of its seductive allure. Slowly, the smoke faded and i began to taste the icy air of the night. I turned to see Lilly sat with a plate of white chocolate and loganberry couscous through the restaurant window staring at me violently. If looks could kill, my bloody corpse would have been sprawled across the pavement.

Its FREIZING!

Freize art fair is of course coming to London town this week!! The most exciting week in the art world will be accompanied by Freize's twin project; ZOO 2009. This give us the chance to see an array of arists all under one roof at the glorious Whitechapel Galley as well as offering a great way to start collecting contemporary art at affordable prices with a curated selction of works from Whitechapel's collections of 'Limited Editions'.

To celebrate the opening of the art fair, Whitechapel Gallery will be hosting a special late-night opening with a bar, DJ and of course, free entry.

www.freizeartfair.com

www.whitechapelgallery.org

www.zooenterprises.com

+J by Jil Sander for Uniqlo

We've all been waiting a long time for UNIQLO to announce another killer collab and finally, our cravings have been satisfied. I've been a fan of the Japaneese fast fashion retailer for a while, and its no surprise why; Uniqlo is stylish and affordable. The +J collection is sure to prove popular with its classic cuts and effortless sillhouettes, Jill Sander is right on trend.

Featuring a collection of men’s and women’s outerwear, tailoring, denim, knitwear, slim-fitting shirts, jerseys, sweats and accessories - the range is set to cover every one of Sanders’s refined style bases yet simultaneously maintaining Uniqlo's "uber-noughties" edge.

It was announced earlier this year that Sander will be filling a consulting role at Uniqlo, bringing her own expert perspective to Uniqlo’s distinct aesthetic which will prove vital to revive Uniqlo's dominance on the international high street.

The collection will be available at London's flagship Oxford St store, and i'm heading there now.

DayLight

Even though, this summer has given me some of the best memories of my life, I am so happy for Autumn. The crunch, the icey breeze, the colour, the fever and the fashion. I think 'Fall' is the only time of year in which i really appreciate nature, after all, everything looks good in technicolour.

Pop The Glock

She needs no introduction. Uffie, of course. This is the long awaited video for the classic; 'Pop The Glock'.

Uffie Pop The Glock from Uffie on Vimeo.

Her status as the 'Queen Bitch' of electropoop has been readily cemented for the past few years since spreading chaos accross the club scene with her infectious sounds but Uffie is finally back to Pop The Glock with the release of her 1st Album!!

It will be co-produced with some of the greatest electro giants of our times (Feadz, Mr Oizo, Sebastian, Mirwais) and the record; “Sex Dreams and Denim Jeans” is due out in early 2010.

Music Video Made With JUST Cardboard

Meeting of Important People - Brittney Lane Don't Care from Authentik Artists on Vimeo.

Something seemingly different from 'Meeting of Important People'. A killer video!

The steel-city trio who take the roots from the mid-west are a band who rode on the high of the hype machine last year as their EP took to MySpace but this year, the band have released their debut self entitled album; 'Meeting of Important Pepole'.

Brittney Lane Don't Care is a catchy enough song already with an acousticelectric beat and a rustypop vocals galore, but the cardboard-city concept for the video somehow gives the song a bit more edge! LOVE!