Design
Kristen Veloria
My first name has always had last priority. There was Kristen, lurking behind Binky and Bianca. All through life, at formal places: at school, at work, I would present her to my peers. Here is Kristen. But they’d become my friends. Loved ones. They’d catch on. Oh, but I see you’re really Binky, [...]
Vintage Beach Postcard Wedding!
Congrats to our friends Jay & Lyn! Here’s a logo we made for their wedding; a mimeograph of the famous postcard, Greetings from… ASBURY PARK!
Cake Update!
I don’t want to neglect Mimeographic, but here’s a glimpse of what I’ve been working on at www.cakeb0t.com!
A Twilight Breaking Dawn cake!
I am currently STILL working on getting good analogue shots from my Diana and my Yashica, so please be patient! See you soon!
Dialogues With Design Legends: Gaetano Pesce & Karim Rashid
Once again, after work, I hopped over to the 92Y to witness two giants of the design world. Curated by Daniella Ohad Smith, the Dialogues with Design Legends series was as always, enlightening and inspirational.
Gaetano Pesce is an architect/designer, well known for his Organic Building in Osaka. He is thought to be responsible [...]
In the Works
I’m working on living the dream. Here is an electronically yummy concept for my latest project!
I love Illustrator, but there’s still so much to learn! A great site for illustration is illustrationclass.com from the infamous Von Glitschka. My goal is to do one lesson every two weeks. Juggling work, the band, and [...]
Vintage Couches!
Thanks to my good friend Mike H. we got this really neat couch last night! This couch was being tossed on the street in front of his apartment. I am in love with anything tufted, and of course, anything vintage, so this was a real find! According to legend (ha), this couch has been in [...]
92Y Ron Arad lecture
On September 17th, I witnessed the very quirky, very charming Ron Arad speak at the 92Y. This was the first in the Dialogues with Design Legends series, curated by Daniella Ohad Smith. It was a 3 part lecture; first a slideshow from Ron Arad, then an interview portion, followed by a conversation with the audience [...]
Ron Arad – No Discipline
On Sunday, my husband and I went to the MoMA, specifically to see Ron Arad’s exhibition: No Discipline.
Ron Arad is an Israeli designer/architect/artist who has a penchant for whipping up steel, other metals, plastics, rubber, and a world of unconventional materials into objects that are organic, fluid, and most notably functional. My breath was [...]