27, March 2015
The azulejos of Sevilla
Since I was a child I have memories of these beautiful tiles or azulejos that my mother used to source, mostly old and some new, for our home in Andalucia. The names of the factories were Mensaque y Rodriguez , Ceramicas Santa Ana, Ceramicas Santa Isabel (just closed ) and Sevillarte which has a very thorough website where you can [ read more ... ]
19, March 2015
A perfect flight jacket
A couple of months ago I got this flight jacket from my buddy Shawn Stussy's S/Double Design ShopI have not taken it off all California winter and taking it now to Europe to wear through the spring.It has 5 pockets which means that I don't need to carry a handbag : keys, wallet, notebook, glasses, pen, and phone are all [ read more ... ]
15, March 2015
The strange and serene beauty of aquascapes.
There is a fascinating place in San Francisco that I like to visit when I am in town. It is called Aqua Forest Aquarium and it is the first aquarium store in the US dedicated to the "nature aquarium style" concept and the first aquascaping shop I have ever seen in my life.I thought aquascaping was kind of niche until I went to [ read more ... ]