Storm Grate/Seat

Now it doesn’t look extremely comfortable, but I think it’s quite a creative solution! When an August 2007 rain storm completely flooded the New York City subway system, the MTA recognized a problem at street level. Because ventilation grates were flush...

New Toy

Although I took a trip out to Astoria (Studio Square rocks!) and saw a great little gallery opening in Chinatown, I spent most of my weekend with the above; organizing and moving over files from the old compy, rewatching Twin Peaks and Cannibal! The Musical, enjoying...

Break Me Into Bigger Pieces…

Sounds of Silver was, hands-down, my favorite album of 2007 (which is saying something considering In Rainbows came out the same year); so, needless to say I was extremely excited to hear about a follow up: This is Happening! Due to leaks DFA has put the album, in its...

Thomas Cruyl’s “Cwatch”

It’s really too bad that this doesn’t exist! ‘Ccwatch’ is a tribute to the tradition of Swiss artisan watch making. This timepiece combines the technical art of its internal mechanisms with the craftsmanship of another artisan technique –...