My Friend Laura

another iPhone picture

Taken by candlelight and edited on my iPhone with a combination of Photoshop, TiltShiftGen, and PictureShow. The coloration of the result reminded me of John Singer Sargent.

Deception Pass Bridge

iPhone Picture

I am so pleased to have a camera, photo-editing software and internet access on a single small device. It has allowed me to experiment with photography and share the results of those experiments in a fluid and sponaneous way. This convergence has the potential to exponentially speed up and enhance the discourse and dialogue around photographic technique, composition and art.

Aesop store by March Studio, Paris

Great texture produced through layering and stacking of a single material...and it helps that the merchandise is more or less uniform in size and shape.

http://retaildesignblog.net/2011/08/31/aesop-store-by-march-studio-paris/

studio mk27: studio sc

The suspended concrete walkway is beautiful and its texture, derived from formwork, echos the wood texture of the flanking studios. A materially elegant solution.

http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/9/view/16293/studio-mk27-studio-sc.html

A photograph of Gaziano Girling balmorals courtesy of Rugged Old Salt - beautifully detailed and polished, and a perfect shade of brown - almost too lovely to wear.

Non-Sign II

Non-Sign II by Lead Pencil Studio

A commentary on the impact of billboard advertising on the surrounding landscape

On Balancing Simplicity and Rakishness

From Die, Workwear!

http://dieworkwear.com/post/8386788089/on-balancing-simplicity-and-rakishness

Frank Gehry for J.M. Weston

Beautiful, architecturally designed shoes for one of my favorite shoe makers.

Eva Fontanelli - The Sartorialist

A selection of Scott Schuman's photos of the lovely Eva Fontanelli

http://www.thesartorialist.com/photos/best-of-season-that-girl-in-milan/

Half Windsor

When I was in my 20s and a newly-minted architectural graduate, this was my favorite knot. It had the benefit of creating a smallish knot while using more tie fabric than the Four In Hand (important for a person with a relatively thin neck who prefers a slightly longer rise in his trousers). The Knize replaced it as my knot of choice only because it delivered a slightly larger knot of more interesting character.

Four In Hand

I learned to tie the classic four in hand knot in college when I was discovering a burgeoning interest in clothes. I almost never use the four in hand now because I prefer wider spread shirt collars that favor slightly larger knots.

Windsor

This is the first knot that I learned to tie.My father taught me how to tie this knot when I was a boy and for a long time, I thought that this was the only way to knot a tie. It was not until college that I learned that there were other, simpler ways to knot a tie that were intended to yield different knot sizes and knot character. Today, for me the choice of knot is a function of shirt collar, tie length, occasion, and even the rise of one's trousers.

Knize

My current favorite tie knot after discovering it in an article about Mark Cho of the Armoury. It creates a beautiful asymetrical knot that's slightly larger than a the Half Windsor.

A True Gentleman.: The Art of Suiting | Martin Greenfield Tailoring, A Tailors Tailor

A True Gentleman.: The Art of Suiting Martin Greenfield Tailoring, A Tailors Tailor

A beautiful film about Martin Greenfield, one of the most well respected tailors in the United States.

Church Picnic

Halo effect from a scratched iPhone lens

Teshima Art Museum

A photo of the Teshima Art Museum by Noboru Morikawa. The museum was designed by Ryue Nishizawa and Rei Naito.

Koolhaas CCTV Building

Koolhass' CCTV Building rising like an AT-AT Imperial Walker over Beijing.

The Connected United States of America

The Connected United States of America

Communities are defined by more than just physical proximity.

Betty - Gerhard Richter

Put This On, Episode 2: Shoes

Malawi Figurative Painting - Olivia Pendergast

I first came across Olivia's paintings in a local coffee shop and was captivated by the architectural quality of her linework and visual references to Modigliani.

Flower Girl - Rosehill Community Center

Indian Motorcycle - Dale Chihuly's Boathouse Studio

Whitespace

Understanding the role of whitespace in graphic layout

http://www.alistapart.com/articles/whitespace

Glass at the bottom of a lap pool - Dale Chihuly's Boathouse Studio