montauk always makes me happy…

Friday, March 5th, 2010

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kassandra and i drove out to montauk (my favorite place on the east coast) friday during the snow storm in manhattan. as we continued to drive east the snow disappeared.—when we arrived in montauk @ 11:30pm there was none. we got up super early saturday morning (8am) and went to gurneys to take an ashtanga yoga class with tracey gardell—so sore after! then we went to joni’s grabbed some breakfast and headed to ditch with sonné in the landcruiser (i love that truck but it has no power steering and after yoga it was a bitch to steer)—she had a blast—i can’t wait till spring! there were a few surfers braving the cold. at 6pm we headed to east hampton to have a yummy dinner at della femina’s, then to guild hall for the screening of mean streets with a post talk with alec baldwin, you gotta love him—super funny! then to the talkhouse to see dalton and the bastards of boom. it was such a surprise to see pico playing with dalton (he’s kassandra’s friend milo’s dad!) we had a great relaxing weekend!

hear i am wearing…7 jeans, black frye boots, barneys shearling jacket (warehouse sale),smith optics, dolce and gabanna black leather gloves and tory burch stripped hat.

happy birthday to extreme action queen elizabeth streb.

Monday, March 1st, 2010

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elizabeth strebs birthday party was one of those new york moments that you want to freeze in time. jim lewis, philipe petit, trisha brown, kate clinton, anna deavere smith, craig dykers, cynthia mayeda, ted berger, burt barr, ralph lemon, and host of other fabulous new yorkers gathered together to celebrate with the queen of extreme action. the party was hosted at the loft she shares with her partner laura flanders. i am honored to be part of streb and to serve on her board—supporting extreme action heros all over the world, this is truly a great organization. i have my best friend kim cullen to thank for this experience—you go kim! here i am with elizabeth wearing an urban outfitters dress, black prada boots, assorted sterling silver vintage keys. elizabeth is wearing one of my vintage key hole cuffs.

dinner with marina abramovic + more art

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

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Tuesday night, my loft served as the venue for a small, private dinner party to benefit More Art, a not-for-profit organization that connects groundbreaking artists with local communities by bringing dynamic works to the public. Hosted by artist Marina Abramovic, whose highly anticipated retrospective at MOMA opens 3/14—a must see. The event was the first in a series of private fundraisers that reflect More ART’s desire to create intimate art experiences as a means of promoting creative efforts.

Guests (who consisted of curators, collectors, writers and artists) were asked to wear white lab coats and feasted on a sumptuous menu of food (pork specifically and fish for the vegetarians) and wines prepared by Chef and Artist Keil Borrman who is pictured in the painting behind the cutting board is in a pretty compromising position (LOL). The painting served as the menu and Keil would appear as each course was served to talk about energy transformation as it related to each course which was the theme for the evening.

Before dessert, Marina had us drink 24 carat gold water from beautiful glassware and meditate for 3 minutes, which was a wonderful experience.

Everyone received a special, pre-edition copy of Marina Abramovic’s Energy Blanket. Made in collaboration with More Art, the Energy Blanket is a unique art object that depicts the artist’s body and energy lines and contains magnets carefully situated to improve circulation. It is designed to instill a profound feeling of wellness, and judging from how well I slept last night, it succeeds in doing just that. It will be available for sale at the MOMA next month.

As a board member I was honored to host this event. Here I am with Marina wearing…pinkyotto black dress, pour la victorie black boots, assorted laura michaels vintage sterling silver key necklaces

the future at home; american furniture 1940-1955

Thursday, January 14th, 2010

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butterfly table designed by dan cooper, 1942
photograph courtesy eric laignel

great event last night at the museum of the city of new york on 103rd street. loved hanging with my cousins jayne and joan michaels—rock star interior decorators and meeting all their friends (i’m bummed i ran out last night without my camera—so that you could see me with my cousins!) cindy allen editor and chief of interior design magazine held a panel discussion with gunnar birkerts, donald albrecht and phyllis ross on organic designed furniture from 1940-1955. featured were pieces from larry weinberg (Joans boyfriend) and andy lin’s collection, some are prototype piece that larry and andy have collected throughout the years—which have never been seen—pretty awesome stuff. i encourage you to check it out if you are a collector like me or just into furniture design—running through feb 8. this exhibit is presented in conjunction with eero saarinen: shaping the future, a selection of furniture, textiles, and print materials that demonstrates the height of the modern movement in American home design.

january • nineth • twentyten

Sunday, January 10th, 2010

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went to montauk this weekend to chill at my cottage with kassandra and the dogs—its so great to be able to hang with friends and hear some fantastic music in the middle of the winter in this little resort hamlet. after tracey gardell made this awesome dinner (very french) of freshly caught cod by arden we all headed out to the stephen talkhouse in amagansett. bands featured were bastards of boom with telly and matty and the big up. i got there just as matty was finishing his set but he is an awesome guitar player—he looks like a young robert plant—definitely has great stage presence. telly was a bit of a really wonderful surprise— i’ve never heard of him before and it was pretty amazing to see him play with dalton and the bastards and then do a few solo pieces on his own, he is an extremely talented guitar player, drummer and song writer. bastards, well there is just no words to explain how awesome they are, and how super talented dalton is, the show is always a big dance party. dalton, a good friend is shown here wearing one of my sterling silver vintage scamp key necklaces with a hidden stone.

all the photos from last night can be found on my flickr

dinner last night

Monday, December 7th, 2009

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sushi grade tuna, avocado, chives, lemons with wasabi and ginger. soy sauce on the side in orange vintage glasses. frisee and butter lettuce salad with small grape tomatoes—yum.

missing montauk

Saturday, October 3rd, 2009

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It’s been a month since I have been to Montauk, missing it terribly…My late Saturday afternoon trek to Whole Foods on 24th and 7th wearing…vintage button down found in billsburg, levi’s shorts, vintage frye boots circa 1970, Laura Michaels sterling silver key necklace, brown vintage leather key hole cuff and “k” belt buckle.

billboard women in music event

Thursday, October 1st, 2009

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Billboard Magazine asked me to provide the bling for the “Women in Music” 4th annual event at the Pierre Hotel. Beyoncé, Lady GaGa and 30 other amazing women were honored. Here is what was given… Beyonce: sterling silver and brass flirt belt buckle, 18k gold key necklace with sapphires and citrine, Lady GaGa: sterling silver skeleton key necklace with pink tourmaline, 30 women executives  sterling silver and brass dress key necklaces with assorted gemstones.

union square market

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

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Today was an absolutely beautiful day to stroll through the Union Square Farmers Market. Mission— dinner…all organic vegetables, tofu and some flowers for the table. Wearing…Elie Tahari blouse, Citizen of Humanity shorts, Rocco P. boots. Kenneth Cole Handbag, Rose vintage sunglasses, Laura Michaels Sterling Love belt buckle and assorted vintage sterling key necklaces (clock, cuff and skeleton).

St. Cecilia Convent

Sunday, September 13th, 2009

On Saturday my friend Kim Cullen (the producing director of Streb) and I went to see RoomTones a collaborative exhibition of 25 artists in the vacant Convent of St. Cecilia in GreenPoint Brooklyn. There were a few brilliant pieces but I fell in love with the beautiful shadows of objects that were taken by the nuns—here are some photos taken with my iphone.

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