Tag Archives: architecture
My Bad. And my Bad Guy Moment.
I thought the neighborhood in Billie Eilish’s “Bad Guy” video was in Palm Springs. Had to be. Turns out the location was Balboa Heights which is a part of the greater San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles. The most featured … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, video
Tagged architecture, bad, bad guy, balboa highlands, billie eilish, mid-century modern, palm springs, san fernando valley, video
Leave a comment
The Fountain and Garden Patio Area at the Marin Civic Center
This is video I am putting into the public domain at Wikimedia Commons. It shows the beautiful outdoor seating area in the fountain and garden patio area of the Marin Civic Center. You can buy something inside at the Civic … Continue reading
Posted in art, Photography, Uncategorized, video
Tagged architecture, California, frank lloyd wright, marin civic center, marin county, video
Leave a comment
Follow up on The New Ornamentalism
A few posts ago I mentioned what I called the New Ornamentalism. (internal link) I worked around a skyscraper in the 80s that was in that style. I just got the 1983 title Ornamentalism by Jensen and Conway. Ten dollars … Continue reading
Posted in art deco, Photography, Uncategorized, video
Tagged architecture, art movement, art trend, conway, design, jensen, ornamentalism, post art deco, the new ornamentalism
Leave a comment
Modern Art Deco?
NB: All links unsponsored. No monetizing here! Modern Art Deco? In my last post I looked at some watches ascribed to modern Bauhaus design. (internal link) Which got me to thinking. Are there any watches inspired by Art Deco? A … Continue reading
Posted in art, Photography, Uncategorized, Writing by others
Tagged architecture, art deco, Bauhaus, modern art deco, new art deco, ornamentalism, style, the new modernism, watches
Leave a comment
So When Did The Color Rust Become Popular?
I don’t recall rust, copper, or terra-cotta as colors for buildings and ornamental pieces when I was growing up. Do you? Somehow, somewhere, it started happening in my part of California in the the 1980s. I think. It’s certainly a … Continue reading
Posted in art, Uncategorized
Tagged architecture, building design, color, copper color, cor-ten, rusty steel look, terra cotta color, weathered steel
Leave a comment
Wallpaper* magazine
I first discovered Wallpaper* magazine in 1999. It was a thin volume then, all about design. “The Stuff That Surrounds You.” I think they now say, “The Stuff That Refines You.” It has grown into a massive tome, hundreds of … Continue reading