Sometimes a piece of pop culture merchandise manages to capture the entire spirit of a film in a single object. This wonderfully dramatic Jaws Shark (Attack)Tiki Mug with Swimmer Swizzle Stick does exactly that, turning the iconic movie poster for Jaws into a three-dimensional drinking vessel and immersive, nostalgic experience.
Released in 2019 by Mondo and produced by Tiki Farm, the ceramic mug is shaped like the gaping jaws of the great white shark made famous in Jaws. The shark rises up through sculpted ocean waves, mouth open wide and ready to swallow whatever tropical concoction you choose to pour inside. Continue reading Shark Attack Jaws Tiki Mug!→
It’s no secret that 2023‘s hugely successful Barbie: The Movie, directed by Greta Gerwig, broke box office records and became a global pop-culture touchstone. To create their vision of Barbie’s famous home, set designer Sarah Greenwood and decorator Katie Spencer drew upon the history of the DreamHouse while bringing the interiors to life with pieces by contemporary designers such as Adam Nathaniel Furman , whose whimsical Glowbule Staccato Floor Lamp is seen in the film. Continue reading Eye On Design: Glowbule Staccato Floor Lamp By Adam Nathaniel Furman and Curiosa→
Would you pay $400 for a lipstick? No way! How about $400 for high heels? Well, maybe. Luxury footwear brand Alberto Guardiani, founded in 1940 by brothers Luigi and Dino Guardiani, initially manufactured men’s shoes under the Nuova Centauro brand (which still exists). Alberto, the son of Dino, took over the business in 1972 and the brand is now one of the leading Italian manufactures of shoes and accessories. Two of fashion’s sexiest accessories – red lipstick and black high heels – come together for their remarkable Lipstick Heel Pumps collection.
Fittingly, artist Roger Frey (1866 – 1934) memorialize the public debut of  Henri Matisse’s The Red Studio in a painting that represents a group of Matisses artworks arranged in situ. A Room in the Second Post-Impressionist Exhibition(1912) is the only surviving visual documentation of Pinneau Rouge on display at the Grafton Galleries in London in 1912. The gentleman on the leather sofa is probably the artist Duncan Grant, an admirer of Matisse who had been welcomed as a visitor to the studio at Issy. Grant was one of several members of the Bloomsbury Group (a close-knit circle of British artists and writers) who worked with Fry to organize the show.
Photographed in the Museum of Modern Art in New York City
This is purely coincidental, but maybe ten days before I attended the massive new exhibit Jean-Michel Basquiat: King Pleasure, a pair of brazen art thieves attempted to steal one of the late artist’s paintings — valued at $45,000 — from a Chelsea art galleryin broad daylight. The crime was easily foiled as the couple — who, sadly, avoided apprehension — attempted to just walk out of the gallery holding the artwork. Ballsy! I mention this to illustrate the fact that Basquiat’s popularity hasn’t waned in the 34 years since his death from an accidental drug overdose at age 28. Though he did not get to live a long life, Jean-Michel Basquiat lives on through his art, and King Pleasure is here to make sure he is not forgotten.
