I know we still have a few months to go before Christmas, but it’s never too early to start thinking about holiday decorations — especially when I come across something as delightfully ridiculous as this. Cody Foster & Co. is known for its wonderfully whimsical glass ornaments, creating tiny, beautifully made tributes to just about every food, object, pop-culture reference and questionable life choice you can imagine. Case in point: this Pizza Slut ornament, a cheeky pink parody of the Pizza Hut logo. Continue reading Pink Thing of The Day: Pizza Slut Holiday Ornament→
In a city filled with towering buildings, it takes something truly unusual to make people stop and look up — and Multidisciplinary artist Charlotte Colbert’s Where Angels Live does exactly that.
Installed in the Meatpacking District (at the pedestrian plaza along 14th Street and 9th Avenue) as part of her two-site Chasing Rainbows project, the monumental sculpture takes the form of a bare, silver tree stretching skyward, its branches adorned with oversized dangling charms — hearts, hands, and surreal symbolic objects that glimmer in the daylight and shift with the movement of the breeze. Continue reading Charlotte Colbert’s Where Angels Live in the Meatpacking District→
A few months back, I found myself in Staten Island for an art show and decided to squeeze in a little window shopping on my way back to the ferry. That’s when I wandered into a gift shop so heavily decorated for Pride that I thought I’d stepped into a rainbow vortex — in the best possible way. Front and center was what I can only describe as a Pride-themed Christmas Tree, and honestly, it might be one of the most joyful things I’ve ever seen. Continue reading Pride-Themed Holiday Tree and Ornaments→
Last December, Freeman Alley — the street art Mecca on NYC’s Lower East Side — delivered one of the most delightfully unconventional holiday installations I’ve seen in ages: a Christmas tree made entirely from empty spray paint cans. Installed at the entrance to the boutique hotel UNTITLED at 3 Freeman Alley, the piece celebrated the neighborhood’s deep connection to graffiti and street art while giving the traditional holiday tree a thoroughly urban makeover. Continue reading Eye On Design: The Graffiti Christmas Tree of Freeman Alley→
