YOU HAVE TOO MUCH SHIT / CHRIS THOMAS

"You have too much shit" is a straight to the point, short and simple self-help book written by Chris Thomas. A good reminder to us all.

//When you have less things you create more space – and space is an increasingly valuable thing in this increasingly cluttered world. It is possible to enjoy the absence of things. Extra room to move, breathe, swing cats and all the rest of it. Space is a thing, you just need to see it.

You’ll have noticed that I contrived a couple of paragraphs there about freeing up more time and space. Well, when it comes down to it, time and space is all you’ve got.//

[ Sources: design taxi, you have too much shit ]

THE COMMISSARY / SEAN KNIBB

The Commissary is a restaurant located on the second-floor roof deck of The Line Hotel. The interior design for both the hotel and this greenhouse restaurant was done by Venice based Sean Knibb.

//There’s no shortage of greenery or sunlight up at Commissary, the poolside café. Housed in a glass structure, it’s essentially a greenhouse complete with lighting affixed to eucalyptus branches and a long pine-topped table fashioned after an Edwin Lutyens design. Food offerings focus on fruit and vegetables, garden-fresh naturally.//

[ Sources: Interior Design, Trendland, Knibb Design, Home Adore ]

THE LINE HOTEL / SEAN KNIBB

Situated in Los Angeles, California, the Wilshire Radisson Hotel, a high-rise built in 1964, was recently completely renovated by LA designer Sean Knibb.

// “It was going to be human-scaled,” he says of his guest-room proposal. “Nothing to do with the movie business or celebrity.” He drew inspiration instead from the beach, the mountains, and the city. “A true California hotel with a mix of surfing, skateboarding, Spanish colonial style, Latino cultures.” And let’s not forget  mid-century modernism. His 15-foot-wide presentation panel nailed the job.//

// "We started with the concept of repurpose—use as much of the existing structure as possible, and take materials that would not usually be considered luxurious and elevate them through substitution," says Knibb. Towards that end, he photographed the structure's exposed concrete and then had it turned into wallpaper, which is actually what lines the walls of the rooms. It was custom made by Astek in LA. Each room also has a chair upholstered in a vintage Mexican serape, a painted coffee table with a "cityscape" built from books, and a photo collage by Kevin Hanley of LA's Acme gallery. Knibb Design created the rakish lamp. //

[ Sources: Interior Design, Remodelista, Knibb Design, Home Adore, i am koream ]

 

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

// And he didn't think of being pretty or great advertising campagnes or anything like that. He thought - well there's a need for it, we won't have to advertise it, they'll just come wanting it. //

[ Land Rover Defender In The Sand At Red Wharf Bay ]

GROVFÔR / BETSY HINZE

//What is it about mushrooms that is so entrancing? They are hunted rather than harvested and fit the archetype of the trickster. They are elusive and unpredictable. They often pop up in unexpected places like the dark and cold. They can be mind-altering, nourishing or poisonous. Some species can be all three, depending on their preparation or life cycle. There is a certain degree of danger n mushroom hunting... one falsely identified mushroom can be the end of you.//

An interactive installation based on sensory experiences and inspired by the Bûche de Noël Solstice tradition that invites you on a hunt for mushrooms made out of wild-foraged ingredients, and allows you to eat what you have hunted.

[ Betsy Hinze ]