Nate is an awesome experienced Long Beach based real estate agent.
Also loved Nate's Happy New Year message, see below.
Happy Happy!
Friday, December 31, 2010
Thanks Nate Cole! Happy New Year!!
Nate Cole has bettershelter website listed on his "resources" page, thanks for that!
Nate is an awesome experienced Long Beach based real estate agent.
Also loved Nate's Happy New Year message, see below.
Happy Happy!
Nate is an awesome experienced Long Beach based real estate agent.
Also loved Nate's Happy New Year message, see below.
Happy Happy!
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Gregory Crewdson’s Graveyard of Italian Cinema
From Flavorpill:
"Gregory Crewdson is world renowned for his elaborately staged color photographs — shot with Hollywood actors and large crews — that psychologically reference the movies of such iconic filmmakers as David Lynch, Alfred Hitchcock, and Stephen Spielberg.
However, his latest series of photographic prints, Sanctuary, which was shot the back lots of Rome’s famous Cinecittà film studios, takes a strikingly different point of departure, offering artificial, cinematic realms — devoid of any human presence — in a state of melancholic ruin."
I have been a fan for a long time and love this new work!
Nice and creepy, bravo!
"Gregory Crewdson is world renowned for his elaborately staged color photographs — shot with Hollywood actors and large crews — that psychologically reference the movies of such iconic filmmakers as David Lynch, Alfred Hitchcock, and Stephen Spielberg.
However, his latest series of photographic prints, Sanctuary, which was shot the back lots of Rome’s famous Cinecittà film studios, takes a strikingly different point of departure, offering artificial, cinematic realms — devoid of any human presence — in a state of melancholic ruin."
I have been a fan for a long time and love this new work!
Nice and creepy, bravo!
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Phoenix At Hollywood Bowl
I was having dinner with a friend of mine, getting caught up.
I knew he was working on large scale lighting design, had not seen any of his work in a long time.
"What have you been working on lately?", I asked.
He replied, "Oh, we did the Phoenix concert at the Hollywood Bowl...."
My mouth just about hit the ground.....I was there at the show that night and could NOT believe how insane the lighting was. Small taste of it below.
Good job Peter!
Bravo!
I knew he was working on large scale lighting design, had not seen any of his work in a long time.
"What have you been working on lately?", I asked.
He replied, "Oh, we did the Phoenix concert at the Hollywood Bowl...."
My mouth just about hit the ground.....I was there at the show that night and could NOT believe how insane the lighting was. Small taste of it below.
Good job Peter!
Bravo!
PHOENIX Hollywood Bowl Sept 18, 2010 from Bart Kresa on Vimeo.
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Surf's Up
A recent book review in the New York Times on "The Wave, In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks, and Giants of the Ocean":
"What’s as tall as a small office building, snaps large vessels in half and inspires a small tribe of brethren to strap on fiberglass and launch themselves into an unholy maelstrom for a glimpse of transcendence? Giant waves. The bigger the better — or way worse — depending on who’s talking.
The author pushes the scientists on the big question: Will lead to stormier oceans and bigger waves? With varying degrees of hesitation — because the data is not in to confirm a long-term trend, not because they are global-warming deniers — the answer is a resounding yes.
Scientists do know, however, that average wave heights rose by more than 25 percent between the 1960s and the 1990s, and insurance records document a 10 percent surge in maritime disasters in recent years. From 1990 to 1998 alone 126 vessels were lost, along with more than 600 lives."
"What’s as tall as a small office building, snaps large vessels in half and inspires a small tribe of brethren to strap on fiberglass and launch themselves into an unholy maelstrom for a glimpse of transcendence? Giant waves. The bigger the better — or way worse — depending on who’s talking.
The author pushes the scientists on the big question: Will lead to stormier oceans and bigger waves? With varying degrees of hesitation — because the data is not in to confirm a long-term trend, not because they are global-warming deniers — the answer is a resounding yes.
Scientists do know, however, that average wave heights rose by more than 25 percent between the 1960s and the 1990s, and insurance records document a 10 percent surge in maritime disasters in recent years. From 1990 to 1998 alone 126 vessels were lost, along with more than 600 lives."
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Handcrafted Modern
Images from the book Handcrafted Modern
Looks great. But then again, I am a sucker for geometric designs in glass tile!
pix courtesy LAT
Looks great. But then again, I am a sucker for geometric designs in glass tile!
pix courtesy LAT
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Blend Store In Newport Beach
bettershelter completed the retail design for blend, a woman's boutique in Newport Beach.
BLEND is located at "The Cove", 410 W Coast Highway, Newport Beach.
Check it out!
BLEND is located at "The Cove", 410 W Coast Highway, Newport Beach.
Check it out!
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Cazador Relisted!
2 homes for sale:
Owner's home is a 3 bedroom, 2 bath with a single car detached garage
Rental unit is a 2 bedroom, 1 bath home that is currently rented for $1,060
Price: $499k
Open house this Sunday
See listing HERE
Owner's home is a 3 bedroom, 2 bath with a single car detached garage
Rental unit is a 2 bedroom, 1 bath home that is currently rented for $1,060
Price: $499k
Open house this Sunday
See listing HERE
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
We Love Yipster!
Monday, December 13, 2010
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Sierra Bonita Apartments-Affordable Housing Done Right
On the corner of Santa Monica Blvd and Sierra Bonita in West Hollywood, an apt building consisting of 42 one-bedroom apartments sized at 620 square feet each.
Designed by Tighe Architecture, this building does NOT look like affordable house, which indeed it is.
Bravo, looks great!
Pix courtesy of Interior Design Magazine
Designed by Tighe Architecture, this building does NOT look like affordable house, which indeed it is.
Bravo, looks great!
Pix courtesy of Interior Design Magazine
Friday, December 10, 2010
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
A Renovation That Preserves Decay
A recent article in the New York Times on the "Harmony Club", a 20,000 sq ft building in Selma, Alabama that was built in 1909.
The 10 year renovation has left much of the decay intact with the restoration described as "neo-Gilded Age steampunk".
The motto here: “If if's not big, old, heavy, and obsolete, they don't want it.”
Result: Fantastic!
See article HERE
The 10 year renovation has left much of the decay intact with the restoration described as "neo-Gilded Age steampunk".
The motto here: “If if's not big, old, heavy, and obsolete, they don't want it.”
Result: Fantastic!
See article HERE
Monday, December 6, 2010
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