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Month: February 2005

Los Angeles Graphica 04: The Grove Movie Theater Architecture + Exterior

2005-02-25
By: GG
On: February 25, 2005
In: Design, Spaces, Places & Architecture, Urban Life

We revisit The Grove shopping complex in Los Angeles. There we find this example of retro-faux Hollywood art-deco architecture mixed with contemporary, urban shopping-center chic: the The Grove movie theater. We’ve got really mixed feelings about this sort of thing, but to its credit the facade is an attempt toContinue Reading

Los Angeles Graphica 03: Von Dutch Store Facade + Logo, Santa Monica

2005-02-22
By: GG
On: February 22, 2005
In: Design, Spaces, Places & Architecture, Urban Life

In the previous post, we mentioned the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica. Many of the stores here are the same big branded chains you can find in any shopping mall in the US, or for that matter in any major industrialized city around the developed world–Starbucks, Banana Republic, BarnesContinue Reading

Los Angeles Graphica 02: Apple Store at The Grove

2005-02-18
By: GG
On: February 18, 2005
In: Design, Spaces, Places & Architecture, Urban Life

Almost every major city of the developed world seems to now have an Apple Store. Tokyo? Got one. New York? Of course. Paris, Yup. Los Angeles? No. “No?” you say. “What?” you ask, “LA doesn’t have an Apple Store?” OK, let’s clarify: LA doesn’t have “an” Apple Store; it hasContinue Reading

Los Angeles Graphica 01: Pink’s Hot Dog Stand Logo

2005-02-17
By: GG
On: February 17, 2005
In: Design, Spaces, Places & Architecture, Urban Life

The first of a series of graphica images from the City of Angels this past week show the logo painted on the wall of the dining patio at Pink’s hotodog stand. This famous LA weiner shack near the corner of LA Brea and Melrose avenues in Hollywood was opened 66Continue Reading

A Bathing Ape 06: Shopper at BAPE Busy Work Shop

2005-02-15
By: GG
On: February 15, 2005
In: Design, Spaces, Places & Architecture, Urban Life

In this shot, a shopper in a hoodie checks out the freshest kicks at the A Bathing Ape store, Busy Work Shop, in SoHo, New York City. Ivan Corsa Photo

A Bathing Ape 05: More Interior and Staff at BAPE Busy Work Shop

2005-02-11
By: GG
On: February 11, 2005
In: Design, Spaces, Places & Architecture, Urban Life

Here’s another interior view from the front of the A Bathing Ape store, Busy Work Shop, in SoHo, New York City. Caught in the snap are a couple of A Bathing Ape staff and a customer. Ivan Corsa Photo

A Bathing Ape 04: Interior at BAPE Busy Work Shop

2005-02-09
By: GG
On: February 9, 2005
In: Design, Spaces, Places & Architecture, Urban Life

Taking photos inside the new A Bathing Ape store, aka Busy Work Shop, in New York City is forbidden, as in most retail spaces. So without a telephoto lens, the best snap of the shop’s interior was straight through the front. Here we see the interior design and some ofContinue Reading

A Bathing Ape 03: Busy Work Shop Signage

2005-02-07
By: GG
On: February 7, 2005
In: Design, Spaces, Places & Architecture, Urban Life

The the signage at the new A Bathing Ape store consists of the brand name, logo and shop name etched in a large plate glass window. The Ape logo is directly inspired by the Planet of Apes iconography. Nigo, the Japanese designer and founder of the A Bathing Ape brand,Continue Reading

A Bathing Ape 02: Busy Work Shop Storefront

2005-02-04
By: GG
On: February 4, 2005
In: Design, Spaces, Places & Architecture, Urban Life

This is a shot of the storefront for the new A Bathing Ape store in NYC. The store is called “Busy Work Shop,” and occupies two floors in a newly renovated space in SoHo. Ivan Corsa Photo

A Bathing Ape 01: Window Display Sneakers

2005-02-02
By: GG
On: February 2, 2005
In: Design, Spaces, Places & Architecture, Urban Life

In late December, with little discernible fanfare, the first ever official North American outpost of the exclusive, quasi-underground Japanese clothing label A Bathing Ape (also known as BAPE) hung out its shingle on a cobblestone street in SoHo, NYC. Here is a shot of the main store window display, whichContinue Reading

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