The Buildings of Japanese Architect Tadao Ando

Our “Visual Culture of Japan Series” continues with this post on famed Osaka-based Japanese architect Tadao Ando and some images … More

“A” is for Araki

Here’s the first post of our “Visual Culture of Japan” series, which we were inspired to launch given the recent … More

The incredible, terrible destruction stemming from the 9.0 magnitude Tohoku earthquake that struck Japan on March 11, and the subsequent … More

Lots of origami cranes ( tsuru in Japanese ) on display in the Los Angeles offices of a major global … More

“You Would” strikes again. This time it’s written in silver Sharpie on the back of the bathroom door at Cafe … More

Early morning poolside at the Ace Hotel and Swim Club in Palm Springs, California, enjoying the aesthetic of the mid-century … More

Large dog sculpture by acclaimed Japanese artist Yoshitomo Nara at the (surprisingly good) Palm Springs Art Museum, in the city … More

A “Faust” sticker on Lafayette Street in SoHo, downtown New York City.

The beautifully-decayed “ACE” signs at the Ace Hotel and Swim Club in Palm Springs, California, in the near desert east … More

Paris-based American fashion designer Rick Owens was wearing the dopest sneakers when we took the runway after the showing of … More

“Look at Me” sticker on a “Chute Cellar” cover at base of a tenement building on Ludlow Street, in the … More

Dinner on a recent Delta flight from New York to Los Angeles.

Midtown Manhattan skyline racing by in the distance as seen from a car on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway ( BQE ). … More

The lovely A. was gracious enough to show us the awesome feather tattoo on her foot and pose for our … More

Sharpie sketch of “2011” in a Moleskine notebook on an orange chair in our office.

Some New Orleans natives in the office in Los Angeles recently celebrated a mardi gras tradition and brought a “king … More

The Hillcrest sign in the heart of the neighborhood of the same name in San Diego. The nabe is the … More

This is a nice serendipitous diptych-like placement of two copies of Vogue magazine we spotted at the Terminal 5 newsstand … More

Stumbled upon (literally) this stencil street art of Darth Vader, the iconic villain of the George Lucas Star Wars films, … More

The sign at Surf Indian, the wonderful surfing gear and surf boards shop in Pacific Beach in San Diego.

On the back exterior wall of the massive Whole Foods supermarket in Venice, the iconic Los Angeles neighborhood near Santa … More