Category: Spaces, Places & Architecture

Desert Poolside Classic

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

Scenes from MoMA

In our new ongoing “Scenes From a …” series, we’re posting images snapped at museums and similar places and events. … More

Sound Board Confessional

The sound-board aesthetic: We love standing near the sound boards at concerts and find the look of all the lighted … More

Temporary Amphitheatre

The temporary performance venue at the 2011 Art Los Angeles Contemporary art fair: The “Amphitheatre” build of art crates.

De Jaren Cafe

Wonderful, bright light on a winter afternoon at the wonderful, bright vintage-modern De Jaren Cafe in Amsterdam, one of our … More

Dangerbird

Dangerbird Records office and the landmark Pablove Foundation’s “PabLove One Another” mural on Sunset Boulevard  in Silverlake, in Los Angeles.

Skull Lamp

The wonderful skull lamp in the mezzanine “bedroom” bar at My House, a club in Hollywood, in Los Angeles. There’s … More

Opening Ceremony, Part Deux

Influential, full-of-awesome clothing store Opening Ceremony recently expanded into a massive, multi-floor loft space adjacent to its original New York … More

Wall of Wood

The wall of wood art at Lamill Coffee Boutique in Silverlake, in Los Angeles.

Agency Floor-Through Stairs

The awesome architectural design of the floor-through stairs at advertising agency Saatchi & Saatchi in Los Angeles.

Concert at Synagogue

Pix of the enormously the band Sway Machinery performing with members of Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Antibalas recently at the … More

New Museum Feet

Our Tretorn-adorned feet at the New Museum in downtown New York City.

Cargo Train

Cargo train as seen from passenger window of airplane sitting on the tarmac at Detroit Metro International Airport.

Cinema in the Park

Each in summer in Bryant Park, in New York City, the cable network HBO sponsors a series of outdoor film … More

Rio Decor

Beautiful living-room decor in a downtown New York City apartment: An large, rasterized image of some dudes playing “football” (soccer … More

Loriot + Luggage + Mags

From our “Space + Places” file: Various snapshots of the television set in the guest room at our highly internationalized … More

The Bar at the Park

The beautiful interior and architectural design of the bar at the Park, a massive restaurant in Chelsea, in New York … More

Meet

Gorgeous signage and architectural design at Meet, a beautiful loft space  at “The Apartment” in SoHo that can be rented … More

La Colombe

The beautiful and beautifully rendered large logo on the wall at La Colombe Torrefaction cafe in Tribeca, New York City.The … More

Yellow Vinyl Sofas

The interior decor and furniture are bright and colorful at the New York offices and global headquarters of advertising agency … More

SoHo Synagogue

A synagogue is “coming soon” to SoHo, in downtown New York City. The future SoHo Synagogue is on Crosby Street, … More

A.P.C. Harajuku

The wonderful A.P.C. clothing store in Tokyo, Japan. This is just one of several shops throughout the Japanese capital and … More

Sky Room

Some downtown New York City views of the Lower East Side (and Global Graphica HQ), Chinatown, Tribeca, SoHo, Nolita, Little … More

Masamichi Katayama

We love the style and work of Masamichi Katayama and his company, called Wonderwall, one of the foremost contemporary Japanese … More

Macbar Nolita

Awesome architectural design and space for the tiny Macbar, a mac-and-cheese specialty restaurant in New York City.

Girl at Bess

Whimsical illustration wheat-paste street art in front of the Bess shop on Lafayette St. in SoHo, in downtown Manhattan, NYC.

Lafuma Sign

We love the design of this branded signage for Lafuma Furniture in Harajuku, Tokyo.

Tokyo Landing

We thought we’d kick off a new series of Tokyo street-art postings with this a video of a 747 jumbo … More

White Box

The White Box gallery (or “WBX”) on Broome Street in Chinatown part of the Lower East Side often changes the … More

Maupin Signage

We often walk by Lehmann Maupin, a beautiful art gallery space on Chrystie Street in the Lower East Side. (There’s … More

Apotheke

New York Places: Another interior image of Apotheke, a new mixology cocktail bar on Doyers Street, in the heart of … More

Apotheke

New York Places: Exterior shot of Apotheke, a new mixology cocktail bar on Doyers Street, in the heart of old … More

Apotheke

New York Places: Apotheke is a new mixology cocktail bar on Doyers Street, in the heart of old Chinatown, downtown … More

Apotheke

New York Places: Exterior shot of Doyers Vietnamese Restaurant in the heart of old NYC Chinatown. The restaurant sits two … More

Raw Space

Massive raw space on the ground level at the rear, Orchard Street side of the sexy new Thompson Hotel Lower … More

East Village Gallery, Miami

Miami Street Art; Another exterior shot of the influential Miami street art venue East Village Gallery, in the city’s Design … More

East Village Gallery, Miami

Miami Street Art; Exterior shot of the influential Miami street art venue East Village Gallery, in the city’s Design District … More

Chinatown

New York City: Chinatown night street scene. © Ivan Corsa Photo – Street Art Images

White Box Gallery Sedition

The White Box Gallery has new home on Broome Street and is a newcomer to the hyper-accelerating presence of “serious” … More

James Bond, Reykjavik

Reykjavik architecture and signage: A closer shot of the wonderfully named James Bond video rental shop in Reykjavik, Iceland. © … More

James Bond, Reykjavik

Reykjavik architecture and signage: Gotta love this — a video rental shop (or is it a tiny cinema?) called James … More

Terminal 5

From the City Life file: Standing crowd up front near the stage during the recent Wolf Parade concert at Terminal … More

More Ludlow Shapes

More images of awesome street art on Ludlow Street: Painted pink-and-blue-ish shapes on the wall of building behind the row … More

Water Cube

We’re fascinated with the exterior design and the ephemeral video imagery on the “Water Cube” building, the venue for the … More

Os Gemeos Video

This is a great little video clip — a mini-documentary — on Os Gemeos, the twin brothers from Sao Paulo … More

Playing the Building

Musician playing a keyboard integrated into the architecture of an unused part of the Battery Maritime Building (an old ferry … More

Playing the Building

“Playing the Building” art installation by David Byrne in Lower Manhattan, NYC. © Ivan Corsa Photo – Street Art Images

Playing the Building

“Playing the Building” art installation by David Byrne . © Ivan Corsa Photo – Street Art Images Playing the Building

Playing the Building

Musician playing the keyboard during ensemble concert at the “Playing the Building” art installation by David Byrne . © Ivan … More

Playing the Building

Musician playing during ensemble concert at the Battery Maritime Building in New York City as part of the current “Playing … More

Playing the Building

“Playing the Building” art installation by David Byrne during ensemble concert at the Battery Maritime Building in New York City. … More

Smile at Leblon Beach

Love this painted street art work on what appears to be an electric or phone utility box across from beautiful, … More

Grand Theft Haring

Fresh Keith Haring artwork homage on Houston Street, New York City. The Grand Theft Auto IV video game billboard above the mural … More

Grand Theft Haring

Fresh Keith Haring homage under the massive Grand Theft Auto IV billboard on Houston Street, New York City. © Ivan … More

Barnstormers Site

We recently revisited the public art works of the Barnstormers, an artists collective of New York- and Tokyo-based creators. For … More

Article: Street Art in Sweden

We stumbled across this overview article (in English) on street art in Stockholm on the official Swedish government website. The … More