Hasta La Ideas

I was out at one of those hip fusion restaurants the other day – you know, the kind with the giant flat screen tvs playing cool old movies sans sound – and was delighted to re-discover the wonders of Cary Grant & Grace Kelly in Hitchcock’s fabulous ‘To Catch A Thief” (1955).

The film is fantastic for its stars, its spectacular locations, and exquisite fashions. A real feast for the eyes. The film was also noteworthy for breaking taboo codes of sexual representation. Apparently Hitchcock defied the studio’s mandate and opted to keep the ‘overtly symbolic’ fireworks scene in the final cut.

Enjoy!

Une très belle sélection du travail du photographe Tim Navis sur la galerie Fubiz. Basé à Los Angeles, son travail est axé sur les portraits, avec un traitement très particulier des couleurs. Quelques exemples à découvrir dans la suite.

Portfolio de Tim Navis.

Previously on Fubiz

• Lace Head
• Plane Stupid : Polar Bear
• Barry Underwood

Christmas decoration

This week’s Workspace of the Week is Lady Reynolds’ his and her office:

I like how this office uses the vertical space to keep paperwork and projects off the desk tops. And, the way the projects are displayed is a great solution for visual processors. I think the desks and chairs are from Ikea and the notes on the picture say that all of the clipboards were picked up from a thrift store. The magazine racks on the wall that were repurposed for files are also a great way to free up workspace. Thank you, Lady Reynolds, for your submission to our flickr pool.

Want to have your own workspace featured in Workspace of the Week? Submit a picture to the Unclutterer flickr pool. Check it out because we have a nice little community brewing there. Also, don’t forget that workspaces aren’t just desks. If you’re a cook, it’s a kitchen; if you’re a carpenter, it’s your workbench.

Sad news to start off the day with. Late yesterday, it was reported that Jeanne-Claude, the French artist who was married to and collaborated with Christo on a wide-variety of massive projects that largely involved huge installations, like “The Umbrellas” in Japan and “The Gates” in New York’s Central Park, has passed away due to complications from a ruptured brain aneurysm. Although frequently controversial, the pair showed incredible perseverance with their projects against what always seemed like insurmountable odds, and in the end were often rewarded with praise, even if not everyone passing by fully understood what they were going for (it wouldn’t seem like it, but for some nice remembrances, check out their “Common Errors” page and read through the pages of misconceptions). On the artists’ site, Christo has said the couple’s work will continue, which we can assume he’s referring to their planned work in the UAE and in Colorado. The Washington Post has put together this slideshow, taking a look at Jean-Claude’s life. Here’s a bit from the NY Daily News about Michael Bloomberg‘s response:

Mayor Bloomberg said Thursday he offered his condolences to Christo in a phone call. He praised them as visionaries who brightened the city and showed the world how art can transform an everyday view into something magical.

“It gave New Yorkers a whole different view of the city, of themselves. It helped tourism, but more than anything else, it expanded our minds and gave all of us for a number of days a chance to think about how big the world is, and Jean-Claude and Christo have really always thought bigger than the rest of us,” Bloomberg said.

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