Lluis Barba

25Feb13

LLuis Barba’s “Self-Portraits” is both homage to the seven artists he considers the most influential in changing art history, such as Andy Warhol above, and it also a critique of our contemporary ironies such as “opulence and poverty, ignorance and intelligence, as well as mass consumption and the loss of identity that all suffer daily”. […]

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Tags: "Self Portraits", Andy Warhol, Art, artist, arts, collage, Francis Bacon, frida kahlo images, Lluis Barba, Magritte, Picasso, salvador dali, Van Gogh

Delicious Dining: European Style

15Jun12

The Guardian recently featured these unique dining room spaces, from the U.K. and beyond, and they are stunning! Many of these rooms prove that even the simplest furnishings can create the most beautiful spaces.   pb The owner of the room above sanded through layers of paint until reaching the cement below. The table is […]

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Tags: Andy Warhol, Carrie Bradshaw, Design, designer, dining, Dining Rooms, Eames, Eclectic Living, Furniture, furniture design, G-Plan, Hans Wegner, Interior Design, Juan Antonio Roda, Louisville KY, Mid-Century Modern, Modern, Retro, Sex and the City, using color in home

Guess who slept here….

04Feb12

I was intrigued by the post on Flavorwire concerning cultural icons and their bedrooms. Some were exactly what I thought their bedrooms would look like and others were very surprising.  See if your reactions are similar. pb  

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Tags: Andy Warhol, famous bedrooms, Frank Sinatra, Truman Capote, Woody Allen