new finds in the neighborhood

designer's bliss is surrounding me. within just a few short blocks of the loft, some of the area's most talented architects, designers, artists and style mavens extraordinaire are conjuring up amazing eye candy. i could feel it in my bones that pulaski heights and the boulevard district have hidden treasure, but after digging around a bit, it turns out that these gems are not so secret.

architects and designers to die for:
lori burk

d.o.c. unlimited

robert segrest

diggin' the artists:
mary engel

carol john

stan mullins

curiosities galore:
montgomery rag

salk institute

the most important architectural landmark in san diego and most beautiful place in la jolla

all glass works by dale chihuly

architect's paradise

today i had an hour and a half between appointments downtown. i finally made it to the los angeles central library, a work of art unto it's own, to check out the richard neutra exhibit of sketches and drawings. wow. so inspiring. an hour was not enough and i must go back. it made me so happy to see his renderings in pastels, one of my favorite mediums.



i also had my nifty polaroid on me and snapped this amazing chandelier of the globe hanging from a magnificent dome, celestially hovering above as if we were in outer space perceiving the constellations from beyond.



leaving the library, i noticed so many details about the architecture of the grounds and surrounding cityscape. i love my polaroid. and the iphoto editing feature.