THE LATEST VON KOTTWITZ

German photographer Thomas Wrede’s image of Italy.

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 10:00:00 -0400

German photographer Thomas Wrede’s image of Italy.

Martin Scorsese writes at length about one of my favorite films,...

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:00:00 -0400

Martin Scorsese writes at length about one of my favorite films, Antonioni’s L’Avventura for This Recording.

Thomas Hooper is part of the P.J.S. Exhibitions Presents...

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 10:10:56 -0400

Thomas Hooper is part of the P.J.S. Exhibitions Presents “Metanoia”
- A Collection of Works by Renowned NYC Based Artists - July 15.

(Via)

From the Style.com review of Givenchy’s (my favorite) Fall 2010...

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 10:00:00 -0400

From the Style.com review of Givenchy’s (my favorite) Fall 2010 Couture collection:

“Even the baboon fur that was attached to a swallowtailed knit jacket was spookily bleached.”

Wow. Apparently not illegal in France?

Brutal Beauty: Von Kottwitz « Vevant

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 14:17:44 -0400

Brutal Beauty: Von Kottwitz « Vevant:

Colleen Nika interviewed me last week about Von Kottwitz for new destination site Vevant. Check out the piece, which includes preview stills from a new film we’re working on….

“Though she’s wisely cautious, she’s not counting out all expansionist plans. “I did a film already,” she says, referring to the Meridian film, a concept piece that accompanied her Fall 2010 collection premiere in February. It’s a portrait of a woman’s intimacy with jewelry, a celebration of decoration, ritual, and the creation of personal totems. Though Von Kottwitz might be conceived to be stark, cold, and utilitarian, on the wearer’s hands (or neck), Stotler’s vision can reverberate with a humane individualism. “By using vintage footage of my mother adoringly filmed by my father intercut with new images of a modern, intimate ‘boyfriend experience,’ I sought to show the way jewelry can become a very personal element between a woman and her lover, as both the last thing she puts on when going to meet him and the final thing she takes off in private.” Stotler explains.”

Amazing Future.

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 10:00:00 -0400

Amazing Future.

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Mon, 05 Jul 2010 09:00:00 -0400

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I’m not really a Ryan McGinley fan, but I have to say, this...

Fri, 02 Jul 2010 09:16:23 -0400

I’m not really a Ryan McGinley fan, but I have to say, this video is kind of great.

From The Nowness (who should hire me):

“Shot with a Phantom camera (capable of capturing video at over 1000 frames per second), Entrance Romance sees the all-American beauty (since 2002 the face of Estée Lauder) cheerfully turning a can of WD-40 into a flame thrower, passionately kissing a dog and smiling serenely as a bowl of goldfish smashes over her head.”

I’ve always loved you and I always will. From Style.com: “F....

Fri, 02 Jul 2010 09:14:11 -0400

I’ve always loved you and I always will.

From Style.com:

“F. Scott Fitzgerald once wrote that there are no second acts in American lives. That may be—but there are in Austrian art pieces. Case in point: Helmut Lang, who swore off the design game to make art a few years back, repurposed the found mahogany eagle that used to decorate his Soho shop into Three (pictured), his largest sculpture to date. Lang split the original eagle into three and coated it with tar; it now represents, according to the artist (or whoever’s writing his press releases), “the emasculation of the creative spirit in a global marketplace.” Soon, Londoners will be able to get up close and personal with that emasculation—Acne has acquired the piece for its first London shop, which opens just down the block from Dover Street Market in Mayfair later this month.”

Another shot from Vanessa Jackman, featuring the Coil necklace,...

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 10:15:31 -0400

Another shot from Vanessa Jackman, featuring the Coil necklace, reblogged by a site called Wasted Talent: A Fashion + Lifestyle Blog (not sure what they’re getting at with the name, but thanks for the mention!)

I met Vanessa Jackman at Sydney fashion week where she was...

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 10:07:25 -0400

I met Vanessa Jackman at Sydney fashion week where she was camped out all week snapping the scene of editors, models and gawkers.

Today she posted some lovely photos of me here along with an intro to Von Kottwitz Jewelry. Thanks for your support Vanessa and see you in Berlin in a few weeks!

Dan Flavin at the DIA Beacon a couple weeks ago. I’m still...

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0400

Dan Flavin at the DIA Beacon a couple weeks ago.

I’m still going to make one for my eventual loft/barn/whatever.

My favorite Richard Serra’s at the DIA Beacon.

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 11:00:00 -0400

My favorite Richard Serra’s at the DIA Beacon.

This might be it…. The dream is back on. If I can’t have a...

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0400

This might be it….

The dream is back on. If I can’t have a condo, at least I want a motorcycle.

1965 HONDA S90 SUPER CUB SUPER 90

I’d only have to go to Philadelphia to get it….

I did my senior thesis installation art piece on Southern...

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 07:00:00 -0400

I did my senior thesis installation art piece on Southern California, including an abstract replica of the L.A. river, water and all.

My fascination with this place never ebbs.

terrysdiary:

Los Angeles River #3

Somewhere Trailer HD - Sofia Coppola I knew Dorff still had it.

Sun, 20 Jun 2010 17:26:30 -0400

Somewhere Trailer HD - Sofia Coppola

I knew Dorff still had it.

Terence Koh’s infamous Balenciaga robot leggings on the Selby.

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 11:00:00 -0400

Terence Koh’s infamous Balenciaga robot leggings on the Selby.

Absolutely everything in this video is so up my alley it’s a bit...

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 10:00:00 -0400

Absolutely everything in this video is so up my alley it’s a bit scary.

I love HEALTH. I was glad to hear them as the soundtrack to a number of fashion shows in Sydney last month. It’s catching on.

homeofthevain:

HEALTH, USA Boys

You can keep Alejandro, I’ll have this instead. Or its flipside.

More HEALTH.

Zéro de Conduite by Jean Vigo (1933) Part 4 of 5 (via...

Wed, 16 Jun 2010 10:00:00 -0400

Zéro de Conduite by Jean Vigo (1933) Part 4 of 5 (via VieuxFilms)

One of my favorite films, with one of my favorite scenes ever, starting at about the 5:30 mark. A slow motion, feather tornado of a pillow fight amid a French boarding school revolution.

From Amazon:

“It’s hard to believe that this fantastical tale of a schoolboy rebellion was banned in its native France for 12 years following its initial 1933 release (for supposed anti-French sentiment). Perhaps the French authorities were remembering director Jean Vigo’s father, a famous French anarchist who died in prison, or just concerned that Vigo was revealing too much of his own unhappy youth spent in boarding schools. They needn’t have worried. Zero in Conduct is much more a childhood fantasy than a social critique, focusing on three particularly naughty boys who are constantly being threatened with a “zero in conduct” for their bad behavior. The rebellion in question is no armed revolt but a raucous pillow fight and a few stones thrown from a roof, all to the chant “Down with teachers, down with school.”

Givenchy Resort 2011.

Wed, 16 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0400

Givenchy Resort 2011.