max lamb talk tonight at 6pm/ workshop residency, sf

Spent a lovely morning coffeeing and catching up with my friend, designer Max Lamb who is visiting from London for a short stint. He is talking tonight at Worshop Residency in the Dogpatch neighborhood of San Francisco.
833 22nd St. x Tennessee. Starts at 6pm. See you there!

just pretty/aubock

Just pretty light, don't you think?

carl aubock/chair

Lots of editing going on over here for the new book. It is kind of magical going through everything I have shot over the past 6 months. It is only in hindsight that I can see how much I have done/shot/experienced...you name it. I came across this image yesterday of a chair by Carl Aubock that I shot at the Werkstatte in Vienna. Actually it was in a storage room, but Carl Aubock (IV) knew I would love to see all the treasures in there (like the furniture that Carl II designed for himself and lived with in his home). I especially loved this chair, not only because it is fantastic to look at and comfy, but also because of that plaid! Carl's wife designed textiles so this was a husband/wife collaboration. The shape of this chair is great, but for me, the plaid puts it over the top. Just super good.
There is a new book on Werkstatte Carl Aubock that just came out. Looking forward to taking a look.

max lamb/nyt.people watching/outtakes

A few more outtakes from Max Lamb's live work space in London. I told you there were a lot...
See the original NYT People Watching post here.

workshops/

I do love a good workshop. Ran across these two shots and had to share. I especially like all the ropes...maybe that ties in (no pun intended?) to my obsession with nautical knots?

erica tanov/home studio

One more of my favorites from Erica Tanov's place in Berkeley, CA. A little detail from her home studio. There are a couple vintage costumes hanging on pegs that were inspiration for a past collection. It feels a bit like a treehouse, doesn't it? This is easily my favorite room in her house.

handcrafted modern/outakes/john kapel

The release of my first book, Handcrafted Modern, is fast approaching (Oct. 5)! At the moment I am thinking a lot about craftmen's workspaces and workshops, and this is a shot of one of the best I have been in. John Kapel's workshop in the basement of his home is so well organized that even the way these wood pieces hang on the wall inspires me.