Photo: Courtesy of Supernova
Opening February 13 at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Larry Fink: Hollywood Parties 2000-2009 is a collection of images from Fink’s coverage of Vanity Fair’s Oscar parties.
Photo: Courtesy LACMA
Opening in March at New York’s Eugene O’Neill Theatre, The Book of Mormon is an irreverent musical by South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker with Robert Lopez, the Tony Award-winning writer of Avenue Q. The show tells the story of two missionaries from Salt Lake City sent on a mission to Uganda.
Photo: Courtesy of the Book in Mormon
Before Dwell and Wallpaper, there was Abitare, an Italian magazine launched in the 1960s that chronicled design trends from around the world. Rizzoli recently issued a compilation, Abitare: 50 Years of Design.
Photo: Courtesy of Arbitare
According to a British study, the average cell phone has 18 times more bacteria than a toilet handle. Ideal for a corporate gift or to keep devices germ-free at meetings, Violight’s new sterilizer ($49.95) cleans phones, MP3 players, and other items in minutes using UV rays.
Photo: Courtesy of Violight
Husband-and-wife chefs and culinary consultants Aki Kamozawa and H. Alexander Talbot dissect the science behind cooking techniques and create dishes both avant-garde (eucalyptus-roasted white sweet potatoes) and amusing (pretzel and beer noodles) in Ideas in Food, a new book released by Clarkson Potter based on their popular blog.
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Sustainable advertising firm Curb recently released DesignGrass. Ideal for step-and-repeats or branded displays, the product allows you to form a pattern or logo out of real grass that can be affixed to any surface. No watering required.
Photo: Courtesy of Curb
Los Angeles-based contemporary furniture and lighting design firm Scale 1:1 developed a line of “huggable” plug-in inflatable lights called Supernova. The tubular lamps, which contain LEDs, are available for purchase at fordandching.com.
Photo: Courtesy of Supernova
Beverage consultant Junior Merino of the Liquid Chef predicts that mezcal will pop up on cocktail menus in 2011. The smoky, agave-based spirit is similar to tequila, but is typically handcrafted in small batches by artisanal producers.
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Three feeds worth following on Twitter: Inhabitat (@inhabitat) covers green design in all forms, from architecture to transportation to fashion. Author Michael Pollan (@michaelpollan) writes about the politics of food, sustainability, and healthy eating. Christine Perkett (@missusP), C.E.O. of Boston-based PerkettPR, discusses PR strategies and social and digital marketing.
Launching in January (and co-owned by BizBash), the New York-based Event Leadership Institute offers online and in-person classes and interviews with event industry experts (such as Jennifer Gilbert, pictured). Topics include event strategy and ROI, lighting and design, and fund-raising.
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