Archive for April, 2011

The Spare Room opened in February 2011 and is a modern day gaming parlour and lounge, situated on the mezzanine level of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. The Spare Room features two vintage bowling lanes, custom and eclectic furnishings, and textures that convey a handcrafted, timeless feel. They even have bowling oxfords custom-designed for the newly opened lounge by George Esquivel.

It is the joint brainchild of Downtown L.A. cocktail pioneer Aidan Demarest (Seven Grand, The Edison, and First & Hope), Med Abrous (Teddy’s, also at the Hollywood Roosevelt), and Marc Rose. Designed by the Los Angeles-based firm Studio Collective, the interior combines vintage, custom-tailored furnishings that  conjure up an atmosphere of by-gone affluence.

Photos courtesy: Thompson Hotels

The work of Norwegian landscape photographer Terje Sorgjerd is inspirational to say the least. Below are two of his latest short movies. He is quickly earning some worldwide attention. The Aurora has now been posted by over 200,000 people on Facebook alone. It has appeared on CBS, TIME, the Discovery Channel, Huffington, The Atlantic, Wired, Gizmodo, NBC, MSNBC, USA Today, AOL, Yahoo News, NASA, Space.com, Universe today, and Reuters among others. His short entitled “The Mountain” was also a tremendous success.

You can follow Terje Sorgjerd on facebook.

The Aurora from TSO Photography on Vimeo.

The Mountain from TSO Photography on Vimeo.

I found this really neat book while looking through the latest issue of Communication Arts magazine. The concept of Noah Scalin’s “365 method” is simple: Choose a theme or medium, then make something every day for a year. Noah made 365 skull-themed projects . . . now he invites you to choose your obsession and get creative!

www.noahscalin.com | www.skulladay.blogspot.com