Juxtaposition

“I'M AFRAID that if you look at a thing long enough, 

it loses all of its meaning.” 

- Andy Warhol

Oil on canvas: 

"Man in the City"

by Balcomb Greene (AMERICAN, 1904-1990). 

60 x 47¾ in. (152.4 x 121.3 cm.) Painted in 1961 

A French gilt-bronze figure of a bull entitled 

'TAUREAU ROMAIN

Baha Lounge Chair

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Wave Hill Garden, NY.

"DON'T HURRY, DON'T WORRY. 

You’re only here for a short visit. 

So be sure to stop and smell the flowers." 

- Walter Hagen

.... Hudson River at the back view

 

... a little window caught my attention

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Hanoi Museum, Vietnam

This is a stunning contemporary architecture in Hanoi

from Meinhard von Gerkan, Nikolaus Goetze, Klaus Lenz.

What a big contrast from the old french quarter I visited

a few years ago ... I adored the charming of

old Hanoi.

This is going to be a city of new and old again.

Location: Hanoi, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi Vietnam

Design Team: Meinhard von Gerkan, Nikolaus Goetze, Klaus Lenz 
Project Area: 30,000 sqm
Photographs: Marcus Bredt

 

... the spiral hallways reminded me of Guggenheim museum in NYC.

 

 

 

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Element of Style

“WHEN THE FOX cannot reach the grapes 

he says they are not ripe” 

Greek proverb

* A beautiful Mexican silver punch bowl 20th century

another item for your collection?

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Judy Garland

“BE A FIRST RATE version of yourself, 

not a second rate version of someone else”

-- Judy Garland

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Columbus Circle NYC

‎"WE ARE ALL INVENTORS, 

each sailing out on a voyage of discovery, 

guided each by a private chart, 
of which there is no duplicate. 

The world is all gates, all opportunities." 

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Columbus Circle, NYC

@ 12.30PM

viewed from 36th floor of Mandarin Oriental Hotel

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Gingko Leave

 inspired from gingko leaves 

CLAUDE LALANNE (NEE EN 1924) Fauteuil Gingko

Gingko card holder 

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Architecture @ West Village NYC

‎"ARCHITECTURE should speak of its time and place, 

but yearn for timelessness." 

- Frank Gehry

"QUALITY is simplicity, 

understatement and clear lines." 

- Ciro Paone

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New England Barn

Millbrook, New York.

Quintessential New England Barn

‎"LOST time is never found again." 

- Benjamin Franklin 

‎"PEOPLE grow through experience if they meet life 

honestly and courageously. 

This is how character is built." 

- Eleanor Roosevelt 

* Peeling paint gives this old red barn character.

 

Bondfire

‎"WHEN you arise in the morning, 

think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive 

- to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love." 

- Marcus Aurelius

‎"TREES are beautiful in their peace, 

they are wise in their silence. 

They will stand after we are dust. 

They teach us, and we tend them." 

- Galeain ip Altiem MacDunelmor

“DON'T WALK in front of me; 

I may not follow. 

Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. 

Just walk beside me and be my friend.”

- Albert Camus

... two majestic trees together for life

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Month of July

Millbrook, New York.

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