Thank goodness...you know what!

When I discovered the work of Natalie Perkins I giggled and melted a bit inside. Seriously go check out her site, you'll see! 

This one here goes out to my work week [and a few other things in between].  Honestly what a week. 

 

Too stinkin cute!

Hehehe.  Sometimes this is so true.

I'm going to start doing this more often.

Also I'm going to send you off to the weekend with a brand new track my friend Jillionaire just released with Harlem Soul Collective.  I can't stop listening to it on repeat.  Happy Friday everyone and have a great weekend!

  Jungle Mind feat Bajka by Harlem Soul Collective

The Mix of Summer

Hope you all have an amazing Labor Day weekend and are sending summer out with a bang or with a very blissful weekend. Summer has been filled with many new memories, friendships, and lots of joyous moments. The memories of summer don't have to be forgotten though.

via pinterest

Enjoy this Summer Mix 2010 by Huggs and let it lock down your summer memories in one amazing mixtape!

Summer Mix 2010 by Huggs on Mixcloud

Design Milk: The Beat Boxed 7

This is my favorite The Beat Boxed yet! Check out the entire article on Design Milk today!
A Tribe Called Quest is not only one of my favorite hip-hop groups, but one of the best hip hop groups of all times! Their song “I Left My Wallet in El Segundo” is the perfect follow-up to the “Oh my god I lost my wallet” kind of weekend I just had. For this week's The Beat Boxed I didn't think it fair to "box" in the beats of A Tribe Called Quest, so I decided to create a modern pop-up “kick-it” stop perfect for the Tribe as they continue along their instinctive travels. I was so inspired by how gorgeous the bright patterns and bold colors were as they contrasted with the bright sun and dry desert in this video. You must check it out!

I love this low-lying pleat sofa and it looks like it could almost be the backseat of a vintage 1970’s car. Pop that baby out, unroll your patchwork cowhide rug, scatter around your Moroso cubes from the M’Afrique collection, hang your brass ball pendants, and you are ready to kick it just like A Tribe called Quest did on their way to El Segundo. Oh and don’t forget your sombrero, you’ll need it in that hot desert sun!

Now what better place to kick it than at the Hotel Silken Puerto America in Madrid. I think this room by Mariscal y Salas may have just been designed for A Tribe Called Quest!

Mark your Calendars LA!

There's a lot going on this week, so get ready!

Wednesday: BPMp3 Battle at AK1511, a great new gallery space on Abbot Kinney. Competing teams include Stones Throw, Dim Mak, Deckstar, from Elsewhere, Cobrasnake, eatskeet, Love Made & Barracuda. . Plus an open bar thanks to Belvedere & Amp.



Thursday:Hammer Presents Also I Like to Rock with Foreign Born + Warpaint @ 8PM + Galleries are open until 9! You may remember this post about Warpaint!


Saturday: Don't miss this incredible sidewalk sale from 9-5 @ 730 N Highland Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90038. What an amazing group collaborating for this sale, NK Shop, Lawson-Fenning, Rewire, and Reform Gallery...I wouldn't miss it!


Saturday: Party @ Rehab Vintage/Sonrisa @ 7609 Beverly Blvd.
{Sonrisa is now under new ownership and is going by a new name Rehab Vintage. Patrick is doing some amazing stuff with the space, so I would definitely check this one out! }


Saturday: Clay and Response Opening @ Heath Gallery 6pm-8pm. Admission is free and open to the public. rsvp or 323-965-0800

I'm really excited about this one! Artists Steve Abee, Rick Baker, Louise Bonnet, Eve Fowler, Roger Herman, Lucas Michael, Brendan Monroe and Wyatt Troll chose a pot made by Adam Silverman and created a response piece within their chosen medium — sculpture, photography, etc. Each piece (pot and artist response) will be displayed and sold as a set at Heath LA. You may remember Louise Bonnet from this post a few weeks back.

LEFTOVER CUTIES KNIBB-LE ME IN!

The sultry sounds of Leftover Cuties made me stop in my tracks. The beautiful melody was filling the streets as the band seduced the crowd from the front porch of 1524. As I stopped, the wide platform like front steps of this Craftsman Style bungalow drew me closer to the music. I peeked my head inside. WOW, WOW, WOW! I was amazed! I had no idea what I was walking into, but I am so glad I did. I have been seeing this KNIBB sign as I drive/ride down Abbot Kinney and everytime I think to myself, how clever is that. Ok, so it all came together...KNIBB Design, owned by Landscape designer Sean Knibb, who is known to " take an unconventional approach to conventional design as he transforms ordinary outdoor spaces into magical retreats from everyday life" has taken over the space next door and done exactly that. 1524 is a beautifully curated space featuring Knibb's indoor-outdoor furniture, an eco-friendly collection of tables and benches made of wood salvaged from construction tear-downs around Los Angeles. The colors so bold, the wood so raw, the design so rough but refined. This gallery has been deconstructed, the rafters revealed, the trim stripped to it's purest state, the collection of light fixtures, designed by Peter Carlson, for CL Sterling, sparkle like a diamond in the sky, and the colors are straight from a candy shop. The prices are fairly reasonable and the design is outstanding. A must have!






Knibbs aesthetic transcends through the space and out the back door to a gorgeous backyard garden where flames dance around and and guests gather, in what feels like an old barn. I seriously did not want to leave. The only thing that got me out of this space was the Leftover Cuties were still playing on the front porch:-)


You must check out Leftover Cutie's website, it's new and it is so, so adorable. Seriously I think you'll actually start blowing at the screen, it's that great!! The sound is seductive so be prepared.