graffiti walk: NYC

We stayed in a Japanese hotel in Hell's Kitchen near Times Square. There and the rest of downtown were relatively free of street art, but the Bowery delivered as did the Buskwick Collective in Brooklyn (and the fringes of Manhattan Island).

the gr(a/e)y grrls

Why is there a correlation between having Gray/Grey as your surname and having fabulous design sense? There's the historical gobsmackery of Eileen Gray (architect, furniture designer), the minimal brilliance of Louise Gray (quilter), and the over-the-top undertones of Louisa Grey (interior designer). Louisa, in one of the photos below, even winks at this correlation by including an Eileen Gray-inspired lamp in a roomscape. All of these talented gr(e/a)ys have impeccable senses of style. Muted. Organic. Minimal. Warm yet cold. It's OK to have a gray day!

louisa grey

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 louise gray

eileen gray

photos from:

dezeen
house of grey
louise gray