Vena Cava

02/06/13 4 notes

Weekender Dress

Viva Vena Spring 13

Viva Vena Spring 13

Viva Vena by Vena Cava Spring 13

MONDOBLOGO ON CHARLOTTE PERRIAND

02/01/13 8 notes

They say behind every great man there is an even greater woman. I think this was especially the case with Charlotte Perriand. But unlike a lot of the great behind the scenes women, she got her due.

Charlotte Perriand and Alfred Roth Paris 1927 Check out her ball bearing necklace. Also check out Alfred’s teeth! Wowza!

Charlotte Perriand Le Corbusier is on the left, and her first lucky husband Percy Scholefield is in the back. Paris 1927

Charlotte Perriand “1928 Dining Room” Salon des Artistes Decorateurs Paris 1928

Charlotte Perriand Paris 1929 That is the cutie herself chillin’ in the iconic lounge chair she co-designed with Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret.

Charlotte Perriand Rockin’ the bear pits at her home “Case a la Loti” Le Plan d’Osier, France 1939

Charlotte Perriand and Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret’s “Study for a Young Man” Brussel’s World Fair 1935

Charlotte Perriand’s apartment circa 1938 (?) Paris (I am disputing that date, well my foundation is…) Looks to be at least 10 years later to this hillbilly, but what do I know….

Charlotte Perriand Detail from the “Domestic Ambiance” section of the exhibition “Formes Utiles” Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Paris 1950

Charlotte Perriand At work in Paris 1997

charlotte perriand: cute as a bug and sharp a a whip!

HOUSE WEAR

01/31/13 8 notes

We are all fawning over this small magazine Sophie picked up at Family in LA. It is full of beautiful still life photos and interesting articles. We had to find out who was masterminding it. It’s two super rad Australian ladies (who also have an awesome blog) and they are working on the next issue as we speak.

MANY MANY is a creative collaboration between architectural designer Stephanie Poole and publisher Rachel Elliot-Jones. Past projects span curation, independent publishing, art direction, writing and installation. MANY MANY initiated the HOUSE WEAR project in 2011, with an eponymous exhibition as part of Melbourne’s State of Design Festival. A publication series followed, with Issue 1 released in September that year. Issue 2 is due to be launched in 2013.

B

01/26/13 20 notes

VC Friend Ashley Booth Klein has just launched B, an online store for ceramics, photography, and books. They also organize collaborations with other stores, galleries, and artists. Ashley is a photography dealer, an art historian, and publisher of art and design journal.

She’s a real renaissance woman. Way to go Ashley, we are excited for your new site.

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CONRAN BEDROOMS

01/22/13 20 notes

Terence Conran is the master. No one does a bedroom like him. Here are some of our favorites from his 1978 Edition of The Bed and Bath book.

GUERRILLA ADVERTISING

01/17/13 3 notes

With all the advertising that we are inundated with daily, I appreciate a little absurdity now and then….

IMAGES VIA: BORED PANDA

MONDOBLOGO ON SOPHIE TAEUBER-ARP

01/14/13 15 notes

We are excited to introduce Patrick Parrish as a new guest contributor to the Vena Cava blog.

He is the owner of the Manhattan gallery Mondo Cane and is the eye behind the popular blog MONDOBLOGO. He has recently contributed to Apartamento, Bad Day and 01 Magazines with his photography and interviews of Jim Walrod, Martino Gamper, Ro/Lu and Project No.8. He is a curator, collector, sometimes painter and always has a camera in his pocket.

His Instagram feed is one of our favorites and we are big fans of Mondo Cane and MondoBlogo.

He is going to share some rad shit with you, gentle readers….

Here is his first post.

Sophie Taeuber-Arp Ascona 1925

I didn’t know much about Sophie Taeuber-Arp until a few months ago. Of course, we all love her husband Hans Arp

But Sophie had been unfairly overlooked by many apparently. No longer though! A great new monograph is out: “Movement and Balance Sophie Taeuber-Arp 1889-1943” It’s great!

Sophie Taeuber-Arp “Vertical-Horizontal Composition” 1918

Sophie and Erika Taeuber Zürich 1922

Sophie Taeuber-Arp “Hopi Indian Costume” 1922

(One of these photos is reversed… or she made more than one skirt… or the skirt is spun around….)

Sophie Taeuber-Arp “Dr. Complex” Marionette from “King Stag” 1918

Sophie Taeuber-Arp “Freudanalyticus” Marionette from “King Stag” 1918

Sophie Taeuber-Arp “Untitled” & “Untitled” Cushions 1924

Sophie Taeuber-Arp “Vertical-Horizontal Composition” 1928

Sophie Taeuber-Arp With “Dada Head” 1920

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WET: THE MAGAZINE OF GOURMET BATHING

01/09/13 26 notes

If you ever find a copy of WET on eBay, buy it.

It’s got to be one of the best 70’s art/lifestyle magazines.

A magazine all about bathing and art? Yes.

Leonard Koren created Wet in conjunction with some of the artwork he was making at the time, which he called “bath art”. 34 issues of Wet were published between 1976-1981, encapsulating the post-modern vibe of late 70s/early 80s Los Angeles.

It’s pages included articles on hidden California hot springs, how to build a redwood hot tub, surf culture, the Venice skateboarding scene and artwork by David Hockney and Ed Rusha. A young Matt Groening contributed cartoons and Peter Shire was invited to join the Memphis Group, after his teapots were seen in the magazine.

Pretty good subject. Someone should bring it back.

Images via: VFILES

VENA CAVA TABLESCAPES

01/07/13 17 notes

We Vena Cava ladies are fans of elegant dining. Nothing like drinking your Kombucha out of a splatter paint ceramic mug, or eating your kale and steak salad from a carved wooden vessel. A well set table that breaks the Martha Stewart mold is exciting. One day, we hope to introduce a line of table wear. For now… here are some inspirations.