It was the Eames House, Casey Study 8, however, that really grabbed me!  Case Study 8 was one of roughly two dozen homes built as part of The Case Study House Program organized by Arts and Architecture magazine.  In a challenge to the architectural community, the magazine announced that it would be the client for a series of homes designed to express man’s life in the modern world. These homes were to be built and furnished using materials and techniques derived from the experiences of the Second World War. Each home would be for a real or hypothetical client taking into consideration their particular housing needs.

The first plan of the Eameses’ home, known as the Bridge House, was designed in 1945 by Charles Eames and Eero Saarinen. The design used pre-fabricated materials ordered from catalogues, a continuation of the idea of mass-production.  However by the time that building began in 1948, Charles and Ray had redesigned the house to preserve the meadow they had fallen in love with.  The new design integrated the House into the landscape, rather than imposing the House on it. – via Eames Foundation

There is obviously so much more that this house has to say!  I pulled images from the web but I just don’t get the same feeling that I did when seeing the house on the film.  Now I am super intrigued to further explore this house but also check out the others that were a part of the project!  Find out more about the project here, order the book, or take a tour of the houses still standing in CA!

model: Brian Griswold

photography: Katy Shayne Stroud

Flipsnack

To see the images outside of the flip book, see more below.

The opening of Easy Tiger was delayed for the past year as the owners grappled with the perils of historic building renovation and remodeling, but it was well worth the wait. Upstairs is a full service bakery while downstairs is a cozy pub with a beer garden running along Waller Creek {you may remember the space as the old Haban}. I sipped on a stout called Old Chum and ate my weight in pretzels and beer cheese. Another must on the menu is the New York board with the best corned beef I have ever had, hands down! I snagged a few pictures from austin.eater.com to give you a peek but definitely take time to run down to 6th street and check this place out {yes I said 6th street!}. They may just turn the neighborhood around!

all images via austin.eater.com

If you haven’t check out Rare Shilouette in the shop, you are in for a treat!  Artist Justin Campbell hand cuts {thats right, by hand!} the negative space in foreign, rare, and out-of-mint coins.  They are pretty freakin’ awesome!

Also, stay tuned for the new S12 lookbook any day now!

Vintage Lockets . $32-$68

Rare Silhoettes . $65

Filed under: jewelry ]]> http://forgeyou.wordpress.com/2012/02/02/for-your-love/feed/ 0 forgeyou IMG_1088 IMG_1077 http://forgeyou.wordpress.com/2012/01/25/the-making-of-the-s12-fail-lookbook/ http://forgeyou.wordpress.com/2012/01/25/the-making-of-the-s12-fail-lookbook/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:13:55 +0000 forgeyou http://forgeyou.wordpress.com/?p=1630 ]]> Wow!  My first ever photoshoot is done and what a success!  With lots of clips, clamp lights, and a few tarps we were able to turn fail studios into a mini photography studio.  A big thanks to Suzanne for being our dress up doll, Heidi for inspired hair teasing {among other things}, and Jessica for finding a way to make beautiful photographs with some clamp lights and a tarp!  The lookbook will be ready to premier the S12 collection and launch the brand new failjewelry.com in the very near future.  Until then, you can see some behind the scenes below!

Jay started making Ojos de Dios in his “hippie days” in the late 60′s.  Initially inspired by an exhibit send by the Dalai Lama, the ojos from Tibet were almost exactly the same as the ojos made by Hucholes in Mexico he had seen previously.  Jay has evolved his style to include 12-sided designs as well as 8-sided patterns that he believes encompass patterns of many beliefs from around the world.

Um…. I want one!  Luckily, he also sells DIY Kits {although I am skeptical I could recreate anything close}.