do you karkula?

thank you john erik - for your namesake store karkula!

back in the days, before this design haven moved (further) downtown, we were familiar with this lovely meatpacking district shop under the name of breukelen. rugs, sofas and textiles, fantastic paintings, and all that glitters artfully displayed for designers and consumers alike.

personalized service in an intimate setting ... john erik does not give the hard sell, instead preferring to let your fingers do the walking. and everything is tactile and comforting, easy to imagine in your own pad. we are particularly partial to the myriad of works produced by paola lenti - gorgeous.

take a walk down to walker and visit the new karkula in tribeca!

karkula
48 walker street 10013
212 645 2216

marfa stewart

it's a long way to tipperary.

and for that matter, it's a long way to marfa, texas. home of chinati foundation showcasing the works of donald judd. ground zero for west texas art ... miles away from the venerable art institutions of fort worth and houston (oh, that cy twombly gallery - yum!).

experiencing marfa and getting there are two different things. we perennially talk about a weekend jaunt, only to be foiled by the sheer exhaustion and lack of options in getting there - which incidentally is NOT half the fun. get to the airport, shoes off, surly service, fly to somewhere else (dallas? houston? atlanta?), take the airport monorail or conveyor, shoes off, surly service, then onto el paso. carryons to the hertz shuttle, rent the car, drive three hours, and voila - you're at the thunderbird motel! now that wasn't so bad, was it?

it really seems like the impossible dream, which i suppose for some sums up the inherent charm of going to the middle of nowhere. but really, not for the weekend. try to get in a night at dia's lightning fields (just try, i say!), and maybe a drive through big bend? how about popping into mesilla, truth or consequences, or even white sands? there's lots to do in the 'hood, if you can only get there!

hoping to see me in marfa soon.