Rolling Huts

Tom Kundig’s Rolling Huts was designed as a mountain retreat for a client in Mazama, Washington. This client owned a great expanse of land and had a vision of creating a series of private cabins to be enjoyed by his friends and family.

After being informed by the local planning department that permanent cabins would not be approved for the site, the architect hit upon the idea of placing the structures on wheels- effectively making them mobile homes.

I love this project because it challenges the thought that creativity happens best without limits. I’ve always believed that the best, most original ideas come not by escaping restrictions...but by adding them.

William Kentridge's The Nose

I’m curious about William Kentridge’s The Nose, his latest foray into opera that opens at the Met on March 5. An adaptation of an adaptation, Kentridge’s The Nose is based on Dimitri Shostakovich’s (Russian composer 1906-1975) opera from 1930, which was based on Nikolai Gogol’s (Russian novelist 1809-1852) short story published in 1836. The story focuses on a Russian civil servant who wakes up one morning to find his nose missing from his face. When he finds the rogue nose, it refuses to return to his face. I’m not sure if this is just a silly story or if the nose is a metaphor for something else. Either way, the trailer looks really cool with its shadow puppetry and Russian constructivist aesthetic.

Alex Prager

I stumbled upon Alex Prager’s photography while looking for art to recommend for my client’s new apartment. They went to view her work, which is currently displayed at Yancy Richardson Gallery, and loved it so much that they ended up taking “Sophie” home with them. I personally love Alex’s work because her photography is a little old-fashioned, a little glamorous, and a little eerie all at once.