It’s for a great cause, if you can take the sticker shock.
Louis XIII has collaborated with Hermès, Puiforcat and Saint-Louis to create an exclusive blend of Louis XIII cognac, to be …
Design
Bobby Darin drove one of the most beautiful cars ever made. And, It’s for sale.
A 1967 Jaguar E-Type Series 1 Roadster is going to auction. It was purchased new by singer, Bobby Darin. The …
Labeled deviant and undesirable, he fought back—for 67 years
Meet Melvin Dwork. He was labeled “deviant” and “undesirable” from 1944 through 2011. During WWII he applied for officer candidate …
Joan River’s private collection goes to auction at Christie’s
This is sad and joyous at the same time. From Christie’s: The Joan Rivers Collection embodies the multi-faceted spirit of …
Oh, you nasty man… in-the-moon!
And, yes the old boy has an articulated tongue (and eye). It’s sort of funny in a lascivious way—and yet, …
Stage set and lighting plot change. See a 40-minute transformation in 60 seconds.
The Death of a Salesman set transforms to the set for A Streetcar Named Desire on the Everyman Theatre stage. Want …
Finalists announced for the 2016 Baker Artist Awards
BACKGROUND Baltimore area artists who create a Baker Artist Portfolio are automatically eligible for one of five Baker Artist Awards, …
And, what would this be?
It’s the spectacular slipcase for Naomi Campbell’s new two-volume book, her photographic autobiography titled: NAOMI. It’s scheduled to be released on April 26th. …
Brutalist Architecture. A new book is in the works.
Reyner Banham defined Brutalist buildings as being “1, Formal legibility of a plan; 2, Clear exhibition of Structure; and 3, Valuation …
You never know what to expect. Especially from Don Imus.
If you saw a real estate listing for a penthouse apartment facing Central Park—with a wrap-around terrace featuring three exposures—in …
If you appreciate sculpture, have a few bucks and a yard, and can arrange the shipping of a ton of granite, this may be the bargain of the decade.
You’ll also need to do some site planning and ground prep, but planting a sculpture takes some effort. A famed Richard …
Iris Apfel. Wisdom aged like a fine wine.
I’ve written about Iris on BrockelPress before. Jacob and I are totally on board with her thoughts on style, design, and making …
A short(s) course in marketing.
Once in a while, once in a very long while, a company comes along that understands its target audience so …
Original movie posters at auction. From Birth of a Nation to Bunny Lake is Missing, and beyond.
Last April, Turner Classic Movies issued a press release that stated, in part, “After holding two successful movie memorabilia auctions …
The traditional 1st Anniversary gift is paper. We’re giving ourselves 42.7 pounds of it.
Today is our 1st/22nd anniversary—one year married; twenty-two years together. (We were ready to make it legal many years ago, but …
New art museums being constructed at a record pace. One of them gives me pause.
ArtNews: It has been a huge year for museum construction, with many institutions—public and private, established and upstart—spending, in total, hundreds …
If you know Baltimore Print Studios, you adore Baltimore Print Studios.
And if you know and adore BPS, you probably know all about a pica pole and you’re going to want to …