pick your paradise, darlings!

{more beth hoeckel goodness at bethhoeckel.com.}

growing up in los angeles, summers always looked like a '70s album cover -- only with a thick layer of smog.

nonetheless, when it starts heating up in land-locked hollywood, it's impossible to not want to lace up your roller skates and do a little california dreaming down the venice strip or cruise along PCH in a convertible blasting your high school make out song.

of course, if you don't have time for any of this, there is always pinterest. that's where i found these images.

now, pour me a cocktail and surf some pinterest boards.

{from top to bottom: palm tree and a pink sky; ice machine in the sun; twin palms; beach bonfire.}

kittens, i've been waiting FOR-EV-ER for the premiere of behind the candelabra.

my former boss, howard cummings, is the uber-talented production designer behind this glittery spectacle and i guarantee that your mind will be blown to rhinestone bits. a handful of my friends also worked on this film (from set designers to coordinators) and i couldn't be more happy for them. 

to top it off, behind the candelabra is an incredible screenplay about a complex man and his complicated and closeted relationship.

sex, drugs, music, sparkles, plastic surgery, feathers, and love - who can ask for anything more?

liberace...that's who!

for a special behind-the-scenes peek with howard, set decorator barbara munch, and costume designer ellen mirojnick click here. 

polish your ivories and diamonds this sunday, darlings! and i'll meet you poolside.

{behind the candelabra directed by steven soderbergh. screenplay by richard lagravenese based on a book by scott thorson. starring michael douglas as liberace and matt damon as scott thorson. production design by howard cummings.} {images via hbo.}

from LACMA to MUSAC, portugal-based artist, andré chiote, illustrated a mighty cool collection of museum architecture for us to enjoy, covet, and put onto our "i-swear-i-will-visit-this-place-soon" list.

see andré's entire collection here.

{via ISO50.}

melbourne-based graphic designer and illustrator, laura mckellar, not only created collages of pretty ladies in pretty embroidered masks, she actually crafted masks to be worn in real life...by real people!

that means you and me, kittens! pick your poison.

and don't forget your hat!

{via the clothes horse.}

...or maybe just another trippy day at disneyland.

choose your adventure, darlings! have a sensational weekend.

{"above your dreams" and "sp1" by moscow-based artist philipp igumnov.}

graphic hotel facades as seen through the lens of luigi bonaventura.

i'll meet you on the green balcony. cellophane bikini optional.

{"behind the edge" hotel facades in jesolo beach, venice.} {via junk culture.}

it's monday, darlings. prepare accordingly.

{crochet chainsaw and drill available at lark.} {via frankie.}

japanese graphic designer, kenya hara, collaborated with a handful of acclaimed artists and designers to create architecturally awesome doghouses and structures. each design was specifically customized to particular a pooch's size, shape, and temperament.

the result - 13 stylish canine spaces. but, that's not all...each creation comes with a DIY, downloadable blueprint! yes, you can build your doggie their own architectural pad!

from ribboned cardboard sculptures to pug plywood mountains, our loyal four-legged friends definitely deserve a little structural swank.

{above: 'pointed T'  by hara design institute for a japanese terrier.}

{above: mount pug by kengo kuma.}

{above: mobile home for shiba by toyo ito.}

{above: chihuahua cloud by reiser + umemoto.}

{above: for long-bodied, short-legged dogs by atelier bowwow.}

see all 13 structures (including videos of the dogs interacting with the designs) at architecturefordogs.com. 

{top image: papier papillon by shigeru ban for a papillon.}

sometimes all you need is a swell surface to set your laptop.

(images from top to bottom: a unique beijing loft via sf girl by bay; cado shelving wall unit; work table and an abacus photography by petra bindel via the design chaser; vintage desk and black & whites via modern findings}