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Design I Love: Alberto Pinto “Tibetan Rug” date unknown
Alberto Pinto (1945-2012) was a photographer and interior designer based in Paris. Alberto Pinto was born in Casablanca to Argentine parents and was surrounded with diverse cultures. He attended “Ecole...
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THE MCB SHOP STOLE US FROM YOU!
The MCB Project will be on a short hiatus as we prepare to open our online store, The MCB Shop, which will be chock full of scrumptious goodies for the home and for the oh-so-cool lifestyle that you...
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It’s the Little Things
For my most recent post on Today’s Chicago Woman’s blog (ART CART) I wrote about miniature furniture and design in a article titled “Big Appetites, Small Design“. The article was inspired by the macro...
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The MCB Shop is here!
Finally! After taking a two month hiatus from blogging here on The MCB Project to focus on the development of The MCB Shop, I am proud to announce that the shop is officially open! Click on “THE MCB...
View ArticleToday’s Chicago Woman Blog: Art Cart
I write a column in the blog section of TCW magazine’s website called “Art Cart”. Very similar to my “Frame of Mind” posts, I feature various artists and list a handful of home décor selections that...
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Design I Love: Erwine and Estelle Laverne “Acylic Chair (Lily Chair)” 1957
Erwine (1909-2003) and Estelle (1915-1997) Laverne both trained as painters at the Art Student’s League under Hans Hofmann. In the 1930s they pooled their collective talent and focus into design,...
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Art I Love: Paola Gandolfi “L’eletricca” 2004
Paola Gandolfi occupies a unique situation among contemporary Italian painters. Though nominally linked to the Pittura Colta (Cultivated Painting) movement that has exercised so much influence over the...
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Art I Love: Mo’ Meta Blues
New book alert! Hold on to your afropicks, Questlove (of The Roots and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon) is now a literary genius. AND who doesn’t love his nod to Milton Glaser? iLove. Here’s a description...
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It’s The Little Things: A Double Vanity
I have dream mini-loft that I’m building (more to come on that later) and I’m still deciding on which artist’s work will inform my design plan. In meantime, I wanted to try my hand at building a double...
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Design I Love: The Inspiration behind The MCB Shop’s Turbans
I recently opened my online shop, The MCB Shop (*crowd roars*), and I’m very proud of it- naturally. The shop features vintage accoutrements, homeware accessories, and lifestyle must-haves. In...
View ArticleArt I Love: The Butler Movie Trailer
Ever since Oprah released the steamy photograph of her and Terrence Howard on the set, we’ve been wondering what kind of monumental project The Butler would turn out to be. Boasting veteran actors such...
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Design I Love: Janine Abraham & Dirk Jan Rol “Lemon chair” 1957
Janine Abraham and Dirk Jan Rol’s design collaboration approached the ideal of the ‘decorateur a deux tetes’. While the strength of Dutch-born Dirk Jan Rol was structural and architectural, Janine...
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Design I Love: Fritz Schlegel “Lacquered Wood, Jute and Brass Wing-Back...
Frits Schlegel (4 May 1896 – 5 March 1965) was a Functionalist Danish architect active during the transition from traditional craftsmanship to industrialized construction methods in the building...
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Design I Love: 3.1 Phillip Lim for Target
Target is known as the pioneer of the “high-low” shopping trend that other stores such as Kohl’s, H&M and JC Penny have adopted in which a mass retailer partners with a high fashion designer to...
View ArticleArt I Love: Rafael Leonardo Black, Discovered at 64
A artist living in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn has been painting for himself for three decades- keeping his artwork secluded in his apartment. He never made a living as an artist, instead working a series...
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Frame of Mind: Celeste Rapone
Celeste Rapone explores overproduction in her practice of painting. She starts her process in a place of ‘pretty’ and, in examining the subjects’ dysfunctional relationship with their environment her...
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Art I Love: Frida Kahlo “The Little Deer” 1946
Frida Kahlo de Rivera (born Magdalena Carmen Frieda Kahlo y Calderón) was a Mexican painter, born in Coyoacán, who is best known for her self-portraits. Kahlo’s life began and ended in Mexico City, in...
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Art I Love: Georgia O’Keeffe “Nude Series XII” 1917
Georgia Totto O’Keeffe was an American artist. Born near Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, O’Keeffe first came to the attention of the New York art community in 1916. She made large-format paintings of enlarged...
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Art I Love: Louise Bourgeois “Arch of Hysteria” 1993
Louise Bourgeois (born December 25, 1911) is an artist and sculptor. Her most famous works are possibly the spider structures, titled Maman, from the last dozen years. All of Bourgeois’ sculptures...
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Art I Love: Kevin Francis Gray “Kids on a Tomb” 2008
Kevin Francis Gray creates modern neoclassicist-inspired sculptures. He attention to detail in the draping is especially highlighted in his works. He often works in fiberglass resin, wood, and...
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