ABANDONED HOMES.

Homes. Kristen mentioned her summer road trip to Quebec City and the oddly colored prefab homes that decorated the flat landscape. I did a little research via Flickr to find some of these homes without much success. Flickr led me to set of over 500 images taken of abandoned homes in Quebec’s countryside photographed by [...]

ANIMAL SPIRIT.

Tony Duquette’s decorative object. Diego Rivera holding a Dog. King of Hares. Rosalind Solomon, Catalin’s Valentin’s Lamb 1981.

KNOW KNOLL.

Just look at these beautiful architectural renderings/collages. I love the bits of fabric and color swatches used to illustrate the furniture. Best of all is the use of beige paper. Florence Knoll Bassett (born May 24, 1917) is an American architect and furniture designer who studied under the likes of Mies van der Rohe and [...]

DOILIES & ANTIMACASSARS.

What a sweet treat Doilies are! My Gramie donated doilies a plenty to my new home. She and her girlfriends used to make them to give as gifts (often to each other). Stay tuned for photos of these handcrafted doilies in HQ BK. A doily (or doilie) is a small ornamental mat usually made of [...]

NEW BLOG.

A new blog is welcomed into a new neighborhood—HQ BK:The HeadQuarters of Brock & Kelly. Brock and I moved to the much loved, often hated, Williamsburg. Dollar Stores and bakeries abound! We are happy on our quiet third floor railroad. Let’s see what we make of it and make in it! Thanks to Molly, David, [...]

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