And The Winner of The Kaws/Standard Lightbulb Haiku Giveaway is…
A guy named Rob, who haiku’d:
I hang these lightbulbs
Above my Zebra skin Rug
Sexy party time
Congratulations Rob! Thanks to The Standard and all who entered
Oliverio at Avalon Beverly Hills
If you’re ever in the LA area and want a relaxing lunch in old school California luxury, this is the spot.
February 8, 2011 | by Dave | In Food + Drink, hotels, Los Angeles, Restaurants, Travel | No Comments
KAWS x The Standard Hotel Light Bulb Haiku Giveaway
We were blessed by The Standard last Thursday when they presented to us a set of KAWS’ lightbulbs to giveaway to a lucky reader. Our server however had other plans, and went down for a week. In that time, the lightbulbs sold out. The awesome thing though is that we still have the lightbulbs to give away. To make it interesting, you’re going to have to write a haiku to score the unopened, coveted set. In the comments, write a haiku (5,7,5) based around KAWS, The Standard, Lightbulbs, or just why this would make your life better. The contest will run until February 4th, 2011. After that, our favorite Haiku will be picked as the winner February 7th, 2011. Enter as many times as you like but, please do not get slanderous. That’s just boring.
Here’s a sample:
The Standard and Kaws
After Thomas Edison
Made Lightbulbs as Art
If you’re having trouble with syllables, check this site out.
Good luck.
The Standard NY is getting an Ice Skating Rink
Opening this weekend, the 3000 square foot rink will certainly be the hippest place to ice skate in NY this winter. Tickets are $12, and skate rentals are $3. Hours of operation are 10am – Midnight seven days a week.
Peep the Aprés Skate menu after the jump and click here for more info
Geoff McFetridge & Chris Johanson Pendleton Blankets for The Standard
These are pretty awesome and for sale in limited editions of 40 for each size. The blankets come standard in guest rooms at the hotel’s Downtown LA (Johanson design) and Hollywood (McFetridge design) locations.
The 21c Museum Hotel
When you find yourself in Louisville on pilgrimage to the Louisville Slugger Factory and Museum (awesome) there is only one place that you should consider staying, the 21c Museum Hotel. The hotel is 90 rooms and is adjoined by both an art museum, and a tasty restaurant. All the culture you’ll need after sampling their Bourbon Package.
Standard Culture
Always one step forward on the advanced cool hotel curve, The Standard Hotel chain has just launched their own culture website, Standard Culture. From a Neistat Brothers Laser Tag video (below) and an interview with Jose Parla, to a gallery featuring choice fashion editorial shot on Standard grounds, we like the way things are heading. Have a look for yourself.
Photo Fakeouts
Oyster.com has a bunch of marketing vs. reality shots of hotels on their website. This is what the internet is for.
Bingo at the Standard Grill
Every Sunday at 11pm. Do it.
The Best Swedish Treehotel in the Whole Wide World
Treehotel opens for business July 17th, and it is one of the coolest hotels we’ve ever seen.
I’m just going to go ahead and title this, World’s Best Hotel Pool
The Sands Skypark Pool at the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore.
The infinity pool is 55 Stories up in the air and 150 meters long.
June 28, 2010 | by Dave | In hotels | No Comments
The StandArt Channel
The Standard Hotels have partnered with Creative Time to bring a new type of entertainment to Hotel Rooms, Video art. The StandART channel will be available from today on, and features the work of 10 artists including Marilyn Minter, The Bruce High Quality Foundation, Mika Rottenberg, and Marco Brambilla. Another way to tune in, and turn on.
This Apple is All For You
“All For You, is a new limited edition piece, exclusively available at The Standard, by artist Julia Chiang. A unique edition of 50 palm-sized apples, each handmade of delicate porcelain and glazed a rich glossy red, the apples could potentially be in a state of oozing, excreting, sweating, tearing, or spurting. The apple as a symbol for desire as well as an icon for our home, NYC. Each piece comes tucked into a special wooden box that’s been burned with the details of the edition. The box is signed and numbered, beautiful as a set.”
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Hotel Costa Verde’s Boeing 727 fuselage suite
The name might not be all that romantic but, the setting is.
“Our classic airplane, nestled on the edge of the National Park in our Costa Verde II area, is perched on a 50-foot pedestal. At this height, you will enjoy scenic ocean and jungle views from the hard wood deck built atop the plane’s former right wing.
The plane’s interior is Costa Rican teak paneling from the cockpit to the tail. Furnishings are hand-carved, teak furniture from Java, Indonesia. Our 727 home features two air conditioned bedrooms–one with two queen sized beds and the other with one queen sized bed, each with its own private bath—a flat screen TV, a kitchenette, dining area foyer; an ocean view terrace; a private entrance up a river rock, spiral staircase; and 360 degrees of surrounding gardens. ”
Wait for the best part…
“Enjoy an evening on the terrace while sipping a glass of wine and observing your tree top neighbors: sloths, toucans and monkeys…”
Sloths, toucans, and monkeys? I need to go
