9 months in review [AUGUST 2010]

so august started off so great because Kyle and I flew home to go with our families to Jackson Hole; which ended up being one of the best weeks of the summer. like I said in my previous Jackson Hole post, its my favorite place on earth.

 

 early morning and late night glass to ski on. every day.

 kyle and I ventured to Old Faithful to meet up with the lovely

Miss Shoko and Melissa. we had breakfast, walked around, got some ice cream,

explored a janitorial closet then said our goodbyes. its was a great reunion.

 I love these people more then anything.

 cousins. basically the greatest ever.

 best pizza and ice cream around

 it was just the break we were needing.

 it also worked out perfect that kyle and I's best friend Trent was getting married the same week

we were home for our vacation. so we luckily got to be there for the wedding.

 after the wedding we then had to sadly fly back to AZ to finish out 

another week of sales and heat.

 however it was kinda sad saying goodbye to this lovely place. it was a lot of fun.

 so sad to say good bye to these two lovelies. Luckily Raquel has moved to Utah.

 naturally we were great salesman.

 I also fulfilled my dream of going to Frank Lloyd Wrights home Taliesin West in Scottsdale.

 

yes I saved every water bottle I used this summer. just my part to lessen my carbon footprint

 after our last day of work we just decided to peace out to Vegas. 

we arrived at the lovely hoover dam at about 5am

 a few days of just laying out, napping and eating was PURE BLISS.

 we somehow flirted our way into pool passes at the Luxorm which saved us each

like $16 bones. it was a real nice time

 lots of people watching. lots and lots.

 so kyle peaced out and Mandy came down because we had tickets

to Norah Jones at the Palms, one of her dreams. and it was awesome

 city center has a place in my heart now. I love it.

so much In N Out. so much. we snagged this in St George on our way home.

August was SO great. wonderful finish to AZ, two great vacays and really excited to 

go back to Logan.

summer internship

after your junior year at Utah States interior design program everyone is required to fulfill a 6 week minimum internship. I of course began thinking about this a year ago. Its interesting how it all worked out however. My picks (in no real order) were incredible architect and interior designer Peter Marino out of New York, Rees Roberts out of New York, Olson Kundig Architects in Seattle and Kelly Wearstler in West Hollywood. Peter Marino decided not to take summer interns, Rees Roberts werent deciding unitl now and Olsen Kundig does a 6 month paid internship. However, all of that was realized after my interview in LA at KWID. USU has a great relationship with Kelly's office and arranged for me to interview there in person before spring break.

Preface: K Dubs is in the realm of celebrity homes and 5 star restaurants and hotels all over the world. I arrived outside her office valet in my parents blue Suburban with a car full of other college spring breakers.

Upon stepping out of the marble elevator I was encountered with this view:

followed by this:

followed by this:

Her studio was amazing. small and personal. the interview was great. they were very complimentary. I was offered the internship, and a few weeks later accepted. the deal sealer was the guest house of a family friend 5 minutes away from the office that was offered to me for the summer. I CANT WAIT! an office of 15, a few interns, 2 architects and some awesome celeb clientele. it gonna be an adventure.

  here is some sampledge (which is a word I made up, but go with it) of some of K Dubs work.

 The Tides Hotel in South Beach...

 Viceroy Anguilla...

 Viceroy Santa Monica...

Maison 140 Hotel

 she also does textile design...

 product design...

and is a judge for Bravo's Top Design

she's kewl. and I am excited. 

I want it. it might be a summer purchase...

mini skyscrappers

Stumbled upon this awesome German street artist EVOL via www.notcot.org. I love people who see the opportunities that urban ish like these electrical boxes and meters provide. He uses various stencils of windows, balconies and satellite dishes to create these mini high rises. Love it.

back to it

The blog has been inactive all school year. For multiple reasons. Mostly because what free time I usually did have it was spent recovering from multiple nights of no sleep. However next week there shall be another "Year in Review" post like last years. And I am excited for the summer adventures that await (another post on that will come soon as well...)

I. Am. DYING!

Only six more days!!!!