Who would have thought that vintage at its original condition –so original you are forgiven to think that they were just salvaged and moved from the streets– would look this cool? I guess the owner of this open air rooftop garden restaurant has thought it over and over. Rotten sofa. Rusty dining chairs. Broken cash machine. And the nursery! And so on. And when they are put together, voila, they are just effortlessly cool and natural. As if they have been there forever. Lucy in the Sky is located in Sudirman Central Business District. With its original, natural and well-thought concept, Lucy will be skyrocketed beyond business district in no time.
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Posts Tagged ‘streetfinds’
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14Oct 2012
Lost and Found Art by Ade Darmawan
Posted by Luthfi Hasan in Art and Culture
Flea market and street finds are becoming art in the creative hands of artist Ade Darmawan, the founder and director of Ruang Rupa. In his solo exhibition called “Human Resource Development” at Ark Galerie (Sep 23- Oct 24), Jakarta Selatan, Ade turns objects such as second-hand chandeliers, used books and vintage desks into an art with a message. I don’t quite understand what the message is, but I do understand now that lost and found finds can make a beautiful art. So inspiring. Just look at these photos.Category Art and Culture | Tags: Tags: AdeDarmawan, AgungHujatnikajennong, Arkgalerie, BakoelKofi, chandelier, dolls, fleamarket, HumanResourcedevelopment, installation, jakartavintage, luthfihasan, recycle, secondhand, SoloExhibition, streetfinds, used, vintage | 2 Comments
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28Aug 2012
Vintage and The City 2: Home & Decor
Posted by Luthfi Hasan in Vintage Space
An abstract painting, a vintage cabinet, an Aedi sofa, and a marrocoan coffee table. A warm welcome to the tiny apartment.
Remember my posting in June titled “Vintage and The City” which highlighted an apartment in Senayan? Last month the Home & Decor magazine –with the tagline: stylish living made easy– visited the apartment and shot it for its August edition. So last week I bought a copy of the magazine, and when I flipped pages 68-75, it looks –shall i say it– more beautiful than the real thing. But of course. The photographer –Erwin Panjaitan– is a pro, so is the stylist, Stephani F Halim. Here are the photos from my iPhone. The title of the article is “Prudent Treasures”, but I would call it “Vintage Invasion In Modern Apartment”. What do you think? O by the way the space interior design is by me.
Category Vintage Space | Tags: Tags: abstract, aedi, apartment, balinese, cabinet, ceramics, clockworkorange, coffetable, desk, erwinpanjaitan, fleamarket, FXresidence, home&decormagazine, homedecor, interior, interiordesign, iphone, jakarta, jakartavintage, luthfi, luthfihasan, marrocco, mediaset, melissasunjaya, midcentury, modern, mytulisan, painting, photographer, poster, retro, Senayan, sofa, stephanifhalim, streetfinds, stylist, tejamulya, thrifthshop, veve, vintage | Write a Comment
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29Jul 2012
Kebayoran Lama: In Video
Posted by Luthfi Hasan in Video, Vintage Hunting
My friend Kariim just sent me another video which he shot, developed and edited all by himself. I watched it right away and thought I should share it with you again here. The video is a clip of our vintage hunting session to Kebayoran Lama a month ago. For someone who is new to vintage and flea market ideas, Kariim –he is fifteen years old, an intern in my office– has really good eyes in spotting good stuff. Three minutes and two shops, he already managed to secure a cool polaroid camera for himself. A quick learner. Watch and enjoy the video. The soundtrack is “The Pretender” by Datarock. Happy fasting Sunday!
Category Video, Vintage Hunting | Tags: Tags: abdulkariimrisyad, antique, camrea, datarock, fleamarket, gadgets, hunting, indonesia, intern, jakarta, jakartavintage, junks, kebayoran, kebayoranlama, luthfihasan, polaroid, retro, secondhand, soundtrack, streetfinds, thepretender, used, video, vintage | Write a Comment
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23Jun 2012
Vintage and the City
Posted by Luthfi Hasan in Cool Vintage
Living in an apartment in the heart of the city is both practical and convenient. And the interior design tends to follow accordingly: modern, clean cut, no clutter, and minimalist. This featured apartment in Senayan however is trying to “tone down” the modernism and minimalism and add some vintage, ethnic and quirky touches in the decoration. Here is another vintage invasion in the modern Jakarta, in the home of a Japanese expat, Mr Akira.
A mid century cabinet, a retro telephone, a vietnamese lacquer bowl, and an abstract painting by Kukuh, all go together in the living room.
Category Cool Vintage | Tags: Tags: 1970's, 1971, 80's, aedi, aedishop, antlers, apartment, bowl, budha, cabinet, camera, chandelier, city, clockworkorange, crystal, desk, downtown, dressmaker, dummy, indian, indonesia, jakarta, jug, kukuh, lacquer, mannequin, minimalist, modern, modernism, painting, poster, retro, sofa, stanleykurbick, streetfinds, vase, vest, vietnam, vintage, wingchair | 1 Comment
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17Jun 2012
Vintage Spotting in The Weekend
Posted by Luthfi Hasan in Vintage Hunting
Working over the weekend is not exactly my idea of a fun weekend. No one’s idea. Until i filled it with vintage encounters. This is my way of being positive in otherwise an annoying weekend: in between work, i managed to do some vintage spotting and tried to switch off for a while.
First at a super fancy restaurant in Kuningan, followed by a visit at a modern apartment in Senayan, then at a clothing outlet at FX, and ending up in a food court in Gandaria City. Here are some photos of my weekend — which when I look at them again, I forgot what a boring weekend it could become have I had not managed to do vintage spotting and stayed positive. .
In a corner at one of the most happening restaurants in town, Otel Lobby in Kuningan, this pretty poor deer is hung on the wall. Adding drama to the dark interior design of the restaurant. While many people may find it a bit scary or intimidating, i find it “vintageful” and beautiful. Approved.
The interior of Eat and Eat food court in Gandaria City capitalizes in old doors in fading color. Taking you to the good old days somewhere in the past. (more…)Category Vintage Hunting | Tags: Tags: antlers, bakrietower, bottles, clocks, clothingoutlet, deer, desk, doors, drama, eatandeat, epicentrum, foodcourt, FX, gandariacity, indonesia, interior, interiordesign, jakarta, kuningan, olddoors, otellobby, restaurant, rockinindonesia, Senayan, sevenup, streetfinds, suitcases, vase, vintage | 1 Comment
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10Jun 2012
The Objects of My Affection
Posted by Luthfi Hasan in Cool Vintage
Whether you get it as a gift from parents or friends, or you found it in the flea market, collecting vintage –or stocking? – is always fun and addictive. It seems there is always an excuse to hunt for more, and there are always rooms for new finds.
Well, i am speaking for myself obviously. Anyway, the nice thing about vintage is that every piece tells a story, and you always wonder who was the owner before and why it ended up in the thrift shop such beautiful pieces. Here are some vintage stuff that i have gained from many different sources.
This Garrara turntable comes with an AM/MW radio, or the other way around. Officially belongs to my parents but looks more appropriate in my home, so I would always say it’s mine.
Pretty ceramic fruit bowl, from my mother. (more…)Category Cool Vintage | Tags: Tags: antlers, arabic, bike, calligraphy, camrea, ceramic, enamel, fleamarket, fruitbowl, indonesia, islam, islamic, jakarta, japan, japanese, kamakura, painting, paintingbynumber, plate, streetfinds, teacup, thrifthshop, tokyo, typewriter, vintage | 5 Comments
