Live At The Standards
Oct 02 2011 / by stan d'arde
We at the Standard Hotels know that you, dear readers, are the savviest and most culturally relevant people out there. If you weren’t, you wouldn’t be sitting here reading this right now. Thank you. Knowing how astute you are, we also know that you’ve noticed our most recent facelift. We’ve redesigned the site just for you…because you’re worth...
Wes Lang Is Staring At Empty Pages
Nov 09 2010 / by stan d'arde
We love art. We love staring at things. We love beer. We love tattoos. Okay. We don’t LOVE tattoos. We have one, but it’s hidden, and you probably will never see it unless you buy me dinner and drinks first. But regardless, I’m bringing all of these things to your attention because contemporary artist Wes Lang opened his latest...
Tumblr's We Love
Oct 29 2010
Now that the Standard Culture website exists on Tumblr, we can’t get enough of perusing the vast community. Here’s a top 10 list of Tumblr’s we’re following ourselves. We’re impressed with some of the old school brands reinventing themselves on this platform. Here’s the greatest hits from our point of view: (1) Life Magazine- Sweet photo...
THE STANDARD CULTURE LAUNCH!
Oct 04 2010 / by stan d'arde
When you woke up this morning and logged onto the interwebs, you had no idea that we were sitting here and waiting for you to show up. Now you’re here, and we’re in love. We know. It was inevitable that it would happen. Our psychic told us so. What we have done for you, our little Stan D’elovelies, is taken our Standard Hotel world and brought...
Booze and Tricks for the Night
Oct 01 2010
The Standard, Hollywood is such a good sport. While some establishments shoo away skater rats, we say “come over, build a ramp in our backyard”… and boy we’re glad we did. The other night, approx 200+ cool folks came hungry to jump on the large wooden platform constructed for the night. Add food, booze, and good conversation. Seeing the skills of Mike...
LE BAIN DE NOTRE EXISTENCE!
Oct 01 2010 / by stan d'arde
Anyone who has come to New York City during the gorgeous summer months knows that the only way to party is on the roof. Usually, informal get togethers on tar topped roofs with buckets of beers and chilled rosé abound within the five boroughs. But for the more savvy imbiber, hotel tops are the way to go. We love a hotel top. That’s why this past June The...
Graphic of the Day: Barbara Streisand
Sep 30 2010
It seems the latest track on everyone’s lips this week is a new song by the DJ duo known as Duck Sauce called “Barbara Streisand”. If you don’t know, new school DJ A-Trak (ex-DMC champion) has worked with everyone from Kanye West to Kid Cudi while old school Armand Van Helden is probably the most classic dance DJ’s of all time. The concept of...
Meet Jose Parla
Sep 27 2010
Jose Parla is our homeboy. He is also a world renowned artist with exhibitions that have taken him to London, Paris, and Tokyo. His work is unorthodox and distinct — a sampling of calligraphy, graffiti, and personal inspirations hinting the soul of a city. The psycho geographical work is something Jose describes as “segmented realities” or “memory...
Laser Tag in our Building
Sep 24 2010
For those who have not visited The Standard, New York, here’s a comprehensive walk through our corridors. Filmmaker (and now Standard guest blogger) Casey Neistat presents a healthy little competition between man and woman. Enjoy! Laser Tag from Standard Hotels on Vimeo.
Green Hornet Love
Sep 22 2010
The Green Hornet has been on all our minds lately. The remake, directed by Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) is complete, and we’re all waiting to see what Michel has cooked up. Once in a while, our hotel property appears in a Hollywood movie in some subtle way, which makes us all feel warm and fuzzy inside. If you watch the new trailer of the Green...
Barbara Kruger is our Neighbor
Sep 20 2010
The Whitney is coming downtown, and Lordy are we excited! One of the reasons is because the site of the future museum happens to be directly next door to our New York building which means all our hotel guests have incredible “eye-candy” to behold each month. The Whitney has begun to wet our appetites by commissioning large public art projects. The task at hand for each artist is...
Desert Nights - Sept 22
Sep 20 2010
It’s time for another series of music showcases at The Standard, Hollywood, in Los Angeles. The next roundup proves to be as unique and diverse as the previous jam. Here’s the crew slated to play this Wednesday, September 22 Victoria Noll cut her musical teeth in Mobile, Alabama before eventually finding herself in one of the epicenters of American musical innovation, Austin,...
Graphic of the Day: Vice Do's & Dont's
Sep 20 2010
Today’s graphic is less of an “art-directed” image, but more of an eye-grabbing visual from the Vice family. Their photos are fun and wacky, but what we find more laughable are the actual captions. The attached photo has the following caption: “Dear Dad, I know you think I’m running around all night with young boys. I’m not. They’re your age. ...
Anthony Lister's New Masks
Sep 20 2010
The Standard, New York, is excited to present Anthony Lister’s work as the second artist installation at the boutique (the first being Julia Chiang’s All For You, with a limited edition of 50 porcelain apples). He’s also mellow, unassuming, and quietly dissecting the archetype of a superhero in his mind most of the day. The result is an emotional body of work touching...
A Night for Hopper
Sep 19 2010
A perfectly curated group of individuals were assembled by both Andre and Jeffrey, ranging from tinseltown to art stars — Julian Schnabel, Ed Ruscha, Seymour Cassel, Diane Keaton, and Liv Tyler among others. Then there are the ones who nurture and foster art scenes… from Michael Chow to Aaron Rose, the art connoisseurs came out strong and all payed respect to Hopper’s...
Target Kaleidoscopic Fashion Spectacular
Sep 18 2010
Once in a blue moon, our mind gets blown away. This was one of those nights. Here’s a real time video of the show where Target turned our New York building into one giant light, music, dance and fashion show. We wholeheartedly send a grand applause to Mother Agency, LEGS, and our music composer of the night, Sam Spiegel aka Squeak E. Clean. Kaleidoscopic Fashion Spectacular from...
Proenza'a New Lookbook
Sep 17 2010
…and the winner for most unpredictable short film this season… is Proenza Schouler’s Act da Fool, directed by Harmony Korine. The narrative follows some girls in the ‘hood. The new collection looks pretty amazing on them. As expected, it has sent controversial pangs through the internet — some people moved deeply, others horribly offended. Note: at least...
Trippy Film. Pretty Girls.
Sep 16 2010
There’s a new Model Agency in town. This sweet little short film, Silent, is directed by blackANDwhite. Meet the girls. Stick around. Silent Models
...on the Streets of New York
Sep 14 2010
Yoshitomo Nara has arrived in New York. He brought with him “White Ghost”, a new sculpture positioned against the trees and buildings of New York City. The sculpture is standing tall to celebrate a retrospective entitled “Yoshitomo Nara: Nobody’s Fool” which opened at the Asia Society September 9, 2010 and running through January 2, 2011. We particularly...
Lykke Li Has Something to Tell You
Sep 14 2010
Just announced today. Lykke Li is getting itchy in the recording studio (finishing her 2nd album) and has the urge to tour the world on a brief round and test out some songs. We’ve been in love with Lykke for quite some time, but our favorite memory was when she DJ’d at The Standard, Hollywood last year and busted out the Chordette’s 1950’s classic...
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