Jeff Koons at the Palace of Versailles

“In September, one of the worlds highest-paid living artist, Jeff Koons, will invade the Palace of Versaille and (controversially) install up some of his best-known works around the chateau and gardens. The 52-year-old artist will exhibit 12 to 15 of his works, including Hanging Heart (Magenta/Gold), which sold in 2007 for $23.7 million, his highly recognizable Balloon Dog (Magenta), and his 1986 chrome steelRabbit. Versaille’s President Jean-Jacques Aillagon, who previously managed the Palazzo Grassi, Pinault’s contemporary-art museum in Venice, has announced that the show will go from September 10 until December 14.”

Via ArtObserved

Santogold – “Lights Out” (video)

Modern Fireplaces by Planika

The fireplaces run on environmentally-friendly Fanola fuel which eliminates soot, ash and smoke.  This means that the fireplaces can emerge, as if by magic, from within coffee tables or wheeled trolleys or other pieces of furniture.  More info here…

 

DIY Hermes Bag

For all you guys who cant afford to go out and buy your girl a real Hermes bag, we got just the thing.  Head over to Hermes.com and download/print the template for your very own customizable Hermes Kelly bag…

Colin Christian

The Opera Gallery in SOHO has a great exhibit going on with work from a variety of artists including British sculptor Colin Christian.  Christian produces larger than life fiberglass sculptures of futuristic women.  More info on the artist can be found here…

X Lounger by Timothy Schreiber

Utilizing a similar design as the Beijing Olympic stadium, British designer Timothy Schreiber produced what he is calling the X Lounger to be used as an outdoor lounge chair for Toyo Ito’s Serpentine Pavilion in London.