Forever Marilyn

A giant sculpture of Marilyn Monroe has been unveiled in Chicago. The 26-foot tall public art piece commemorates Monroe’s iconic pose from the 1955 film, The Seven Year Itch. “Forever Marilyn” is part of the Icons series by sculptor J. Seward Johnson.

(via kuriositas, above photo taken by Joshua Mellin)

vintage celebrity mug shots

(via How to be a Retronaut, more musicians via The Smoking Gun)

personal libraries & collections of the rich, stylish, or not-so famous

“The Selby Is in Your Place was conceived when fashion and interiors photographer Todd Selby began taking portraits of dynamic and creative people—authors, musicians, artists, and designers—in their home environments and posting them on his web site. Nosy by nature, he wanted to see how personal style was reflected in private spaces. Lucky for us, he found his answer in the color-rich and eclectic quarters of a diverse group of subjects, including Simon Doonan and Jonathan Adler, Faris Rotter, Andre Walker, and Olivier Zahm, in New York, Los Angeles, Paris, Tokyo, Sydney, and London…” —Abrams book publisher

The above library is from the studio of Karl Lagerfeld.

Wondering what Lady Gaga has been up to at Polaroid?
At CES, the “Haus of Gaga” unveils the Grey Label line… 

(via design:related, photo from a Polaroid Creative Session in Tokyo, Japan last year)

devincastro:

Lady GaGa for Polaroid by Maurizio Galamiti. (via johnnyfive)

“Lady Gaga, Polaroid Employee [PIC]”
(discovered via buzzfeed)

“The Lives They Lived, 2009”

credit info for cover: “Illustration and typeface design by Nancy Harris Rouemy and Patrick Griffin/Canada Type”

(via NY Times Magazine)

Andy Warhol Polaroids of Sports Champions, from past exhibition “Greatness” at Danziger Projects in NYC
(discovered via notcot via world famous design junkies)

The Kindness of Strangers, an excellent article written by Jessica Helfand (via Design Observer)