New York City

May 25th, 2011 § Leave a Comment

Immediately after classes wrapped up, after handing in our revised group project book, and after receiving our homework for the summer, I caught a ride with a classmate and her boyfriend to NYC. I made plans to visit Bernard while in the midst of the madness of school. He made arrangements to get a zip car and he, our friends Steph, her boyfriend Nick and I took a drive out to Blue Hill at Stone Barn. It was a relaxing trip with amazingly fresh food.

The farm pretty much opens its doors and allows visitors to walk in greenhouses and through pastures.

A view of the patio and restaurant

Chickens kept for their eggs.

We saw a lamb that was just born. Here it is being watched over by the sheepdog.

Though happy to be finished with the semester, I couldn’t help but notice the signage used for wayfinding and interpretation used throughout the farm.

There was also a farmers market where we picked up fresh produce, meat and eggs for a brunch Bernard was hosting the next day.

Sunday after our brunch, we rode up to Ace Hotel to drink (really good!) coffee and check out the lobby. I fell in love with the space.

It is a requirement that you can only work on Mac’s while at a work station in the lobby.

The space is dark and luxurious. I may just hang out there and work my next trip to NYC.

There was a clever use of a hallway between a store and the lobby: a show curated by photographer Chase Jarvis where people can submit polaroids and other polaroid-like images of themselves and it touches on our shared experience. Because I quickly walked through the space. I didn’t read the whole explanation on the ceiling so I can’t really explain much more.