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Her Men, Her Movies, Her Diamonds, Her Photos. The Legacy Of Elizabeth Taylor.

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMlu1nFsiR_5tBYiK0YhwoCf_Rx75XbpiEfKWgyUhYavFWq8tl83qpdI7jtcshUfWlFNrr9286cNC0FX2mxSOm4-g8oWadeFZZ6Yw6GsUwRyGg9UhCyP1O2ILK-8oePB6Jjtb27IWlyg6M/s1600/elizabeth_taylor+unknown.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587376203225178322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMlu1nFsiR_5tBYiK0YhwoCf_Rx75XbpiEfKWgyUhYavFWq8tl83qpdI7jtcshUfWlFNrr9286cNC0FX2mxSOm4-g8oWadeFZZ6Yw6GsUwRyGg9UhCyP1O2ILK-8oePB6Jjtb27IWlyg6M/s400/elizabeth_taylor+unknown.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 515px; height: 573px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Elizabeth Taylor, 1932-2011</span></span><br /><br />She loved men. And diamonds. And we loved her. This morning's death of legend Dame Elizabeth Taylor is being felt around the world. The world's most glamorous actress of all time passed away at age 79 of congestive heart failure in Los Angeles early this morning, prompting bloggers and newspeople to begin publishing the many incredible images of the violet-eyed beauty and details of her illustrious career.<br /><br />Over the past three decades much has been published about her many marriages, her incredible personal collections of some of the most magnificent diamond jewelry, her substance abuse problems, her avid activism on the behalf of AIDS sufferers [she helped start the American Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR) and established her own <a href="http://elizabethtayloraidsfoundation.org/">AIDS Foundation</a>] and her bizarre friendship with Michael Jackson.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.elizabethtayloraidsfoundation.org/our-mission"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587392487381515890" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWx0erX1ZTeN7ldo5BGqbMu5gBRaQGDuLsGwDiSg8KcV-u-iGrp-u5JtTs1K-EOBkqJKE90YdyXIMEL5BLId61xKZZj_gmTNWtp21f3B28zj0BsfiDZzMyOxD-G_0N8Z7FoGzj1MUVY5y8/s400/etaf.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 293px;" /></a><br /><br />In addition to the aforementioned, she was a savvy businesswoman, creating a collection of fine jewelry (<a href="http://www.piercemattie.com/blogs/2006/06/house_of_taylor_jewelry_collec_1.html">House of Taylor)</a> and several best selling <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fs%3Fie%3DUTF8%26x%3D0%26ref_%3Dnb_sb_noss%26y%3D0%26field-keywords%3Dliz%2520taylor%2520perfumes%26url%3Dsearch-alias%253Daps&tag=iishish-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957">perfumes</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=iishish-20&l=ur2&o=1" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" />. But let us not forget, she also was a fine actress.<br /><br />She's also been immortalized by some of the most well-known and talented photographers and artists of all time. Here are  a few of my favorite images of Liz.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">THE IMAGES</span></span><br />By Richard Avedon (1964):<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih5dQIHTe_Iu1jEZU4m2skVMS02YCHeDZKkaSoMysq_-AQAmvTdEkdngGArBsbSyS4lCdOmTmeoN6bhAnexJeHnjo0QIyMBKmr4QctV9WzwGFhV-StGXkAfEpTwUbRszWtmHfLlYZRm1yu/s1600/elizabeth-taylor-richard-avedon-1964.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587360379129784962" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih5dQIHTe_Iu1jEZU4m2skVMS02YCHeDZKkaSoMysq_-AQAmvTdEkdngGArBsbSyS4lCdOmTmeoN6bhAnexJeHnjo0QIyMBKmr4QctV9WzwGFhV-StGXkAfEpTwUbRszWtmHfLlYZRm1yu/s400/elizabeth-taylor-richard-avedon-1964.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 521px; height: 521px;" /></a><br />By Franceso Scavullo (1964):<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsd8ayrjDhqGc53Fd5XBHJ8gp7gHz46tMmyu44mn360nMSvVwQtwBmdHcRgHGnRqaiByI4T9q0c2yToTYMw4qWzV1z-H0rWQtlYBg0dCfGRW5S2JjtWtZ5xctEAcXq7dHMgHd3PPsH0zf8/s1600/_francesco-scavullo-+taylor.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587360033290126674" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsd8ayrjDhqGc53Fd5XBHJ8gp7gHz46tMmyu44mn360nMSvVwQtwBmdHcRgHGnRqaiByI4T9q0c2yToTYMw4qWzV1z-H0rWQtlYBg0dCfGRW5S2JjtWtZ5xctEAcXq7dHMgHd3PPsH0zf8/s400/_francesco-scavullo-+taylor.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 454px;" /></a><br />By Andy Warhol (1964):<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRc632StN1uyU9EJSbohrcZsccoT_k1JelaDCxV1lfObjSxVXK8J5nZ5Wr7DYpj8TP6q2vTo-36OH2plowxSIRjFisLJpP22Qpot34oAsoImHOaQAB23FZt8ePeb4QaMfbi9KbafMnnute/s1600/warhol+taylor+1964.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587360134108471410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRc632StN1uyU9EJSbohrcZsccoT_k1JelaDCxV1lfObjSxVXK8J5nZ5Wr7DYpj8TP6q2vTo-36OH2plowxSIRjFisLJpP22Qpot34oAsoImHOaQAB23FZt8ePeb4QaMfbi9KbafMnnute/s400/warhol+taylor+1964.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 542px;" /></a><br />By Philippe Halsman (1948):<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdyTlMbvqrFwRMy1X4OEgFKFeYAVijV36t6xPyhBke4DZ9YzB5O1vVc-OIW0_Vy8uD0MwtWO89d8Q7DnbIVuCNF0UEnIBe8A1mWdX7l3qriHbZghmjVK0u7Un_TL3PqlrBC5b-P15fKBJz/s1600/LT+by+phillipe+halsmann.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587361393483692530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdyTlMbvqrFwRMy1X4OEgFKFeYAVijV36t6xPyhBke4DZ9YzB5O1vVc-OIW0_Vy8uD0MwtWO89d8Q7DnbIVuCNF0UEnIBe8A1mWdX7l3qriHbZghmjVK0u7Un_TL3PqlrBC5b-P15fKBJz/s400/LT+by+phillipe+halsmann.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 657px;" /></a><br />by Frank Worth (1955);<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVgWFQdu4ubWVVXqFJFepMlYSmB6dSWlTP5l1U8_2twdhTCmX8q3PjelIAQglOYSW7YlFqFyaIhwcmGqhMe60_9Gmkvxa9gyyJry7AnnwS-ntsD4xfaPYDq7rtFoi1ze4V3eXXbGwnzSAH/s1600/elizabeth-taylor-ss11.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587463366482840626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVgWFQdu4ubWVVXqFJFepMlYSmB6dSWlTP5l1U8_2twdhTCmX8q3PjelIAQglOYSW7YlFqFyaIhwcmGqhMe60_9Gmkvxa9gyyJry7AnnwS-ntsD4xfaPYDq7rtFoi1ze4V3eXXbGwnzSAH/s400/elizabeth-taylor-ss11.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 520px; height: 652px;" /></a><br />By Norman Parkinson (mid 1950s):<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTy6VGdNjW2clO3NTNzwmhw6z12hp0u_zrPyXnbV6l8E30WnLitNw_DCvSGjiDV7g8n01EHLW9idzLJC6MHlNsV89oaOK4N-hkQiCQPdtvBFG6Y4DEBYsAiQDEvK7tBPXY8sWNAmXWY2sB/s1600/norman+parkinson.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587382465070832578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTy6VGdNjW2clO3NTNzwmhw6z12hp0u_zrPyXnbV6l8E30WnLitNw_DCvSGjiDV7g8n01EHLW9idzLJC6MHlNsV89oaOK4N-hkQiCQPdtvBFG6Y4DEBYsAiQDEvK7tBPXY8sWNAmXWY2sB/s400/norman+parkinson.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 523px; height: 752px;" /></a><br />By Angus McBean (1966):<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTo_gWzf-Mtcb5HDv-sIxcgZbIZ4fSepSdZcCHIC3FpRonWwE4O22nNoNdsP0Llg5_qpoNxJRSvMYXdZG0fiDz84j4yClIP6XbqNLplSFwMzZhU6UBtB4OCOoxzKrR9gwQrRx9d_gCbe3l/s1600/angus+mcbean.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587382290380057234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTo_gWzf-Mtcb5HDv-sIxcgZbIZ4fSepSdZcCHIC3FpRonWwE4O22nNoNdsP0Llg5_qpoNxJRSvMYXdZG0fiDz84j4yClIP6XbqNLplSFwMzZhU6UBtB4OCOoxzKrR9gwQrRx9d_gCbe3l/s400/angus+mcbean.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 522px; height: 673px;" /></a><br />By Burt Glinn (1959):<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkg3M4tvXpZIvZ-Rb-3YXhMclExS99Rv0nismDAJVMPX79KTvqO_RTpMdPiXYuYwqg0BV93KUWpHEyIEUymHDs2RjzjorLi3n5EJBCXnahpycIaagKCIC-myH5O6vQrbUZ10F5DFlpQY1C/s1600/Suddenly+Last+Summer.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587361588625367090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkg3M4tvXpZIvZ-Rb-3YXhMclExS99Rv0nismDAJVMPX79KTvqO_RTpMdPiXYuYwqg0BV93KUWpHEyIEUymHDs2RjzjorLi3n5EJBCXnahpycIaagKCIC-myH5O6vQrbUZ10F5DFlpQY1C/s400/Suddenly+Last+Summer.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 664px;" /></a><br />By Douglas Kirkland (1961):<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwt8Mcqf-YFJ_RQY_sQ98Gmw7CW6ddSTq4azlf-GqCIEQwkafcmC0tdcnpKH3mYVMHM2-h_t79gOHfVmGyFPXOb2iy6_1TEGdQ28VTQ6p9QZxjuiaqRStaHaPIwqPCTDLaP5I2im81vZX-/s1600/Elizabeth-Taylor.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587374113711305378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwt8Mcqf-YFJ_RQY_sQ98Gmw7CW6ddSTq4azlf-GqCIEQwkafcmC0tdcnpKH3mYVMHM2-h_t79gOHfVmGyFPXOb2iy6_1TEGdQ28VTQ6p9QZxjuiaqRStaHaPIwqPCTDLaP5I2im81vZX-/s400/Elizabeth-Taylor.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 521px; height: 523px;" /></a><br />By William Klein, 1965 cover of Paris Vogue:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFP9zyjDAftvGx5uopOov6whNGK4V0juXyMD1mmGrMRPOIucK-U2NJddjM8lLkIHi5iXPoo0HRSehBoeFyYwIvPpAZtdUBORCD0tMHhwqzNvq3lgzoGSRrCoxirEQ0clxW_ttY6rjAOgAS/s1600/1965_April_Elizabeth_Taylor_by_William_Klein.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587385456593622338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFP9zyjDAftvGx5uopOov6whNGK4V0juXyMD1mmGrMRPOIucK-U2NJddjM8lLkIHi5iXPoo0HRSehBoeFyYwIvPpAZtdUBORCD0tMHhwqzNvq3lgzoGSRrCoxirEQ0clxW_ttY6rjAOgAS/s400/1965_April_Elizabeth_Taylor_by_William_Klein.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 683px;" /></a><br />By Cecil Beaton (1971):<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZSeIgMtp8u_BwH-JVxYftsCv30Yzek9NCg6RKBgO5Ybdqv9feTF_3_Ovmt5LHFDo7zgCz12NgD0t7kgldfbYSR6_YleBwHl0VHqn_sfkggBBj2Itr6CnZFskFbGLfjRyyCQTPl9lLWi11/s1600/LT+by+cecil+beaton.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587380201197861426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZSeIgMtp8u_BwH-JVxYftsCv30Yzek9NCg6RKBgO5Ybdqv9feTF_3_Ovmt5LHFDo7zgCz12NgD0t7kgldfbYSR6_YleBwHl0VHqn_sfkggBBj2Itr6CnZFskFbGLfjRyyCQTPl9lLWi11/s400/LT+by+cecil+beaton.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 528px;" /></a><br />By Helmut Newton (1986):<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqUII5moDvRsFfjxeOXxkRhCqi6GIfLv2jZSb145p1fY1ku8ef9iJ4R2fXZxr_0RAIDBAjiuhpT0XjKzHLLVn0Ua0KUnkCGfHW767zgURUA-rIwkqfQ2EKoZ1DReYhT1czo_OFOV1TJYXh/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-23+at+7.05.44+PM.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587461988959088146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqUII5moDvRsFfjxeOXxkRhCqi6GIfLv2jZSb145p1fY1ku8ef9iJ4R2fXZxr_0RAIDBAjiuhpT0XjKzHLLVn0Ua0KUnkCGfHW767zgURUA-rIwkqfQ2EKoZ1DReYhT1czo_OFOV1TJYXh/s400/Screen+shot+2011-03-23+at+7.05.44+PM.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><br />More of my favorite images of Liz, only I do not know the photographers:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6yhxfBCA9VVV8C4-4Tcrd2GkVkwpBprQv8il0Czl0EiQWnZ0Z6RfIQ1_tnfN51T_FrI4bQbp5YUzjc1CwuWHaA3XcHcaZsgKmjzggCHxvCyRxeknOZxsBxvvMrgQFTyOYVPlHPlkLTWAE/s1600/elizabeth-taylor+on+set.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587374627761029298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6yhxfBCA9VVV8C4-4Tcrd2GkVkwpBprQv8il0Czl0EiQWnZ0Z6RfIQ1_tnfN51T_FrI4bQbp5YUzjc1CwuWHaA3XcHcaZsgKmjzggCHxvCyRxeknOZxsBxvvMrgQFTyOYVPlHPlkLTWAE/s400/elizabeth-taylor+on+set.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 694px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL2_4lWWfvYtPPK_Nf-Iztye7EDwGxorxEmtbHK32hUvkQbxm2VPzPoXj4ND-5_80Iu3p0zDiMuGRUbEZmtpOLfApLKUcQJZ_6rKyv-blUVm1UIVSQ8TK2LAbIywTz7lJZYrjziBT3M2aH/s1600/elizabeth-taylor-pink-towel.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587376913867241266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL2_4lWWfvYtPPK_Nf-Iztye7EDwGxorxEmtbHK32hUvkQbxm2VPzPoXj4ND-5_80Iu3p0zDiMuGRUbEZmtpOLfApLKUcQJZ_6rKyv-blUVm1UIVSQ8TK2LAbIywTz7lJZYrjziBT3M2aH/s400/elizabeth-taylor-pink-towel.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 522px; height: 390px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYGi_9c52Q55-l1QEGihpLSBmZQh6yRHdr2254eCQCzZsVHcQaH9OHf_g8TiUwHqVVsZaws3wwWhjc8BWPJ62inNAr-MHmy-lY_z1UgQ6v7r4cvW6NUrU0SSjlznyWh05LNneX6_00puN0/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-23+at+1.41.47+PM.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587391365594374146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYGi_9c52Q55-l1QEGihpLSBmZQh6yRHdr2254eCQCzZsVHcQaH9OHf_g8TiUwHqVVsZaws3wwWhjc8BWPJ62inNAr-MHmy-lY_z1UgQ6v7r4cvW6NUrU0SSjlznyWh05LNneX6_00puN0/s400/Screen+shot+2011-03-23+at+1.41.47+PM.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 652px;" /></a><br /><br />A few basic stats:<br />Date of Birth: 27 February 1932, Hampstead, London, England, UK<br />Date of Death: 23 March 2011, Los Angeles, California, USA<br />Birth Name: Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor<br />Nicknames: Liz, Kitten<br />Height: 5' 2" (1.57 m)<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">HER HUSBANDS & WEDDING PHOTOS</span></span><br />Taylor was married eight times to seven husbands. Here are photos of each of her weddings:<br /><br />* Conrad "Nicky" Hilton (May 6, 1950 – January 29, 1951) (divorced):<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI-yTO-Jaf7oCoflCmCsNDkCRADAv-qtJv_qnlvmpi8Ha3f0QQdLExhnSa3pgqgao7DNgQd5uc3XI3yX25szVuJT3rwwG9wCObOzxz2Q7lWOONXDJBDEkJO0vveDSFJMaPTIbRR8EFm7X7/s1600/elizabeth-taylor+nicky-hilton.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587366584605216034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI-yTO-Jaf7oCoflCmCsNDkCRADAv-qtJv_qnlvmpi8Ha3f0QQdLExhnSa3pgqgao7DNgQd5uc3XI3yX25szVuJT3rwwG9wCObOzxz2Q7lWOONXDJBDEkJO0vveDSFJMaPTIbRR8EFm7X7/s400/elizabeth-taylor+nicky-hilton.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 393px;" /></a><br />* Michael Wilding (February 21, 1952 – January 26, 1957) (divorced):<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0DG2ESeGgSLjo8_TompmPGMk-lzOtund_BvArQvJa8MCip-N_mJbE7f-OPo6mx3W_maqLuXGlaA-yf_3tUKiT6xJIu53cd_xLwqKUB3Ed3oiSi0tfvaSHpKLY4lY1XSNkiM_Mct9U_mg3/s1600/taylor+wilding+wedding.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587367718489045506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0DG2ESeGgSLjo8_TompmPGMk-lzOtund_BvArQvJa8MCip-N_mJbE7f-OPo6mx3W_maqLuXGlaA-yf_3tUKiT6xJIu53cd_xLwqKUB3Ed3oiSi0tfvaSHpKLY4lY1XSNkiM_Mct9U_mg3/s400/taylor+wilding+wedding.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 449px;" /></a><br />* Michael Todd (February 2, 1957 – March 22, 1958) (widowed):<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbNOQ78LmPAgLWpPxf30ZG3Immp_aI3IhhFTNBZJSzBSCb5uUbtF1K5PMOvrulaf3r8I-7c2KTNtw8nHRhpfZKcz-94FyB9GaGRe65qxNrm1fqtr-IIiBBbfNexm9JxiWYaDu2dkM2Kkfq/s1600/elizabeth-taylor--mike-todd.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587366752138114994" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbNOQ78LmPAgLWpPxf30ZG3Immp_aI3IhhFTNBZJSzBSCb5uUbtF1K5PMOvrulaf3r8I-7c2KTNtw8nHRhpfZKcz-94FyB9GaGRe65qxNrm1fqtr-IIiBBbfNexm9JxiWYaDu2dkM2Kkfq/s400/elizabeth-taylor--mike-todd.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 522px; height: 586px;" /></a><br />* Eddie Fisher (May 12, 1959 – March 6, 1964) (divorced):<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzSqMEVS0OCN4I-5e92-qPN5y9E7olK3tJ9-y2lqMGWebydKmW13k3XzI60Y07TQudrr3B0gE4IrSYN4NzcxOHEJRye8pVDxa0lPpDnrKQt3wB44pWa__xiR_Qti9GPOeMKc1l9pjBB1pi/s1600/elizabeth-taylor-eddie-fisher-wedding-1959.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587366905929009954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzSqMEVS0OCN4I-5e92-qPN5y9E7olK3tJ9-y2lqMGWebydKmW13k3XzI60Y07TQudrr3B0gE4IrSYN4NzcxOHEJRye8pVDxa0lPpDnrKQt3wB44pWa__xiR_Qti9GPOeMKc1l9pjBB1pi/s400/elizabeth-taylor-eddie-fisher-wedding-1959.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 521px; height: 661px;" /></a><br />* Richard Burton (March 15, 1964 – June 26, 1974) (divorced):<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ7Ay7AWsLyJzElPI4J-SeO1v1nta8LFFE9FNIH85sk3MXykD53M1NxtjwZlL-wmrEmSNd7S88YmZ1oG8eNbYPx1hpXIr8yONLQBet70LrTZPSqVu-NzqvSYz3KHuX217J6EIYRErmJCVu/s1600/Elizabeth-Taylor-and-Richard-Burton-elizabeth-taylor-7511750-375-440.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587366295656787522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ7Ay7AWsLyJzElPI4J-SeO1v1nta8LFFE9FNIH85sk3MXykD53M1NxtjwZlL-wmrEmSNd7S88YmZ1oG8eNbYPx1hpXIr8yONLQBet70LrTZPSqVu-NzqvSYz3KHuX217J6EIYRErmJCVu/s400/Elizabeth-Taylor-and-Richard-Burton-elizabeth-taylor-7511750-375-440.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 615px;" /></a><br />* Richard Burton (October 10, 1975 – July 29, 1976) (divorced):<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaa16NLFndqp6kiJFJ3wY0J-j1wekiyKH-3EnWr-UpCd4XAY8_yMazwWOnYXarpD2aqiVghPFalf5eIH4btk8SSSvR8GxtFSY89LOJDGtR6ulRf7vskgnl21pYAGgi8pq4w7pLr8dLJPGK/s1600/taylor120108_468x561.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587366088687301650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaa16NLFndqp6kiJFJ3wY0J-j1wekiyKH-3EnWr-UpCd4XAY8_yMazwWOnYXarpD2aqiVghPFalf5eIH4btk8SSSvR8GxtFSY89LOJDGtR6ulRf7vskgnl21pYAGgi8pq4w7pLr8dLJPGK/s400/taylor120108_468x561.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 628px;" /></a><br />* John Warner (December 4, 1976 – November 7, 1982) (divorced):<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJBVQlVc1vuMvLBSrAQ4WWy-40mEBAg9bB2TXYWdsN0Z7LoHoGr5jiQhLWMyVBgBaPZHDN2WmXfNJ5kfrekv2ecO7gmbMDKP_KjPs3J67vgy-hwD2M0eZA8jNx8Q_4QlknVVZLNjRI-YUq/s1600/21699910E.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587365905013099810" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJBVQlVc1vuMvLBSrAQ4WWy-40mEBAg9bB2TXYWdsN0Z7LoHoGr5jiQhLWMyVBgBaPZHDN2WmXfNJ5kfrekv2ecO7gmbMDKP_KjPs3J67vgy-hwD2M0eZA8jNx8Q_4QlknVVZLNjRI-YUq/s400/21699910E.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 519px;" /></a><br />* Larry Fortensky (October 6, 1991 – October 31, 1996) (divorced):<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtcjR9ZdEqXbFpE35z4YpJwjaZmxEgx0nnPCJIVxceXS8sm0SN-Kc56eMzWGWDBgMeid_UESxRjzejZqfq1VIqoIdbzP1vjffrl2JzV5O8TTUyKqInutl4-VrJ7g6zgkMZ7CCFvx0SeM1I/s1600/taylor+fortensky.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587368913023746098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtcjR9ZdEqXbFpE35z4YpJwjaZmxEgx0nnPCJIVxceXS8sm0SN-Kc56eMzWGWDBgMeid_UESxRjzejZqfq1VIqoIdbzP1vjffrl2JzV5O8TTUyKqInutl4-VrJ7g6zgkMZ7CCFvx0SeM1I/s400/taylor+fortensky.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 618px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">HER JEWELS:</span><br />Liz was bought some of the world's finest and most expensive jewels from husbands Richard Burton, Michael Todd and Eddie Fisher. Her love affair with gems is well known and her perfumes were named after them as well.<br /><br />Most famous of her extensive collection are the 33.19 carat Asscher-cut Krupp Diamond, a ring which she wore for many decades:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Z0iqQsTQ5r5ddPs_x4t82zSNlT0JRBUOiPpcR5tFYO4siTQe3JCUXbvA0UrxJNuOx2pSo4dwUAAzna7SHdagcS1GBt8Q1Qjmc53yA-V-I4WyzXS152lpd0yOXCndgu41-EicKwj0tkGO/s1600/kruppdiamond.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587375803584385218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Z0iqQsTQ5r5ddPs_x4t82zSNlT0JRBUOiPpcR5tFYO4siTQe3JCUXbvA0UrxJNuOx2pSo4dwUAAzna7SHdagcS1GBt8Q1Qjmc53yA-V-I4WyzXS152lpd0yOXCndgu41-EicKwj0tkGO/s400/kruppdiamond.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 535px; height: 405px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3poXEmawBa64VxcZKwY67rYuYezK83J8QKjGBw4Zgcmr51pydbuJzSg7DrtB86UiiAz9QbMPoYuaz77ZmdRb35H6KiN1D_glZBW4jEsCnH-CWzCzn_V1aif17XTgk4mWZVG9V6pRqctVQ/s1600/p1060674.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587371386973852546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3poXEmawBa64VxcZKwY67rYuYezK83J8QKjGBw4Zgcmr51pydbuJzSg7DrtB86UiiAz9QbMPoYuaz77ZmdRb35H6KiN1D_glZBW4jEsCnH-CWzCzn_V1aif17XTgk4mWZVG9V6pRqctVQ/s400/p1060674.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbY5pbNKPzvUTxMHs1FnBR01r3OLxIWz1rgUorDtMjw8_Y4s_eW6I-q6SusOF4hqa7s9fAk83j3n6cCGr3OEAzuBYerId9guqikMbDqDp_VajedCh7wVtOyhWizfOKGviK3K4Oa2fbp_bc/s1600/LT+Krupp.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587371121973077314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbY5pbNKPzvUTxMHs1FnBR01r3OLxIWz1rgUorDtMjw8_Y4s_eW6I-q6SusOF4hqa7s9fAk83j3n6cCGr3OEAzuBYerId9guqikMbDqDp_VajedCh7wVtOyhWizfOKGviK3K4Oa2fbp_bc/s400/LT+Krupp.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxOph4u1k1_N3RytQz3TseYGUitppTk38RJm-Zw2OEU6otKx3n5Md-uZ_qHrqjVScZ9ehgYqt9orVzYSSm7cF-8Yt4vDtAutS5ZsdIpa1WXNcpKAeYByygBw2pG9b9qDyIjl16RUHz3jR9/s1600/diamond-thief-4.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587371259251500418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxOph4u1k1_N3RytQz3TseYGUitppTk38RJm-Zw2OEU6otKx3n5Md-uZ_qHrqjVScZ9ehgYqt9orVzYSSm7cF-8Yt4vDtAutS5ZsdIpa1WXNcpKAeYByygBw2pG9b9qDyIjl16RUHz3jR9/s400/diamond-thief-4.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 535px; height: 410px;" /></a><br />And the 69.42 carat Taylor-Burton Diamond, which she wore as a pendant on a necklace as well as a ring:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDa4PZXUNX8rTZkVOcXAIT_jwXAi5BVNQPegoAQJKiN1CkyJ4V4LZilYpo5Y9GPElj8IoolhrerVGCCkzsmCOb3OqPWN0n6uF_HkNQVHL-dGNJKvyfDrr9Ln99U-EhrJFkLtwV5TXTpy6B/s1600/2011-02-cn-taylor-burton-diamond-3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587371910076854338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDa4PZXUNX8rTZkVOcXAIT_jwXAi5BVNQPegoAQJKiN1CkyJ4V4LZilYpo5Y9GPElj8IoolhrerVGCCkzsmCOb3OqPWN0n6uF_HkNQVHL-dGNJKvyfDrr9Ln99U-EhrJFkLtwV5TXTpy6B/s400/2011-02-cn-taylor-burton-diamond-3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 529px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-drIDz9pNmnGyf0B5r3TEMvPJNcitbPiLmUdzZxETLMsUqYakCEo4dh4swgU-FJ2NhNItKm_goqdJppTWZ-mRlTMUkoJLXKUkhDN1_cW6Ndw5MgaE9_HpsnZI1NoV4X0cUM_9zC7k53RA/s1600/Taylor-Burton_Diamond_Necklace_1969.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587374359683398642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-drIDz9pNmnGyf0B5r3TEMvPJNcitbPiLmUdzZxETLMsUqYakCEo4dh4swgU-FJ2NhNItKm_goqdJppTWZ-mRlTMUkoJLXKUkhDN1_cW6Ndw5MgaE9_HpsnZI1NoV4X0cUM_9zC7k53RA/s400/Taylor-Burton_Diamond_Necklace_1969.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 872px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: The Taylor-Burton diamond necklace consisting of 67 pear-shaped diamonds with the central diamond of 69.42 carats. The necklace was made for Cartier in 1969. Image Courtesy of Oscar Heyman, Inc., New York.</span></span><br /><br />She also wore the enormous pear-shaped Taylor Burton Diamond as a ring:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8FBVhmliRdr-HglJVl2-OpSPJv1NzQ0abaS1KntOW78tRZOk2-eyaaeYSUWKX5FongB5PzR8jDp_noojuMB_wlvIbs8uuhtW-UMjEmPUwziaIySSpCafj_Fh0Kt2b8iNHIAiTfsdRKGAM/s1600/3d7bc8d61c96.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587371041469058098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8FBVhmliRdr-HglJVl2-OpSPJv1NzQ0abaS1KntOW78tRZOk2-eyaaeYSUWKX5FongB5PzR8jDp_noojuMB_wlvIbs8uuhtW-UMjEmPUwziaIySSpCafj_Fh0Kt2b8iNHIAiTfsdRKGAM/s400/3d7bc8d61c96.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 535px; height: 791px;" /></a><br /><br />She has a very extensive collection of diamond tiaras and many emeralds, rubies and more. Many of which can be found in her book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0743236645/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=iishish-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0743236645">Elizabeth Taylor: My Love Affair with Jewelry</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=&l=as2&o=1&a=0743236645" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjacJIZbdiFhPaSLd3LQOVFvsYD217s1VSOEgNRjU4MA65tTkZ56-oT1elakqOiApau5DpJUhihLAqENrKWwFbXtTueTYjsMndV9N6SlPq2GNi87MlNrviBe0shKriel_rDgl6gtim7vBvS/s1600/liz-taylor-book+cover.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587372734744320194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjacJIZbdiFhPaSLd3LQOVFvsYD217s1VSOEgNRjU4MA65tTkZ56-oT1elakqOiApau5DpJUhihLAqENrKWwFbXtTueTYjsMndV9N6SlPq2GNi87MlNrviBe0shKriel_rDgl6gtim7vBvS/s400/liz-taylor-book+cover.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 522px; height: 581px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: the cover of her book, My Love Affair With Jewelry</span></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">HER MOVIES:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk7l_QSFXogoPY-PtE6mNAyNlmP3UNiwT8oTsG9ZgXz2UT6DpnveO3WIOYTiNl2DkEtWoC7lLq70S-J0nEoV4FRWfvWn98tJgWMPa2orbgTPrgB53nHDQdhNNI8D6ikS_NC3IQ-WyUR6bz/s1600/elizabeth-taylor-giant-set-1955.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587390972429625042" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk7l_QSFXogoPY-PtE6mNAyNlmP3UNiwT8oTsG9ZgXz2UT6DpnveO3WIOYTiNl2DkEtWoC7lLq70S-J0nEoV4FRWfvWn98tJgWMPa2orbgTPrgB53nHDQdhNNI8D6ikS_NC3IQ-WyUR6bz/s400/elizabeth-taylor-giant-set-1955.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 571px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: Elizabeth Taylor on the set of Giant in 1955</span></span><br /><br />If you're going to memorialize her by renting a few of her movies this weekend, I highly recommend the following, which really were her most memorable performances:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">• Suddenly, Last Summer</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">• Butterfield 8</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">• Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">• The Sandpiper</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">• Cat On A Hot Tin Roof</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">• The Taming of the Shrew</span><br /><br />Not as great but worth renting for the novelty are:<br />• Giant<br />* The Last Time I Saw Paris<br />* Cleopatra<br />* Raintree County<br />* A Place In The Sun<br /><br />For the kids, you may want to consider:<br />• National Velvet<br />• Lassie Come Home<br />• Father Of The Bride<br /><br /><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000072/maindetails">See her complete filmography here.</a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fs%3Fie%3DUTF8%26redirect%3Dtrue%26ref_%3Da9_sc_1%26keywords%3Delizabeth%2520taylor%26qid%3D1300913559%26rh%3Di%253Astripbooks%252Ck%253Aelizabeth%2520taylor&tag=iishish-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957">Books on Elizabeth Taylor</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=iishish-20&l=ur2&o=1" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fs%3Fie%3DUTF8%26x%3D17%26ref_%3Dnb_sb_noss%26y%3D14%26field-keywords%3Delizabeth%2520taylor%26url%3Dsearch-alias%253Ddvd&tag=iishish-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957">Elizabeth Taylor Movies on DVD</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=iishish-20&l=ur2&o=1" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /></span><br /><br />The world will not be the same without you. Rest in peace, Liz.<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">images courtesy of </span><a href="http://www.magnumphotos.com/" style="font-style: italic;">Magnum photos</a><span style="font-style: italic;">, </span><a href="http://www.artnet.com/" style="font-style: italic;">Artnet</a><span style="font-style: italic;">, </span><a href="http://www.life.com/" style="font-style: italic;">LIFE magazine</a><span style="font-style: italic;"> and </span><a href="http://www.gettyimages.com/" style="font-style: italic;">Getty images</a></span>

Her Men, Her Movies, Her Diamonds, Her Photos. The Legacy Of Elizabeth Taylor.

Her Men, Her Movies, Her Diamonds, Her Photos. The Legacy Of Elizabeth Taylor.

Elizabeth Taylor, 1932-2011 She loved men. And diamonds. And we loved her. This morning's death of legend Dame Elizabeth Taylor is being...

10:52 AM

The Work Of Tobias Wong. May He Redesign Heaven.

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7U_LCOyJ6DTrqviEXmHNAkBVhlEQrsHlAJud2WhwHfAkRreepxGIXOh2DMQ7wfASMVHEvxLOsZwXhYFUOFTeWzved8zzB2y-PRJfMJOoozEdO0FLIXb8mx_Nm56H42UAdfb0J_aEvQdZy/s1600/TB-PORTRAIT.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478034477527452194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7U_LCOyJ6DTrqviEXmHNAkBVhlEQrsHlAJud2WhwHfAkRreepxGIXOh2DMQ7wfASMVHEvxLOsZwXhYFUOFTeWzved8zzB2y-PRJfMJOoozEdO0FLIXb8mx_Nm56H42UAdfb0J_aEvQdZy/s400/TB-PORTRAIT.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 691px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">photo by <a href="http://www.nigelparryphoto.com/">Nigel Parry</a></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Tobias Wong (1974-2010</span>)</span><br /><br />I was shocked to learn that Vancouver born, New York based designer Tobias Wong just passed away last Sunday at the very young age of 35 (late breaking news reports say it was an apparent suicide). I have blogged about much of his work and have been a fan for years. In addition to his own work, he often collaborated with many different artists, companies and designers to create unique, conceptual, witty and absurd  pieces.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdPD5J4pGH8IEvHXHNFJBrteZttizHBEQGxkSD9p_SL9vaDR8XXudgDf8ang_6CvaZ2Af74cyIRE-b_M0xSVzq6LS6Xayhkzt5Lpkh_X_MaTchrZoNfWWLYWFn66-zPa8wJm7gNvB5CExW/s1600/bizcarde.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477999820300568978" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdPD5J4pGH8IEvHXHNFJBrteZttizHBEQGxkSD9p_SL9vaDR8XXudgDf8ang_6CvaZ2Af74cyIRE-b_M0xSVzq6LS6Xayhkzt5Lpkh_X_MaTchrZoNfWWLYWFn66-zPa8wJm7gNvB5CExW/s400/bizcarde.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 537px; height: 355px;" /></a><br />above: Tobias Wong's business card<br /><br />He had a way of looking at the ordinary and transforming it into something extraordinary, as expressed by his Bent Pencil, Reverse Diamond ring and Burberry Nova Check Pins shown below:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir7nE5qxQ-JeVRL_7AqefCLK5kxb82hkKrotx9POgdlVL5UNqVIHm1urDeQBN3m83u3gVHX05Xjc8kfDczX7jQBtQNvdFIfPIlcklPUqyZF7O8Qw4pKozZVYJmep6rlvSare24TCyhvw_g/s1600/bentpencile.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478008574708525010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir7nE5qxQ-JeVRL_7AqefCLK5kxb82hkKrotx9POgdlVL5UNqVIHm1urDeQBN3m83u3gVHX05Xjc8kfDczX7jQBtQNvdFIfPIlcklPUqyZF7O8Qw4pKozZVYJmep6rlvSare24TCyhvw_g/s400/bentpencile.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 308px; height: 289px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaGmWlm4yJSMU8zUkGfmNQGeVt3saYxG-Yh4UpOLNPjWDVCuFmCcvn6Mj_tAARLo4XmIQMOsHYWcWjDEEmxioxt_on2fZ5we1nPaUWhsMx-Dh7V4jAmxPP1QDFZxDDmcizRPaHBY7I_E3F/s1600/060110_113231.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478008498092605394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaGmWlm4yJSMU8zUkGfmNQGeVt3saYxG-Yh4UpOLNPjWDVCuFmCcvn6Mj_tAARLo4XmIQMOsHYWcWjDEEmxioxt_on2fZ5we1nPaUWhsMx-Dh7V4jAmxPP1QDFZxDDmcizRPaHBY7I_E3F/s400/060110_113231.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 223px; height: 289px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWTIlUgEL1Pf_A87dJoDOoEmGSz9adanBUS41UPO9slyc_EhAXX0sfWqKdf5-yrX8F7QAW1lZE5A9_U0mQXOfY8hXdQE03AwjJh0n97kpIUwUEtQ08UCowztBm5vf_iXIDzvoqOErPBqOY/s1600/bbe.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478010772047022962" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWTIlUgEL1Pf_A87dJoDOoEmGSz9adanBUS41UPO9slyc_EhAXX0sfWqKdf5-yrX8F7QAW1lZE5A9_U0mQXOfY8hXdQE03AwjJh0n97kpIUwUEtQ08UCowztBm5vf_iXIDzvoqOErPBqOY/s400/bbe.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 535px; height: 355px;" /></a><br /><br />Some of his most well-know design products include; the Sun Jar, the reverse diamond ring, his smoking mittens, his cement Aalto doorstop, his gold and silver on/off wireless lightswitch, his "Indulgences" collection of gold items and his white rubber coated chandelier.<br /><br /><br />Sun Jar:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDIxI4Ac_p41TJwX9VaQc2jghUtneCxeeD_A5M6QUIjNWvUYSjo0tvGiDMTiK2JuaAZcHHfd9YwirAAlEiZq40hsJJD9RSOhaKKYFnkRfYFc7us1v4vX7lKSEfxZSwtG4ZHcGJRs-G_Z4M/s1600/sunjar.jpg" onblur="try  {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477998874036755682" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDIxI4Ac_p41TJwX9VaQc2jghUtneCxeeD_A5M6QUIjNWvUYSjo0tvGiDMTiK2JuaAZcHHfd9YwirAAlEiZq40hsJJD9RSOhaKKYFnkRfYFc7us1v4vX7lKSEfxZSwtG4ZHcGJRs-G_Z4M/s400/sunjar.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 534px; height: 229px;" /></a><br />Silver  & Gold Wireless Lightswitches:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvNrGkO6Zy-NAiqB6gK3fHmiDvxeFTxjwWBRlEU73XexhJ2dT7FgmV0qbzo50hHG1TCIUJZX1wfSH449MD2OJ51qnGNAwrGOS0LFfHpY8FLWR_S27Vht2_hb9iSIIEg01mf-k2FTG5XSHV/s1600/lightswitches.jpg" onblur="try  {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477998790474236194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvNrGkO6Zy-NAiqB6gK3fHmiDvxeFTxjwWBRlEU73XexhJ2dT7FgmV0qbzo50hHG1TCIUJZX1wfSH449MD2OJ51qnGNAwrGOS0LFfHpY8FLWR_S27Vht2_hb9iSIIEg01mf-k2FTG5XSHV/s400/lightswitches.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 325px;" /></a><br />Cement Doorstop (an homage to Alvar Aalto's Savoy vase);<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRwqeBPqonwXjnpFBMaQv_Oh8772wQ_3xrhw4ImgIjgLIOAqGNQlxO9rEz_SvGuWNuiJMokh2ZFF7v_SmLH9tZi_Z35IxViItEdKOO-wGXJk8zCRXqCf8qqneF6jVeQZt8WtxGJpcbc6nN/s1600/aalto-doorstop.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478006436409262882" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRwqeBPqonwXjnpFBMaQv_Oh8772wQ_3xrhw4ImgIjgLIOAqGNQlxO9rEz_SvGuWNuiJMokh2ZFF7v_SmLH9tZi_Z35IxViItEdKOO-wGXJk8zCRXqCf8qqneF6jVeQZt8WtxGJpcbc6nN/s400/aalto-doorstop.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 568px;" /></a><br />White  Rubber coated chandelier:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQXtL3hbe2swpjLCcGUwv7xvaP8deyNaWtIqB7zVXgn6sjaCTppTnAM62loqia21tfWyzapuPanKoVp_tPZMtWdKw-GGJ5HZaArXSMgBdqDvPF9NH5M0IB0QhZj3konPYM3r5UaofezodZ/s1600/chandelier.jpg" onblur="try  {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478000059829137794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQXtL3hbe2swpjLCcGUwv7xvaP8deyNaWtIqB7zVXgn6sjaCTppTnAM62loqia21tfWyzapuPanKoVp_tPZMtWdKw-GGJ5HZaArXSMgBdqDvPF9NH5M0IB0QhZj3konPYM3r5UaofezodZ/s400/chandelier.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 245px;" /></a><br />LED  Mirror:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfmFx2HKkjX0u5ctXSGW_Ekhgjbk8zv8o2uQiP7kY4RWHjlArLp6UVaS1DYYHPueFsw_ICHGSPesHi3L0v0DfAbn_BnLD2xM4wI0HKiI3tHmLuER3x8QmPdUL3LmJ-MUGg_sXPRIwblf0U/s1600/mirrore.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();}  catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477999327433346658" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfmFx2HKkjX0u5ctXSGW_Ekhgjbk8zv8o2uQiP7kY4RWHjlArLp6UVaS1DYYHPueFsw_ICHGSPesHi3L0v0DfAbn_BnLD2xM4wI0HKiI3tHmLuER3x8QmPdUL3LmJ-MUGg_sXPRIwblf0U/s400/mirrore.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 530px;" /></a><br />Money   pad:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjneDCY97yE_kohwgVXRIFVMEvHw9lQmPoS8ywZaivJ7Nk2YGozBje-F-MF6DhmT8SVEF8LKg9WHUh4MKtC3Sanngfg-ZIT7PxZ2OeAS-SktsNX91jSq1-L9K5iSZVQs9UNbxCvyNDJBQUP/s1600/moneypade.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();}   catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477999248432821282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjneDCY97yE_kohwgVXRIFVMEvHw9lQmPoS8ywZaivJ7Nk2YGozBje-F-MF6DhmT8SVEF8LKg9WHUh4MKtC3Sanngfg-ZIT7PxZ2OeAS-SktsNX91jSq1-L9K5iSZVQs9UNbxCvyNDJBQUP/s400/moneypade.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 523px; height: 333px;" /></a><br />The  THIS IS NOT A LAMP was a project in which he added illumination to  Philippe Starck's Bubble chair:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbySYGHxjlM3p34BkRBIU5JLdOyGMYC7a2GbG0K7K857beXdHpwQM30iyzZk6wb-8xOheqmokVd0GHWO_Y7GXZ69YjIcRgf1-9_w6KSnPxLdiuKVSXiabt7xCeBVGAkoDxLdFLxcojvANU/s1600/lampe.jpg" onblur="try  {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477999586046922114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbySYGHxjlM3p34BkRBIU5JLdOyGMYC7a2GbG0K7K857beXdHpwQM30iyzZk6wb-8xOheqmokVd0GHWO_Y7GXZ69YjIcRgf1-9_w6KSnPxLdiuKVSXiabt7xCeBVGAkoDxLdFLxcojvANU/s400/lampe.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 200px;" /></a><br />The  book, I Want To Change The World, a critique on design, was Tobias' first book:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVYeVwOAJXM8DU25XPLFQ8trV7w-P1unxfX4GnM3L6GUHsQjavgl_PZUbYAlZE1xoBpeGcsFIAiOiJdetxVV7rkWSlzSvT9MPjGI4Cza4Z3Pp1bB__Y0l837aENQxJLoH57yIJwuGgnsEa/s1600/gunbook003e.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();}  catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477999894173901122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVYeVwOAJXM8DU25XPLFQ8trV7w-P1unxfX4GnM3L6GUHsQjavgl_PZUbYAlZE1xoBpeGcsFIAiOiJdetxVV7rkWSlzSvT9MPjGI4Cza4Z3Pp1bB__Y0l837aENQxJLoH57yIJwuGgnsEa/s400/gunbook003e.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 518px; height: 787px;" /></a><br />Box Cutter:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtb7nOsxA0B4V-yaCFx3JgazKDNb3Vwq1WiiUoRoO48-lzX1BG39orCxGuBNxe76sqUT48vJxWWHauLaz8aC80O-9dQXwWBYfgVr3Pi8YMHqO6H77ADjCfiM7uMmmN5LKy6NpnrnjhsW-7/s1600/boxcuttere.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478000271301045170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtb7nOsxA0B4V-yaCFx3JgazKDNb3Vwq1WiiUoRoO48-lzX1BG39orCxGuBNxe76sqUT48vJxWWHauLaz8aC80O-9dQXwWBYfgVr3Pi8YMHqO6H77ADjCfiM7uMmmN5LKy6NpnrnjhsW-7/s400/boxcuttere.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 540px; height: 242px;" /></a><br />Silver Pills:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXMY-bc2GyW5pRZsuMLUwfQsKJ1pa9gB-X9AyIO-0Qg6eGbWIy1SLPoE0EJekIqk0jk45qdwvyGRI2i7Ugsewx0Ir6K_Hdgw6ogcD72JelUGrkZsftslBHgL358zQxJ_SkHNKPHRVDkSZf/s1600/silverpille.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478010981772988514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXMY-bc2GyW5pRZsuMLUwfQsKJ1pa9gB-X9AyIO-0Qg6eGbWIy1SLPoE0EJekIqk0jk45qdwvyGRI2i7Ugsewx0Ir6K_Hdgw6ogcD72JelUGrkZsftslBHgL358zQxJ_SkHNKPHRVDkSZf/s400/silverpille.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 390px;" /></a><br />His twin towers matchbook  and Casper glass candlestick for Cappellini:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXuyfTHOVJpsAXb31iyAlxx32eQvvJAIWAHStXM4q74s6E8OnG6gLG5u4ywmarKPv4JyMGZ9xEzSSSv_dibuv8C9g16QQjmBW2au7v7Lx2bPQbqEdnSPOoTrR37yL3rGuEwrPBK_GFLHbw/s1600/pocketbook1e.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478011289100957826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXuyfTHOVJpsAXb31iyAlxx32eQvvJAIWAHStXM4q74s6E8OnG6gLG5u4ywmarKPv4JyMGZ9xEzSSSv_dibuv8C9g16QQjmBW2au7v7Lx2bPQbqEdnSPOoTrR37yL3rGuEwrPBK_GFLHbw/s400/pocketbook1e.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 335px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjckEAe2S91pVanjhyphenhyphens1y3tjYcUnLj-oHP29NkquB13kIb0xQ56qG9osnIRGBuiZ4fUSQXsQ9tJ7tPQwx8Oo_U_nOVzCGp8Y4XfWabz1hzlmiDwCNHY7GsUCQE7fauz-FTzHotKx05gUSDW/s1600/casper3e.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478010880686771474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjckEAe2S91pVanjhyphenhyphens1y3tjYcUnLj-oHP29NkquB13kIb0xQ56qG9osnIRGBuiZ4fUSQXsQ9tJ7tPQwx8Oo_U_nOVzCGp8Y4XfWabz1hzlmiDwCNHY7GsUCQE7fauz-FTzHotKx05gUSDW/s400/casper3e.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 224px; height: 336px;" /></a><br /><br />His <span style="font-weight: bold;">Diamonds </span>project  consisted of various items which incorporate or use images of diamonds;  rings, a camera with diamond flash, diamond screensaver, diamond-embedded dime and 2 carat diamond superball  (all shown below):<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRjfGD3vikn2ZlyKCNTG0mFuQ5AcaH2239UAbxth9LEiCz_ahbGgrDEbFitsYZuBYdylBY-DDvtCzNXraO7L440_zK8OFbXz1y5zVP9Gj_UhNN9c7_ca2m_bdvjtjrW3bC3ATH0RPUbewi/s1600/diamond-series.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477988136701379938" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRjfGD3vikn2ZlyKCNTG0mFuQ5AcaH2239UAbxth9LEiCz_ahbGgrDEbFitsYZuBYdylBY-DDvtCzNXraO7L440_zK8OFbXz1y5zVP9Gj_UhNN9c7_ca2m_bdvjtjrW3bC3ATH0RPUbewi/s400/diamond-series.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 360px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >COLLABORATIONS</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><a href="http://www.schonbek.com/" style="font-weight: bold;">Schonbek</a></span><br />The crystal chandelier Wong chose to work with is a Schonbek design called New Orleans. Wong adapted it by cutting off the top and hiding most of the chandelier inside a giant black shade.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaTkQeDb79IY4_2Sj-N4LlRbXVyYS4H9tL6At81LWKNpKfec52oBc7-W-3_pyOu9PK5XksBhqQTREJ69Gfu4Kvh5CxRdWaZ1CLZ__vNnED9J9kHEnsup-glPYiQfGczGG8SQl8OWgIqTY3/s1600/schonbeck+TW+chandelier.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478055242956484018" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaTkQeDb79IY4_2Sj-N4LlRbXVyYS4H9tL6At81LWKNpKfec52oBc7-W-3_pyOu9PK5XksBhqQTREJ69Gfu4Kvh5CxRdWaZ1CLZ__vNnED9J9kHEnsup-glPYiQfGczGG8SQl8OWgIqTY3/s400/schonbeck+TW+chandelier.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 537px;" /></a><br /><br />Wong’s shaded crystal chandelier, commissioned by Swarovski®, is a highly original take on a classic form. Wong regrets that most crystal chandeliers are hung high “so you don’t see the beautiful details.” He’s brought his chandelier exploration down to table level.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyzlweZGVICvBV-J8zzyhrHTiSbx3FiSYDu6mZ_grUrizIbLWaxpQuOqE8_ocXtWR0y2PlyIxPEnAW-DIUKQlJlSK6G_u2jZbxLxmRRKL1aaKiVfeuRXScIHUSSjncO8nF3rlAv1m9qqEW/s1600/TB+schonbek1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478055129590366242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyzlweZGVICvBV-J8zzyhrHTiSbx3FiSYDu6mZ_grUrizIbLWaxpQuOqE8_ocXtWR0y2PlyIxPEnAW-DIUKQlJlSK6G_u2jZbxLxmRRKL1aaKiVfeuRXScIHUSSjncO8nF3rlAv1m9qqEW/s400/TB+schonbek1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 639px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">images courtesy of schonbek</span></span><br /><br />“The shade is black on the inside, too,” Wong pointed out. “So the crystal really looks great in there.”<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ken Courtney</span></span><br />Tobias Wong with fellow designer Ken Courtney, of Ju$t Another Rich Kid fame, also combined well-recognized symbols of mass consumption with qualities associated with wealth, luxury, and excess. Mundane items cast in gold were called <span style="font-weight: bold;">"Indulgences":</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQMHIjO3gtLduGWG_kyYpxfxjKTTQzl99RjmZJJINDmMwKpXTOTElSPwZ8eMFLCnJJNWiQAQ1_xnLmLBvGk-xVDggoG9r2oq-iRgeMIqa9d_RrT_TvxCC8SbdlTZ1ZBLwP1PJl0tprJjSL/s1600-h/indulgences.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129523299577999762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQMHIjO3gtLduGWG_kyYpxfxjKTTQzl99RjmZJJINDmMwKpXTOTElSPwZ8eMFLCnJJNWiQAQ1_xnLmLBvGk-xVDggoG9r2oq-iRgeMIqa9d_RrT_TvxCC8SbdlTZ1ZBLwP1PJl0tprJjSL/s400/indulgences.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 656px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMZMGIKQ4O0dO327qFwae4REranjRa_Sia3HL0tB9e-9HbqW8LnS-3tF5bvqVOIYQSZr1kPfS-Iqw5tPxMeKNnbMowHqBA9ZqOIuIWH171d011zZH5fgaxg4Bvyq6oiedfgl553Sqx6Nq4/s1600-h/Picture+4.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129525902328181154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMZMGIKQ4O0dO327qFwae4REranjRa_Sia3HL0tB9e-9HbqW8LnS-3tF5bvqVOIYQSZr1kPfS-Iqw5tPxMeKNnbMowHqBA9ZqOIuIWH171d011zZH5fgaxg4Bvyq6oiedfgl553Sqx6Nq4/s400/Picture+4.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 284px; height: 357px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfCA3FgiyRO2K0XtYZ9uLeAu91DcfkCKXYXOws4U5hfoXLODYBk4JaggS5ZOl96I8zYo-2d8g3OlDrwrv2HWi5j2YTKVJv040MBciNKchSgbPE-oWmGfLTgG0m8G7kzaBbTT2TDo8kSxu9/s1600-h/Picture+9.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129534865924927986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfCA3FgiyRO2K0XtYZ9uLeAu91DcfkCKXYXOws4U5hfoXLODYBk4JaggS5ZOl96I8zYo-2d8g3OlDrwrv2HWi5j2YTKVJv040MBciNKchSgbPE-oWmGfLTgG0m8G7kzaBbTT2TDo8kSxu9/s400/Picture+9.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 359px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirx1xrhNem0l6j5Hx6vS92ifNN5pyrYuS1f8aWQZmDtDWkGN3BI4ArH5Dqjb_gvpxmb_4VS9vstmOw0VtbIfWBcjPxLCZQWdttjpeaa1EBeuAdO7MR0jmKN2FJM5MFMaCnua-6MyBcMQm-/s1600/Picture+7.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478015873208425074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirx1xrhNem0l6j5Hx6vS92ifNN5pyrYuS1f8aWQZmDtDWkGN3BI4ArH5Dqjb_gvpxmb_4VS9vstmOw0VtbIfWBcjPxLCZQWdttjpeaa1EBeuAdO7MR0jmKN2FJM5MFMaCnua-6MyBcMQm-/s400/Picture+7.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 534px; height: 364px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwVsSEtXT9LhAUnj5lWzmMhwKOTH39md0XbRZcs4STdE6LyXmKVnPdl_OgdppOG7uSNI-KR9VneLPitInjbMFyP4tM9F56WwNuEdFc9codPEEliCHjCqz67Ns9ui2-1M-qUt0PcpnK6N7Z/s1600-h/Picture+3.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129527654674837938" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwVsSEtXT9LhAUnj5lWzmMhwKOTH39md0XbRZcs4STdE6LyXmKVnPdl_OgdppOG7uSNI-KR9VneLPitInjbMFyP4tM9F56WwNuEdFc9codPEEliCHjCqz67Ns9ui2-1M-qUt0PcpnK6N7Z/s400/Picture+3.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 283px; height: 236px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnHqWhS7HyluqrGP66rWaws5-VlM9YVSGIFr0yCvVDLytpK-u8rQPXPPvkxJ4jff4i6ZfKwK33bGns0LnB04FqiC9y3zDfupoVFLMUm-MO4RZqwbibMjYfgMN5JoxGu45cqHZ5dQowicEw/s1600/money-clip.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478007167148169618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnHqWhS7HyluqrGP66rWaws5-VlM9YVSGIFr0yCvVDLytpK-u8rQPXPPvkxJ4jff4i6ZfKwK33bGns0LnB04FqiC9y3zDfupoVFLMUm-MO4RZqwbibMjYfgMN5JoxGu45cqHZ5dQowicEw/s400/money-clip.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 256px; height: 237px;" /></a><br /><br />I wrote a previous <a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2007/11/new-rich-indulgences-two-different.html">post comparing his <span style="font-style: italic;">Indulgences Collection</span> to that of Big Games' <span style="font-style: italic;">New Rich Collection</span></a>, where you can learn more about these.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Citizen: </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Citizen</span></span><br />His limited edition matchbooks for <span style="font-weight: bold;">Citizen:Citizen</span>:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3JNQc8aOyCOlGWgeEA7-2r1Nv5VgNVcCXlAtr8OjKgh_tZQJVvoBC_xCGhyyBMP_ZwzuGZckpdVG8HAA8_GFD5aR362QWfpD8WGqM4gOtFwPTuVlyx23beAPokdhFwT210fB28YNfL1fJ/s1600/matchbooks.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478004305063590306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3JNQc8aOyCOlGWgeEA7-2r1Nv5VgNVcCXlAtr8OjKgh_tZQJVvoBC_xCGhyyBMP_ZwzuGZckpdVG8HAA8_GFD5aR362QWfpD8WGqM4gOtFwPTuVlyx23beAPokdhFwT210fB28YNfL1fJ/s400/matchbooks.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 538px; height: 538px;" /></a><br /><br />His $2,000. special reconstructed iPhone comes with with exclusive art, videos and music that is updated yearly for Citizen: Citizen:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNBaImeWdl94m_M6pM-9VHyEVQZx00AIyXnkWiKxXxPbMlCakcMdHQQ-YOnvyX2EO3pEI5LFRpe64eoF3FHdh0l5yT16Fi9OQyEHqq30NZhDpLXU8GbRwrwkilaC3i_gvVn5dWwd4jTSIB/s1600/phone.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478005325188626754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNBaImeWdl94m_M6pM-9VHyEVQZx00AIyXnkWiKxXxPbMlCakcMdHQQ-YOnvyX2EO3pEI5LFRpe64eoF3FHdh0l5yT16Fi9OQyEHqq30NZhDpLXU8GbRwrwkilaC3i_gvVn5dWwd4jTSIB/s400/phone.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 580px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Troy Halterman</span></span><br />In 2002, he collaborated with Troy Halterman of <span style="font-weight: bold;">TROY</span> (which is no longer in business) and offered up a holiday's curatorial stock of found objects, art, functional pieces and decorative works. The images below of the wood grain chocolate, smoking mittens, puzzle mirror, electric menorah, Andy Warhol gift wrap and glass chairs were originally created for that collection:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjauzuoN33vQ3kZVYqM9tdTHOqp7SgD6pP1GubxIgyGJVFuj9Xn43-f305W82VLNDzmecPpHCP6e8j_r1c6Dpw_xFEPz7fQ1lNMdTZOeloh50RvXzfDfUQscg-u3ojvbi2j5Yg5ZojGaHib/s1600/TROY-collabs.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477998263352283618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjauzuoN33vQ3kZVYqM9tdTHOqp7SgD6pP1GubxIgyGJVFuj9Xn43-f305W82VLNDzmecPpHCP6e8j_r1c6Dpw_xFEPz7fQ1lNMdTZOeloh50RvXzfDfUQscg-u3ojvbi2j5Yg5ZojGaHib/s400/TROY-collabs.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 529px;" /></a><br />Close up look at Smoking Mittens:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj33EZtg1RtCFtGJOGjzOxV_Nm-saqTo80nTP93jN0zeqC3RVs-yXbHtA0MJbxUN8HDNujJiYHdbnEpUaegIW6jPFzOrXmkBHbKtrKIWFylb6j0LxFkBWyIIlOoIVUPHjeeQ1c9lwfPnuKW/s1600/smoking-mittens-front_01.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478257139557922514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj33EZtg1RtCFtGJOGjzOxV_Nm-saqTo80nTP93jN0zeqC3RVs-yXbHtA0MJbxUN8HDNujJiYHdbnEpUaegIW6jPFzOrXmkBHbKtrKIWFylb6j0LxFkBWyIIlOoIVUPHjeeQ1c9lwfPnuKW/s400/smoking-mittens-front_01.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 535px; height: 337px;" /></a><br />Furlighter and Ballistic Rose:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHcSv7J4Oi-NIm0UrDKr0UlvfinKDlchxH6TUzB6RvZN79ZfyG3R1Go1VRWlwgxbAFGPM9wAZWyQ9eVl3iTRzNsOuTIJUZRvRpgg_yY01uZlcP-FGZA9CMZIyLnu5TZci3IIkqWvZYHDJn/s1600/furlighter3e.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478256789416746098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHcSv7J4Oi-NIm0UrDKr0UlvfinKDlchxH6TUzB6RvZN79ZfyG3R1Go1VRWlwgxbAFGPM9wAZWyQ9eVl3iTRzNsOuTIJUZRvRpgg_yY01uZlcP-FGZA9CMZIyLnu5TZci3IIkqWvZYHDJn/s400/furlighter3e.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 235px; height: 303px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfSecVSDliWsJUC1mBVkiCS_De1v-S03KRb_rTHsBLtsgGcvAb503lkzj4p7FMqpRldFtLN96ete760t0tklxNNvLF32qptSpFjdogKbe_if52eLKymCOcZGMlDe8RKU_WjsN6NkOjkCa9/s1600/ballistic+rose.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478257516123885426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfSecVSDliWsJUC1mBVkiCS_De1v-S03KRb_rTHsBLtsgGcvAb503lkzj4p7FMqpRldFtLN96ete760t0tklxNNvLF32qptSpFjdogKbe_if52eLKymCOcZGMlDe8RKU_WjsN6NkOjkCa9/s400/ballistic+rose.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 304px; height: 304px;" /></a><br /><br />One of his most recent designs was this clever iPad case he designed with Chelsea Briganti:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhky4RGSVDhgXpkFqjkUZpbta2o3KAqhzc4JDp1O0lmYqQsy58SPRGx5x8nwUvdBnGvSAoA2KE6Kzu3RdDgzBmU4azh05N1IZJqOSut1uz28wzkMzJiImwr1FbdcwZuxxhWkSo3RofqE8-u/s1600/tobias-ipad2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478265049862723202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhky4RGSVDhgXpkFqjkUZpbta2o3KAqhzc4JDp1O0lmYqQsy58SPRGx5x8nwUvdBnGvSAoA2KE6Kzu3RdDgzBmU4azh05N1IZJqOSut1uz28wzkMzJiImwr1FbdcwZuxxhWkSo3RofqE8-u/s400/tobias-ipad2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 702px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuMC8sgj5kYEdJl08G0Y5qQLJgDoMHwJtCi7xrjP-SHqZaJAqkQr5AWGmoTo2xPAMJmAtAi7FcER4igraUq-vd2Omn37fgUICR5xkmSn3YeDXaAD7mnrkQ3B-TGN91q6G69ZFRuajnk2Vl/s1600/77001_2_468.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478265526910554034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuMC8sgj5kYEdJl08G0Y5qQLJgDoMHwJtCi7xrjP-SHqZaJAqkQr5AWGmoTo2xPAMJmAtAi7FcER4igraUq-vd2Omn37fgUICR5xkmSn3YeDXaAD7mnrkQ3B-TGN91q6G69ZFRuajnk2Vl/s400/77001_2_468.jpeg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 393px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">above images of ipad case courtesy of <a href="http://www.core77.com/">Core77.</a></span><br /><br />You can find some of these products, which will undoubtedly become collectibles, at the following stores or sites:<br /><br />MOMA in Berlin<br />Loveless Tokyo<br /><a href="http://www.citizen-citizen.com/">Citizen Citizen</a><br /><a href="http://www.unicahome.com/">Unica home</a><br /><a href="http://www.mattermatters.com/">Matter</a><br /><a href="http://www.moma.com/">MoMA Shop</a><br /><a href="http://www.cooperhewittshop.org/">Cooper Hewitt Museum Shop </a><br /><a href="http://www.lacma.org/">LACMA</a><br /><a href="http://www.paulsmith.com/">Paul Smith</a><br /><a href="http://www.mossonline.com/">Moss</a><br /><a href="http://www.colette.fr/">Colette</a><br /><a href="http://www.thefutureperfect.com/">The Future Perfect</a><br /><a href="http://www.cappellininewyork.com/">Cappellini </a><br /><a href="http://www.troysoho.com/">Troy</a><br /><a href="http://www.propertyfurniture.com/">Property</a><br /><a href="http://www.printedmatter.org/">Printed Matter</a><br /><a href="http://www.twentieth.net/">Twentieth LA </a><br /><a href="http://www.burberry.com/">Burberry</a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />the press release:</span><br />D. TOBIAS WONG, 1974-2010<br /><br />D. Tobias Wong, the Canadian-born, New York-based artist and designer, passed away in the early morning of Sunday, May 30, 2010. He was 35. Through his work, Wong helped bring forth much of what is now taken for granted in contemporary culture. Influenced by Dada and, especially, Fluxus, he questioned authorship through appropriation; held a mirror to our desires and absurdities; upended the hierarchy between design and art, and the precious and the banal; and helped redefine collaboration and curation as creative practices. Working within what he termed a "paraconceptual" framework, Wong prompted a reevaluation of everything we thought we knew about design: its production, its psychological resonance, its aesthetic criteria, its means of distribution, its attachment to provenance, its contextualization and its manner of presentation. Wong was a keen observer, an original mind, a brilliant prankster, and an unerring friend.<br /><br />Wong's work was widely exhibited, including at the Museum of Modern Art and Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum. His many projects included those for Colette, Comme des Garcons, Prada/OMA, Cappellini and Swarovski Crystal Palace. In addition to the objects he created, re-created, repurposed, rarefied and otherwise manipulated, Wong's work included events and happenings that included, among many others, a pop-up tattoo parlor at Art Basel Miami Beach/Design Miami and the Wrong Store, a "store" in New York that was in fact never open. (As with much of Wong's work, both were collaborations.) Wong was named Young Designer of the Year by Wallpaper* magazine (2004) as well as the Brooklyn Museum of Art (2006). In 2008 and 2009, he served as founding co-creative director of 100% Design Shanghai, affiliated with the 100% Design fairs in London and Tokyo.<br /><br />Born and raised in Vancouver, Wong studied in Toronto before moving to New York in 1997 to attend the Cooper Union, from which he graduated with a major in sculpture. He is survived by his mother, stepfather, brother, partner and BFF (Tim Dubitsky).<br /><br />Tobi, you will be missed.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4-A0-Jk6W4_GOoXoPCE9gkdIFSEEGNZh6OcFuHHJeQiLQziCKW9UFdnqm-9yHy_KIYhG4TndJh_QpZ5MromRxf8gWDSgC4CYIOnSlqnEyoRR9JP5f704AWNqpDHmv2w_SxdZJOVHgB0x4/s1600/full_02.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478007956337914370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4-A0-Jk6W4_GOoXoPCE9gkdIFSEEGNZh6OcFuHHJeQiLQziCKW9UFdnqm-9yHy_KIYhG4TndJh_QpZ5MromRxf8gWDSgC4CYIOnSlqnEyoRR9JP5f704AWNqpDHmv2w_SxdZJOVHgB0x4/s400/full_02.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 244px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >images courtesy of Tobias Wong and Citizen:Citizen<br /><br /></span>Rest In Peace.

The Work Of Tobias Wong. May He Redesign Heaven.

The Work Of Tobias Wong. May He Redesign Heaven.

photo by Nigel Parry Tobias Wong (1974-2010 ) I was shocked to learn that Vancouver born, New York based designer Tobias Wong just passed aw...

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