Late last year the Vitra Design Museum hosted an exhibition featuring the life's work of George Nelson. To coincide with the show a book was published titled George Nelson: Architect | Writer | Designer | Teacher. The catalog features eight essays written by German and American design historians along with numerous photos of Nelson and his body of work covering the various disciplines. As far as we know the book was never officially released in the U.S. though some independent book sellers have it listed on Amazon.

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Victory gardens or edible estates have received quite a bit of attention in the last couple of years, with the culminating awareness in food and environmental issues. But back in the 1980's it wasn't the hot topic it is today. Artist Agnes Denes challenged urban growth with her defining piece titled Wheatfield A Confrontation. With the help from the Public Art Fund, Denes planted 1.8 acres of wheat in a landfill in downtown Manhattan. The project spanned four months and yielded 1000 pounds of hay, some of which were then fed to the horses that serviced the NYPD. Read more about the project on Green Museum's website.

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Photo: Ace Hotel

Maybe the sequel to Transformers isn't your thing or any of the major blockbusters coming out this season for that matter. Maybe it's the smaller movies that appeals to you. IFC has teamed up to bring you movie night this summer in the desert with Ace Hotel in Palm Springs starting July 18th. The first movie to be screened in the series is In The Loop, "a biting and hilarious satire of U.S. and British Politics." The screenings will switch over to Thursday nights in August with a full listing to come.

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Photo: New York Times

James Turrell's Roden Crater is a merging of art, architecture, science and travel. Located somewhere northeast of Flagstaff Arizona, the crater is an extinct volcano that has been a work in progress since 1979. Turrell's created a series of chambers and tunnels that play on the perception of light. Because of its location, there is minimal light pollution. This enhances any celestial events that occur. Only a handful of privileged individuals have been invited to the site, while many others have gained access by trespassing, documenting their experiences through flickr. An article in Metropolis magazine published in 2000 stated the Roden Crater would open the following year. It did not. NY Times followed up in 2007 claiming the center will open to the public in 2011.

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Photo: Gotham Bar & Grill

When it first opened in 1984, Gotham Bar & Grill was one of New York's most groundbreaking restaurants, known for its dramatic interior, inventive, seasonal modern American cuisine and gorgeous "vertical" plating. Twenty-five years later, it's still one of the city's most beloved and most popular restaurants -- a true New York classic. Now you can taste some of the dishes that were on Gotham's original menu, at the original prices (!). In honor if its 25th anniversary, the restaurant is rolling out a special 80s menu featuring some of its classic dishes, such as goat cheese ravioli, lobster pasta and the Gotham roast chicken, every Sunday night this summer. View the full menu on their site.

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Photo: Nathan Kraxberger

Perhaps innovation in a climate such as this, can—must—move beyond flavored malt beverages and deliver meaningful, impactful ideas. Maybe the boardroom isn't the right venue. This is where The Feast comes in. Something like TED for the rest of us or a large-scale take on Johnston's Glass house salons, The Feast is about putting people with ideas and passion—maybe a passion for investing—in a room together.

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Photo: Javier Jaen Benavides; X Initiative

X Initiative opens the second of its seasonal phases, No Soul For Sale, A Festival of Independents, to the public today. The event is the product of inviting thirty esteemed arts organizations from all over the world to transform spaces in the X Building however they like: be it with art, publications, performances, videos, or any other way they choose to work with the space. In addition, each is given an hour to have free reign of a dedicated performance area. A full list of participants and details can be found here.

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Photo: V&A Museum

I'll make this brief. The Scout is now on tumblr.

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Photo: Charley Harper

Last week Charley Harper's studio announced a stunning discovery, a trove of Harper's work commissioned for Ford Time and Lincoln Mercury Times Magazines were unearthed. Many of the paintings include Harper's bird series. On July 11th the collection will be introduced to the public at a gallery in Cincinnati, Ohio. Though the studio wishes to exhibit the paintings throughout the country in a traveling exhibition. Read more on the details here.

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Photo: Michael Williams

Michael Williams aka A Continuous Lean and Randy Goldberg have gathered an impressive lineup of menswear and accessories labels for a pop up market this weekend. The roster includes Billykirk, Alexander Olch, Gitman Brothers, and others. And if all that shopping leaves you famished, Cafe Select will be there to help. The Pop Up Flea opens this weekend from Friday June 26th to Sunday the 28th at Openhouse Gallery in Nolita.

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Photo: Staff

Last Friday we visited brothers Chris and Kirk Bray of Billykirk at their studio to start a series of documentaries that we're producing on craftsmanship. We can't say much about it at the moment, only that it's expected to debut this fall.

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Photo: Matte Stephens

Howard Miller Clock Company was founded and lead by J.D. De Pree, the founder of Herman Miller Furniture, in 1927 as Herman Miller Clocks. When he turned it over to his brother-in-law Howard—who was a clock maker there from the start—in 1937, the companies were leading the way to design history. When De Pree hired George Nelson as Creative Directory, his studio also did work with Howard Miller. During the 15 year relationship over 150 clocks were designed by George Nelson Associates for Howard Miller, many by the preeminent Irving Harper. Iconic pieces including the Eye Clock and the Sunflower Clock defined a design era.

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Photo: Lucas Films

Architects' Journal ranks the top 10 structures in Star Wars. via Creative Review Joe Pernice writes a novel with a fictional band named The Young Accuser. In the novel the band submits a single to Sub Pop records. Sub Pop records releases The Young Accuser's single in real life. Pharrell Williams collaborates with Takashi Murakami on an art piece worth 2 million dollars. It sells within the first 30 minutes of showing, Williams goes on to painfully explain the thought behind the piece.

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Photo: Ryan McGinness

There are numerous parties in New York on any given evening, usually with an ulterior motive of promoting something. Ryan McGinness has decided to have a party, 50 of them actually, in 50 weeks, consecutively, but with the simple purpose of "nurturing a meaningful social exchange." There will be no sponsors and no strangers. Sorry guys, chances are you're not invited, that's ok, neither are we. We can have our own.

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Photo: Aaron Rose

A couple of previews have surfaced from Aaron Rose's documentary on Sister Corita. Unfortunately there's little information on the release of Become a Microscope, even from its official myspace page. Until then enjoy these two clips from the Director's Bureau and Central Office.

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