The Selby

Have you ever curious about what’s inside people’s homes? I do.

Every time i pass, look, or entered homes, especially beautiful or unique ones, I always imagine and wonder what's their living rooms, bedrooms and kitchens like. As I got older, and knew that artists, writers and celebrities also has special rooms like libraries, work rooms, game rooms, even scrapbook rooms, my curiosity grew larger. Yes, yes, I heart interior design. But it’s not only about the interiors. I think it’s fun and inspiring to see how people decorate their spaces; how they arrange things, their nick nacks and the story behind every paintings, photos or furnitures. That’s why MTV Cribs and MTV Raid are some of my favorite TV shows. I also love love love IKEA katalogs and interior books. As for websites, theselby.com really is a treat and has been an inspiration!

I knew this site a year ago. It’s created by Todd Selby that features photographs, paintings and videos of interesting people and their creative spaces. Basicly, this Selby guy went to creative people houses from all over the world and took pictures. He captures everything; rooms, creative spaces, unique nick nacks, and the people who lives there. Love love love it!!! Here’s some of my favorites:

George Gorrow (Creative Director of Ksubi)
@ his office and the Ksubi showroom, Surry Hills, Sydney Australia:

Melia Marden (Chef) & Frank Sisti Jr. aka Kid America (Filmmaker)
@ their home, East Village New York:

Michelle McCormick (Design Director of Abercrombie & Fitch Concept Team) & Tracy McCormick (Studio Designer for Gary Gibson ) @ their home, Koreatown Los Angeles:

Guy Blakeslee (Musician and singer for The Entrance band) & Maximilla Lukacs (Filmmaker) @ their home, Laurel Canyon Los Angeles:

Julia Restoin Roitfeld (Art Director) @ her home, New York City:

Grace (Model, photographer and illustrator) & Kenyan (Prop master) @ their home, Orange County New York:

Aimee Bayliss (PR for Ksubi), Nathan Smith(Designer) & Anne Ryan (Fashion PR) @ their home, Darlinghurst, Sydney Australia:

Duffy (Hairdresser with Emma, ballerina) & Lucy Chadwick (Gallery director) @ their home, London:

Sally Singer (Writer, Editor and Vogue Fashion News and Features Director) @ her home, New York City:

Another treat, Todd Selby also posts Q&As of the hostess. I like Todd's questions; they're kinda shallow but hilarious. What’s unique is that they're written by hand. So they're colorful, messy, but oh so personal. They’re like art themselves! Here’s a sneak from Tina Kalivas (Fashion and Costume Designer):

*All pics from theselby.com, taken by Todd Selby