Best of The Selby
Todd Selby is a photographer, artist, and author. His project, The Selby, gives viewers an insider's perspective into creative people's homes and workspaces. Don't miss the sketchbook style questions and answers at the end of each photo essay.
A look inside of the elaborate mad scientist studio space of Tom Sachs. Always be knolling.
Inside Isabelle McNally's Greenwich Village apartment in 2008. Old oil paintings, MorningStar Farms corndogs, NKOTB.
Graphic Designer Kiyoshi Kanai and his daughter Aya's home in Gramercy Park, New York City. Filled with visual art books, photographs, and stuffed animals.
Rex Sterling Hamilton's house, visual art studio, and music space in Austin, Texas.
Julianne Jones and Didier Murat's bakery in Vergennes, Vermont. Doing very Vermont things.
Krysten Ritter, actor and musician, at her Silver Lake home in 2008. Remember burning CDs and owl decor?
I love this man, his menswear store (MAC), and this living space in San Francisco. Not pictured, but he also drives really cool old Volvos.
Halmos & Shipley's office and home in New York City in 2011. Love seeing primary colors mixed with neutrals and the “studio” vibe of their living space too.
Inside textile designer and artist Malene Barnett's home in Brooklyn, New York. The use of color in this space is amazing.
One of the most “2008” homes I've ever seen.
Ela Schmidt's pastry chef lab at Il Buco, one of the most creative Italian restaurants ever in NYC. Sometimes you gotta give it the full body mash on the counter.
This fashion designer's Tokyo home has a mini skate bowl, a dental office light, and cool toys.
At Julia Restoin Roitfeld's New York City home in 2009. Coca-Cola Zero is the ultimate accessory.
Inside Jonathan & Annie Zawada's home in Sydney, Australia. Bright colors, nested goose ladles, googly eyes, a lego phone.
The home of Jacqueline Perrett (pr) and Kelvin Ho (architect) in Bondi Beach, Sydney. Knives, bikes, and lots of sunlight.
Stephan Landwehr's home in Berlin filled to the brim with a collection of modern and contemporary art pieces.
A model and photographer's home in upstate New York. Cute dog, nice pool, and homemade pickles for their garden circa 2009.
Annie Novak's urban farm on top of a warehouse in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Vegetables, honey, and views.
Inside Edward Leida, Design Director of W Magazine's cool Manhattan apartment. The furniture, the sculptural art, the 2010 MacBook.
Thomas Dozol and Michael Stipe's loft in Tribeca. They collect pencils, paper coffee cups, and film cameras.
Andy Hope 1930's home in Berlin filled with dinosaurs, superheroes, comic books, and weird space art.
Legendary chef Eric Ripert at Le Bernadin in 2011. It's so beautiful.
Erin Wasson's apartment in Greenwich Village, New York. Visual art, vintage shoes, creepy character heads.
Inside fashion designer Wolfgang Joop's home and studio in Germany. Part museum, part brassy mansion, part cozy studio space.
Interior designers Lyndsay Caleo and Fitzhugh Karol's home in Brooklyn, New York. A very cute dog, beautiful wooden objects, and a clean & cozy vibe.
Gidon Bing's art studio in Auckland, New Zealand. An amazing sculpture studio right on the water with tiny boat parking, a kitchen, and a tons of tools.
Hideto Irikawa's home in Kamakura, Japan. Beautiful cars, elecronics, and furniture.
Inside writer Lesley Arfin's Lower East Side apartment circa 2008. Featuring more indie sleaze era owls, Dollywood merch, and a half finished cross stitch of the Goo album cover by Sonic Youth.
Jewelry designer Philip Crangi's New York City home and studio. Beautiful vintage furniture, crystals, and a blackberry.
Carolina Castiglioni's home in Milan. Impeccably styled and furnished. So many chairs I need to try to identify.