design category

Julien Ducourthial

This work is kind of insane and lo-fi but I love it.

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Hank Willis Thomas

An interesting project- Hank Willis Thomas took ads from years past targeting black audiences, featuring black subjects, removed the branding,  revealing the images as they are- showing what they are actually selling.

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James Dawe

Wow.  I’m loving James Dawe’s illustration and collage style.

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Joseph Hart: Fragments zine

What a beautiful zine. Limited edition of 500 available for 16 dollars. Totally worth it.

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Resort 2009

Well, people have been showing their Resort collections for a little while now. To be honest, I haven’t really been into any whole collection. More like little bits and pieces from a few different collections. Resort is a rather transitional season for fashion, but I was hoping that more collections would stand out.

Here are a few pieces I’ve liked so far:

Louis Vuitton

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Derek Lam

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Doo.Ri

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Zero Maria Cornejo

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Mociun + Corwin pillows

I love these limited edition Mociun print pillows available in Lena Corwin’s shop! The “Aerograph” print is my favourite. I can just envision one on my sofa…

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Etsy find: Maramiki

Etsy seller Maramiki sells beautiful screenprinted fabrics which you can buy by the yard, or she also sells little pillow, pincushions, etc. with her prints. They are so charming!

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Hammer Museum: John Lautner tours

Seth and I were very excited this week. Seth received an update from the Hammer Museum regarding their tours of architect John Launter’s homes. This was great news! However, scrolling down the email looking at the prices of the tours, he was surprised to see that with prices starting at $55 per ticket, up to $145 per ticket, the tours are not exactly priced for the lowly student, or the architectural fan who is short on cash (perhaps from paying back all those student loans for a degree in design or architecture)… oh, and did I mention that for the $145 tours you must also be a member of the Hammer Museum already? That would be an extra $50 per person making the cost a whopping $195 for that first tour.

Anyway, it would seem that this is an attempt at a collaboration to raise money for the Lautner Foundation, which I admire, but I feel that perhaps it is a misplaced effort. If the idea was perhaps to draw “quality over quantity”, then they have succeeded. However, I think the people who most need to take these tours are people that typically would not be able to see such creations.

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Even if you don’t know Lautner by name, you know his buildings. They’ve been in so many movies, most notably (in our household anyway) the Sheats-Goldstein home appearing as the residence of one Mr. Jackie Treehorn in the Big Lebowski.

Dreamy sandals

I love these A.P.C canvas sandals.  They are so classic and perfect for summer.

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William Hundley

There’s something very dynamic about William Hundley’s photography.

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