Posted on November 23, 2011 in Design This isn’t the first time that we’ve written about Dieter Rams and his work and it probably won’t be the last either. I came across this short video piece directed by Nathan Cozzolino and edited/scored by Andrew Birchett for Dwell magazine. Dwell is becoming a place that I check on a regular basis for inspiration, possibly more so since since I’ve become interested in interior design and architecture. It all seems to interrelate …
Posted on November 10, 2011 in Lifestyle Things seem pretty dry on the craftsmanship front so I’m going to head back to the craft and pride series to supplement the rest of today’s content. Created in aid of Movember, this year the Urchin Associates have visited various creative types with their film crew for a diverse range of storytelling experiences. In this episode we get to hear the story of a passionate …
Posted on November 9, 2011 in Design I’ve been studying the grid for quite a while now, at first I thought it was just relative to the web design field but as time’s gone by I’ve found it’s taken on a role not only in my design self but also in my lifestyle choices. Whether it be art, ceramics, film, or even clothing, I’m intrigued to see the form of order, logic and law within an item, product, space or concept. This is most important to me and has really opened up my eyes …
Posted on November 8, 2011 in Menswear Raleigh Denim got together with Barneys New York exclusively on these hand dipped Indigo jeans. Although I’m not too fond of the mainstream stores it’s great to see Raleigh travelling well across all spectrums of the market and I think they’ve done a really good job at conveying the process of hand dyeing through a short film and photographic set seen below. Using Cone Mills White Oak Chambray, the …
Posted on November 3, 2011 in Menswear I’ve been waiting to highlight this project for a little while now and today is the day! Our good friends at Apolis recently opened their first space titled “Apolis: Common Gallery” in the Arts District of downtown Los Angeles. It’s a fusion space which brings together all their stories, advocates, projects, exhibitions, films and friends, also their great range of products made in lots of different countries across the world. We get to take …
Posted on November 3, 2011 in Lifestyle So as you know, we’ve finally breached over into the month of November, which also doubles as my birthday, I swear time just moves on so quickly. I can never keep track of it. You may of heard about this ‘Movember’ campaign and have wondered what it’s all about, well it’s basically a global moustache growing charity event which is held during November of each year and raises funds and awareness for men’s …