Posted on June 22, 2012 in Design We’ve been having a lot of fun lately searching up different pieces of architecture and reading lots of books about modernism in general. Obviously some of our favourites are past designers such as Mies van der Rohe, Le Corbusier, Eero Saarinen and the almighty Alvar Aalto. But obviously we’re not just restricted to what’s happened before us, there are plenty of great designers out there who’re producing some stunning residential architecture …
Posted on March 5, 2012 in Menswear I’m not one to put together shorter posts on subjects but today I thought I would highlight a feature section created by Saager Dilawri and friends at Neighbour in Canada. It’s not the first time that I’ve highlighted Neighbour, I like their ethos and their support for the so called “underdog” brands who are lesser known but are creating some fantastic objects/garments. They have also created a stunning physical store which …
Posted on December 6, 2011 in Menswear Neighbour release some really nice shots that showcase the interior of their lovely store in Vancouver. It’s quite interesting to see the comparison between how the shop looks in spring and how it looks in winter, something you can see in an old post that we wrote for SS11. Even though it’s quite dark outside this space is a lot bigger than I originally thought, helped by the glass front and the all white interior. I really like the …
Posted on October 23, 2011 in Menswear Canadian store Neighbour have collaborated again on a wonderful lookbook with talented photographer Jennilee Marigomen. The SS11 lookbook that we showcased back in July was a big hit on the site so it only seemed natural to follow this up with a look at the AW11 selection. As usual with these promotional materials we get some items taken on models from the actual store set-up, but Neighbour always does a …
Posted on September 9, 2011 in Film Regular readers will have undoubtably noticed our love for Swedish design and creative work, so when I stumbled across this little gem from Swedish filmmaker Gustav Johansson I knew it would fit right into our constantly growing archive. Many of you may have stumbled across the Live The Language concept videos over on Vimeo previously and Gustav was …
Posted on July 4, 2011 in Photography Many of you I’m sure have come across a lot of photographers committed to the 365 day project over on Flickr, few however will hold the quality of work in their portfolio that Canadian creative Elizabeth Gadd has. Her works are structured around some fantastic locations which look almost untouched, rich in soft and natural lighting.
Browsing through the set makes me want to visit …