they don’t make ‘em like they used to. while metal rusts and muscle weakens, the junk yard is not always the fate for our auto motive history. this killer art-deco motorcycle was locked in a crate after its production and stayed there for over seven decades. in 2005, that crate was cracked to expose this automotive work of art, the 1934 BMW R7 motorbike by bn
the johnnie walker NEW logo above and the OLD logo below
note how in the NEW and improved logo johnnie is walker from left to right vs the old logo right to left. supposedly some poor sod convinced johnnie walker that in the old logo johnnie was walking the “wrong way”! they spend well over 6 figures changing this logo and i must say the old one look better to this day. also I like to know how many people noticed or for that matter cared which way johnnie walked. all that aside black label is my whiskey of choice when on a budget. by dd
which carriage would you like to be on? this is the result of either a hack designer or a loser client. you know, the kind that is happy being number two and feeding off number one’s crumbs. either way, it’s a logo design disaster not much unlike the donna karen / david yurman logo debacle created by mr. fabien baron. there is plenty of this out there. by dd
i’m sure this exhibition is allover paris and french medias but here in new york, not so much. that is a very cool one, not another perriand/corbu show with the same book that is not bringing anything fresh to the talble. here, curators at “le petit palais “ put next to each other the photographic work of miss perriand and pieces that result from it. really interesting! is it a bit naive if i say that i prefer some of her photos over some of her furniture…
“from the fish bones that prompted her ‘banquette tokyo’ to the reclining figure that inspired her ‘chaise longue basculante’, the photographs lay bare her creative process. perriand began using photography for preliminary studies from the moment she joined the le corbusier/pierre jeanneret studio as furniture design associate in 1928, looking at the ‘laws of nature’ in urban and mountain contexts, and many of the 380 photographs show objects discovered on her many walks.” via wallpaper
by pp.
“T” shirts are shirts that were designed by masashi kawamura to have the silhouette of 5 famous typefaces; helvetica, caslon, baskerville, courier, and cooper black… the above two displayed on mandy harris and kana-kimura (aka bob’s girlfriend). more info now idea / utrecht (www.utrecht.jp) by dd
not sure what it is and if you can really buy it but from what i understand, some guys are making anal wood toys. for stylish kids only. don’t get surprised if he becomes an engineer. by pp.
i guess everyone seen black swan? yeah right, so, i don’t know if the posters below are the official ones in england but it’s way nicer than the ones we had here in nyc… artwork from studio la boca in the uk. by pp.
to complete an earlier post about the art of smoking, i would ad that those ysl cigarettes seems to be the ultimate accessories for the fearless stylish smokers.(from the new website of the once genius marc atlan) by pp.
this is a pretty cool tote bag, designed and produced in limited edition for nike by new york agency ceft and company. its made of ubber thick shoe leather and has nike’s iconic laser burned logo on the back. the rope handles are adjustable and simple enough, but best of all you can get your initials hand lettered on the front tab so you will never again forget your own name (can someone tell me what is the point of this? its not like if your bag is ever lost some will know who the hell you are by your initials! let alone who returns bags anymore especially if they are cool). in any case as far as a simple but graceful tote is concerned, its a great substitute for one of those horrible computer bags or just a vessel to log around your useless possessions around town. good luck finding one. by xy
heres a fun chart the helps us see exactly what the ramones and misfits really wanted over the years. which do you relate more with? designed by dan gneiding by jr
isn’t the name of this event the most pretentious thing ever? : “art director club hall of fame” gala. anyway, we’re not here to talk about that… the printed material of this event, designed by pentagram (talking about pretentious?) is nice none the less. the full collection can be seen here
by pp.
love love love matthew brannon‘s work! since i’m being fed up with the over the top and over produced art that seems to be the standard today, works like feels so refreshing! titles feels great too. sick whore next to a candid flower pot somehow works really well isn’t it? by pp.
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