as geeky as they come and as japanese as we love, taizo keruda makes the most beautiful ceramics. modern morandi. by
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Alexandra Mor emerald ring
sheer purple velvet. by dd
just do it
the story behind the famous ‘just do it’ tagline. by wn
GRACE JONES – JEAN PAUL GOUDE
more goude, here the “pre-photoshop” steps of goude’s famous pictures for the cover of grace jones’s island life record. all of these with a pair of scissors and a brush… lovely! by pp.
KANYE WEST X M/M PARIS – SCARVES
couldn’t really decide if it’s so nice or if it’s so shit… by pp.
comme des garcons – ads
beautiful old ads from “comme des garcons”, a bit dated now but still so fresh. the full deck here. (dd, the one before last is for you) by pp.
real life instagram camera?
would you get one? check it out here. by wn
Tom sachs x nike craft
tom sachs for nike craft. unexpected collaboration but cool design, sachs staying true to his style. by wn
absolutly one of a kind
absolut unique is a limited edition bottle from absolut vodka, engineered to create nearly four million uniquely designed bottles that allows no two bottles to be alike. i’m afraid i’ll have to collect all kinds to make sure they’re not cheating by ak
zoetrope all-story: fall issue
francis ford coppola’s literary magazine and their upcoming fall 2012 issue. featuring cover art by irreplaceable iranian filmmaker, photographer, and poet abbas kiarostami. by sv
the smoking chair
i’ll take two please. or a carton? by sv
is that a chair you’re sitting on…
or are you just happy to see me? just a couple of unrecognizable geniuses hanging out. from left to right, george nelson – one of the founders of american modernism and angular poseur, edward wormley – dunbar designer but clearly not your typical model, earo saarinen –finnish designer and pipe smoker, harry bertoia – italian-born artist, sculptor, chin-holding enthusiast and modern furniture designer, the one and only charles eames – quintessential contributions to modern architecture, furniture, graphic design, fine art, and film (what a show-off) and lastly, jens risom – danish furniture designer and tie-tucker. party on, guys. by sv