yokan is a traditional japanese confectionery made of white azuki bean, red bean jelly (agar-agar) and powdered japanese green tea. i love the packaging made for the year of the snake, the taste- not so much. by ak
design
Street Level – by Robert Brownjohn
first published in 1961, robert brownjohn’s images of street typeography opened design filtered eyes and minds to the beauty and nuances of ‘naive’ type. that either created without contemporary intent or without design intent at all. there is beauty whenever you not only look, but see. by kl
IN MEMORY OF TOBIAS WONG
remembering tobi wong – “contemporary design’s most nimble provocateur” and one of the most inspirational pioneers to conceptual art and design. by cp
beat treat
beats by dre releases their first artist designed headphones and they’re designed by our friend tristan eaton. you can get them at the apple store in the united states or here. by ak
NOVEMBER 2012 – FINGER CROSSED
from commune by pp.
taizo keruda – ceramics
as geeky as they come and as japanese as we love, taizo keruda makes the most beautiful ceramics. modern morandi. by
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.