Album Covers: durutti column factory records

made of sand paper, and guaranteed to grind away the other crap albums in your record collection.

 

durutti column was actually one the few bands that came out of factory that was less pop driven, and is still quite listenable to today. the album covers as expected, were different. the fact 14 durutti column cover was made of sand paper, and limited to 2,000 initial copies. funny enough, the covers were hand assembled by joy division’s ian curtis.  who, at the time, needed the extra cash making for an even more special object. the design credit is generally given to peter saville and tony wilson, but apparently steve horsfall had a good thing or two to do with it. again, as all ideas go, who knows in this case whether the use of an abrasive sand paper is really the great idea for a band that was different enough to aim to grind away all your other crappy albums of the time. i personally love it and it’s one of my favorite covers of that time. by uh

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Camera Obscura by Abelardo Morell

a room as a camera obscura. “in setting up a room to make this kind of photograph, I cover all windows with black plastic in order to achieve total darkness. then, I cut a small hole in the material I use to cover the windows. this allows an inverted image of the view outside to flood onto the walls of the room. t would focus my large-format camera on the incoming image on the wall and expose the film. tn the beginning, exposures took five to ten hours.” -abelardo morell by ak

CATEGORIES: photography

thierry lasry eye glasses: frame design by ketevane maissaia


ketevane maissaia is a young eyewear designer who won the IFM (french institute of fashion) prize in 2010.  the IFM is a competition which allows young design students to see their creations made in association with big houses (YSL, dior, prada, etc). it’s a hell of a spectacle, ,but i like it… this unisex eyewear has been made in partnership with thierry lasry brand, and is available in black, white and red options. may we recommend the black… its loud enough as is. by dd

CATEGORIES: design

artist mike kelley dead at age 57

i remember mike from his quote, “if a bear shits in the forest will anyone hear it?” …or something to that extent. he taught at my school, i remember him with his long hair and guitar. i was never a huge fan of his knitted stuffed dolls or object works, but i loved his sense of humor. it’s sad to hear he’s no longer with us, and that he took his own life. lee ranaldo and the sonic youth crew will surely miss him too. here’s what our friend lee had to say about him on his blog. RIP. by uh

CATEGORIES: art