joey roth Semi-audiophile ceramic speakers: for your ipod or computer


made from porcelain, cork, and baltic birch

standard banana plugs (fine- but the pink cables are questionable. surely you can plug some kimber PBG’s and hotwire it on your own)
tripath amplifier made of stainless steel sheet metal, with a cast iron base and paulownia volume slider, toggle switch. beautiful!!

no word on the quality of sound since this has not hit the market as of yet, but just from its construction and material it will surely sound better than any consumer end product and it obviously looks great. once we audit this we will post another. in the meantime here’s a few specs from the designer/manufacturer joey roth:

“the ceramic speakers are made from porcelain, cork, and baltic birch. each material is minimally finished, left to add its natural beauty to the design. the included amplifier is made from stainless steel sheet metal, with a cast iron base and paulownia volume slider. aside from the electronic components, plastic is completely avoided in the system’s construction. typical speakers are designed to play even the most compressed or poorly recorded track. they gloss over the details that give high-resolution music its depth. the ceramic speakers’ custom-made drivers, porcelain and cork enclosures, and tripath amplifier reveal every nuance. they will show the difference between lossless and mp3 files, and will unlock vinyl’s richness.” available december 2009 priced under $500 by pp + dd

CATEGORIES: audio-electronics, design, objects, perfect gift

Nike Stages private reception at Deitch gallery new york

edward kim and our sweet richard chai

zac posen christopher niquet

david selig cecilia dean brian malloy

my favorite piece in the show, tom sachs

tom sachs demonstrating the piece to lance

jose parla and jeffrey deitch

this past friday’s opening at the deitch projects was rather involved. it was the follow up to the paris mash-up openning at the galerie emmanuel perrotin that I missed and have been cursing myself ever since. the mixture of sports stars like lance armstrong and fashion gurus like richard chai and the girls from threeasfour made it a fun evening. even mr. andre saraiva poped in for a fag or two.

the work was quite nice but rather oddly curated. i was under the impression that one could get arrested in new york for putting kenny sharf and ed ruscha in one room. but apparently not. aside from that there were some impressive mixture of streeters and heavy hitters. raymond pettibon next to gursky, shepard fairey next to gai guo-qiang… tom sach’s bicycle titled “lances tequila bike for girls” was quite an amusement piece and perhaps my favorite. funny and cool. my second favorite piece was eric whites “foyer”… i couldn’t help but think of john baldessari’s balls!!

it was a good evening which was eventually topped off by sushi, plenty of sake and my favorite… sesame ice cream…

show is on display through november 21. don’t miss it. other works included pieces by: jules de balincourt, KAWS, richard prince, christopher wool, aaron young, futura, and others. all artwork on display, available for purchase, with proceeds directly benefiting the lance armstrong foundation for cancer. by dd

CATEGORIES: art, backstage

house of waris spring/summer 2010 collection exhibit at phillips de pury

love conquers all at phillips de pury

the gentle, and extremely soft bearded, waris ahluwalia founder of house of waris

the marvelous aslaug magnusdottir, president of house of waris with james laforce on the left.
(next to rem koolhaas, james wins the best lastname of the decade)
fashion photographer karen collins and ceft and company‘s creative director ucef hanjani with kimberly norcott at house of waris event at phillips de pury

the beautifully exotic diamond encrusted claw-ring by house of waris

display book and inspirations by photographer andrew zuckerman

diamond, gold and onyx earrings by house of waris

last wednesday evening we walked passed the sam haskins show and the new yorker magazines guest-list to enter an intimate showing of house of waris‘ ss-2010 collection at phillips de pury auction house. the event was an antithesis to the jane hotel fashion week dance-in. this time the gathering was ubber exlusive and the pieces guarded by more security than guests. the location of course added to the aura of waris and his exclusive collection, each piece handmade and magically blessed. waris’ signature orange-and-gold tent was set up and champagne was conveniently at hand. by uh

CATEGORIES: backstage, fashion

chez cartier

a beautiful sneak at cartier paris headquarters’s secret room where designers are coming up with new things. thanks to the great mister terestchenko.


“In a little room next to the workshop itself, there is a library full of books and magazines on botanic and wild life to support the inspiration of the designers.


Some of them are very common publications but handy enough to study the general anatomy of a panther, a giraffe, a turtle etc…


There are also some rare books. First, the project is sculpted in a piece of wax in different variations, sometimes painted to imitate the gems.


After a long process and final approval, the model in wax, turned into precious stones, is simply tucked away in a chocolate box, a Godiva chocolat box to be precise.


by pp+ иван терещенко

CATEGORIES: backstage, musings

my twisted meditation for the day : by hunter s. thompson

Hunter S. Thompson fax excerpts:

“Dear Holly,

Okay, you lazy bitch, I’m getting tired of this waterhead fuckaround that you’re doing with The Rum Diary.

We are not even spinning our wheels aggresivly. It’s like the whole Project got turned over to Zombies who live in cardboard boxes under the Hollywood Freeway… I seem to be the only person who’s doing anything about getting this movie Made. I have rounded up Depp, Benicio Del Toro, Brad Pitt, Nick Nolte & a fine screenwriter from England, named Michael Thomas, who is a very smart boy & has so far been a pleasure to talk to & conspire with…

So there’s yr. fucking Script & all you have to do now is act like a Professional & Pay him. What the hell do you think Making a Movie is all about? Nobody needs to hear any more of that Gibberish about yr. New Mercedes & yr. Ski Trips & how Hopelessly Broke the Shooting Gallery is…. If you’re that fucking Poor you should get out of the Movie Business. It is no place for Amateurs & Dilletants who don’t want to do anything but “take lunch” & Waste serious people’s Time.” …


reading this makes me want to be more like hunter… raw, true, unforgiving. only hunter can pull this off. can you imagine someone receiving a letter like this, today? you can read the full transcript here. by kl

CATEGORIES: musings, read