for all us mortals who simply cant afford krug anymore, here’s a temporary fixer up. extra dark 85% coco chocolate truffles made with krug grande cuvee champagne, wow! now that’s worth $39.00 at vosges chocolate online or next door at 132 spring street new york. P.S. that’s for 12 truffles, the picture is simply “suggested serving”. by dd
spezify is a search tool that visually illustrates your result. try to come up with the most difficult word to illustrate and see what happens! by kv
ryan mcguinness
oh no, look the notorious clocks, see our other post on that topic
chris dorland
in their latest catalog j. crew features nyc artists including ryan mcguinness, chris dorland, glenn ligon, vito aconcci, stephen shore… they are pictured in their studios wearing j.crew apparel of course and talking about the relationship between art and style…
the cool answer is from mcguinness: “many fashion designers want to be considered artist, but no artist wants to be considered a fashion designer.” i guess it sums up the relation here. besides that, it’s always cool to have a sneak peek into an artist’s studio with work around. check it online by pp’
just a few kung-fu moves, and you’ll be set to rock the casbah with this ping pong carry on… PT3 (Puma table tennis tournament) was conceived and based on a simple idea: to bring a community together for the sheer passion of table tennis, more affectionately known as ping-pong. but the beloved sport with a loyal fan club had no accessories. so aruliden designed and developed the ultra-magnetic paddle and ball case for PUMA. no more zippers, buttons, hard to close mechanisms. simply magnets. we have a set and nothing has been the same since. not even ping pong. by dd
came across this ad from alberta ferretti’s 2009 campaign, most probably shot by meisel from the look of it, and most probably based on bertolucci’s film “il conformista”. many people try and recreate work based on things but meisel generally pulls it off while most others fail. by dd
finally we are seeing reintroduced refillable fragrance packaging. in collaboration with the essential-oil company l’oeil du vert, a.p.c. introduces its new fragrance, sustain. it has notes of wood, resin and rose as designer jean touitou wanted it to smell like the inside of a guitar case strewn with rose petals; the bottle, which he designed with m/m, is meant to resemble the waves on a computer screen that a 12-string guitar makes when playing the opening chord of the ‘kinks’ “waterloo sunset.” 300 bottles of the limited-edition scent went on sale sept. 10. i can only imagine the wooden bottle changing beautifully with age and wear, as do their denims. by kl
we’ve been totally addicted to “backward” by seb leon and now we love the all white vinyl. check it out. by pp’
when two of our favorite brands team up together…… well, it’s a bit disappointing…. i was expecting something else of this association but i hope it’s a shy start and that it can move to something more interesting in a near future. let’s see, i know those guys can do better by pp’
i’m never tired of mister saint laurent’s estate. the new paradis magazine is out and features a never seen series of photos taken by robert polidori of the furniture moving from the 55 rue de babylone address to go to the grand palais for the famous auction. pretty moving to see the closing of a chapter. to end on a brighter note, this paradis magazine issue also features a very nice series from mario sorrenti that we can’t post here unfortunately… by pp’
the late sixties and early seventies were a golden era for menswear, according to simon spurr who launched spurr only two years ago. inspired by helmut newton, yves saint laurent, alain delon, bowie and hendrix for spurr’s perfectly finished, immaculately fitted tailoring. a casual, weightless luxury… the ideal ensemble for the contemporary libertine aesthete. by kl
i saw this film by the belgian director/screenwriter jaco van dormael i think over 10 years ago, and i remember i cried in the theater. maybe it was because i saw it only months after my father passed away. not that it was a sad film, on the contrary it’s very fun, but there was something painfully honest about it. i really loved it then, and i’m so curious to see it again. unfortunately unavailable on netflix, making it a good find and a nice gift. by uh
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