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There is very little light in Finland’s long, dark winter. But we know how to cheer ourselves up; running through the snow back to the warmth of the smoke sauna, lighting storm lamps on a windy night, jumping into the black water for an ice swim, eyes shut and screaming with delight… – Marimekko
Mika Mika Mika! How did you know that my closet’s been courting polka dots & stripes ever since my mother lost control of my fashion back in the early 80’s? In his Fall/Winter ‘09 collection, Mika Piirainen, designing for Finnish uber-label Marimekko since 1994, uses some of the company’s very best patterns from past and present…
Whether you’re a die-hard runner or a hardcore couch potato – you’ll probably start lacing up your kicks after watching this chef d’oeuvre of a Nike campaign which was pitched, produced, and hand-drawn by illustrator/toy mastermind James Jarvis. “Onwards” defines all the understated power that long distance running holds as a sport: the runner’s unfaltering pace, the meditative state of mind, the thrill of discovery, and the pesky moments of discomfort (oh, snot…)
Seals don’t like Polar Bears, but they do make a pretty snug hat… mmm… snug.
Thank you Mirko Humbert of Designer Daily, for putting out the funniest (Godwin’s Law-inspired?) meme I have seen to date…
What do Sunkist, Joy Division, AMEX, marijuana, Camel cigarettes, Johnson & Johnson, and Care Bear have in common? It’s all just the visual fodder of brother powerhouse Eri and Philip Chu’s Fall/Winter ‘09 collection for their label Ground-Zero…
I’m one of the oddballs that can play the same song or album on repeat for days on end. The thing is, music tends to blur with everything around you and, months or years later, when you trip over the song in a playlist, not only are you rediscovering a gem, but along with it smells, tastes, all those memories gathered during that first listen. Bob Dylan’s I Want You from his Live at Budokan album triggers springtime at my grandmother’s house in Provence, Tinariwen’s Aman Iman: Water is Life carries me across the Atlas mountains of Morocco. It’s one of those scientific magic tricks that everyone should leverage…
“When the flowers laugh we’re all happy. However there’s always the other side, if they laugh too much. Children pick this up right away, that it’s not natural, much more than adults do. For instance, when adults buy something for their children, the boys and girls immediately know why they’ve done it and in this work I wanted to convey to the children of the world that there are places with light and places without light.”
I first began following Madrid-born artist/designer Jaime Hayon’s work a handful of years ago when I saw his Showtime vases at The Future Perfect in Brooklyn. The balanced curves and primary shapes of his pieces results in something so easy to gape at…
“I looove to collect fascinating objects, to arrange them in different ways and to have them around me. For me these objects have a very personal, intrinsic value and tell a special story.”