Fashion Scout » Secretaries and Sci-Fi
There is nothing staid about a Balenciaga getup and that’s why we love it. For pre-fall, designer Nicolas Ghesquière unleashed a fury of color, painterly prints and funky flourishes…
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T-Shirt Tuesdays » Out of Print? Not Anymore!
We’ve been big fans of the Out of Print tee series ever since we first stumbled upon the site. Then, about a month ago we saw this book design gem over on Mikey Burton’s Flickr stream. Thus, when we saw that Out of Print and Mikey hooked up to make the tees above, well, it was like a fairy godmother had read our diary!
Big Screen » Big Crush on Marcel
Eeek! Big fat thanks to Nami for putting a little shell named Marcel on the Lo’s List’s radar! This stop-motion animation (by Dean Fleischer-Camp and SNLer Jenny Slate) is a cornucopia of quotidian wisdoms and life questions.
Fashion Scout » Metallic Oxfords? Check.
Lo’s List got a sneak peak at Heutchy’s Spring 2011 line on Monday, and the brand’s fetching footwear for men has been dancing through our minds ever since. Classic at their core yet modern in detailing, Heutchy shoes expertly meld timeless silhouettes with a touch of contemporary brio…
I ♥ art » Sticky Business
While the Americans are still cranking out duct-tape wallets, the Slovenians have gone above and beyond. (Tape wallets? That’s sooo ’90s Janeane Garofolo at a Pavement show.) En lieu of spray-paint, the ten-person ORTO collective relies on neon-toned industrial tape — the material best known for fixing disasters — taping over the city’s dull streets with scream-worthy graphics…
Found @ Etsy » The MOD Squad!
Remo & Mariska are a sibling retailing duo with a serious eye for spectacle fashion. Their Zwolle-based Etsy store, MOD* Vintage, is full of bright, plastic frames from Spanish company INDOline optical. Most of the frames run about $29 a pair — great for any 4-eyes out there looking to expand their optical wardrobe! Each set of specs comes packaged in an upcycled VHS box! Cute.
Fashion Scout » Lines Lab
On a jaunt to the Far East this summer, Lo’s List discovered Line’s Lab. Based in Macau, China, Line’s Lab is a multi-disciplinary design hub innovating fashion, products, furniture and events. Founders Clara Brito and Manuel CS arrived from their native Portugal in 2006. With its Portuguese heritage and access to textiles and production houses in mainland China, Macau seemed like the perfect place to establish their biz. “China is evolving so quickly and creatively,” Brito gushed at her studio. “To witness that and be a part of it is really inspiring.”
T-Shirt Tuesdays » Milk & Eggs? Yes, Please. Funny Side Up!
“Why Milk and Eggs? Because milk and eggs are essentials to our shopping list. We’d like our shirts to be essential to yours.” — Ade & Dave
Geekology » Deego’s Got Your Back(up).
In the wake of yesterday’s Lo’s List computer crash of 2010, it seems appropriate to write a quick entry about Deego Toys’ adorable tools for backing up your data. Any computer user’s relationship with their hard drives is that of love and hate: yet another thing to sort, organize, care for and, equally, another thing that saves your tail (and files) time and again when faced with an iMac meltdown.
Papercuts » J’adore Paris vs. I ♥ NY? To Each City its Own…
It’s the City of Lights against The Big Apple – and this battle is a sight to behold! We’re talking, of course, about Paris Versus New York: A Tally of Two Cities, the charming blog started recently by Paris-based art director and graphic designer Vahram Muratya…
T-Shirt Tuesdays » Truly Good Tees from FALSE
It’s been a few weeks since our last T-Shirt Tuesday and you know what a sucker I am for well-styled B&W collections…
Found @ Etsy » Colorful Collectibles at The Sunday Times Market
What is a tchotchke? I would say it’s an object that you just don’t need but, somehow, are drawn towards. In the world of flea markets, antique shops, Ebay, and strange gift-givers, it’s hard to avoid the constant barrage of doodads that are daring you to find room for them in your 4th floor railroad walk-up. As our little house has started filling up with bowls of Italian glass marbles, stacks of vintage flashcards, turn-of-the-century typewriters and so forth, I’m realizing that I must become more strict with my collection curating…
Fashion Scout » Top-Notch Gear for the Modern Day Mary Poppins
In need of a new carpetbag? Why not step it up a notch?! Japanese designer Christian Peau offers a no-nonsense artisanal line of leather and canvas goods ideal for the modern-day Mary Poppins, Dr. Dolittle, or Johnny Appleseed. Traditionally handcrafted using a combination of premium hides and canvas cloth in the style of Japanese canvas maekake (aprons), Peau’s line is designed for everyday life, work and play…
Kawaii! » Move Over Piggie. There’s a New Bank in Town.
“Silver is the best material we have. And silver has this wonderful shine like moonlight…a light taken straight from a Danish summer’s night. When covered by dew, silver can look like magical mist.” — Georg Jensen
Welcome Home » Pining for Powder-Coated Steel
For ages now we’ve been singing the praises of powder-coated steel to anyone who would listen, and we love what Copenhagen-based designer Peter Johansen has been doing with this lightweight and flexible material…