TAF

goodnight.

the things we carry



people carry lots of different things
but there is nothing like that
one notebook in your bag
where you scribble
names, numbers,
discoveries,
lists.



Field Notes

around the world

the things they carried

helvetica now objectified

the way we live...from above
and behind the curtains



"PLAN" of 10 apartments
fitting for the Nutcracker ballet
listening to thurston moore
and digging this blog


PS:
demin on demin

the staircase to nowhere

does anyone know where this is?

"going to the moon
was the best art project
of the twentieth century."



SPACE PROGRAM
by tom sachs.

so good.
because the book
has over 200 photographs
of the interior spaces & architectural
details of the NASA space program.
plus, the pages are laminated.
(you could use Windex!)

I like his Unité as well.

PS



"after the socks...the dresses"

♫

sent via email
by an anonymous
emmanuel d.

Felipe Oliveira Baptista

MAD for socks
and so is the socktorialist.
but it's been a sock-less summer
especially in men's fashion.
(lots of ankle cleavage)

but for summer / resort 09
Baptista will bring back
the SOCK.

DOUBLE-layered SOCKS

what do ya think?

A few things

to see over here

Olivia Jade Horner
has an incredible sense of light.

see more here

MilesPerGallon

trade in your $$ car
for a derringer cycle

revive the greaser

3 inspirations

1. trevor p.
2. the craftsman
3. CSNY: DEJA VU film.

clé porte: une chemise
Junya Wantanabe



as you may see
i'm very much into
nautical stripes and
re-worked men's
shirts; collared

ps: looking-up at PS 1

to be contd..

todd selby via accident



this is the best work
i've seen in a while.

ps: remember the
"butcher" shop?
well now look
inside.

happy weekend.

zak kitnick (below)





saw
ólafur arnalds

digging this
eternal child
cardigan

baggu

zero + maria cornejo



spring 08
resort 09

i love how maria pairs
soft neutrals with
chartreuse, blue
and...a neon
orange.

ps:
in nyc
people are
wearing dresses
like this; belted.

Adam Bartos

has a good eye for interiors
...and good old fashioned
CIAM modernism


ps: apartamento's
1st issue is so good

my orange clock
from beijing.

Between Earth and Heaven

...the Architecture of John Lautner

hammer museum
7/13 to 10/12

a new book
by Rizzoli

this is kinda hard for me to say,
but I find it therapeutic:

Forget pristine,
doodle on your furniture.

olafur eliasson





remagine, 2002


Olafur also created that
big waterfall underneath
the Brooklyn Bridge.

fabric and things

the jewel thief

"I knew how to dress,"
said Ms. Payne.

"I never did like ruffles and frills.
I just like a simple-cut fine material
that moves when I move."



No one sums up
fashion better than:

Doris Payne

The now 77 yr old thief
recounts her 5-decades of
stealing diamonds.

Doris pocketed her first
diamond at 27 and says
the trick of the trade
is pure & simple:

grace and elegance

She cited gone with the wind
as her inspiration to dress so
immaculate and chic.

nothing too elaborate.
a wide-brimmed hat
or a well-cut dress
would do the
trick.



other possible influences?

Maggie Cheung in Irma Vep. 1996
Louis Feuillade's Les Vampires. 1915
and Bonnie Parker of Bonnie & Clyde. 1967

ordinary objects

made less ordinary


_lost found art_

and looking forward to
zak kitnick's showing at
Salad Days III

ps: above reminds me
of Damián Ortega
here and here

still reading GHOST






1. another great painting by bryson
2. Ikka Suppanen / the everyday wedding ring
3. and the goya-esque couture of Lacroix

lace is definitely back.

happy 4th
my friends

tank / jacket : an ode to the old ESPRIT

the ESPRIT era:

1. Esprit's Graphic Work 1984-1986
2. Esprit : the Comprehensive Design Principle

Olivero Toscani
Roberto Carra
Tamotsu Yagi

PS:
these books are a bit dated now,
but ESPRIT had a vision and had one
of the most innovative graphic
campaigns of all time.
Benetton too.

.

Oliviero went on to
launch COLORS magazine
and has yet another, youthful idea.

As for ESPRIT: a past-time.