June 14, 2010
the most simple chair designed by grycja erde. Via rolu, one of the very best blogs in this plethora of blogs. I like furniture that stacks and gets out of the way, especially if it forms a large solid platform to sit or put objects on.
March 26, 2010
Basic Black was a short film on fashion produced by William Claxon, Rudi Gernreich and Peggy Moffitt in 1967. To see more about this triumvirate, go here. To read more about the film, see the always worthwhile Expo Lounge site.
January 22, 2010
This is a follow-up to an earlier post on the way digital technology and textile printing is fueling a wave of experimentation in textile design. I just heard from Melanie Bowles, a lecturer at the Chelsea School of Art in London, who produces a very interesting blog called makeitdigitaltextiles.
January 16, 2010
Missed on eBay. If you have this Jaleh and Joseph scarf and don’t want it any longer, I will pay. Need it very badly.
January 7, 2010
November 29, 2009
Drawing/painting by Mark Grotjahn, one of his many pieces featuring an abstract butterfly. These are reminiscent to me of the work of children’s book illustrator Brian Wildsmith.
November 18, 2009
These mesmerizing collages are by Sarah Gee, who also happens to be my design partner. They are all new works, and I want one. A small exhibition of her pieces will be up during our Vancouver open studio and sale this weekend, which is part of this huge Vancouver event.
September 30, 2009
Dear Stella Artois and iTunes,
There are 30-plus million of us Canadians. Did you think there was a chance that none of us would notice your commercial appropriation of one of our most popular non-commercial national symbols?
September 11, 2009
“Our lighting is hand-built in Japan from natural materials, including the hand-made paper (washi) of Eriko Horiki, the bent Japanese cedar of Toshiyuki Tani’s Wappa series, the coiled beech wood of the Bunaco Lacquer Ware Company, and the todomatsu pine slats of Takumi Kohgei.
August 28, 2009
It would be nice to have a mural like this in Vancouver. It was designed by B.C. artist James K-M. Information on the mural, and on the collaborative community work of producing it, is here.
