Currently listening to: “Faith Man” by The Muslims (The Soft Pack)
February 18, 2010
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February 17, 2010
Oceanside, CA to Downtown San Diego. 80 Miles on a fixed gear
February 17, 2010
Every time I see my friend Allan (right) riding his bike Downtown, chances are, he’d probably rode over 20 miles to get there. On this occasion, he was coming from Oceanside on a President’s Day ride with his friend Lucas. This is about 40 miles each way… on a fixed gear… with a healthy dosage of uphill action along Torrey Pines. Yikes!
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February 16, 2010
Dieter Rams Up Close ~ This is Naive
Viral growth trumps lots of faux followers ~ Seth Godin
The Monocle Weekly: Edition 46 ~ Monocle
Cam’ron’s rhyme book scans (classic!) ~ OhWord
The Wired Tablet App: A Video Demonstration ~ Wired
Inspiration Gathering and RRL’s Spring 2010 Preview Party
February 15, 2010
Two days after a full day in Los Angeles, I was back again to attend Rin Tanaka’s Inspiration gathering. It was me, Alyasha and Vince en route to Santa Monica’s Barker Hangar. After various detours, unexpected traffic jams and New Order’s Age of Consent on repeat, we finally made it to the show to catch it’s last hour. I’m kinda bummed that they stuck to their 5 o’clock closing, I was really starting to enjoy myself.
Saturday’s Inspiration attracted a collection of vendors, collectors and artisans dedicated to [mostly] vintage American clothing and lifestyle. A melting pot of surfers, gear-heads, rockers, hippies, denim junkies and mid-century enthusiasts all congregated under one roof to not only showcase product, but also to share stories. So much fun. Cheers to a great show.
The well-respected, yet humble, Christophe Loiron (Mister Freedom) was an exhibitor at the show. His work is second to none. You must check out his shop in LA.
We built quite an appetite in our tangent-embedded drive up to Santa Monica and Pete from Craft recommended that we stop by Soda Pop’s off La Cienega to grab some of their sandwiches. Soda Pop’s owner, Dave Puopolo, was nothing but helpful and was determined that we didn’t leave without a lion’s share of food. After finishing our sandwiches, he brought out a round of Buffalo wings and a sample of their homemade oatmeal cookies on the house. A kind gesture! Great food and great service goes a long way. Highly recommended.
After dinner, we headed to RRL on Melrose to catch a peak of their Spring 2010 collection. The free booze and the endless supply of Korean-style tacos kept the conversations smooth as old colleagues caught up in an almost high-school-reunion manner. A sales associate was kind enough to show me some of their 60′s inspired denim; which seemed to be one of their proud additions for the Spring collection [couldn't take photos though].
There were a lot of visitors that flew in for the Inspiration show and RRL seemed to be the perfect ending for the event. They sure know how to put on a great party.
On my desk: Things I brought home from Inspiration (On my Floor)
February 15, 2010
Upon entrance to the Inspiration show, attendees were given a denim tote bag provided by BEAMS Japan. Notice the Inspiration script, which was done by Shawn Stussy. I also purchased a print and was lucky enough to catch Rin and have him sign it.
Bull Taco, Monocle Shop & the residence of TK and DJ Mark Marcelo
February 15, 2010
Last Thursday, Vince and I headed to LAX to drop off our good friends, Ren and Juli. Headed north, I couldn’t help but suggest brunch at Bull Taco in Encinitas. There’s a ton of great places to get Mexican food in San Diego, but few have a scenic view as good as this location.
After parting ways at LAX, Vince and I made our way to Brentwood to visit the Monocle Shop. I tried visiting once before but the shop was closed due to building maintenance. You’ll find the expected selection of curated goods that are carried within their web-store—with an exception of a few signed [by Tyler Brule] issues from earlier volumes.
These obscenely large sinks at Brentwood Country Mart are pretty awesome. White sinks, white floor.. all white everything. Taking notes for my future home.
Before heading home, we made our way to to visit TK (Victory Nightlife) and Mark Marcelo. There are few people that I know that work as hard as these two [as they are shown working in the photo below!]. They’ll be working with me to put on the BLENDS 5 Year Anniversary party on the 26th. Save the date!
TK has has recently developed a love for hyper-real action figures. I think he actually plays with them when no one is around. Pretty cool though, actually.
Currently listening to: “How are you?” by Wavves
February 13, 2010
I’m off to Rin Tanaka’s Inspiration show today in Los Angeles and the Ralph Lauren RRL Spring 2010 preview to follow. Should be rad! Photo by Cuauhtémoc Suárez.
Currently listening to: “Blessa” by Toro Y Moi
February 11, 2010
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February 10, 2010
Aziz Ansari: The Funniest Tool In ‘Parks’ Utility Shed ~ NPR
Win an Eames House tour with House (Industries) ~ House Industries
2010 Winter Olympics: The Highfliers. A photo essay by Ryan McGinley ~ NY Times
The story behind that Leno-Letterman-Oprah Super Bowl promo ~ USA Today
Germany designer | Anton Stankowski ~ AisleOne