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February 19, 2010
A Dash of Color at Vitra’s Eclectic Site ~ NY Times
Vinyl record sales are surging ~ Dallas News
Kings Of Convenience: Honey-Dipped Fury ~ NPR Music
I Swear to Good you are God at This ~ Dwell
From Silkscreen to Silver Screen: An Interview with Eileen Yaghoobian ~ AIGA
On my desk: Monocle Magazine
February 19, 2010
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!
Recommusings: 010
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.
