On my desk: INVENTORY Volume 01 Number 02 Kenny Kusano Cover
September 3, 2010
Denim retail heavyweight, Self Edge, has recently opened their latest outpost in Los Angeles. On my brief visit, I picked up the latest Volume of INVENTORY Magazine featuring Beams Creative Director, Kenichi Kusano. Congrats to Johan and Kiya with the new shop!
On my desk: Dunes “Old Souls” 7″ (AF009)
September 3, 2010
Released on Tuesday, sold out by Thursday. The dude from San Diego’s Art Fag Recordings definitely knows how to curate a catalog that keeps their followers on their toes. Their latest installment comes from Dunes, a band they describe as “Cocteau Punk”. For those that didn’t get a chance to pick it up the first time, a repress is planned within the near future.
On my desk: KAWS exhibition pamphlet
August 30, 2010
On a recent trip to New York, my friend Dom (Sea & Bee) took a minor detour and swung by the KAWS exhibition at the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum. Being the awesome friend that he is, he brought me back a museum pamphlet from the show. This is the first solo museum exhibition by the New Jersey-born artist and will continue on until January 2nd, 2011.
Below, is a photo that I took at the KAWS x Undefeated Billboard Project opening in 2004. I remember him staying well beyond the reception’s hours to sign and sketch for all of the attendees. Kind of a bummer that I didn’t have him sign anything while I was there.
On my desk: Stanley Stainless Steel Vaccum Food Jar
August 27, 2010
I picked up this Stanley food jar the other day to provide as a porter for my home-cooked lunches. The 17-ounce, stainless steel construction of the canister is double-walled, keeping food insulated for 12 hours. No more cold lunches!
On my desk: Obey socks
August 19, 2010
These socks have a posse.
On my desk: The Mayfair Set (CT-006) and Dirty Beaches (ZM006)
August 5, 2010
Here are two records that I’ve picked up this past week. One my favorite parts of the day is being able to listen to music just before calling it a night. The record on the left is from The Mayfair Set, a collaborative effort by Dum Dum Girl’s Dee Dee Penny and Blank Dogs’ Mike Sniper. It’s a 2009 release by Captured Tracks that I’m glad was still available. On the right is the latest release by Montreal’s Dirty Beaches, True Blue. Available now via Zoo Music.
Headed to Los Angeles today for a 10-hour vacation to catch up with some old friends and at the same time, to get a breath of fresh air (ironically in LA). Have a great day.
On my desk: Canvas bag by Jyumoku, Simple Reborn
July 20, 2010
Just scored this Jyumoku tote bag over the weekend from my friend Ted. It’ll provide as a new home for my MacBook on my daily commutes to [and from] Influx Cafe. It even has a D-ring for my keys. Super durable and made to last out of recycled canvas. Handcrafted in California.
On my desk: Things I brought home from Portland
July 13, 2010
I seem to accumulate a lot of things on my trips. I spent the last couple of nights at the Ace Hotel in Portland and managed to gather pretty much every hotel-branded stationery piece that they had. More items to supplement my design hoarding addiction! Portland is a beautiful city. It reminded me a lot of Seattle, sans the section of franchise eateries. I was in town over the weekend spending some time with the kind folks at Wieden+Kennedy. More on that later.
