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Water
Check out these series of painting by Montreal based visual artist David Todaro. For 'Water', Todaro who sees his work as an 'open dialogue, uses' ink and other water media on wood.
22.5.10
What he saw today
You know him for his collaboration with J Crew and his work with In Style Magazine, Calvin Klein (...) but on his blog, What I Saw Today, Richard Haines aka The DesignerMan draws street style.Everyday or so, he sketches fashionistas, hipsters, and other instant celebrities on whatever support he can put his hands on: paper, newspapers, envelopes... We love.
21.5.10
20.5.10
Not so Sneaky
We love them for their classic design, because they're produced in Africa with African materials - Cameroon, Egypt, Tunisia & Nigeria (and because their website is dope)
We love them because they were born in China, grew up in France and have now spread all around the world
To Have + To Hold
Jony Lyle's new documentary, To Have + To Hold celebrates and explores the phenomenon of collecting Vinyl. Interview
To Have & To Hold - Taster Tape from Jony Lyle on Vimeo.
To Have & To Hold - Taster Tape from Jony Lyle on Vimeo.
Feature interviews with nterviews with well known collectors like Bobbito Garcia, ?uestlove, Chuck D, Andre Torres (From Wax Poetics), Amir (of Kon & Amir) and Bruce Ludvall, the owner of Bluenote.
19.5.10
SubmiT
EDUCATION is a RIGHT and KNOWLEDGE creates a COUNTRY
submiT is about bringing people with vision together to create something that will cut through the cultural noise like a knife.
Their voice will be your designs. Shirts will be their medium.
submiT is about raising awareness of childhood education in Ethiopia through the work of imagine1day. Their goal is to have education available for every child in Ethopia by 2020.
Check out their website for more information: imagine1day.org
They're looking for SubmiTTions.
18.5.10
Of Samurais and Girls
Lithuanian born Laura Theiss Autumn Winter 2010 knitwear collection | Central Saint Martins. She forms new juxtapositions of shapes and fabrics by pleating, layering and twisting the knits.
17.5.10
From the Club to the Streets
We're absolutely enamoured with Garance Doré's streetstyle shots for Club Monaco's Fall 2010 Collection. From Garance Dore's delicate photographic style to Club Monaco's timeless pieces, it all ties in perfectly.
Bold & Beautiful
Sketch Type is a 'Digital Type Library' that offers some of the best hand drawn fonts, at a very affordable price.
Check them out here
16.5.10
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11.5.10
Open House: La Remise
Welcome to 'La Remise' an ultra chic B&B located in the heart of Amsterdam. With its ultra modern design, and its exclusive feel [there's only 3 guestrooms: The Chambre Blanche, The Chambre Sud & The Chambre Nord] this intimate but yet very urban gateway takes the B&B experience to another level.
10.5.10
Ice, Ice, Baby
This re-branding project was conducted by Truly Deep, back in 2009 and perfectly illustrate the motto of brand 'what dreams taste like.'
Guest of a Guest
Bling maker Rachel Dhawan- of Brazen Design fame- invited us to guest blog on 'Thing That Go Bling'. On May 1 &2 we travelled along The Main as part of the Open Doors Design Montreal. We loved what we saw.
Read the post here
Designer's Dream Child
Jewellery designer and illustrator meets accessories designer to form Abigail Ryan Housewares. This his and hers team, Abigail Percy and Ryan Bell, created a gorgeous line of hand-printed fabrics. The Belfast fabric studio specializes in homewares (mostly tea towels and cushions) printed on %100 Irish linen and %100 cotton.
9.5.10
From Paris ...
Montreal-based designer Paule Marie Assandre takes us on an Parisian escapade with this new collection for her clothing line 'Nikaule'. Launched in 2007, the line which gives you West African traditional themes 'a la mode' is sure to please the most glamorous urban fashionistas.
© Photos: Shawny Kevin Smitters
7.5.10
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