are you a fonts enthusiast? a typophile? read more
find the beauty on your daily walk! take time to notice the details of your landscape. read more
there is nothing like seeing a great handbag in action. read more
plastics are our future. how can you resist plastic? it is so shiny and pleasing. I have a penchant for plastics. read more
chronicling my quest for the one true Greek Cup read more
have you ever noticed the similarity between nyc fire call boxes and benevolent Kannon, goddess of mercy? read more
every design, fashion and art magazine I read lately features some important directional artist making big contributions to their genre. and where do they live? brooklyn! read more
who says there are no more 'new ideas' in art and design? the newness is in the juxtaposition. read more
this is how I really get things done. with my little green co-worker/task-master. read more
my
clothing & accessories design
east-meets-west minimalism
my concept
useful, economical, modular pieces that can be mix-matched in numerous
ways (because why can't fashion be useful and lasting? I think
it can!) So I say Maximize your Minimalism!
inspiration
furniture (especially chairs from the 50s and 60s), uniforms, repeating patterns, menswear, Oscar Niemeyer,
traditional Japanese architecture, the Rimpa School and Ogata Korin's 8-Point Bridge, Matisse, bromeliads,
succulents and other waxy flora
particular loves
bamboo, coral, moss, woodgrain, silhouettes & other cut-outs, plastic,
low-resolution images, the photo copier, off-registration prints, Max
Ernst's Lunar Asparagus, NYC fire call boxes that look like Kannon, Fauvist color sense, the Noguchi Museum,
pretty much all of Abstract Expressionism
magazines of current
interest
Domino, Elle Decor (British), ARTnews, Art in America, Wallpaper
favorite heel style
the wedge, but a sleek modern interpretation
second favorite
the stiletto
current shoe obsession
alas, the sneaker. (because I live in nyc and walk a ton!) but not too
sneakery of a sneaker. more of a sneaker disguised as a shoe, like a mary
jane style or a high-tech looking black one with a metallic accent. how
about Royal Elastics? I must go try some on. I really like the non-sneakeryness
of their styles.
A strangely mesmerizing experience. Berryz Kobo(Berryz工房), or "Berryz Workshop."
I just entered a conveyor-belt sushi drawing (Yushi on 47th and Lex) on Midtown Lunch. I wrote a very heartfelt entry (scroll to the bottom). I hope I win!!!! Anyway, I found Berryz Kobo in the process.
*** If you have now become a fan of Berryz Kobo like I have, click for more videos here. And, if you speak Japanese, and want to make a Berryz Kobo song your karaoke number (which I totally do!!), click here for complete lyrics, both in Romaji and Kanji.
Cool! I really want to learn the words to Genghis Khan. Here it is! Along with the video. Sadly, the "Mongolian Dance Version" video is not online. But this will do nicely.
Jin Jin Genghis Khan Hey Brother, Ho Brother Nice Brother, Go Brother Jin Jin Genghis Khan Hey Rider, Ho Rider Nice Rider, Go Rider
Take a look! This is totally going to be my karaoke song.
flight of the conchords, masters of awkward, masters of understatement
Hurt Feelings Rap. Yes, this is a pretty great one too. "No one even mentions my casserole. [...] You could have said something nice about my profiteroles."
Flight of the Conchords (one of my faves! I can't wait until the second season comes out on DVD so I can rent it and watch it in one day again, because I am too cheap to buy cable, and definitely too cheap to pay the extra $2.25 to rent it for the second day) doing their thing. The song: Hiphopopotamus vs. Rhymenoceros.
I heard about the YouTube Orchestra the other day on the news. Yes, a bit too late to audition. I would have totally auditioned. I love love love love love this idea. For you viewing pleasure, Act I of the concert at Carnegie Hall under the direction of Michael Tilson Thomas. Below, Act II.
I don't like to brag... much. But I love this video that my husband made. Take a look when you can devote some time. There is audio, so don't click at work!
Check out this cool Japanese video on how to fold a t-shirt. I saw this on Martha too! I wonder who figured this technique out first, Martha or a country full of experts in origami? Too much cross-referencing on my part, I suppose. Anyway, Martha was instructing a 'soap star foil' how to fold, but as usual, she was all thumbs. I suppose the starlets are supposed to represent the 'Everywoman'. But I prefer watching the expert, Martha Stewart herself. In fact, I prefer the old format, when the show was about making things, not interviewing actors. I always felt as though Martha kept me company while I was making things. It was nice. We worked together. With regard to the mysterious t-shirt folding technique, how do you even get it unfolded? It probably doesn't even go back to being a t-shirt after such a mysterious sleight-of-hand.
