Nick Cave
this man blew my mind this weekend. As he has done consistently since I was about 16 years old. thank you, nick.
Articles from September, 2008
Mode… Information
As far as I can tell, the name of this book shop is “mode… information.” It’s a small shop that specializes in content for the fashion/design industry, including trend forecasts, pantone color books, catwalk reports, and design books. If you’re in the industry, I suppose you might have upwards of 200 euro to spend on [...]
Shots from Paris
Paris was amazing. It is everything you could want in a city: beautiful surroundings, a diverse population, a wonderful metro, art art art, fashion, not to mention more bakeries per square meter than I thought possible. We sort of decided to go just a few weeks before we left, found a cheap fair, and rented [...]
The Saint-Ouen Flea Market in Paris
One of the first things we did in Paris was to head out on a leisurely stroll from the apartment we rented in Montmartre to the Saint-Ouen market, one of Paris’ legendary and gigantic flea markets. The history of this market is fascinating. It began with the rag-and-bone men who were driven out of the [...]
Back from Paris
It was a fantastic trip. More to come.
Je t’aime
Folks, I’m off to Paris today. I’ll be back in a couple weeks with a lot of photos. You know how they always say that French women are the most beautiful, stylish women in the world? This photographer’s blog has convinced me that it’s true. Just look at this woman. or this one. or this [...]
The Caterpillar Shop
Check out my sister’s new shop on etsy, the caterpillar shop. She’s a student at the Art Center in Pasadena. I especially like these Silverlake hipster paper dolls, though… Kenn pointed out, these two look an awful lot like me and my brother… hmmm.
More craft treasure
While down south with my family, I got not one, but two amazing bags of treasure. First, my mom gave me this incredible collection of vintage buttons she’d acquired. Some are celluloid, many seem to be on these lovely sample cards. I love the idea of using matching buttons in different sizes, though I must [...]