Ask: Fabrice Penot of Le labo- perfumer/Sorcerer
-book: "the trouble of being born" by cioran... which impacted my life as much as "finding nemo" did for zoe, my daughter, when she discovered it last week.
-album: bach, goldberg variations ( glenn gould)
-city: man, NEW YORK CITY... in 1985. at least my idea of it.
-place: my head on jennifer's belly
-film: once upon a time in america...
-restaurant: real food daily, santa monica...
-hero: in history? diogenes. right now? the iranian people
-smell: pure birchwood... smells like my grandfather's garage
-artist: banksy... come on, beyond the hype around him, this guy is fucking brilliant
-hotel: ACE hotel in nyc
-peculiarity: ADD. i can't concentrate more than 6 seconds on 1 single subject at a time... sorry, what was the question again?
-hobby: doing nothing...
-indulgence: spending more time focusing on my hobby
-moment in history: zoe's birth! ( my daughter)
-prized possession: my super 8 camera
-vacation: big sur
-drink: coconnut water
-way to go: i want to die loved, broke, anosmic, in free fall, with a smile on my face...
www.lelabofragrances.com
the many hats of siri tollerød
model siri tollerød in rome for a shoot with photographer by karen collins by dd
Cathy Daley - doll parts
drawing on persistent cultural images inspired by ballerina tutus, the garb of fairy-tale princesses and barbie doll couture, my work investigates childhood memories of what it means to be female in western culture and explores cultural representation of the feminine and the body. the drawings mine contemporary vocabularies of glamour, fashion, popular culture, cartoons, street signage, hollywood cinema, fairy tales, and mythology, to examine the iconography of the feminine as it exists in the cultural imaginary, personal memory, and fantasy.
Cathy Daley was born in Toronto in 1955. by kl
DOWN BELOW IT'S CHAOS - OPENING JULY 9TH
group show. opening thursday, july 9th. 7pm to late. 50 eldridge street (just north of canal), 6th and 7th floors. after 8 they're planning records and drinks to dance-off the night. i'll be there for sure! by kl
ask: carlos suarez-NY socialite /restaurateur
-book: the old man and the sea
-album: john coltrane and johnny hartman
-city: new york
-film: big night
-restaurant (what city): bobo (new york); le comptoir (paris)
-hero: jacques pepin
www.bobonyc.com
RECORD COVERS
we miss real records. the physical object, the collectors item, the amazing cover designs and the real scratching dj's. i guess we are not the only ones!
by kv
egalité, fraternité et nudité
the french in the street don't seem to be that alarmed. the official video for "make the girl dance". by dd
sparklehorse & dangerous mouse genius blank cd
after radiohead giving it's album for any donation, the greatest move against the musical industry comes from sparklehorse (mark linkous) and nyc producer dangermouse.
after recording "dark night of the soul" (featuring david lynch, iggy pop, suzanne vega, julian casablanca from the strokes, wayne coyne from the flaming lips...) EMI decided that they wouldn't released the record as they're still pissed of at dangerous mouse for the grey album that he gave away for free download on his website. the grey album was a record that was mixing the white album from the beatles with jay-z's black album (jay-z's label was ok, EMI representing the beatles was not).
whatever, sparklehorse are selling a blank cd in a book designed by david lynch, and you can download for free the music on their website to burn it on your blank cd! just great! by pp'
Bill baily's magic feet
o.k. so who did the first moonwalk really? i mean really? watch the last part of the clip by dd
cos magazine
i'm generally not a huge fan of h&m and co but i have to admit that the magazine they did for their high hand brand (cos, not available in the US yet) is very nice, there is a huge influence from fantastic man but whatever, it's pretty, and on top of that you can download it hi-res! by pp'
bobo NYC: for all the bourgeoisie bohemians
the cozy backgarden. Pimms all around!
cool master gabi and the rest of three as four
the fabulous norwegian designer elise øverland along with hope atherton, kate schelter and animee mullins
the lovely kate schelter - designer, photographer, girl about townnot only a great restaurant with a great atmosphere and great people, bobo has a conscience! the food is mostly local, supporting small farmers, and the water filtered from the tap rather than shipped worldwide in heavy bottles. most importantly, the back garden is a hidden treasure and the perfect place for a summer cocktail. by kv
The Geometry of Circles - Philip Glass for Sesame Street
i loved sesame street when i was little, now i remember why. by kl
los angeles: Behati on set of photographer karen collins
model behati prinsloo in los angeles on set of photographer karen collins. by dd
R.I.P. michael jackson
i always wished for those lanky daddy long legs of his but i was never a fan. owned 'off the wall' at some point, and never another album, but you can't deny his genius! an amazing dancer. a gentle being. not a child molester. different of course but no more of a freak than pamela anderson or tom cruise, and at least jackson had a reason to be strange, plus he delivered something unlike the other two losers... and for those of you whom want to know the truth about all the stories may we suggest this documentary. by dd
not so hot: The sartorialist
the sartorialist was a blog we all liked. many of our friends have been featured on it and it was a good effort on collecting street styles in the footsteps of time-out, and other numerous publications before it. what set it apart was that people got to comment, positively and negatively. but have you ever noticed that most, if not all, of the recent comments posted on the blog are love letters filled with positive feed back? such as "H.O.T", "I love this guy he's so chic", "oh my god, her shirt is to die for, I want it", "what a cool looking dude" and so on... I mean who's looking at this blog anymore? if not scott shuman and his pals then a bunch of admirers from milwaukee? normal people have opinions, good and bad. I personally have commented in the past on the blog and usually a mix of positive and negative. I never checked back to see but I started noticing that whenever i submitted the slightest of negative comments, it magically disappeared in to the ether, never to be posted! at first i thought that scott schuman, the 3 foot tall founder of sartorialist, may have been too busy tying his bow tie to see the submission but upon my return I noticed many other positive posts had been blessed by the newly fascist regime. we hope democracy can be restored to the fashion world and if not, may we suggest changing the name from the "sartorialist" to the more-appropriate "sorryasslist" until you post our latest submission regarding your prada post, we're positive you can dig it up under tomorrow started. we will be happy to withdraw our accusations at that point. Radio Rebelde. by fc
NOTHING HAS actually CHANGED!
kim still draws the same and loves jelly beans... and we ofcourse all love her by dd
review of the nixon masterblaster headphones
first off we went after this particular nixon headset for its fabulous looks. we received our advance copy in its considerable box last week and have been putting it to the test. a few observations: the exterior of the box reflects the unit and is simple and clean, a mix of a clock work orange meets ipod. we like the name nixon but the unit name and slogans "master blaster" and "bring the noise" seem off target and pretty lame! they belong to pioneer not nixon! inside you'll find a modern darth vader helmet case which again is at odds with the retro inspired audiophile cans, but one can see why they tried to avoid a fully retro kit.
nixons are available for purchase at barney's new york and the unit itself is rather beautiful and well made. designed by yves behar they sport premium leather ear cups, large volume knob, aluminum cans with a ball/pivot that is ingeniously engineered to fit, atleast my head perfectly. like all high-end headphones the cord is detachable and i simply love the choice of this particular cable. it makes the whole piece come together, yet unlike the retro fabric cords the 3.5mm stereo plug at the end is delicate avoiding the cumbersome look of the old cans. the pivot joint and the cable where truly the first two details i noticed. one disappointing detail is the logo/pajama style printed fabric used inside the ear cups. who made that decission? gladly noone will see it but you.
the sound on the nixon master blaster is not as high end as its great looks, but the sound is 'good' and well above average for its price range of just under $200 (vs. say $450 for the AKG 701 that we reviewed). the headphones at 95 db are not super sensitive and will probably sound their best using headphone amps like headroom or other brands. but on its own the sound is rather neutral with a leniency towards a heaviness in the bass. i would have liked to see more detail in the mid range, and easier on the bass, but i always say that no matter what i listen to unless they are magnapan speakers (which i once owned, but with those you then loose the bass! the MG20.1 seem to have addressed the issue at $4,000/pair). all in all the nixons are great fun, good looks, decent sound, quite affordable, with details to awe over. we used the nixons at a recent event and we had 2 people asking us about them and where to buy them, now no one ever asked me about my AKGs... so they do indeed turn a few heads. by dd
ysl apartment (again)
yes, it's not the first time we post ysl personal belonging but here it's documented by mr hedi slimane so i couldn't resist to post some more. it was published in french vogue few issues ago. by pp'
FRENCH playboy!
why don't we have this version of playboy here? instead of the truck-driver's special with those mammal girls... whatever, above issues are the personal collection of french artist thomas lelu, shot by todd selby by pp'
Daisuke Hiraiwa
Daisuke Hiraiwa's installation “Skin of Spaces 02″. made out of 1400 disposable plastic knives, all perforated by hand... by pp'
take K.I.M with you... everywhere!
above: K.I.M in the suitcase, below: K.I.M with someones foot!
florence lucas also known as K.I.M. started her career as illustrator in 2004 by designing record covers of ‘flores monstrosi’, ‘kim kong’ and the compilation ‘miyage’, released on the tigersushi label. her work can be good, a bit derivative of milo manara, but in no way as sophisticated. here are two of our favorites. we hope to see more of these and less of those! by dd
the "the"
Conceived as a reaction to the glut of new bands called ‘The... ’, yes studio created a list of 99 classic band names prefixed with ‘The’. A limited, signed edition, printed in one color on 55gsm newsprint. pretty cool! (click to see it bigger) by pp'
Aquascutum by christopher sturman
nice visuals for the english trench-coat manufacturer and now fashion house aquascutum. the plan is to give you a sense of its manufacturing process and thus its quality, and to be honest they are rather well made but awhile ago i looked into them and I could not find a single design i would care to wear. nice pictures now its time to hire a good designer. by dd
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