kate moss in fendi’s stark black and white fur, not very peta
above: kate at the fendi party back in 09 – below: w/gossip
any how, was looking up fur trying to figure out what company/brand produces the best furs, not as a fashion brand, but more of an “artisan of fur”… any ideas anyone? all you vikings? by jh
still love this cover not to mention the amazing band by dd
by kl
can you pronounce the above number? i always wondered what a trillion looked like? now we know, its a 1 plus 12 zeros. the above number is 1.3 trillion and reflects the current US national debt (currently at 1.239 and rising). the deficit is the fiscal year difference between what the United States Government takes in from taxes and other revenues, called receipts, and the amount of money the Government spends. we got one lousy bookkeeper if you ask me. to understand that, here’s a breakdown: estimated population of the United States is 307,620,632 so if each person was to pitch in to payoff this debt today that would be approximately $39,940.93 per person including children (born) and elderly (alive). everyone.
one family name looks suspiciously linked to the red lines on this chart
now in case you are interested i was shocked to find out they actually have a place for you to send your check : “how to make contribution to reduce the debt: make your check payable to the bureau of the public debt, and in the memo section, notate that it is a gift to reduce the debt held by the public. mail your check to: Attn Dept G, Bureau of the Public Debt, P. O. Box 2188, Parkersburg, WV 26106-2188”… can you believe that? by jb
as the winter season seems to have no effect on the bike craze around us, here is the ultimate designer bike. Prouvé designed this bicycle during the war, in a time of great economic turmoil, with the hope to facilitate his employees’ journey between their homes and the ateliers. circa 1941 by pp’
adi was just recently rammed into by a whaling ship in the antarctic waters
the latest addition to the fleet of captain paul watson of the sea shepherds (the saviors of our oceans against illegal poachers and the like) is the 14-ton ‘adi gil’, formerly ‘earthrace’, a bio-diesel future forward kevlar reinforced boat with speeds of up to 40 knots. if that’s not cool enough it can also submerge underwater up to 23 feet!! the boat was designed for a successful round-the-world speed powerboat record attempt in 2008. it was acquired by sea shepherd last year and renamed after the hollywood businessman benefactor… who says saving the planet can’t has to be granola?some specs:
to join the sea shepherd, become a member, save the seas or just contribute as we have been doing for the past 2 years go to sea shepherd dot org and kick some ice. by dd
there is this amazing guy in brighton that is doing a lot of hermes work for the windows and stuff, his name is kyle bean and here is his some of his work for the orange brand by pp’
i guess there is a very nice paper version of the hermes greetings but for us that are not on their mailing list, there is the online version which is already pretty cute. check it here by pp’
wow! photographer julien claessens looks back at olivier theyskens’ career thus far. in this special edition book claessens shows us the results of his unprecedented backstage access to theyskens’ fashion shows. with text by everyone’s favorite vogue lady (after the september issue) sally singer the book sounds to good to be true. but go ahead and see it for yourself flick at assouline. coming soon for $120… by kv
jet black leggings with pieced faux leather detail. get it at oak $178. by jh
danese gallery : 535 west 24th street, new york city
work on paper by hadi tabatabai: thread painting #27, 2009 wood,
thread and acrylic paint on wood 13-3/6 x 12-1/2 x 1 inches (click on image to enlarge)
the “function of form” written by farshid moussavi and edited by ahmad reza schricker published by actar and the harvard university gradute school of design
above: studies by ahmad reza schricker
space design by schricker for nike, in collaboration with new york agency ceft and company
below: additional studies by the young architect
a young masters graduate of harvard university and a current member of Jacques Herzog & Pierre de Meuron‘s offices (china: birds nest) in switzerland, ahmad reza schricker’s future in architecture looks rather promising. the book “function of form” published and bearing his name coincided with his departure from the US and is a great find for archi-aficianados and MIT brains alike. we’ll be looking forward to seeing more of his work. by dd
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