design

kunstgaleriebonn vernissage: papier/paper show in bonn germany

max cole: ohne title, 2005

werner haypeter: ohne titel 2011

hadi tabatabai: weave 2011

john zinsser: color bars III 2009

leave it to the germans to produce an immaculately simple and beautiful catalog even for a small show in bonn. everything, the invite and the catalog look simple and sharp. the show, “papier/paper”, beautifully and consistantly curated included the work of frank badur, detlef beer, max cole, werner haypeter, karim noureldin, hadi tabatabai, john zinsser, beat zoderer. the show will be up july 15th to august 26 th 2011 and the opening will be on july 14th 7PM. if you are in the vacinity do stop by for the opening: kunstgaleriebonn, villa faupel, lotharstrabe 106, D-53115 bonn, GmbH. by dd

CATEGORIES: art, design

we love japan: Yohji Yamamoto Y-3 bag $10


its not so much that we love the design, but we love the idea and the bag itself feels and is quite special. everyone should have at least of of these, 1- you’ll be supporting a great nation with so much to admire, 2- you’ll be sporting an item blessed by yohji with out dropping thousands, 3-this is no typical canvas bag, there is coating/treatment on the fabric that makes the material feel quite special and nice, 4- its made in u.s.a., 5- it’s only $10… only disadvantage is how much of that could possibly be going to japan as the bag itself feels like a $60 item already. that said head down to the Y3 store, at 92 greene st, between prince and spring in soho and grab one for your next grocery visit. by bh

CATEGORIES: design, earth related

celine tote leather bags


i was at barney’s a few months ago where i picked up my 2nd goyard tote and finally saw these celine bags that we wrote about in 2010. i seriously considered them, for almost a $1,000, a few hundred less than the goyard canvas and gum totes, these ubber soft leather bags are a clear choice, however i ended up with the goyard as i just could not see these celines handling the weight of my laptop on a daily basis. that said this is perhaps the last frontier that has yet to be knocked off by the exclusive ateliers on canal street. so at least you’ll be in style for a few more months. by dd

CATEGORIES: design, fashion, fashion mens, perfect gift

dieter rams – as little design as possible

phaidon is releasing a book on dieter rams, it’s called “as little design as possible” and i think it’s pretty nice to be able to see the places where designers ( or artists or whoever) work. i always found so inspiring to see studios and homes… well that’s maybe my “voyeur” side… anyway, here we see that mister rams stick to his guns, studios are as strict as the design! by pp.

CATEGORIES: design

wow! Jean prouvé meets gstar


its so crazy to see this as i just bought an old book on prouve! i never thought he was that popular to be introduced along with some clothing brand? the fashion house, g star raw, is teaming up with vitra to re-imagine several iconic pieces from the prouvé’s archive for the new prouvé raw line. as much as i hate to see prouvé be marketed this way i must say the stuff looks amazing, and in g star has helped reintroduce his work then it cant be that bad after all. i want ’em all. by dd

CATEGORIES: architecture, design, perfect gift

smoking kills man… but hell it lookS good**


great cover for man magazine. mind you, this is not just “another man” magazine.

 

**official disclaimer: smoking actually does not look good. it actually sucks!! not that we care about death, its quite natural and we best get the fuck out of here if there’s gonna be any room left on earth for the ones coming. besides as we posted before the true average life span of man is really just 20, and the rest is really borrowed time. all that said, and the death part aside, it is simply stupid to shove carbon monoxide inside you mouth especially when the final effect is null. your teeth get yellow, your mouth smells like a toilet, and it actually cramps your style. just think about what an extra ($12 a pack x 7 days x 4 week in a month) $336 a month could do for your wardrobe… actually if you are in paris or NY not much… but whatever. by dd

CATEGORIES: design, fashion, mind candy

koka light: karl needs kash


ok i’m willing to believe for a minute that karl simply didn’t do this for money but because he really loves diet coke and drinks it daily, but then there is barbie… KArl it seems does need KAsh! and chanel doesn’t seem to be doin’ it. by dd

CATEGORIES: design, fashion, what to drink

they don’t make ‘em like they used to. while metal rusts and muscle weakens, the junk yard is not always the fate for our auto motive history. this killer art-deco motorcycle was locked in a crate after its production and stayed there for over seven decades. in 2005, that crate was cracked to expose this automotive work of art, the 1934 BMW R7 motorbike by bn

CATEGORIES: bikes, design