1/32 scale slot car
a comparison of the available tracks, as you see the carrera allows ample room for turns!
ok while on this subject I may add that I just recently purchased the german built carrera slot car kit with 2 additional cars. now the one I need to get is this BMW 2002. by dd
chris sauvé is making fashion graphics a part of our lives once again. check him out if you can keep up! … love the bloody heart T seen online, want one, need one! by kl
“this fellow, made of wood and aluminum, weights in at 770-pound and has a magnetically driven sub platter that eliminates contact with the main platter and a nifty real time speed control.”… and cost 125,000$US! at NYLVI by pp’
aritsugu ao-ko layered steel hongasumi yanagi – priced between $498.70 – $1,170.00 based on length and options. this is the knife to have if you are remotely serious about homemade sashimi…. to have and to hold, cutting fish will change meaning forever. Korin is my favorite place to shop for japanese style kitchenware when away from tokyo, which is, quite often. bonus: for $25-40 a japanese samurai (not really-but could have been) master will sharpen your knife with a variety of water stones by hand, just watching him is worth $40… no english spoken. by dd
above-model 6119: note the “cadillac” V at the bottom! gretsch 6119 chet atkins tennesseean (also 6120, and the 6121 model, released at the same time, 6121 looked like a solid body, but was actually more of a small, semi-hollow version).
below-model 6196: a beautiful green country club from 1956. (click images to see detail)
above-model 6132: solid body duo jet from 1957. (click images to see detail)
below-model 6136: the dream machine that gretsch originally put together to show off a little at the trade show was never intended for production. but it became the symbol of the glorious excesses of the 50’s and a cult item. from its debut in 1954 falcon featured white paint, real mother of pearl, exotic ebony hard wood and 24 karat gold plating and remained virtually unchanged until 1958. it was the cadillac of guitars when cadillac was the cadillac of cars. it cost $600 back in 1954 that’s like 5 figures today!
we were discussing guitars the other day and i couldn’t help but look into my dream guitar that i never had, a vintage gretsch! vintage as in before 1966, when the family sold the company. from my first trip to new york until today, everytime i crossed the bridge to brooklyn i would see the old factory and wonder how it must have been. unfortunately it has been turned into a pseudo-luxury apt. complex now… my favorites were and are the jazz synchromatic archtops (not pictured here), and the chet atkins semi-hollow bodies. they run about 10-15k if you can find them, or must settle for a new reissue for about 3-4K. either way, like my favorite chess set that i never bought, i have to become much better of a player to actually deserve owning one. by dd
oud, which by the way was the predecessor of the modern lute and eventually the guitar, when it was first brought to spain, is not only the name of my favorite string instrument but now a scent. Le Labo is launching their first scent in three years, and it’s called Oud 27. their latest arrival was introduced this wednesday! expect cedar, agar wood, black pepper and some air of scheherazade. i for one cant wait to get my hands on it. by dd
possibly one of the nicer modern (currently available) dials on the market. note the seconds/minutes dials at 12 and 6 o’clock in vertical position. this is rare and requires the movement to be altered to accomodate. I am not generally a big fan of IWC, especially their branding image, but the potuguese stands on its own. it was named, in this last century, after 2 portuguese merchants who arranged for IWC to provide them with a wrist watch, containing pocket watch movements, which at that time was the closest thing to maritime chronometer quality. while accuracy was their paramount concern, its the design that keeps it modern to this day. The 79350-caliber movement with its rate of 28,800 beats per hour guarantees the legendary precision expected of a watch with a provenance in sea travel. however actual NYC users records, dif than those maritime users, proves that annual cleanings are needed at approx $600 a round to keep it ticking. approx 13k in white gold. by dd
poltrona frau‘s beautiful director’s chair in corian designed in homage of Jacques Helleu (art director of chanel for 40 years until he passed away last year)by pp
very chic isn’t it? by pp
less is more! check out the new APC/nike shoes! You may have seen the black one already but this one is spankin’ new. A.P.C. strike again by pp
my introduction to tobias wong was through this. next time skip the chanel rose brooch for one made of bullet proof nylon. after all it will protect your love. brooch folded from heavy-duty ballistic nylon, “the prince of conceptual impudence flirts with notions of a bullet-proof corsage protecting the heart. bang, bang.” $175 by dd
Meisel has been reluctant to this day to publish his work in conventional print editions or books. But this special object will be a first: a signed, limited-edition jigsaw puzzle of an image from the amazing ‘Patterns’ story Meisel photographed for Italian Vogue. The 1000-piece puzzles are packaged in a custom box and are signed and numbered by Steven Himself. They have been produced in an edition of 1000 and are $750 each. A bargain considering the current times! by dd
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