Martin Margiela’s leather skull boot and canvas skull sneaker (or trainer) are frightfully scary to some but may be eerily attractive to others. Either way, they’re the perfect kicks for All Hallows’ Eve.
The hand-painted leather boots (limited edition):
The hand-painted sneaker:The skull print sneaker or trainer is available for purchase here.Or here.Or here.
The hand spray painted [...]
Archive for October, 2008
In Honor Of Halloween, Some Spooky Skull Shoes & Boots From Martin Margiela (+ 100 more things)
Posted in hand-painted boots, martin margiela skull boots, martin margiela skull sneakers, men's shoes, skull fashion, skull images, skull jewelry, skull shoes, skulls on October 31, 2008 | 1 Comment »
In Memorium: Ethel Sweet (neé Weitz) 1911-2008
Posted in ethel sweet, ethel sweet paintings, ethel weitz, hyatt senior residence la jolla, in memorium, vintage photos, watercolors on October 30, 2008 | 12 Comments »
I suffered a personal loss today. And the world suffered the loss of one more artist.
My grandmother, Ethel, was an artist.She wasn’t a Georgia O’Keefe or a Grandma Moses. She merely painted for herself, her friends and local art shows her whole life. She garnered several first place and honorable mentions at local shows and [...]
Due To High Demand HP Releases Vivienne Tam Edition Early, Reserve Yours Now.
Posted in HP mini vivienne tam edition, hewlett packard vivienne tam laptop, reserve the HP mini Vivienne Tam edition, vivienne tam special edition HP laptop on October 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Attention all you Fashionista cum Nerds, due to such a popular response for the new HP-mini Vivienne Tam edition notebook, they’ve decided to move production up so you can get one in time for the holidays!
Introducing the world’s first digital clutch by award-winning designer Vivienne Tam. Featuring the peony-inspired design in the vivid shades of [...]
Don’t Be Frightened: Good Work For Goodwill Of Southern California
Posted in Goodwill, Goodwill halloween campaign, advertising, andy mueller, goodwill of southern california, graphic design, halloween art, the miller group on October 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Above: advertising for Goodwill this Halloween season in Los Angeles
If you live in Los Angeles, you may have seen this wonderfully graphic Halloween campaign for Goodwill, created by The Miller Group. For those of you who haven’t, I wanted to share it with you because it’s an example of a cohesive campaign based on a [...]
If You’ve Never Seen The Eyewear of Linda Farrow, You Could Use Some Glasses.
Posted in Linda Farrow glasses, bernard wilhelm, couture sunglasses, designer sunglasses, jeremy scott sunglasses, linda farrow vintage, luella cat eye glasses, sunglasses on October 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Anyone who’s a true fashionista is already familiar with Linda Farrow’s collection of luxe, vintage and limited edition designer sunglasses. They appear in the chicest of boutiques and on the runway models of the hippest designer’s shows, fashion mags and more. If you’ve never heard of Linda Farrow or their eyewear, then this will be [...]
Funky Find Of The Week: Ingo Maurer’s Seven Rats Table Lamp
Posted in 7 rats table lamp, conceptual lamp, ingo maurer, light sculpture. modern table lamp, modern art, rat lamp, seven rats lamp, table lamps on October 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Seven Rats table light.Designed by German Artist Ingo Maurer and team, 2007.
This unique lighted art piece depicts seven plastic rats (four black and three white) locked inside a steel, gold, brass and plastic cage structure measuring 33.5 x 15.7 x 15.7.
The whole piece is lit with a 50 watts halogen WFL 55:, socket GU [...]
Lavazza Continues Their Tradition Of Stunning Calendars With Annie Leibovitz for 2009
Posted in Annie Leibovitz for Lavazza, Lavazza 2009 calendar, Lavazza the italian experience, italian espresso calendar, making of lavazza calendar video, photos from lavazza 2009 calendar on October 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’m a huge fan of Lavazza products, the company and their corporate culture. And each year I look forward to their new calendar, which is unparalleled in its quality and production. Armando Testa of Italy deserves as much of the credit as does Lavazza. A collaboration that has yielded some of the most impressive forms [...]
A Better Use For Beanie Babies: Road Kill Art By L. Mylott Manning
Posted in L. mylott manning, art in odd places, contemporary art, outdoor installations, road kill art, stuffed animals as road kill on October 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
ROAD KILL STUFFED ANIMALSL. Mylott Manning
As a part of the Art In Odd Places exhibition, NY artist L. Mylott Manning has placed mutilated stuffed animals (not actual ‘beanie babies’, by the way…. I don’t want to get sued by TY) soaked in dirty water at various 14th Street locations.
The fabric carcasses resemble the aftermath of [...]
Short On Room But Big On Style? Here Are Some Great Options For Small Spaces
Posted in Flat Life, corner flame, corner lamp, ego tower, products for small spaces, small furniture design, solutions for small spaces, wallflower wall office on October 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
What do you do when you love good looking furniture and design but reside in a 400 square foot apartment? The following products are a few examples of ways to make the most of your small space without sacrificing design.
The WallFlower Wall Office
The Wallflower Wall office by Jonas & Jonas has a scratch- and shock-resistant [...]
