Clip Bag

Form over Function? Who cares. This is a beauty

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En Route

I took the bus to work today. Usually I sit by the window and gaze at people going by. I wonder where people could be traveling to, if they are late, if they had a chance to eat breakfast and if they are cold. I can usually answer all of the above with a glance but sometimes I listen for "stomach talk" and chattering teeth. I've been making an effort to consciously engage all of my senses. Sometimes I fear that if I lose my sight in old age that this loss might define me. Close your eyes. There are Four other fantastic ways to engage in the world.

Like I said, I took the bus to work today- surprisingly on schedule, had a smoothie for breakfast and was mildly overheated on the bus. If one was observing me they might see a bead of sweat meander on my stubble. Sometimes I wonder if people have the same questions as I do... Not because I think they are brilliant questions or anything but rather because I realize that there are billions of people in world and it is probable that one might share my curiosities. 

I took the bus to work today and the window seats were taken. I don't blame anyone for taking my seat but I do think I have the right to be silently annoyed. Sometimes I feel an overwhelming sense of ownership over public spaces. At times it helps to maintain the beauty in the shared spaces of my city and at other times I find it hard to co-exist. I'm in my 20s and I'm still learning how to share. I think this is something we should all admit to ourselves at least once in a lifetime.

I took the bus to work today and I sat opposite a young boy wearing a stunning shirt. It was elaborately encrypted with a secret code that a realist might call pattern. I am a dreamer and I often see things upside down. It is this type of thinking that is often shunned but ironically enough leads to innovation. I wondered where he was going, if he was late, if he was enjoying his banana and most importantly if he was greasy or sweating. As I went through my list of questions I became transfixed by the design of his shirt. 

I took the bus to work today and traveled a new route. I worked through the maze on his shirt weaving in and out of fibers and dyes in hopes of reaching an exotic destination. Instead, I found an infinity of loops and swirls creating a cycle that could only be repeated. I was in awe. The bus came to a startling halt and I spiraled out of my adventure unharmed.

I took the bus to work today and was reminded of the simple pleasures of good design and passive interaction.

Andy

Wang

10/20 swag points for Mr. Wang. I Can't

Stefano Pilati

T.O.N.Y

Wooyoungmi

We've all seen Wooyoungmi's S/S '13 Men's Collection but I had to share it again. (As if you are sick of seeing it) I could easily swap my blacks and denim for this collection. It's about time my sense of style became "fun" again.

Armour and Renaissance

  'experiments’ 

by Atelier XJC sàrl

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Chic

It's finally fall weather which means Layering... and Fur. I bought this lovely wolf tail from a naitive reserve this summer in Peterborough while visiting a dear friend. I think it's the perfect addittion to the tote my friend Jimmy brought back for me from New York this past summer. With an abundance of wool socks and layering in black, fall looks more promising than ever.

Avant/Garde Diaries

I 've been ooo-ing and awe-ing during the wee hours of the morning to this recent discovery THE AVANT/GARDE DIARIES.

Consider this your introduction- Thank me later.

Toogood

I managed to get the new issue of Vogue Living Australia over the Thanksgiving weekend. Over not one but TWO turkey dinners I couldn't help but think how thankful I am for the food on my table, good hearts and the people who own them, melody, Atlas and good design. I'm most intrigued by the work of London Based Studio Toogood featured in the VLA's latest Issue.

This is how you throw a dinner party:

Studio Toogood collaborated with chef, Arabeschi Di Latte, to serve black food for a series of midnight dinners in Erastudio- an apartment turned gallery located in Milan during their Design Week. Food included cheese served on coal, blackened artichokes flowers, bread dyed with squid ink and eggs cooked in black tea.

With an underlying morbid tone, the series of dinners was appropriately titled "Natura Morta". This translates to "Still life" in Italian and as a direct English translation it means "Dead Nature". With both of these translations at play within this experience realized by creative director Faye Toogood, I can't help but release my innate punny-ness and say:  this is simply too good.


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Blushing Bush

Taking my mind off my troubles by adding to my infinite wishlist. But seriously, this is the best tote I've come across....ever!

Check it out.

Elongation

Photographer: Ausra Osipaviciute

K

Koffee + Krispy Kremes = Kontentment

My Sunday just got a whole lot brighter. I took a morning stroll to Starbucks to do some reading. I'm currently traveling back in time between the world of Marie Antoinette and the spirit of the metropolis in the 1930s for an Office I'm designing. While gazing out of the storefront window a familiar box caught my attention and I decided it was time to reunite with an old friend who will inevitably only give me heart trouble (literally). The clouds parted to reveal a glimpse of the heavens and there were Krispy Kremes for the entire city. ha!

I also finally got around to getting a Jean Jacket for the fall season. It's pretty retro but I love the fit.

Your Stories Excite Me.

Let's hear it for the Noisettes! So cute and so perfect for a premature change in season.

"I borrowed your silver boots,
Now if you'd just let me give them back to you..."

This Woman's Work

A special Happy Birthday to the lady of Too Gamine. Do check out her blog if you haven't done so already. It's a summer romance.

I feel it in my bones.

Meet Parisian interior designer and furniture designer M. Vincent Darre.It's so interesting to see how he groups items, his inspiration from human biology and his classic personal style. So hip. So fresh. And quite frankly, lovely to the bone.

(images by the selby of course)