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Time S/S 2011

2011-05-06T04:55:00.000-07:00

Just came across Korean brand Time. The S/S 2011 collection featuringMariacarla Boscono shows a sleek range of deconstructive of looks. The refined aesthetic feels like the designer has had a lot of design experience. There is really not much information about the brand unless you understand Korean, but my guess is you we will begin seeing and hearing more about Time in the near future.



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The waves and the sand

2011-05-04T23:54:00.000-07:00

The Ocean of Forms collection by designer Malgorzata Dudek is just divine, the lightness of the fabrics reminds me of soft waves crashing in the ocean

Leifsdottir latest

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The Creative Loves of... Rifle Paper Co.

2011-04-15T06:46:00.000-07:00

Courtesy : http://charlotterivers.blogspot.com ( lottie loves )  

Today I'm super pleased to introduce the lovely Anna Bond of Florida-based stationery company Rifle Paper Co. to Creative Loves... Anna is an illustrator and graphic designer who together with her husband Nathan owns and runs Rifle Paper Co. They create whimsical stationery products which they sell through their online store as well as through various retail shops around the world.  I adore her work as I'm sure all of you do to so it is great to have her here today...

Can you tell me  about your studio? Our studio is located in Winter Park, Florida. We have a small storefront  and then it's mainly one big open studio with a large work table in the  centre and desks on each side of the room. I really love big  open environments where everyone can interact with each other and I feel  like it creates a really strong community between everyone who works  with us. The studio is designed to be clean and open. I chose white  walls and simple furniture to allow it to be a blank canvas. My office  is the only room that's separated (mainly because I often need quiet to  be creative). I've got two big desks, one for painting  and one for my computer. I have inspiration clippings on my wall, new  designs taped up for reference, framed art, a couch and a big bookshelf  with magazines and books. My office feels cozy but it always tends to  get messy while I work. 

Have you always been creatively driven? For  as long as I remember I've always been into drawing, painting and being  creative. I took graphic design, painting, and architecture classes in school trying to figure out what I wanted to do. Eventually I decided to major in graphic design when I went to college and loved it. I got a job as an art director right out of school which is what brought me to Florida. A year or so later I left to focus on freelancing and illustration work and that evolved into the stationery business of Rifle Paper Co. I don't know if there was a specific moment but rather a gradual process of learning what I loved, finding my own voice, and experimenting. I feel incredibly grateful to get to do what I love on a daily basis.

What inspires you, where do you go for ideas? I  love fashion, textiles, vintage books, architecture, and so on. I try  to find inspiration everywhere I look. Traveling is another great source  of inspiration for me. I love going  to New York, Seattle, and my family's cabin in upstate New York. One of  my favourite places in the whole world is the Metropolitan Museum of  Art in New York. I've been there so many times and always see something  new and leave feeling inspired.

What is a typical work day for you? I always start with coffee and because I work late I've been getting into the office around noon. I  start with emails and then dive into whatever projects I have going on.  I'm usually glued to my desk for most of the day unless I have a meeting  or a press check. At around 6pm when things quiet down and the orders  have shipped out Nathan and I have a meeting. We talk about what the  other is doing, catch up, answer questions, and make plans. I then go  back to work until around around 2am. I'm working on cutting down my  hours but it's still a little crazy around here because we're a young  company.

Please tell us about your currently Creative Loves...

Photography - Tim Walker and Anna Wolf

Illustration - Sanna Mander and Carson Ellis

Graphic design - Lora Lamm and Rodrigo Corral

Home/interiors - Kelly Wearstler and Roman & Williams

Blogs - Miss Moss and The Neo Traditionalist

Books - The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larsson and Google SketchUp 8 For Dummies 

Magazines - Lonny and Marie Claire

Shops - J.Crew and ASOS

Music - Louis Armstrong and Arcade Fire

What projects are you working on at the moment? Right  now I'm working on a new stationery collection that will launch at the  2011 National Stationery Show in New York in May. I'm also working on  our new wedding collection and some collaborations with other companies.  I just finished a stationery project with Chronicle Books that I'm  really excited about. 

How do you approach each project? I usually brainstorm and sketch for a while before working on my first round of comps which I do in pencil. I revise me sketches before beginning to paint. I typically work with gouache on watercoluor paper and then scan in the image into the computer to edit.

What has been the most interesting or exciting project you've worked on and why?  Hm, probably the first stationery collection that I made to launch Rifle Paper Co. It was a lot of work but so exciting to get to plan all of that out and create exactly what I wanted. It was the first major project that I did completely for myself without a boss or client and that was an amazing feeling.

In terms of your work what couldn't you live without? My paints and my sketchbook. 

What do you love most about what you do? I  love that I simply get to do what I love. I know I'm incredibly lucky  to be able to say that. I'm also so grateful that I get to do this with  my husband who I completely trust and really couldn't do it without him.

What do you want to do in the future? I  want to continue doing what I'm doing now but hope it will grow and  expand. I want to create quality products that I love, collaborate with  other people, and just have fun doing doing this. Eventually I'll have  slow down the pace but for now I'm young and enjoy seeing new ideas come  to life.

Where are you happiest? I  think I'm the happiest at home spending time with Nathan or friends. At  the end of the day that's the most important thing to me.

Courtesy : http://charlotterivers.blogspot.com ( lottie loves )  

Elsien Gringhuis

2011-04-14T06:16:00.000-07:00

Love the shapes of the latest Elsien Gringhuis collection the colors are pretty nice too.

Tao te Ching

2011-04-14T06:04:00.000-07:00

The skilful masters (of the Tao) in old times, with a subtle and exquisite penetration, comprehended its mysteries, and were deep (also) so as to elude men's knowledge. As they were thus beyond men's knowledge, I will make an effort to describe of what sort they appeared to be.

Shrinking looked they like those who wade through a stream in winter; irresolute like those who are afraid of all around them; grave like a guest (in awe of his host); evanescent like ice that is melting away; unpretentious like wood that has not been fashioned into anything; vacant like a valley, and dull like muddy water.

Who can (make) the muddy water (clear)? Let it be still, and it will gradually become clear. Who can secure the condition of rest? Let movement go on, and the condition of rest will gradually arise.

They who preserve this method of the Tao do not wish to be full (of themselves). It is through their not being full of themselves that they can afford to seem worn and not appear new and complete.

Website of the day

2011-04-13T05:40:00.001-07:00

Revisiting | Alessia Xoccato F/W 2011/12

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do visit her space to see more.

Fotos Courtesy of Alessia Xoccato.

Ellery Fall ‘11

2011-04-07T00:16:00.001-07:00

I love the modern feel of Ellery's Fall '11 collection

Collection Love | Joy Cioci F/W 2011

2011-04-02T01:06:00.001-07:00

NEW YORK — Joy Cioci, is no stranger to the fashion industry. She was the Creative Director of Wink, and has worked with Olivier Theyskens and Tom Ford. During New York Fashion Week, she presented her eponymous label at Lincoln Center to an eager to see fashion industry.

The Fall/Winter 2011 collection was all about re-imagined classics that were sexy and tailored. The collection was filled with cable knit sweaters, that could be worn as dresses, black chiffon frocks, and plenty of amazing outwear that came in cashmere, velvet, and leather. Some of the stand-out pieces included a marbled grey leather coat with a shearling collar, a fur collared cashmere camel coat with cascading ruffles on the bottom, a camel coat that was draped over sheer chiffon underpinnings, with the topper being an electric blue dress that could be played up or down. There was plenty to love about this collection, and I didn't see one piece that couldn't be rocked off the runway.

Tao Te Ching

2011-03-25T03:27:00.001-07:00

14
We look at it, and we do not see it, and we name it 'the Equable.' We listen to it, and we do not hear it, and we name it 'the Inaudible.' We try to grasp it, and do not get hold of it, and we name it 'the Subtle.' With these three qualities, it cannot be made the subject of description; and hence we blend them together and obtain The One.
Its upper part is not bright, and its lower part is not obscure. Ceaseless in its action, it yet cannot be named, and then it again returns and becomes nothing. This is called the Form of the Formless, and the Semblance of the Invisible; this is called the Fleeting and Indeterminable.

We meet it and do not see its Front; we follow it, and do not see its Back. When we can lay hold of the Tao of old to direct the things of the present day, and are able to know it as it was of old in the beginning, this is called (unwinding) the clue of Tao.

treasure island

2011-03-25T03:25:00.001-07:00

Littledoe makes the nicest accessories to spruce up any look

Isabel 2011

2011-03-20T22:21:00.001-07:00

Isabel Marant's Spring 2011 collection is just fab, everything is so wearable and perfect for summer. I know it's mean to talk about other people's bodies but some of these models look way to skinny to me

length of Sarasa

2011-03-18T03:20:00.001-07:00

Events in Japan weigh heavily, not only for the well-being of all those directly involved in the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis, but for what these events say about our collective human plight. The textile above isn’t Japanese, but was made in India in the late 17th / early 18th century for the Japanese market. It’s a small reminder of the long history of our global interconnectedness. Here’s a link to The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s database entry on the piece. (It’s referred to as a “length of Sarasa”, a term I’m not familiar with.)

Classic Textiles

2011-03-16T03:48:00.001-07:00

{ Designs by Lucienne Day. L-R: Graphica, Riga, Spectators, Trio. }

The Centre for Advanced Textiles at the Glasgow School of Art offers a commercial digital textile printing service, and, under the name Classic Textiles, reproduces designs from some of the U.K.’s most prominent and influential textile designers. Lucienne Day herself selected the 12 designs for the Centre, which they print (in the original colorways) on a 135cm (about 53 inches) wide cotton/linen blend.

{ Designs by Lucienne Day. L-R: Flotilla, Calyx, Dandelion Clicks, Magnetic. }

{ Designs by Robert Stewart. L-R: Raimult, Kilmun, Striven, Glendaruel, Sun Man. }

Robert Stewart was a student and teacher at the Glasgow School of Art. He designed textiles for Liberty, Donald Brothers, and the Edinburgh Tapestry Company, and later went on to found a ceramics company and create ceramic murals for public places.

{ Designs by Sylvia Chalmers. L-R: Grasses, Fruit, Penang, Uno, Village, Flowerpots. }

The newest designer in the Classic Textiles catalog is Sylvia Chalmers. She was also a student of the Glasgow School of Art who went on to found her own textile printing studio called Tuar Fabrics, and designed fashion prints for Elizabeth Eaton.

all images from www.classictextiles.com

Tao Te Ching

2011-03-14T23:19:00.001-07:00

Favour and disgrace would seem equally to be feared; honour and great calamity, to be regarded as personal conditions (of the same kind).

What is meant by speaking thus of favour and disgrace? Disgrace is being in a low position (after the enjoyment of favour). The getting that (favour) leads to the apprehension (of losing it), and the losing it leads to the fear of (still greater calamity):--this is what is

meant by saying that favour and disgrace would seem equally to be feared.

And what is meant by saying that honour and great calamity are to be (similarly) regarded as personal conditions? What makes me liable to great calamity is my having the body (which I call myself); if I had not the body, what great calamity could come to me?

Therefore he who would administer the kingdom, honouring it as he honours his own person, may be employed to govern it, and he who would administer it with the love which he bears to his own person may be entrusted with it.

Randomz

2011-03-14T04:14:00.001-07:00

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Website of the day

2011-03-14T00:17:00.001-07:00

Greats By Kirsty Ward

2011-02-10T06:10:00.001-08:00

Kirsty Ward Spring/Summer 2011 collection.

Tao Te Ching

2011-01-29T01:48:00.001-08:00

Colour's five hues from th' eyes their sight will take;

Music's five notes the ears as deaf can make;

The flavours five deprive the mouth of taste; The chariot course, and the wild hunting waste Make mad the mind; and objects rare and strange, Sought for, men's conduct will to evil change.

Therefore the sage seeks to satisfy (the craving of) the belly, and not the (insatiable longing of the) eyes. He puts from him the latter, and prefers to seek the former.

Chic Wearables | Michael Sontag A/W 2011/12

2011-01-26T22:44:00.001-08:00

Fotos © SheBreathes.

Collection Love | Veronica B. Vallenes

2011-01-26T22:36:00.001-08:00

Copehhagen-based, Norwegian-born designer Veronica B. Vallene's S/S 2011 collection has me swooning with delight. It's styled to perfection with long peach silk skirts that drape perfectly, to soft coats in black and white paired perfectly with halters, trousers, and high-waisted bikinis. I love the elegant feel of the colour palette — soft greys, dusty roses, and whites. It's understated glamour at it's best. Above and below are my picks. Visithere to see more from this collection, and be sure to explore all her collections.

Fotos Courtesy of Veronica B. Vallenes.

TextUre !

2011-01-21T05:58:00.001-08:00

David Tomaszewski Spring/Summer 2011 collection

True Skin .,

2011-01-20T03:42:00.001-08:00

Simple and pretty looks by tba- to be adored .

Stylist Rebecca Newport

2011-01-18T05:39:00.001-08:00

I love the idea of painted spoons on display and found these by stylist Rebecca Newport and thought I’d show you what I’m referring to. I’ve noticed painted spoons (in chalky matte paint) a few times in magazines lately and wonder if this is the beginning of a new styling trend in photography? How about painted bowls too? If so, great, because there is a lot you can do with this idea!

New Work By Samantha Hahn

2011-01-18T05:24:00.001-08:00

Who can get enough of fashion illustration, am I right? That is why when Brooklyn-based illustrator Samantha Hahn wrote in to share her latest work I couldn’t resist showing them to you. Colorful, cheerful, energetic, whimsical… and just in time because this is when we need color the most to boost our spirits — the dead of winter! Looking at her images reminds me that Spring is just around the corner and I can’t wait!

Alice Revists Wonderland

That Girl

If you like what you see above, Samantha is part of a fashion illustration gallery show at Gallery Hanahou in New York City that opens January 20th and these four pieces above are part of that show. The great part is, that if you like one of them you can buy it before the show opens — you have first dibs! Each illustration is 16 x 20″ and comes framed and matted in white gallery frames and are $500 USD each. If you are interested in purchasing, please contact Koko: koko AT cwc-i.com to help with the process.

The name of each print appears above and I’m sure that you’ll agree that they are very special pieces. What a lovely job Samantha and good luck with the show!

(images: samantha hahn)

photo shoot by Mads Teglers

2011-01-17T02:08:00.001-08:00

This photo shoot by Mads Teglers is what I’m all about.

(via Rachelle Morose & Epheriell Designs)

Tao Te Ching

2011-01-12T05:17:00.001-08:00

10
When the intelligent and animal souls are held together in one embrace, they can be kept from separating. When one gives undivided attention to the (vital) breath, and brings it to the utmost degree of pliancy, he can become as a (tender) babe. When he has cleansed away the most mysterious sights (of his imagination), he can become without a flaw.In loving the people and ruling the state, cannot he proceed without any (purpose of) action? In the opening and shutting of his gates of heaven, cannot he do so as a female bird? While his intelligence reaches in every direction, cannot he (appear to) be without knowledge?(The Tao) produces (all things) and nourishes them; it produces them and does not claim them as its own; it does all, and yet does not boast of it; it presides over all, and yet does not control them. This is what is called 'The mysterious Quality' (of the Tao).

Rodebjer S/S 2011

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Mind.!!

2011-01-07T04:35:00.001-08:00

Gorgeous wearable food by Yeonju Sung.

Goods From Polyvore!!

2011-01-06T05:37:00.001-08:00

remember by heartless` featuring a sheer tank

Racing in raffia by Pensive Peacock featuring nina ricci shoes

Tao Te Ching

2011-01-06T05:01:00.001-08:00

9
It is better to leave a vessel unfilled, than to attempt to carry it when it is full. If you keep feeling a point that has been sharpened, the point cannot long preserve its sharpness.
When gold and jade fill the hall, their possessor cannot keep them safe. When wealth and honours lead to arrogancy, this brings its evil on itself. When the work is done, and one's name is becoming distinguished, to withdraw into obscurity is the way of Heaven.

Clean Cut

2011-01-05T02:50:00.001-08:00

Just two designs for you that I really like! This absolutely stunning Bench Rack by Vik & Fougere, I would love to see it in our home. (found via this nice blog: designspiration[sk] )

and this Rip + Tatter Kid's Chair by Brooklyn based designer Pete Oyler. The chairs are sculpted by hammering out industrial cardboard and is 100% recyclable! Of course my big question is will they sit comfortably but I guess they do looking at the lovely child in the image.

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Via Vogue: NorBlack NorWhite

2011-01-04T02:37:00.001-08:00

Amrit Kumar and Mriga Kapadiya were friends but more appropriately sisters.

They spent more time with each other through fun projects they created and produced together. From their first homemade fashion shoots, to shows, pop up sales and styling their artist friends, these two little Indian women who grew up in Toronto, realized their union for similar aesthetics and all things old. Falling in love with each others shawls after realizing they were both wearing their mothers’ pieces, they knew there was something more to this brewing sisterhood. Amrit’s reworked vintage pieces were respected in Toronto and fueled her to keep creating pretty new designs from old gems. Mriga’s love for accessories patterns and vintage kept her style fresh and sparked her wide eyes. Both ladies have created based on what they know and learned through doing and not on what they’ve formally been taught.They shifted toBombay, 2 years ago where they gave birth to NorBlack NorWhite. NorBlack NorWhite is a journey to explore India and its history through textiles, art and adventures. While learning about thèse art trades, regions and people we are excited to create designs and also share the knowledge of ancient practices. This project falls into a grey space of Part anthropology, part art, part fashion.

Each collection will be exploring selected regions that we want to discover further. SpringSummer2011 is created based on the Kutch region of Gujarat. "We focused on bandhani (tie-dye practices) as the heart of this season"

via Vogue

All that is Good

2011-01-04T02:24:00.000-08:00

all images are by Virginie Sannier and the pop-up shop was organised by Sandrine from Neëst, items sold were from: cocon, Maize, Madame M, Titlee,Train Fantôme, Céline Saby.

Pretty Cool FASHION

2011-01-03T22:34:00.001-08:00

AMAZING CHIC
http://www.filippa-k.com/f10/woman

On a plate

2011-01-02T00:32:00.001-08:00

New Season Anthropologie

2011-01-01T06:07:00.001-08:00

Just amazing concepts each season. really love this brand. Enchanting
http://www.anthropologie.com

Tao Te Ching

2011-01-01T05:56:00.001-08:00

8.
The highest excellence is like (that of) water. The excellence of water appears in its benefiting all things, and in its occupying, without striving (to the contrary), the low place which all men dislike. Hence (its way) is near to (that of) the Tao.
The excellence of a residence is in (the suitability of) the place; that of the mind is in abysmal stillness; that of associations is in their being with the virtuous; that of government is in its securing good order; that of (the conduct of) affairs is in its ability; and that of (the initiation of) any movement is in its timeliness.
And when (one with the highest excellence) does not wrangle (about his low position), no one finds fault with him.

Svetlana Mukhina by Cecile Bortoletti

2010-12-31T03:23:00.001-08:00

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junya ishigami interview

2010-12-30T06:19:00.001-08:00

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Tao Te Ching

2010-02-13T03:40:00.001-08:00

7.

Heaven is long-enduring and earth continues long. The reason why heaven and earth are able to endure and continue thus long is because they do not live of, or for, themselves. This is how they are able to continue and endure.Therefore the sage puts his own person last, and yet it is found in the foremost place; he treats his person as if it were foreign to him, and yet that person is preserved. Is it not because he has no personal and private ends, that therefore such ends are realized?

Mcqueen...

2010-02-13T03:38:00.000-08:00

we give names to people by what they do. we admire their work. we like them from far by seeing what they do. and when they depart , we mourn. why? because we wont be able to see more of his work. and we feel we have lost something in life..a great loss..
we create ideals for our life without a sign of awareness..we make god out of less than a normal person. and when they depart, we mourn as if we lost our god..
A friend (designer)called up just to share the grief of his great lost, in a voice so low as if there is no meaning in his life anymore. and i thought, why this self created craziness for a person who was just transforming his mental sickness in forms of garments, and create an awe to attract similar sick minds.

by looking at this video, one can easily see the sickness of mind, and assume THE END of such uncured mind.

Tao Te Ching 6

2010-01-19T04:43:00.000-08:00

The valley spirit dies not, aye the same; The female mystery thus do we name. Its gate, from which at first they issued forth, Is called the root from which grew heaven and earth. Long and unbroken does its power remain, Used gently, and without the touch of pain.

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Look Book

2009-06-01T00:40:00.000-07:00

conorcronin work for Look book for "Les Corps" collection

Noise of the world

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Credits

Art Direction: Paranaiv / Are Sundnes
Photographer: Henrik Lindal
Styling: Emma Päiviö & Inga Sylvestog
Models: Tina & Anette / Teammodels.no

Tao Te Ching 5

2009-05-31T00:00:00.000-07:00

5
Heaven and earth do not act from (the impulse of) any wish to be
benevolent; they deal with all things as the dogs of grass are dealt
with. The sages do not act from (any wish to be) benevolent; they
deal with the people as the dogs of grass are dealt with.
May not the space between heaven and earth be compared to a
bellows?
'Tis emptied, yet it loses not its power;
'Tis moved again, and sends forth air the more.
Much speech to swift exhaustion lead we see;
Your inner being guard, and keep it free.

Small Apartment Futuristic Interior Design

2009-05-30T23:53:00.000-07:00

Design of this 49 sqm apartment in Barcelona gets its inspiration from Japanese origami art. One wall which separate all functions of the apartment made with this style in mind and that is enough. When the designer create the wall the apartment already had a shell of simple concrete walls. Some parts of ceiling are still uncovered so futuristic design also has rustic elements.

The presence of the separation wall can be felt from the entrance to the apartment. Although all benefits could be seen just from the inside of the apartment. It adds feeling of movement and hidden spaces because of its diagonal form. The furniture in the apartment correspond to futuristic design. It is simple with straight lines. The same could be said about colors in use. Black and white is always part of futuristic interiors. In the end, the apartment design with all its experiments made small space look much more bigger than it is.

The Interpretation

2009-05-27T05:50:00.000-07:00

A work of art that explores the relationship between nature, motion and sound, The Interpretation takes us on a languid journey through a slowly flourishing forest. Hinting at vague memories of microbiology and rotating through a cool organic spectrum of greens, blues, browns, blacks and whites; this motion-based work will entrance its viewer as the forest evolves. The Interpretation is set to a minimal score filled with authentic sounds of nature, complimenting the environmental essence of the visuals.

Future of Classifieds

2009-05-27T01:41:00.000-07:00

Future of Classifieds - Talk at Google

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Tao Te Ching 4

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4
The Tao is (like) the emptiness of a vessel; and in our
employment of it we must be on our guard against all fulness. How
deep and unfathomable it is, as if it were the Honoured Ancestor of
all things!
We should blunt our sharp points, and unravel the complications of
things; we should attemper our brightness, and bring ourselves into
agreement with the obscurity of others. How pure and still the Tao
is, as if it would ever so continue!
I do not know whose son it is. It might appear to have been before
God.

MATAANO

2009-05-26T00:26:00.000-07:00

SOME BRILLIANT PHOTOS FROM MATAANO FALL 2009.

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Tao Te Ching 3

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3

Not to value and employ men of superior ability is the way to
keep the people from rivalry among themselves; not to prize articles
which are difficult to procure is the way to keep them from becoming
thieves; not to show them what is likely to excite their desires is
the way to keep their minds from disorder.
Therefore the sage, in the exercise of his government, empties
their minds, fills their bellies, weakens their wills, and strengthens
their bones.
He constantly (tries to) keep them without knowledge and without
desire, and where there are those who have knowledge, to keep them
from presuming to act (on it). When there is this abstinence from
action, good order is universal.

POSTER

2009-05-23T05:52:00.001-07:00

pearl T

2009-05-23T05:33:00.001-07:00

Type Hype

2009-05-21T22:37:00.000-07:00

some beautiful work by Jordan Metcalf.

Tao Te Ching 2

2009-05-21T02:42:00.000-07:00

All in the world know the beauty of the beautiful, and in doing
this they have (the idea of) what ugliness is; they all know the skill
of the skilful, and in doing this they have (the idea of) what the
want of skill is.
So it is that existence and non-existence give birth the one to
(the idea of) the other; that difficulty and ease produce the one (the
idea of) the other; that length and shortness fashion out the one the
figure of the other; that (the ideas of) height and lowness arise from
the contrast of the one with the other; that the musical notes and
tones become harmonious through the relation of one with another; and
that being before and behind give the idea of one following another.

Colorful Records

2009-05-20T06:23:00.000-07:00

some of very interesting and colorful record envelopes to enjoy..

Tao Te Ching 1

2009-05-19T05:33:00.000-07:00

The Tao that can be trodden is not the enduring and
unchanging Tao. The name that can be named is not the enduring and
unchanging name.
(Conceived of as) having no name, it is the Originator of heaven
and earth; (conceived of as) having a name, it is the Mother of all
things.
Always without desire we must be found,
If its deep mystery we would sound;
But if desire always within us be,
Its outer fringe is all that we shall see.
Under these two aspects, it is really the same; but as development
takes place, it receives the different names. Together we call them
the Mystery. Where the Mystery is the deepest is the gate of all that
is subtle and wonderful.

2009-05-19T01:56:00.000-07:00

Images

2009-05-19T01:42:00.000-07:00

some interesting imagery i found during my routine surf...I really enjoyed watching them...

tutublu

2009-05-18T07:16:00.000-07:00

Making garments is gr8 experience... and see them dancing is even greater experience...
thats what the makers of tutublu clothes must be feeling right now...

2009-05-17T22:35:00.000-07:00

Point of no return

2009-05-17T22:13:00.000-07:00

in between tuesdays and wednesdays
there is a time
when its neither tuesday nor wednesday

in between saturdays and mondays
there is hardly any time

excerpts from cacophobe

vena cava

2009-05-17T03:52:00.000-07:00

some pieces from one of my favourite designer vana cava spring 09 collection

waldez snegotskiy

2009-05-17T03:11:00.000-07:00

very inetresting prints i found by waldez snegotskiy ...

2009-05-15T23:13:00.000-07:00

most witty, funny, intricate, intelligent and cute drawings by mattias adolfsson

2009-05-15T05:50:00.000-07:00

2009-05-15T02:38:00.000-07:00

i went through resort collection2010 of Erdem . posted some garments out of that collection...

Story from North America

2009-05-14T23:07:00.000-07:00

came across a funny video'story from north america' by Kirsten Lepore. coudnt resist to post it...do enjoy the video....@--

2009-05-14T06:39:00.000-07:00

Here is some of old and new work by marian bantjes.

2009-05-14T06:14:00.001-07:00

first post of purpledab is for my favorite graphic designer Emil kozak.