This is one of the dumbest things I have EVER seen! I believe that it was “created” simple so someone could blog about it. That being said I want one! I could see using it around the house. Say 3 negative things and BOOM ya gotta wear the hat-O-pain! Thoughts?
Ask any aspiring musician friend how much the local recording studio costs to rent out, and they’ll tell you: An arm and a leg. It’s not surprising, then, that some successful rock acts will set up their own places to record.
What might one of these places look like, that is, a large industrial space filled with the equipment of a rock band with some dough to throw around? Check out the Wilco Loft, a (mostly secret) location in Chicago loaded up with musical instruments and recording technology.
Behind the scenes look at hand screenprinting t-shirt company CXXXVI. They even go as far as hand stamping their labels and packaging with the printing date and size.
20 + Years of French Paper Promotions by Charles S. Anderson Design Company. Very cool.
Give him some recycled cardboard, paper bag, along with some glue and acrylic paint, and artist Mike Leavitt could create just about anything, including the replica sneakers above.
Via Arrested Motion (with an interview with Mike there as well)…
Did you ever want an excuse to walk through Portland’s most inspiring offices — the ones you see winning design awards in magazines? On Thursday, Oct. 29, from 5 to 8 p.m., the city’s most innovative creative work spaces will be open to the public for a rare one-night glimpse. The tour includes architecture firms such as Zimmer Gunsul Frasca, BOORA, Holst and Vallaster Corl. It includes the work spaces of creative firms such as NORTH and Ziba Design. And it includes the new Mercy Corps headquarters and the new bSide6 building. Each firm is hosting its own site, and some will be offering refreshments. Tickets are $30, and all proceeds will go to the Center for Architecture and the Street of Eames Fund, which pays for two after-school programs for homeless elementary school students. Click here and then click on “tickets.”
Well, the Mighty Mouse was a flop. How will the Magic Mouse do? A gorgeous place to start, that’s for sure.
OMSI has an “Enter to win a Beard of Bees! ” contest. I don’t know who came up with this but they are a genius! I hear next week the first 100 people through the door get to pet a real porcupine. To answer their question “are you brave enough to wear a colony of 5,000 honeybees on your face.” F-NO! I get freaked out just walking by lavender bush. But if you want to enter here is a link to the contest.
What would you pay to be Don Draper or Roger Sterling? How about to look like them? The Brooks Brothers Mad Men Edition Suit ($1,000; October 19) pays homage to AMC’s hit show with a medium gray sharkskin suit designed by Janie Bryant, the Emmy-nominated costume designer for the show, and is modeled after Draper’s and Sterling’s wardrobes. Features include a noticeably slim cut, diagonal pockets, narrower notch lapels, and side vents. Limited to just 250, the suit is made in a Brooks-owned factory in Massachusetts, and while it might be more classically stylish than your current attire, don’t expect it to magically turn you into Jon Hamm.
