May 04
Food’lebrities
Posted in: UncategorizedMy amazing friends are working on this amazing blog, Food’lebrities, which mashes up celebrities and menu items. Be sure to leave a “condiment” on your favorite posts.
Pita Gabriel
Quiche Richards
Pita Gabriel
Quiche Richards
Apr 30
Come a long way, kinda
Posted in: UncategorizedCheck out this “record player” iPhone app. The author, Theodore Watson, threw it together in one morning. I really like projects that get the point across quickly. It’s a build-to-think mode and sparks dialogue (like this blog post) that gets people thinking about how to use what’s around them.
At Free Art and Technology, via NOTCOT
Apr 14
Partners Spade, complimentary 2008 tax preparation TODAY ONLY
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Partners & Spade, the surreal NYC aviary/retail store/brand consultancy/dreamland is offering complimentary 2008 tax preparation by CPA Steve Stojowski at the 40 Great Jones St. window between 12-8pm. Today. April 14th.
Jan 17
Dog/Cat/Rat Man
Posted in: UncategorizedI just learned about this guy, who apparently hangs out around Union Square in San Francisco.
Dec 31
A Primer of Design-as-Art Movements
Posted in: UncategorizedContemporary auctions for design objects have been fetching prices that rival great artworks. These pieces are typically sitting on the same auction block. Where can one draw the line between a utilitarian design object and an artistic expression? Probably in the production quantity. Limited edition pieces by sought-after designers have the singularity of fine art, although the purpose of limited edition design objects can typically be attributed to bumping up a price tag.
There’s a good synopsis of five design-as-art movements at ARTINFO. They touch upon The Wiener Werkstätte, The Bauhaus, American Studio, Memphis, and Functional Art.
Some representative pieces:
Josef Hoffman, of the The Wiener Werkstätte
Marianne Brandt, of the Bauhaus
George Nakashima, of the American Studio
Ettore Sottsass, of Memphis (an Italian movement)
Tom Dixon, of Functional Art
Dec 16
Wes Anderson Commercial Starring Brad Pitt
Posted in: UncategorizedThe latest Wes Anderson commercial, this time for Japan’s SoftBank Mobile, involves a Mr. Brad Pitt in a yellow pith helmet fussing about during a particularly dense bit of action, strongly reminiscent of Jacques Tati’s 1953 Les Vacances de Monseieur Hulot. The song is Poupée de cire, poupée de son by France Gall.
Perpenduum regulars will note the use of the Citroën 2CV.
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