SMITTEN WITH...#4

these things are making life grand...

1. THREADS: MONO

i have fallen hard for this beautiful canadian label. the designer, Heather Martin, creates intricate pieces of art with each "series". i would sell my soul for her knotted vest...

2. IMAGES: Adam Jeppesen

breathtaking photos from this denmark native.

from his book wake.

3. STORIES: One in a Million.

these tiny snapshots into the lives of new yorkers are beautiful and captivating. its like consistently eaves dropping on the best part of a conversation. (via fecalface)

4. DESIGN: LONDON SHOP FRONTS

on many a holiday my one and only has waited patiently as i take inane photos of shop signs and frontages. these ones are great.

5. SOUND: Serge Gainsbourg + Bridget Bardot - Comic Strip

Gainsbourg is said to have worn only repetto jazz shoes for the last 20 years of his life. A truly fantastic man, with a tortured soul...

6. FILM: Triplettes de Belleville

i have a weakness for 2d animation. prepare to transcend during this stunning, trip of a film. aside from the amazing illustration and animation, the music in this 2003 french masterpiece, is incredible.

7. ACTIVITY: FedFest

this sunday march 15 @ federation square in melbourne. come + support us if you are in town. it's sure to be a swell eve...

TURN ON YOUR WIRELESS FOLKS.

my one and only and our dear friend yianni talk film + fedfest this saturday on RRR. if you are in melbourne why not listen to it over a creamy latte and some poached eggs...

SMITTEN WITH...#3

These things are making life grand...

1.STYLE: Dries Van Noten f/w 2002

Shot by the phenomenal yelena yemchuk, I came across this campaign while researching her work. the styling and photography are absolutely incredible. i am now looking very forward to winter...

2.IMAGES: Joel Tettamanti

the work of this very talented photographer captures the beauty of different places all around the world. today i am in greenland.

3.GENUIS: Howard Gossage

dubbed 'the socrates of sanfransisco', this man was a revolutionary. though his career in advertising existed long before the internet, gossage believed strongly in the value of creative + interactive communication. 

he is remembered as having "a pungent wit, tremendously creative mind, delicious sense of humor, and most of all, an embracing love of mankind. He was a perfectionist and whatever he did was carried off with gusto and abandon. A favorite maxim of his was: If it's worth doing, it's worth overdoing". 

his philosophy on the extra-environmental man is beautiful and describes the way in which all things in life should be approached. a truly fantastic human being...

(many thanks to bas and his list for enlightening me)

4.FILM: The 400 Blows

my one and only reminded me of this favourite of ours. truffaut's 1959 classic was my entry into the french new wave and i haven't looked back since...

5.FOOD: Pomegranate Juice

 

push through the disturbing aftertaste and you will be rewarded for your efforts.

6.OBJECT: 032c Magazine

there is nothing tastier than this piece of biannual goodness. 

how can i put into words the perfection of a magazine that features a 5 page interview with fahion prodigy steven meisel, a report on berlin's homosexual holocaust memorial and a comic strip centerfold about property development in dubai all in the one issue? 

7.SOUND: The Walkmen 'Canadian Girl'

i want a straw boater hat and a dance partner.

SMITTEN WITH...#2

these things are making life grand...

1. STYLE: Two For the Road. 

This 1967 classic starring audrey hepburn and albert finney is one of my absolute favourites. the costumes are INCREDIBLE (as is the music by henri mancini). watching it for the first time in my early teens, cemented my passion for styling, film and going back in time to live in the 60s. 

2. TRANSPORT: International Harvester's SCOUT.

i NEED this car. i NEED to be sitting behind the wheel of it, smoking a pipe with my one and only and our staffi in the front seat next to me. (via A Continuous Lean)

3. COLLECTIVE STYLINGS: kanye. 

i dont have an entourage. if i did, i would very much want it to look like this one.

4. FILM: Days of Heaven (1978). 

another malick masterpiece. a truly incredible film. spectacular in every way. amazing sound design...

5. FOOD: jolly ranchers. 

the lolly of my youth has been reborn. Embracing the true nature of the jolly ranchers aftertaste, the marketing dept have opted for a medicinal-style packaging. pop two blueberry's and you'll feel good all day...

6. IMAGES: Alec Soth. 

from his brilliant 'Sleeping on the Missisipee' series.

makes me want to chew tobacco and head down south.

7. SOUND: Fever Ray. 

why just the other day i was professing my love for an all time favourite band of ours - the knife. 

little did i know that Karin Dreijer Andersson, one half of the phenominal brother-sister duo, has a side project and a new clip for her track, 'When i grow up', to go with it. STUNNNNNNNNNING clip, directed by Martin de Thurah. i want to go swimming...

SMITTEN WITH...#1

these things are making life grand...

1. STYLE: Renata Morales

My one and only put me on to this visual feast of a clip by director Jeramie Saindon for We are Wolves. However, it is the spectacular styling by Renata Morales that truly blows me away. According to wikipedia, Renata is a Mexican Born, Canadian fashion designer and visual artist. I simply cannot wait to see what she does next... 

2. IMAGE: JH Engstrom

This photo by the amazing JH Engstrom perfectly captures those moments in which no matter how hard you try, it is all utterly hopeless. I can't help but smile when i look at it.

3. DESIGN: Alvin Lustig

I am completely in awe of the design work of Alvin Lustig. He died in 1955 at the tender age of 40, but his contributions to the world of graphic, interior and textile design are undeniable. (thanks HI + LOW)

4. FILM - Amores Perros

I realise that I am a little slow on the uptake, having only just watched this brilliant film directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu in 2000, but i loved it! The soundtrack is also fantastic.

5. FOOD - Smoked Trout

Something i avoided at family gatherings throughout my childhood, but have come to love with age. Teamed with a solid slice of dark rye bread and a beer of your choosing, i would argue that there is nothing better on a sunday afternoon. 

6. OBJECT - Apothecary Bottles

I have a secret obsession with vintage militaria. I have not yet decided what i would store in these, but i will definately think of something...

7. SOUND - Leonard Cohen

In honour of his recent visit to melbourne, my one and only has been playing Mr Cohen all week. I think I could listen to So Long Marianne every second for the rest of my life.