Earlier this fall I was fortunate to meet some of the folks from The Scout, a NY-based design and culture magazine. Now in its sixth month, The Scout has added its first video-content to its production roster. This short film is a look into the world of Billykirk, a leather crafter owned and operated by the Bray brothers. The production-quality of this film is immaculate. I’m really looking forward to seeing the next installments of their craftsmanship series roll out.
This roll of film sat in a lost camera for two years. It was developed this week.
This image makes me think about the happiness the umbrella’s owners felt bringing it home from the store and how that happiness ultimately faded away along with its colors.
I’m feeling sad for Falcon Heene today. So I made this for him. http://bit.ly/JAdjH -@mathdept
Here’s a picture of me taken by Nicole last week. It’s going to be printed on the back of my Pinball business cards soon.
See it in action here. I work with such handsome people, no?
Kate and I were IMing about permission-givers last night as she was preparing her talk at Make/Think. I was reminded of this show poster.
Spotted this car on the street today. The owner explained to me that it’s a 1959 Morris Minor made by Morris Garages, later shortened to MG and of course produced the “MG” we all know. Because it’s British-made, the steering wheels were moved to the left for export to America. However, they left the sole key-lock on the right-hand door. That means that to unlock the car he has to unlock the passenger-side door then crawl across the seats to unlock the driver’s side door.
“The Morris Minor is a popular British motor car aimed at the family market. It was the work of a team led by Alec Issigonis, who would go on to design (and be knighted for) the successful Mini.” - Wikipedia/Morris_Minor
“I’m going to go down to the lower world, and on your behalf, I will talk to animal spirits and glean any information I can from them.”
“… it’s about the Israeli/Palestinian crisis. It’s a subject I don’t know a lot about really. And I went to Israel and had a meeting with this mayor of the city called Holon. He asked me this question about the crisis, and I endeavoured to answer this question, or find some insight into this question for him. And I – in front of him, I put everything into it.”
Featured in this month’s issue of Readymade is one of my very best friends Garth Johnson and his fabulous glittery wife Claire Joyce. They’ve recently purchased their first house and are documenting the experience in a Readymade blog called Keeping Up With the Johnsons. They’ve been regularly posting updates about the whole process: house hunting, loan options, bidding, and the sobering realities of remodeling. It’s fascinating to join them on this journey each step of the way and I’m looking forward to dropping in and seeing their progress first-hand.
