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08
Dec
I’ve always wanted to wear a puffy jacket but most of them would just make me look like the Michelin Man. The Blouson by MA looks like it just might work.
The fit is slim with a high collar, narrow sleeves, darted back, and hidden zip closure. All the right details to keep the look trim and sleek.
$995
This “Stockholm” scarf by Coal Considered is pretty sweet. Maybe it’s the photo but do you think it’s too feminine for a guy?
Comes in wine (red), charcoal, black, and khaki (pictured).
$70
19
Nov
IKEA is hardly the first place I think of when considering quality furniture. But every once in a while, I’ll see an item that catches me pleasantly surprised. On yesterday’s trip, I came across the IKEA STOCKHOLM TV unit.
In the photo it doesn’t look like much but once I handled it in the store, I could definitely see the thought that went into it. The doors slide up and down smoothly and when open, recede into the cabinet. The two center drawers have a damper that catch and pull in the drawer slowly and silently. They have the same feel as the doors on luxury cars. There’s some bits of real oak and unlike most IKEA items, the veneer covers every surface, even in the cabinet inserts and rear of the unit so you won’t be embarrassed to show any part of it. The handles are smoothly milled and there’s a elegant trim that goes all the way around on the top and at the base.
In the golden-brown color, the unit has a nice mid-century look. I have been shopping around for a good piece of vintage furniture on Craigslist to replace the slapdash holding up the TV and entertainment bits. After measuring up th dimensions against my living room, I’m going to go with this IKEA unit.
$299
NOTE: I did a little research and it turns out that IKEA STOCKHOLM is IKEA’s premium line. The quality and finish are more in line with what you might see at a designer furniture store like West Elm or EQ3. There’s a special page for the collection but you’ll find more pieces using “IKEA STOCKHOLM” keyword search.
So often it’s easy to forget that Hugh Laurie wasn’t always Dr. House. Fans of British comedic television of course know him better as George from Blackadder and Bertie from Jeeves and Wooster. I bring it up because his portraits from this 11th episode of SNL, season 34, remind me of those two roles. The tuxedo portraits being of course Bertie, and the red uniform portrait reminding me of George.
As always, you can see the other SNL portrait collages here.
And next is the enigmatic John Malkovich who hosted Saturday Night Live in December of last year.
I particularly like the black & white photo. It has that “elderly statesman of acting” look and is something I would expect from an Annie Leibovitz portrait.
You can see the other SNL portrait collages here.
Continuing with the Saturday Night Live collages, this one is of the country singer, Tim McGraw, who hosted the show in Season 34, Episode 9.
It would have been fun to see him do some portraits other than “singer” or “cowboy”. But then other hosts who do original portraits are usually actors or comedians.
You can see the other SNL portrait collages here.
16
Nov
A collage of the portraits for Paul Rudd, host of Saturday Night Live on Season 34, Episode 8.
Gotta love the pirate style eyepatch-over-the-glasses shot. He seems like he’d be a riot at a get together in a bar.
You can see the other SNL portrait collages here.
Martin Ansin’s poster for Taming Light, an “exhibition featuring painting, photography and illustration inspired by the films of Stanley Kubrick.”
Just wonderful.
(via makenosound)
Keeping things rolling along. Another SNL host collage - Ben Affleck. He hosted a little over a year ago.
You can see the other SNL portrait collages here.
Can you believe it’s already November?
I’m uploading my backlog of collages for Saturday Night Live hosts. This one is of James Franco from way back in Season 34, Episode 2.
You can see the other SNL portrait collages here.
15
Nov
What a gorgeous den.
It’s located in a Georgian house in Camden, London and is available for shoots.
Sweet heirloom quality “Lake Side Table” by American furniture builder BDDW.
White lacquer exterior, oxidized maple front drawer with hand carved ebony handles, and a black walnut interior.
Price: unlisted but probably one of those “if you have to ask…” amounts.
I wonder if I could retrofit an IKEA side table with a solid wood front drawer and wood veneer back panel for a similar effect.
(via acuriousmonogram.com)
11
Nov
2009 must be the year of slim script typefaces for me since I can’t seem to get enough of them. This one is Aphrodite Slim by Brazilian foundry Typesenses. I’m amazed at how quickly it’s jumped up to the #20 bestselling font spot at MyFonts.
By the way, if you are ever in need of font porn, check out the Hot New Fonts section at MyFonts.
The perfect weekend duffel bag - Wm. J. Mills & Co. classic duffel. Crafted with #8 cotton duck duffel, water resistant, machine washable, and a heavy duty marine-grade zipper. Comes in many sizes and colors. I particular like this bright Napthol Red and the Sunshine yellow.
$130 for the 19” long size.
They also do totes and flight bags with the same sturdy duck canvas and details.
Restoration Hardware is selling fully tricked out versions of the Worksman Cruiser bike. These are real tough bikes that were used to carry Good Humor bars back in the 1950s.
The optional bullet headlight is particularly awesome.
At $695, it’s only a little bit more than buying it direct from Worksman.
via makenosound