Imaginary Thing

Lesley Vance, Painted Rocks
Available @ Ooga Booga




+ Most listened to track
this week.. off the new Massive Attack album Heligoland, out 2/10, featuring Hope Sandoval

Here We Go Magic

Here We Go Magic

The Light That Shines

Phillip Low
Lucite sculptures and limited edition prints available at
Maryam Nassir Zadeh




+ A really lovely cover

Less But Better

Good design is innovative.
Good design makes a product useful.
Good design is aesthetic.
Good design makes a product understandable.
Good design is unobtrusive.
Good design is honest.
Good design is long-lasting.
Good design is thorough down to the last detail.
Good design is environmentally friendly.
Good design is as little design as possible.











"Question everything generally thought to be obvious"


Less Is More: The Design Ethos of Dieter Rams
Design Museum
18 November – 07 March 2010
London



Which reminds me..



Objectified.. great documentary on industrial design which actually features Dieter Rams.

Subterranean Homesick Blues Pt. Deux

Two of my favorite concepts, earth shelters and board-formed concrete
(via Abitare)




+ CFCF, most played track this week

These Days..

..a road trip, a rodeo, a new friend and this


(Spotted Jellyfish above live at The Academy of Science in San Francisco)

Dear Andy,

Best client letter ever. (click image to view larger)

via Andy Cruz/House Industries

Glory at Sea

"Conceived and executed by the youthful Court 13 collective—who is also responsible for the award-winning short Death to the Tinman—Glory at Sea ups the ante of Ray Tinori’s stylish, invigorating work (here, Tintori steps into the role of Production Designer) by telling the story of a group of individuals struggling to survive in an apocalyptic post-Katrina New Orleans. Zeitlin’s vision of a dilapidated future feels strangely archaic, as if the storm destroyed the past half-century of technology, instead leaving behind mementos of an earlier era (bathtub, wooden bed, acoustic guitar, trumpet, etc.). The residents in this flooded world have no use for technology, for without electricity, what good is technology? And without their families, what good is anything? Their only desire is to sail into the sea in order to reunite with their loved ones, who are submerged somewhere under all of that water. To do that, they must band together as a community—in the most spiritual sense of that word—and use their own hands to build a boat from scratch. All they’ve got is their undying spirit, hope, and love to keep them going. According to Zeitlin’s unapologetically sincere vision, that’s more than enough.

...If all of this mythical production lore and staggering technical proficiency were in the service of a lesser cause, Glory at Sea would still be required viewing. But the fact that Zeitlin has a deeply spiritual purpose is what makes it an absolute must-see. While the film is first and foremost about New Orleans, celebrating the undying spirit of that city and its people, it also succeeds as a universally uplifting tale about humanity on a grander scale. Glory at Sea celebrates hope and community and love in a world that is cruel and indifferent. To survive we must all stick together, we must love one another, we must believe."

Thank you Schex

Plucking All My Silly Strings

#1

Today has been an exceptionally cool day... thank you Pitchfork

Hot Like Fire

The XX
Henry Fonda Theater 11/21