Barneys New York, Coop or Co-op?
Barney’s New York Co-op: Not quite a cooperative, but definitely full of fresh merchandise.
Recently, while uptown near the Barney’s New York Madison Ave. store, a woman asked me for directions to the Barney’s Coop (not co-op, but “coop”). An honest mistake if she had only read it and not heard it pronounced.
The word “co-op”, a noun- short for cooperative, meaning “a jointly owned enterprise engaging in the production or distribution of goods or the supplying of services, operated by its members for their mutual benefit, typically organized by consumers or farmers.” With the definition in mind, you could understand why the woman would not quickly assume that her elite fashion destination would have a “CO-OP”.
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The Old with The New
Barcelona
Please excuse the unintentional travel blog feel of this post.
There are so many beautiful things to see in old cities. A lot of these “things” are of what physically makes up the city itself. Old buildings, walls, and streets all show the city’s historical blueprint. Nowadays, especially in our relatively young US cities, we tend to tear down the old to build the new. In more ancient cities, the methods of change and growth are far more incremental, leaving a beautiful layered history of the past intermingled with the present.
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The Agile Rabbit
Patterns and Packaging
I don’t know where I’d be without my collection of Agile Rabbit/Pepin Press reference books (BTW, this is not an advertisement). I’m in the habit of checking every bookstore for new editions wherever I go. I pick them up no matter what the subject of the volume- I’m sure that I’ll use it somewhere down the line.
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Chris Piascik / Quarter Productions
I recently stumbled upon this film while digging through Vimeo.com.
Chris Piascik is a Boston-based graphic designer who is a part-owner in the clothing company Print Brigade and works at Alphabet Arm design studio.
Check out the below link to his online portfolio, where he posts drawings daily Monday through Friday. A busy boy, to say the least.
And really nice work from Quarter Productions too!
Chris Piascik from Quarter Productions on Vimeo.
Check out Chris’ full online portfolio at http://chrispiascik.com/
Levi’s “Nevada” Jean c.1880
Back view of the “Nevada” Jean
Not too long ago, I had the pleasure of visiting the Levi Strauss archives in their San Francisco headquarters and was treated to an inspection of the oldest existing pair of jeans. Called the “Nevada” jean, due to it’s discovery at the bottom of a Nevada mine shaft in the 1990’s. The historians at Levi’s pegged the age of the Nevada to be around 1880. Amazingly, this pair survived for over 100 years down in the dry Western underground climate of the mine.
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Birth of a T-Shirt
The End Product
The creation of a t-shirt is a simple way to illustrate the design process within a company. The picture above is of the finished product hanging in the shop, ready for the consumer to come in and take home (to cherish forever!).
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Top 7 iPhone Blogging Apps
Since getting into the wonderful world of blogging, I’ve come to rely on certain programs for my computer and especially my iPhone. I wanted to share a group of apps that I particularly like.
To honestly talk to the subject of blogging apps built for the iPhone, you have to first establish on which software you blog. I’ve been very happy using Wordpress for this blog, but I have friends who use Google’s Blogger and are equally satisfied. So, to each his own. It comes down to personal preferences (a lot like Mac vs Windows).
I am mentioning two apps in this article with which you can post to and manage blogs, only one of which I’ve personally used (WordPress). For the sake of covering both sides of the fence though, I feel its only right to offer my researched opinion of a Blogger option. So, with that said…
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Fabricated Independence
For this Massachusetts-based bicycle company, the name Independent Fabrication kind of says it all. IF Bikes, as they are known, design and create the perfect mode of your independence. These custom bikes are perfectly fit to your body, riding style, and transportation goals. And man, they are beautiful!
IF Bikes manufacture out of their home base in Somerville, Mass, but sell through many dealers across the country. Each dealership has specific standardized guidelines for measuring you and accessing your needs to insure your individual fit.
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Ties on the Hill-side
I used to wear ties all the time while in college. Actually, I worked for a tie designer after school who paid me in ties. Needless to say, that ended within a short time. As much as I liked having a never-ending supply of ties, convincing AT&T to accept a handful for my monthly bill was not working out.
To make a long story short, I mostly gave up wearing ties for the past ten years or so, but have now found a new reason to jump back in.
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The Rickenbacker, Crafted Sound
Pete Townshend with Ricks in various stages of their lives
Founded in Los Angeles in the 1920’s, the Rickenbacker guitar was created by the first company with the sole purpose of making high quality fully electric instruments. Popularized by Hawaiian musicians in the 1930’s, the guitar steadily gained notoriety through the 40’s and 50’s as a mainstay of artists such as Sam Cooke, Ricky Nelson, and The Raiders.
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