September 6, 2009
road less travelled
the post about amelia merrick made me want to seek out more images of nomadic types...santiago mostyn's book all most heaven did that, and then some.
September 5, 2009
15 coaches long
some cool pix of trainhoppin' going live at benna's cafe in philly on friday, sept 11th.
my grandfather used to jump on bethlehem steel cars from his farm into the "city"...always loved that image...i think you'll love the ones taken by amelia merrick.
benna's. corner of 8th and wharton.
opening 9/11 from 7 to 9pm.
September 3, 2009
moore bikes, please
from fellow fp'er whitney...she has a good eye.
"i stopped by moore college of art and design to pick up my bike from the bicycle: people + ideas in motion exhibit. there was one bike there that screamed free people; wish i would have had my camera.
(NOTE: whitney went back and grabbed some pix for us - rad)
it was all done up with glitter, small figurines, flowers, etc. it definitely wasn’t for riding but it was wonderful to look at.
bicycle: people + ideas in motion celebrates philadelphia’s passion and commitment to the bicycle with exhibitions and events that explore the art and design of the bicycle—from functional object to a canvas for good causes, personal expression and civic-mindedness.”
runs through october 13...
September 2, 2009
martin's school
some more touching stories from merrie, re: her travels in india...
"these are some pics we took last monday while visiting a school on 'baas,' a small village outside delhi.
the school was created 2 years ago in an area where the children have no access to a good education. its founder was the naval attache for the british high commission in india years ago, who ended up staying in india with his wife. together, they built an amazing home which they have opened as a guesthouse (bed and breakfast) for tourists.
it was fascinating to hear his stories of what he has been through with the indian government and the villagers while trying to help the children, but he perserveres, undaunted...amazing 'chap."
these pics are from the morning assembly they were having...all the children lined up singing songs and dancing with their music teacher ("mary had a little lamb," etc.).
when i popped my head in to take a peek, all the children stood up, unprompted by their teacher, and greeted me with "good morning madame". very sweet.
martin offers internships to english-speaking students to expose the children to other accents, etc. when we were there, a young girl from britian was just finishing up her month spent with the children. it was very emotional for her to leave, as the children performed their songs for her farewell..."
August 31, 2009
shots from cali
doub sent a few pics from their catalog shoot in california...
we can't share product shots quite yet, but here's our hair/makeup folks - johnny and nate - with model michelle...
and our stylist lauren...with a suitcase that has seen many, many parts of the world. this, i found out, was to be its last trip. :( hence her expression...
and our production assistant kara...rad.
August 27, 2009
heat-sealin' shahin
our creative director doub sent us this pic last night...she's in l.a. with our image team working on the next catalog, but met up with one of our vendors during her travels. she snapped him doing some metallic heat-sealing...
want to know more about heat-sealing? we just might have a little how-to for you in the next week or so... :)
August 19, 2009
roadtrippin
polaroids from courtney, one of our we the free designers...
she and her hubby visited the south - florida and south of the border, north carolina.
i love how graphic they are...
August 17, 2009
anshu
i got an email this weekend from one of our creative directors, merrie. she spends a lot of time in india, and shared this story with me about a little boy she befriended:
"this little boy's name is anshu.
his family lives on the grounds of our friend kundan's office and his father is the gardener.
kundan has developed a soft spot for him as he's grown up because he is so 'street smart'. he loves hanging with the big guys and doing what they do.
so, kundan decided to send him to a school that teaches english, which is the ticket to a better life in india. the school started only a few weeks ago, and we don't know if the family will see the value of a good education over the years to come, but we are trying...hopefully it's the start of something bigger.
i figured out no one had ever taught him his colors, so now everyday after 'tutions' he stops by our office and sorts my colors with me. (i work on my hindi, and he works on both hindi and english)."
June 24, 2009
grandma
one of our creative directors, merrie, just sent this photo to me...
merrie spends a lot of her time in india. recently, she took some photos of some kids there, when their grandma started yelling at her "hey, why r u taking THEIR pic!?! take my pic, I am beautiful, I can sing, I can dance!!"
awesome.