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Month: August 2009
a rare breed
hey, if you live in ny, go see the breeders tonight!
or tomorrow…
they’re so cute.
at the bowery ballroom.
and, funnily enough, they’re on the same record label as bon iver, who we just posted about today.
bon iver
you know julie, the call center supervisor who was just profiled here yesterday…
well, she was kind enough to write up a little something about one of her favorite musicians, bon iver…
read on, and enjoy.
“Like a quick shot of brandy warming your belly on a cold winter day, Bon Iver sparks a fire in the pit of your stomach and works his way out. His music is layered and reflective, his story-telling frank and selfless. I first found out about him when reading about “Blood Bank”, his latest EP. It was recorded in a remote cabin in Wisconsin, Iver’s home state. The EP is a follow-up to his full length, “For Emma, Forever Ago” which was released in 2008 to much acclaim. Justin Vernon (aka Bon Iver) is building momentum in the US indie charts thanks to a rigorous tour schedule and rave reviews from respected critics.
His music evokes the crisp winter air along with the silence you encounter when you step outside after a brutal snowstorm. He is a single snow flake falling from a white sky, a single voice touching your soul. I encourage everyone to take a listen to Blood Bank and let it captivate you as it did me.”
design for we the free!
if you’re a clothing/accessories designer with a love of all things raw and genuine and rad…and if you’re in l.a. this thursday, you should come out to our we the free store!! we’re looking for folks who would be interested in sharing their wares, and possibly adding them into our existing product assortment.
what a cool opportunity…hope to see you!
1520 cahuenga blvd. c/o space 1520
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).”
pin-up
katie from our accessories buying team found this little blurb in instyle uk…
maybe you’ll want to take pix of your blingbags and send them to us?
hint hint…
time to chau
if you’re in ny, go visit fuse gallery. our awesome knits designer chau – who has
graced our blog many-a-time – is showing some of her work there.
in the form of flowerpots…
and ink on paper…
show runs from august 15 through september 12.
she’s the best. watch our interview with her from may 2008.
chris butler – smartist
this is chris butler, brother-in-law to our awesome graphic designer lizzy.
he describes himself/his art as “analytical, cheap, collage, fast, geometric, simple.”
cool stuff.
free lunch today in the navy yard
delicious…thanks, uo!
p.s. i didn’t eat all of this myself. :)
harinezumi
this week’s beach home page video was shot with a digital harizenumi…a rad little camera that makes your still images/video look like they were shot in 1967.
you can buy this camera from urban outfitters! (card reader and battery must be purchased at another venue, keep in mind!)
a noble idea
there’s an awesome restaurant in center city, philly – the noble american cookery.
which i’ve heard nothing but good things about. rooftop herb garden, all local/seasonal foods…
our knits designer chau went there shortly after they opened…read about her experience at her cool blog, drawingforfood.blogspot.com.
mansion family
Loeffler Randall from Petter Ringbom on Vimeo.
beautiful video…behind-the-scenes footage for a loeffler randall shoot.
from coute que coute.
by the by, we used this same location for our january 2007 “landed gentry” catalog!