Phillipe Starck's philosophy on design.

Loved this TED talk by French industrial designer Phillipe Starck. Love his work. Love the French accent.  “No one is obliged to be a genius, but everyone is obliged to participate.”

Pantone 337 C.

I'm in the middle of writing a design-related piece, which I'll upload soon. Until then, Shop Composition.

Onitsuka Tigers.

originally uploaded by Neylano. I'm trying really, really hard to curb my spending, but I saw these on sale at Poppy and Stella in Fell's Point and couldn't resist. This is my second pair of O. Tigers. I love them.

Det Perfekte Menneske.

Last night I sat in on part of a storytelling lecture at the UW that featured part of this film, The Perfect Human, directed by the Danish Jørgen Leth. I've seen this before, probably as part of my experimental film class in grad school, but thought I'

Ritual Roasters. San Francisco.

I just found a blog by an editor at the NY Times who, like me, is on a quest for perfect espresso. Which is how I discovered Ritual Coffee Roasters in San Francisco. I think this image is beautiful and their logo especially nice. A unique take on a coffee

The work of A. Aubrey Bodine.

Will and I went to breakfast a couple of weekends ago at our favorite restaurant in Baltimore so far, Golden West. It's in Hampden, a really cool Baltimore neighborhood about four miles from our house. Kind of like a mix between Seattle's Fremont and Ballard neighborhoods,

Latté art.

originally uploaded by Neylano. So, today my new pitcher arrived, the one with the tapered spout and flat walls. I am trying to perfect the art of steaming milk so I can make Vivace/Victrola/Tryst/Peregrine/Pitango/authentic Italian lattés chez moi since there are no good espresso shops

Type as sculpture.

originally uploaded by O.E.'s playground. I was reading the infamous 25 random things by one of my MICA colleagues the other day. She mentioned that one of the things she loves about teaching is how much more she feels she learns from her students than they do

I love the French.

Too much candy from Capucha on Vimeo. This little girl is the cutest thing I’ve ever seen! Makes me almost want another kid. But not really….

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originally uploaded by saikiishiki. Another great Weim photo by saikiishiki.