Mulberry will soon release an anticipated line for Apple products. Designed to house iPhones, MacBooks and MacBook Pros of varying sizes, it’s refreshing to see bags embrace the fact that we spend so much of our time with our computers and phones. The line allows you to be accessible and productive with you without looking like your lugging your office with you. Bayswater for 13″ Macbook (left) $1195. Daria Mini Messenger for iPhone (right) $250. You can view the full line here.
This series by photographer Fred Lebain looks like a modern re-interepretaion of surrealist painting. Lebain has shot at various locations around NYC, printed the results, then returned to the locations to create a cut and paste juxtaposition of art and reality. The real character in this series comes from what Lebain chooses to hide, show, or mask, with the re-incorporated prints. There’s something very Magritte about this, but it still feels fresh and fun despite the conceptual reference.
SSIN, AKA Kim Sin Hye, is a recent graduate of Hong-Ik University in Seoul. In the painting shown, 21st Century Boys & Girls Golden Mountain, elaborate, highly detailed pieces which resemble maps and topography as much as paintings. As we look we are easily lost in the painting’s details. The piece effectively creates various textures, combined to create an overall composition. Gold pigment and Korean ink on Korean paper. You can explore more of the artists work here.
We all have fears of the effects of excessive cell phone use, especially from the iPhone which seems to interfere with radios, conference call units or any piece of electronics within a three foot radius. In response, Pong has released a cell phone case for 3G and 3GS which claims to redirect radiation away from the head without reducing signal strength. An extensive test by Wired supported the manufacturer’s claims finding a 65% reduction in radiation to the head. Available in green or black. Pick it up here for $60. Thanks to Heather for the tip.
The highly anticipated release of The Red Book of C. G. Jung has propelled the publication to #71 on the Amazon best seller’s list. Not too shabby for a book with a $195 MSRP. The 199 numbered copies of the deluxe edition, hand tooled in red leather like the original, were made available only to members of the Philemon Foundation for a donation of $2,450. Had we known the book would virtually sell out in less than a month, we would have capitalized on the pre-order or October 19th initial offering. Captivated by Red Book fever we combed the net to no avail and were finally relegated to calling individual book stores all over the country in an attempt to snag a first edition copy. We are happy to report it’s in the mail and we just can’t wait.
It’s worth mentioning that the original Red Book may be seen in its first public exhibition at New York’s Rubin Museum of Art until 25 January 2010. Next year it will be on display at the Library of Congress from 17 June to 31 July. To compliment the book release and public viewing the RMA is hosting a choice group of cultural icons for The Red Book Dialogues. Speakers include musicians David Byrne and Billy Corgan, designer Stefan Sagmeister, and novelist Gloria Vanderbilt among others. Guest speakers will be paired on stage with a psychoanalyst and invited to respond to and interpret a folio from Jung’s Red Book as a starting point for a wide ranging conversation.
With the holiday shopping season almost upon us, we’ve been combing the interwebs looking for new shops. Central Illustration Agency houses a collection of prints, accessories and gift items perfect for holiday giving. This ‘Call of the Wild’ wallpaper by Kai & Sunny goes for about $100 USD shipping to US included, and is printed in an edition of 100 rolls. The cushion covers by Lojja Designs are silk screened prints on drill fabric run about $60 USD, shipping included. Not bad for super unique items not regularly available here in the US. Nothing says I care like “I had this shipped from over seas.”
It’s an exciting time. Technology is more powerful and accessible than ever. Take Audiotool by Hobnox for example. This browser based interface takes thousands of dollars of equipment and emulates it in flash. Now you can make electronic music using just your browser. Give it a try here.
It’s always fun to look at visions of the future from previous generations. Magic Highway USA is an excerpt from a 1958 Disneyland TV Show that’s particularly well illustrated and an excellent reference for those that dig the 50’s-ish retro-futuristic style. It would seem our infrastructure is still lagging a bit by the standards of the Jetson’s era visionaries. But at least there’s a good sound track to get your imagination working on how to build a hover car.
KERNSPIRACY is a community building and peer support project for designers and creative professionals. Los Angeles is a tough place to work; it’s easy to feel like you’re out there all on your own. KERNSPIRACY is intended to address
this issue by creating forums for people to ask for advice, feedback and support from their creative peers.
KERNSPIRACY hosts bi-monthly get togethers where designers and other creatives come to meet one another and trade ideas and critiques. If you’re a designer, please come and bring a question, a design you’d like some feedback on or just a business card. If you know other designers, please encourage them to join you. At the very least, we can all have drinks together and complain about Quark.
KERNSPIRACY
A Place for Designers to Share Secrets
Wednesday, November 11th, 2009
7:30 – 9:30 p.m.
Barbara’s at the Brewery
620 Moulton Ave., L.A., 90031
(inside the Brewery Arts Complex)
