The 15 Things Charles and Ray Eames Teach Us

Excerpt from: An essay by Keith Yamashita

1. Keep good company
2. Notice the ordinary
3. Preserve the ephemeral
4. Design not for the elite but for the masses
5. Explain it to a child
6. Get lost in the content
7. Get to the heart of the matter
8. Never tolerate “O.K. anything.”
9. Remember your responsibility as a storyteller
10. Zoom out
11. Switch
12. Prototype it
13. Pun
14. Make design your life… and life, your design.
15. Leave something behind.

thanks to http://www.dare.co.uk/

Peter Brings the Shadow to Life

Shadows are dreamful…

The title of this video by Joe Pease comes from this essay – yhoo.it/IBn2mK – which contains paragraphs such as, “It is not uncommon for children to play with their shadows or to imagine that they are tangible. Instead, growing up is a process that continues throughout life.” Of course, it might just be a bunch of shadows. Music by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis. By Predatory bird

Midnight City

Obsessed with this song, the video is great too. Frenchies ahead !

All We Ever Wanted Was Everything

This video is not recent but I just came across it when looking at a new Honda commercial signed by the same director, Ned Wenlock. Both are very sweet.

Happy Friday

Naughty Friday

ABSOLUT SF.    Fake Parisian Macarons.    All good

Acid drops !

Smooth and delicate, love it.

The second in a series of hand painted studies that aim to psychedelically capture the individual styles of influential skateboarders. By Matt Box.

Thanks booooooom.com

Water green

Happy Sunday !

Cheers !

Today is the last day of my surprisingly long off-duty time ! (1 year)

I am happily taking my new position tomorrow at Transparent House, a brillant design studio in San Francisco. I am excited, proud and curious.

Hey ho let’s go !

L.A Unconfidential

I might give up all my preconceived ideas about Los Angeles, it is unique in its style. I loved it. Venice Beach, Old Hollywood, Manhattan Beach and this pace, these lights. I can’t help but hear Motley Crue in my head ‘Girls, girls, girls’ !

Manhattan Beach Sea View Inn: 3400 Highland Ave
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266

Hotel Erwin: 1697 Pacific Ave
Venice Beach, CA 90291

Chateau Marmont: 8221 Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90046

Rivera restaurant: 1050 S Flower St
Ste 102
Los Angeles, CA 90015

House of Blues: 8430 W Sunset Blvd
West Hollywood, CA 90069