DEAD FLIES

Bloody marvelous .

Apologies for the lack of posts recently. Its Andy's fault. He has a real job.

Bikes, Boatshoes, Chambrays, Sweatshirts..

...cuffed Jeans. 

The Beatles styling it. 

Kubrick & leica

Self portrait of Kubrick as a youngster using a leica.

It's been on a million other blogs but used here as we bloody well love it.

Pacino, Brando, Coppola

Images from The Godfather A Family Album.

RUBBISH FILM - ACE POSTER

With thanks to Union.

TAMMY LU

Illustrations by Tammy Lu.

Pencil on paper.

http://tammylu.wordpress.com/

KENNETH MACKENZIE- 6876

We are big fans of Sixeightsevensix and its founder and designer Kenneth Mackenzie. Kenneth has an uncompromising style and very much 'does his own thing'.

When every 2-bit label around bigs up their 'exclusive' Japanese collabs, 6876 quietly go about their business having collaborated with Japanese brand United Arrows for years...

Usually Andy and I try to shy away from fashion reporting as we feel it's already being covered elsewhere but we wanted to feature this youtube clip took at a tradeshow a few years ago-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yibTGvcZJU&feature=PlayList&p=24A83943FC6DFF55&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=23

It features Kenneth's note book and shows his design process and how he develops his ideas.

http://www.sixeightsevensix.com/

A DAY TO DAY LIFE

The Day To Day Life of Albert Hastings, a wonderful collection of photographs by American photographer Kaylynn Devaney, documenting the life of 91 year old Albert Hastings from South Wales. The photographs are personal without being intrusive, Albert has written little comments underneath which make them even more touching. Uplifting and sad at the same time, he even did his own TV listings, see pic 3. Albert lives alone and these photographs document his struggles and frustrations of a man reaching the end of his life. Anyone not moved by this book has a heart of stone.

SAILING

Classic illustration from 2 sailing books, one from 1949 and the other 1962.

Wonderful graphics, simple and understated.

Ps. We're back from holiday.

BOB ON.

The photography of Robert Frank has been well documented and there's not a lot more I can add to the many many eulogy's you can find all over the web. But for me I've always admired, apart from his shots, his layout skills, the montages he put together in the 60's, 70s and 80s are inspiring for any art director, I've never been quite sure whether they were intended or just thrown together, maybe somebody can help me out on that one. The type and handwriting is beautiful in an ugly way and very hard to imitate, and believe me, I've tried hard enough. These spreads are taken from a book I bought in 1995 called 'Moving Out', not sure if it's still available, but it's ace.

NO NEED TO RUSCHA

The mesmerising art of 50's Nebraska artist Ed Ruscha has always fascinated me. Little snapshots of American dialogue painted in Futura-esque type on dreamy backgrounds. Nothing much too them. But great.

1950s Chair by Finn Juhl

Finn Juhl was trained as an all-round building architect, not especially as a furniture designer, something he himself considered important to emphasize. On several occasions, he pointed out that as a furniture designer, he was purely autodidact. His oeuvre did, however, also comprise a broad spectrum of architectural works. He made an especially excellent contribution as an interior designer. But it was nonetheless first and foremost furniture which made him a reputation, not only in Denmark, but internationally as well. And with good reason, since it was in this field that he showed truly original talent.Finn Juhl designed his first furniture for himself. It is an old tradition for architects and painters to design furniture for their own use, one that in Denmark goes all the way back to the latter half of the l8th century, when the architect and painter Nicolai Abildgaard designed a number of pieces for his own use in a “neo-antique” style.

Please check out- www.orangeandbrown.co.uk for prices and details.

HOLIDAY...

.....or Vacation for our fans across the pond.

Apologies for the lack of updates this past week, Andy is away in Majorca and im off to Ibiza (which means im cooler than him). Either way, we're both back next week so stay tuned for more design based fun.

RECORD SLEEVES

Some late 50's/Early 60's record sleeves just for you hep cats.

I reckon these look a little Saville-esque (Peter not Jimmy)?

Get with it, Daddio's...

Antony Crook

Long time friend and collaborator Antony Crook recently (and not before time)  got round to getting his website up and running. Antony recently took these snaps of artist (..don't start Andy..) John Squire at his workshop.

(Please click for larger images)

Antony is a real talent, do check him out at www.antonycrook.com

WILD THING.

For those without sprogs or with bad memories, Maurice Sendak's masterpiece won't mean much, but for those who have and don't, this film looks ace, directed by Spike Jonze an'all. Out in late 09. Get in.