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05.31.08

please be seated design, music (2)

These Smoke chairs by Maarten Baas were literally set on fire and smoked to achieve this effect. There’s something very sultry and elegant about them… perhaps because baroque style never associates with the colour black. Two more chairs follow the cut.
Anyways, since we seem to be on the theme of pyromania, here’s some sweet electroacoustic [...]
05.29.08

lova design fashion, film, style (0)

The nostalgic feel of Lova Design’s conceptual short has me in a trance. Shot on Super 8 film, this ‘homemade video’ presentation is charming, natural, intimate – elements of style and clothing that are often forgotten in the modern day fashion business. I particularly love the piano soundtrack, as well as the models’ toasts [...]
05.27.08

i’ll tell you something music (1)

I Want To Hold Your Hand
The original Beatles version is a lighthearted pop song, but Al Green’s rendition oozes soul. Give it a listen. I promise that you’ll be out of your seat and on the sooooul train in no time! Pay attention to the introduction… somewhere in there, someone says “shut up Al Green” [...]

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