PATRICIA WALLER
born in santiago, chile, lives and works in berlin, germany. she has a pair of needles and she’s not afraid to use them! her work consists of terrible, gory scenes and still, one cannot feel sickened, as they are just yarn. confusing and oddly appealing. perhaps you can send the link to the angsty teenager...
DAGUR KARI
today is dagur kari’s birthday. he is one of the best new directors to come from iceland. i met dagur in 2003, at tiff, where he ended up getting the biggest prize with his first long feature, noi albinoi. I remember he bought a very old, broken harmonica he loved. also, I remember he was...
FASHION CLINIC
maravilhoso portuguese concept store with an exquisite selection of fashion, books and music. also, a couple of FC-branded compilation cds and cosmetics. amazing, ever-changing window arrangements! when i was in lisbon, there was an avalanche of purple dots. simple but very impressive! this is a high-end concept store. if that’s your cup of tea, do...
WORLD CAFE ASIA WITH BOBBY CHIN
when i had a tv, i used to watch a lot of travel&living and this was one of my favourites. bobby chin travels around asia tasting the traditional fare and cooking local staples his way. he is funny and he makes a potentially boring show very entertaining. here you have the bali episode. enjoy! source:...
WHO CARES ABOUT AGE?
carmen dell’orefice turns 80 in june. yeah, eighty…she first posed in vogue when she was 15 and has never stopped. the current issue of v, the affordable baby sister of visionnaire, is called: who cares about age? and it has 3 cover versions: sigourney weaver, susan sarandon and jane fonda. and inside i found the...
BORROW/EXCHANGE BOOKS
i believe in frugality and i believe in common sense. i don’t see accumulating things as a good sign. that’s why i was always partial to borrowing books: it allows me to read freely and it keeps purchase regret to a minimum (i only buy what i really love). so, get a library card! even if...
HANIF KUREISHI
i stumbled upon him in a certain used books store selling foreign books. that’s where i found, among others, the buddha of suburbia by hanif kureishi. it is kureishi’s first novel. his style is intoxicating and easy to read. i got hooked. he has a straightforward approach and he loves youth, music and sex. so...
TO LEE, WITH LOVE
nick knight pays hommage to alexander lee mcqueen. vocals by bjork source: showstudio.com
RETHINK QUALITY
this is why i started this blog when i did. i was hoping that it would showcase my skills and qualify me as one of these four people who were supposed to travel for 61 days, for finnair, blogging their experiences regarding quality. as you can see, i was not one of the four. still,...
PARK
i discovered park a few years ago when i stayed on neubaugasse. the area is the cool, up and coming neighbourhood of vienna. park is a concept store selling minimalistic fashion (ann demeulemeester, haider ackerman, maison martin margiela, damir doma, acne jeans, etc), a selection of furniture (eames and hans j. wegner), niche magazines, books,...
