The Wonderlust Journal

I ____ You

[These are Things]

September 22, 2010

Curated by:
Eliza Coleman

Section:
Graphic Fix

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“And there’s always these kind of moments in life that are kind of magical and perfect, but they never last and then you go on, but they’ve always left something with you.” -Sofia Coppola

As photographed for L’Uomo Vogue September 2010

September 21, 2010

Curated by:
Eliza Coleman

Section:
Style Files

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Ball Nogues Studio

Ball-Nogues studio designs these installations of dyed twine, which they call “Suspensions,” using a computer program they created, and then they hang the twine by hand. Are you in awe?? I am!

Ball-Nogues studio is a design and fabrication studio based out of Los Angeles and is headed by Benjamin Ball and Gaston Nogues, who studied together at Southern California Institute of Architecture. Represented by Edward Cella Gallery in LA, their work has been featured at P.S. 1, the Venice Biennale, the Guggenheim, and many more prestigious institutions and exhibitions.

PS- if you like these, check out these installations.. highly reminiscent!

[Ball-Nogues]

[Edward Cella]

[via Kitsune Noir]

September 21, 2010

Curated by:
Eliza Coleman

Section:
Arts Visuels

Labels:
Arts Visuels, installation

The Ampersand

Seriously love this poster for Coffee & Cigarettes cleverly containing a coffee cup, an ampersand, and a cigarette.

[fffound; I'mjustcreative]

September 20, 2010

Curated by:
Eliza Coleman

Section:
Graphic Fix

Labels:
Graphic Design, posters, typography

A Derringer Hybrid

From famed industrial designer Adrian Van Anz, who also makes custom computers featuring chrome, deer hide, and raw aluminum, comes the Derringer– a cross between a 1920s-style board track motorcycle and a bike. A designy, eco-conscious commuters dream.

With an upcoming move to San Francisco, a city where parking is a daily nightmare and one could theoretically bike everywhere but would arrive at nearly every destination covered in sweat, the motorized bicycle has never seemed more practical.

That’s right, I don’t just want one because they are each custom built for their rider, fitted with a Brooks leather seat, finished in paint colors so specific they take eight coats to achieve (this particular fact really gets me), or available with monogrammed gas caps, I actually think it would be a very practical gift for myself, like an ironing board or blender, just prettier.

Did I mention they get 150 miles to the gallon? And that I’ll be commuting every day over the Golden Gate out to Marin?

[PS- My favorite is the British racing green. Just sayin'.]

[Adrian van Anz website]

[Derrigner Cycles website]

September 20, 2010

Curated by:
Eliza Coleman

Section:
LustList

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Gathered Treasures

Don’t you love seeing other people’s bulletin boards of inspiration? Seeing what kinds of things they pull and how they organize them (or don’t organize them)?

Click through for more…

Top, from the home of Sabrina Linn; above, the home office of the executive producer of Oprah, as decorated by Nate Berkus.

Above and below, the Ban.Do team’s bulletin wall.

Can’t remember the source of this one above… Domino??

Above and below, perennial favorite Jenna Lyon’s office bulletin board.

[sources: all over]

September 20, 2010

Curated by:
Eliza Coleman

Section:
Interiors

Labels:
bulletin boards, interiors, styling

Monday Necessities

[From Me to You]

September 20, 2010

Curated by:
Eliza Coleman

Section:
photography

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Listening To >> Seu Jorge

Seu Jorge’s take on David Bowie’s “Changes”– in Portuguese. You might recognize his sound from The Life Aquatic– many of his easygoing, acoustic Bossa Nova renditions of David Bowie songs were featured in the film.

September 17, 2010

Curated by:
Eliza Coleman

Section:
Listening To

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Urban Play

Graphic designer Stefan Sagmeister, in collaboration with lettering guru Jessica Hische and 150 volunteers, created this public installation in Amsterdam composed of 250,000 eurocents proclaiming, “Obsessions make my life worse and my work better.” After it was finished, the installation was left unprotected to see how the public would interact with it.

About 20 afters after it was complete, when the plaza was empty, a man came through and started picking up the coins and putting them in bags. A neighbor, concerned that someone was “stealing the artwork,” called the police, who tried to find the artist, and when they couldn’t, they called a city cleaning company to bag up all the money and put it in a safe until they could reach the artist. Ha!

More on Sagmeister’s site here, including a timelapse video of the installation.

Jessica Hische website here (tons of awesome typography/graphic design stuff to explore).

September 17, 2010

Curated by:
Eliza Coleman

Section:
Arts Visuels

Labels:
Arts Visuels, installation, Street Art

American Fashion Designers at Home

Can’t wait to see this one! The homes of 115 CFDA members, including Kate Spade, Donna Karan, Elie Tahari, Oscar de la Renta, and on and on. Isn’t it fascinating to see how someone’s fashion sense translates into interior tastes?