wasara japan
Wasara creates paper plates, trays, bowls and cups in beautiful and elegant shapes made from renewable resources and is 100% biodegradeable. Found at New People in San Francisco. Gorgeous packaging too. Also available online at Branch Home. wasara.us
knitted
Sarah Illenberger is a Berlin-based artist and photographer. Love these knitted organ pieces. Beautiful. sarahillenberger.com
picture me caring
from old navy boy’s department. attitude is everything… so rude. loved it and had to have it.
street food
La Cocina Street Food Fair 2010 Great food, great crowds, great graphics (I “cart” street food — get it?). Disappointing not to find any “real” street vendors like Pearl’s Kitchen‘s awesome corned beef sandwiches or Sweet Ride‘s lovely little cupcakes. Some great SF restaurants offered tastings as well as local purveyors of fine foods like [...]
she’s a mess
Tomoko Takahashi Introspective Retrospective Crazy Japanese artist working in Britain. Mind junk exploded everywhere. Very sweet graphics and favorite exploding photocopier crate piece. De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill, England. dlwp.com/WhatsOn/ExhibitionDetail.aspx?EventId=1208
critical mass
Anthony Gormley Critical Mass De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill, England. antonygormley.com dlwp.com/WhatsOn/ExhibitionDetail.aspx?EventId=1188
fiji
Fiji water is owned by Americans and really comes from a Fijian highland spring. I love the packaging… evokes pure tropical waters. The Fiji Coke from our minibar: lovin’ the sporty rainbow and the “Bula” greeting.
the reading rooms
In Margate, England, due East of London, Liam and Louise have opened their beautiful boutique BnB to the artsy fartsy crowd. I’ve known Liam and Louise from back in the day in Florence, Italy, and am not surprised at the meticulous gorgeousness of their swanky new boho or “Rough Luxe” hotel. Whilst traveling through the [...]
helvetica: the movie
A feature length doc about the typeface and the people who love and hate it. Five-stars for the graphics-typography geek… otherwise it’s pretty boring. http://www.helveticafilm.com/
while you are waiting…
While I was waiting at UCSF Parnassus ER for 5 hours: I found this gorgeous little brochure in the waiting room. The ER (non-trauma) was clean and efficient and the staff was extremely friendly and nice. Flat screen TV in the patient rooms with Shrek and Harry Potter on a loop. Neato fingerprint-recognition medical “vending [...]