Category Archives: appearances

allsaints

Posted on May 15, 2011 by blaise

A few months ago, I drove past the cor­ner of 5th and Pike in the evening and saw some­thing new, a shopfront that flash­ing by looked like some sort of Bab­bagesque mechan­i­cal com­put­er, brass machin­ery grid­ded in glass and lit … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

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tel aviv / berlin

Posted on April 4, 2011 by blaise

It’s time to break this dry spell on the blog.  Let’s begin with some notes I jot­ted down on the plane back from a trip to Tel Aviv and Berlin a cou­ple of weeks ago. For me, the anti­sym­met­ri­cal ideas … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

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latte vorticity

Posted on February 26, 2011 by blaise

I used to be a bit of a purist about lat­te art, but am being con­vinced that the use of the spoon to incise the sur­face after the pour is valid.  The barista at Besalu is con­vinc­ing. Their crois­sants are … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

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radial stripes

Posted on December 5, 2010 by blaise

The brand design for Vic­tro­la Cof­fee on 15th is beau­ti­ful: There’s a sense of con­fec­tion about it.  It prints nice­ly, it exudes a Capi­tol Hill-ish steam­punk sen­si­bil­i­ty, and it rhymes with those radi­al­­ly-striped teacup designs which are so much more … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

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rudy’s

Posted on November 29, 2010 by blaise

On the sub­ject of things that land pre­cise­ly on the beat, I’ll men­tion Rudy’s Bar­ber­shop.  There are 7 in Seat­tle, 5 in LA and 2 in Port­land.  Thanks to Abra for turn­ing me on to these guys. My opin­ion of … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

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homage to sartorialist

Posted on November 27, 2010 by blaise

“Fash­ion” as an indus­try is inti­mate­ly con­nect­ed to brand mar­ket­ing, and in this sense seems almost by con­struc­tion self-negat­ing.  If you’re being sold a “look”, then it’s not your own, and there­fore you’re a con­sumer, not a pro­duc­er.  Just as … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

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