a marketplace of miscellany
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| SUCKER FOR SOCCER What can we say... we are, too. |
WHAT WOULD BACH THINK? Ah, so Japanese. Just watch it. |
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| CHAIRS THAT BEND Apparently, they're quite comfortable. |
Oakland: A Word-of-Mouth Guide From Issues to Manifesto Bicycles (above) to Bakesale Betty's to Nat Russell, this short documentary by Cool Hunting reminds of us of why we love Oakland, CA. |
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| We (heart) PS22 A kid's chorus covering one of our favorite songs of 2010, "Round & Round" by Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti. If you like this, check out their version of "Naive Melody" by The Talking Heads. |
Mark Lombardi: Global Networks Aggregated political and financial data at it's most beautiful. "Global Networks" is available on Amazon. We highly recommend it. |
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| Your Social Network, Visualized ... and color coded. LinkedIn's InMaps happily reminds us of Mark Lombardi's "Global Networks" (our previous post). |
CHERISHED CHILLI CREATION Mr Singh's Hot Punjabi Chilli Sauce. This one goes out to The Delli in all of us. |
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| Pets on Furniture Modernica's "Pets on Furniture" Contest. File under: hipster pet photos on mid-century modern furniture |
On our kitchen shelf (no.2) The Flavor Thesaurus: A Compendium of Pairings, Recipes, And Ideas for the Creative Cook |
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| On our kitchen shelf (no.1) The Geometry of Pasta = The Perfect Shape + The Perfect Sauce |
Classics A private collection of vintage italian bicycles, like this Bianchi from 1930. The good news? They're all for sale. |
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| Worried. Elated. Calm. An interview with Maira Kalman—one of our favorite illustrators—including a peek inside her studio at some of her inspiration. |
Idiot with a Tripod One Man. One Tripod. One Blizzard. Hundreds of thousands of plays on Vimeo. |
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| Leica Love Special edition Leica M8. Beautiful images of a beautiful camera. |
Information Is Beautiful We came across Francesco Franchi's website while working on an editorial design project. Semplicemente bello! |
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| A Smiler We miss album art — like this beautiful limited edition die-cut book by Gary Taxali for Aimee Mann's "@#%&*! Smilers". |
Archive of Magazine Firsts If you love magazines as much as we do, this personally curated collection of premiere issues is a walk down memory lane. |
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| A year of GOOD Infographics GOOD Magazine's top 10 of 2010. |
How much time do you have? We're addicted to TED's new App for the iPad. Now we just need more time. |
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| Collect them Book cover designer Coralie Bickford-Smith's newest Penguin series. Her clothbound classics are a beautiful addition to your bookshelf. |
From Megalobsters to Biocouture Innovations and insights from the NYTimes 10th Annual Year in Ideas — "Happy thinking!" |
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| The Vanderbilt Mechanical We have this piece front and center at the studio. Learn more and support the Republic! |
20/120 Films This clever animation made by Saiman Chow & Co. is a ZF favorite... and a good start to 2011. |
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| TORONTO FILM FESTIVAL PORTRAITS A nice set of portraits that caught our attention. |
Best. Photostream. Ever. Follow the White House on Flickr. Brilliant. Inspiring. Definitely worth a stop. |
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| KICKstart! One of the smartest and most brilliantly executed ideas in recent memory. Wow... want to kick start something already! |
Croissanwich A new short film by friend, collaborator, and destined-for-the-big-time Josh Lowman. |
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| Mesmerizing... A stunning short shot by Jon Rawlinson at the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium in Japan. |
OdoGoodness Brilliant + Beautiful. Just need the time to make some contributions |
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| The Pedaler! Orion Fulton, a friend and collaborator, has a rather tasty idea. Introducing... the Ice Cream Pedaler! |
Odds are... you die! A cool information graphic on the probable outcomes of Choose Your Own Adventure: Journey Under the Sea. |
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| peel-a-part Just opened a last box of Polaroid at the studio. Must find more... |