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Tanner Goods

Dan — Tue, 08 May 2012 01:26:16 +0000

An Exploration in Craft featuring Tanner Goods based out of Portland.
“Tanner Goods is a small leather goods manufacturer located in Portland, Oregon. They work hard to manage multiple storefronts and offer a wide range of hand crafted leather accessories. They thrive on their attention to detail and appreciation for top quality products. In the future they plan to expand their product line to include non-leather goods such as eyewear and time pieces, while maintaining their strong roots in simplicity and utilitarian product design.”

Isenseven “Fool’s Gold” Trailer 2012

Dan — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 05:49:17 +0000

Just as we’re wrapping up the season here in SoCal, Isenseven are dropping this little gem of a teaser for the upcoming movie “Fools Gold”. It will be available September 2012 at your local boardshop and iTunes worldwide. Based on this teaser I’m kinda excited for some sweet footage, and hoping that this is not just another 15min video slowed down to a 45min long yawn….not trying to call out anyone here.

Two for the price of one

Dan — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 23:25:20 +0000

I remember some old baseball cards/playing cards with lenticular printing, but Randy Noborikawa takes this technique to the next level with his paintings. It is very similar to the illusion technique used by Mentalgassi in his “Fence Flip Graffiti”, but instead of just using one side of the artboard, he splits two paintings in half giving you two pieces of art for the price of one.

Neapolitan tailoring tradition

Dan — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 20:29:08 +0000

This is a quick trailer for the full 1h 7min documentary on Neapolitan tailoring tradition. These guys carry the good tradition in Italy, and they started back in the day long before the birth of the word “child labour”. In the words of Ciro Palermo “There is no craft that you can make without passion”, and these guys are truly passionate about their craft.

O’MAST from Kid Dandy on Vimeo.

Minka – House of the people

Dan — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 20:23:53 +0000

Minka from Birdling Films on Vimeo.

Le Reve – The last frontier of climbing

Dan — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 19:25:56 +0000

“It was exactly what I was looking for – a route that would demand a new levels of dedication, physical strength, and mental fortitude from me. It was of course frustrating, ego-crushing, and difficult throughout, but in the end it was a dream come true. I named the route ‘Le Reve’, meaning ‘The Dream’ in French.” – Jonathan Siegrist

Le Reve – Jonathan Siegrist from MAXIM DYNAMIC ROPES on Vimeo.

“Slicing Time” Surfing the Eisbach river in Munich

Dan — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 18:41:43 +0000

Slicing Time from Saubere Filme on Vimeo.

Do you have style?

Dan — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 19:16:39 +0000

Death Science Style from Daniel Thomas on Vimeo.

Die Antwoord for T by Alexander Wang Spring 2012

Dan — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:57:23 +0000

Alexander Wang teams up with Die Antwoord for his latest T by Alexander Wang campaign, making for one of the more crazy pairings in recent fashion history. Daniel Jackson photographs and directs Ninja and Yolandi for T by Alexander Wang‘s latest spring campaign, which doubles as a promotion for the group’s latest album Ten$ion. YIPPEE KI-YAY MAFUCKA.

“Weniger, aber besser – Less but better” – Dieter Rams

Dan — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:00:35 +0000

Dieter Rams is one of the most influential industrial designers of the 20th century, who made Braun a household name in the 50′s, producing electronic gadgets that has sent waves of design influence far into the 21st century. His passion for simplicity and honest design is always declared whenever he’s interviewed or appear in videos as the one below. His 10 principles for good design should be at the core of any designer.

– Good design is innovative
– Good design makes a product useful
– Good design is aesthetic
– Good design helps us understand a product
– Good design is unobtrusive
– Good design is honest
– Good design is durable
– Good design is consequent to the last detail
– Good design is concerned with the environment
– Good design is as little design as possible