New Phillipa Cowdrey Leather Clutches
We have a new batch of clutches from Phillipa. All hand punched and the illustrations are all pretty amazing.
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Marion Courtillé Leather Works
Marion Courtille hails from Paris and is now residing in Ahuriri for the time being. Marion is a designer working in the fields of furniture design and leather crafts and has created a lovely leather jewelley collection which we have in store.
Hinemoa & Tutanekai
I was browsing Grain Edit and i came accross this beauty which stopped me in my tracks. It is a postcard that depicts the story of Hinemoa & Tutanekai designed by Keith-yin Sun and Judi Chan of Pigeon Post based in Canada. They are pretty sweet and this has to be my favourite because of it’s content.
Keith Haring 20 Years On
I get these DVD’s in the post from time to time and today arrived a Keith Haring documentary and what i realised by the end of it is he passed away exactly 20 years ago today.
It is hard not to be aware of Keith Haring’s work, even 20 years on one still sees his work on tees, record sleeves or in the streets around the world so i kind of knew his work and some of his iconic images he produced but never really knew who he was or where he was coming from and so it was good to see this workaholic artist who in a decade worked his ass of right up until his death.
What impresses me about Keith is how quickly his career took off. By the end of art school in 81 he was beginning to blow up and pretty much that year and the next saw him exhibiting all over the world. The amount of output blew me away as well, this guy was prolific and he painted with purpose, conviction and speed, almost like he was under voodoo. And even with so much attention and success always requested that where ever he goes in the world he must do a public piece or mural that would last long after he has gone.
Throwback Friday – Temptations, Treat Her Like a Lady
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The Motown crew is in town right now and we just had Joe Herndon now of the Temptations in the store today. He needed his trousers mended before the gig and lucky Zena was there to save the day.
Here is one of my favourite jams from the Temptations. According to Joe this is not on the set list for the Mission. I guess with so many hits and such a short set a lot of songs won’t make the cut.
Salty Skegs
Just spying on the chaps over at TCSS and was pretty blown away by this sweet little number. Very nice indeed.
Taniko by David Trubridge
Taniko by David Trubridge is a slim pendant light shade inspired by the woven patterns on cloaks and walls made by Maori. The shapes are designed so there is minimal waste from the CNC cutting process. Made from natural or caramel bamboo plywood and nylon cable ties.
Change The Thought
The great thing about the internet is making connections and while browsing my stats i noticed page views coming from changethethought.com. I investigated and realised it is a site i remember checking a year or so ago and coveting a few of the prints. Change the Thought is “a resource for the global creative community” with contributors from around the globe. Sweet.
i think i’m falling in love again – a valentines slow jam mix
For a couple of weeks i have been thinking about a slow jam mix and with valentines around the corner i thought it time to get my shit together and make it happen. So here it is, some of my favourite slow jams specially prepared for Valentines. This goes out to Robyn Hereaka, a friend who was a slow jam mix tape master.
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Tracklist:
1. Love T.K.O – Teddy Pendergrass 2. Slow Jam – Midnight Star 3. Tender Love – Force M.D.’s 4. Let’s Wait – Janet Jackson 5. Fried to Friend – Diana Ross 6. Remind Me – Patrice Rusheen 7. The Sweetest Taboo – Sade 8. Where Is The Love – Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway 9. Saturday Love – Charrelle feat. Alexander Oneal 10. Computer Love – Zapp 11. Juicy Fruit – Mtume 12. Oooh This is Love – Al B. Sure 13. Piece of My Love – Guy 14. Love Controversy – Part 1 – Loose Ends 15. Power of Passion – Inner City 16. Prototype – OutKast 17. Adore – Prince.
