NYC

What can I say. It's New York. It's amazing. And here is a selection of the photos I took. We crisscrossed that damn fine place, staying in Williamsburg, revisting favourite spots and hunting down lots of new goodness.  Highlights include: the bars on Grand Street in Williamsburg, taco's in downtown Brooklyn, the shopping in the Meatpacking District (allsaints! earnest sewn!), everything LES and SoHo, the New Museum on Bowery, the festive cheesiness of Radio City Hall on Christmas Eve... and so on and so on...

Wedding Fever...

 Freunde von Freunden

One of the Superhypermost girls is gettin' hitched, and as you would expect, the team is in full inspiration collection and prep mode. Dresses, table settings, make up, the all important hen's party... it's full steam ahead!

 

Marie Claire Italia March 2011

San Francisco Photos... and declaration of Love.

   

It's such an amazing place. From the grand 'painted ladies' (the name given to the amazing classic San Fran bay-window home, looking like beautifully decorated cake) peering regally over the hilly streets, to the grime and grit of the Mission Area and the TL, San Fran doesn't fail to entice and engage. The history of the beatniks and boho's near Columbus, and the hippies and stoners of Haight and Ashbury texturise the streets, stores and homes. Sure Fishermans' Wharf is full of tourists (like me!) but it is also home to the amazing meal of clam chowder. Gotta get the sourdough bowl! All in all, San Fran charmed me. Like I made a new friend, someone who I really really want to hang out with more!

Travels

 Williamsburg

San Francisco

One third of the SHM team spent the Christmas holidays in America- San Fran and New York. Here are some photographic hints. With over 2500 photos taken, there is still alot to get through! There are also a billion and one experiences to process: amazing meals, art, sights, stores...  Will post snippets over the next few weeks.

Beci Orpin & her sketch diaries

Beci Orpin is a Melbourne based designer, who works non-stop (colabs have been pouring out over the past 6 months) and creates images and objects which are colourful, energetic and fun... 'childlike but sophisticated' perhaps. There is definitely a Japanese influence in her aesthetic.
Anyhoo, she has a fun blog (over here) and in a recent post, she included shots of her sketch journals. She says she is up to number 20, and as someone who keeps documentation of ideas/inspirations in a similar way, I can completely relate to the need for having these types of outlets onhand.
As a teacher at a design school, I constantly bang on about the importance of keeping an art diary/process porfolio/skecth journal, whatever you want to call it. Seeing the process behind creative output fascinates me & for any artist/designer out there, keeping these types of books really can teach you things about your own development- your skills and your opportunities. Scribble on!