WINTER/WINDOWS
We’re still binding (which means if you’ve ordered a copy, it’s a bit delayed, but will be heading to you this week), but consider this a run-up to the formal announcement of the beauty that is...
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Findings, file under Methods of Recording (W.G. Sebald extravaganza): Philip Hoare on The Rings of Saturn. Texts used in The Rings of Saturn. Richard Skinner on Sebald in the classroom. This person...
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Findings, file under Movement: Rebecca Solnit writes about the internet, attention, order, slowness, etc. So does Jonathan Franzen, but goodness he’s shrill. Still some points I agree with. In the...
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Findings, file under Movement: Fukushima Diary. Permaculture posters (downloadable). “New Iizaka Onsen Station and the Surikami River in Fukushima 福島市の飯坂温泉新駅舎と摺上川”, by likeablerodent, on Flickr
View Articlemay we suggest AUDREY & ILLYA mittens?
When we saw that Amy Blackwell was opening a collaborative shop, we knew it’d be good. Audrey & Illya just opened at the end of October, and we love the garter stitch mittens. At £18.50 a pair,...
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Findings, file under Objects: Dog space suits, on Retronaut. The many adorable creations of Fabrickaz. The Paragon Press. Although we can’t link directly, we urge you to click through to Rachel...
View Articlemay we suggest LANGOUSTINE by George Szirtes?
At the bottom of the North Sea, a most unlikely pairing: in Langoustine: Fragments of a philosophical marine romance, George Szirtes’ fragments unite a crabby doctor and a langoustine of dubious...
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Findings, file under Methods of Recording: Google sometimes plays jokes. Here’s a list of them. Writing: should you be paid to do it? Wouldn’t that be nice. Here’s one take on the issue. “armistice.”,...
View Articlemay we suggest SUMMER IN JAPAN soap by Shalu?
Or you could try the almond variety, too, of course. Or any of the subtle, fragrant soaps sold in the SHALU shop. We have some that Amisha made for us and they are long-lasting (our hand soap has...
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Findings, file under Movement: A list of people who have lived in airports. “At Home with Louise Bourgeois“. Sewing with a treadle sewing machine, in Benin. “Batik maker applying melted wax to fabric,...
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Findings, file under Publishing: Quakebook. Eleanor Antin, Blood of a Poet Box. “November”, by kurafire, on Flickr
View Articlemay we suggest PABLO SALVAJE’s STAMP KIT?
Pablo Salvaje makes intricate, hand-carved rubber stamps like the whale, above. For €20, he’s selling a kit so you can make your own. Or so your kids can. Or your best friend. Or, let’s face it, you....
View Articlemay we suggest BAACHAN NOTE?
We made these because after drawing about a hundred little grandmas with various small animals on their heads, and approximately the same number of cats in buckets, tubs, and cooking pots, we wanted...
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Findings, file under Methods of Recording: Chantal Vincent’s blog: sketches from Australia. Alyce Santoro. This work is so textural and evocative! I love it. A video of Anselm Kiefer’s studio. Photo of...
View Articlemay we suggest a DRESS or SKIRT or COAT from DEMESTIKS NEW YORK?
The clothes from Demestiks New York are made of wax-print fabric, and their shapes are bold and strong to complement the prints—which are full of texture and visual interest. And the...
View Articlemay we suggest anything WIL FREEBORN makes?
Everything Wil Freeborn makes is careful, considered, elegant, spare. We were pleased he loaned us a drawing for 111O/5, and we couldn’t be happier to recommend his books or digital prints to you. For...
View Articlemay we suggest ALLES IS IJDELHEID by Broeder Dieleman?
You’re looking for a minimal, folky record to give to a picky friend? Look no further. Dutch musician Broeder Dieleman‘s album might be the thing. We especially like “O.L.V. Van De Polder”. For who:...
View Articlemay we suggest a PRINT by MARIANNE DAGES?
We know there’s someone you’re thinking of for whom you’d love to get something really special: something that they’ll love for a long time, something that will be seen daily, will make them happy...
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Findings, file under Methods of Recording: Chantal Vincent’s blog: sketches from Australia. Alyce Santoro. This work is so textural and evocative! I love it. A video of Anselm Kiefer’s studio. Photo of...
View Articlemay we suggest a DRESS or SKIRT or COAT from DEMESTIKS NEW YORK?
The clothes from Demestiks New York are made of wax-print fabric, and their shapes are bold and strong to complement the prints—which are full of texture and visual interest. And the...
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