nomenus quarterly

i'm impressed with this online magazine. i stumbled on to these dries van noten watercolours in it.

yokoo's bags

i've never really gotten knitted bags. they always seem really impractical and like they'd catch on things or the contents would fall out. those string market bags are the worst. in the past i have fallen prey to their rustic good looks, only to have fruit fall out and bounce down the road. these bags by yokoo however, look like they'd be great market shopping bags, so tough and weathered. i love the leather handles on the first one, and the red/dark oatmeal in the second is one of my favourite colour combinations.

i love everything

about this

via fashion toast

and some music

sally scott

i've just discovered fashion photography heaven.
sally scott via particules.

this is the first time

i've won something.
thanks katlin :)

knitting update

it's been a long time between posts on knitting. i understand what they mean now when other designers say that the actual designing takes the least amount of time. the things that take longer are:

researching shops
trying to get appointments
going to appointments
designing a logo
getting printing quotes
refining bio and information about the label
organising pr - contacting media
making pieces for sale
delivering pieces to shops
researching production methods in the event i get a big order
sourcing materials
keeping database up to date
testing out yarns
ordering yarns
keeping up to date on media (reading blogs)
maintain my own blog

in between, these are are few things i've been playing around with lately.

more ruffles, stitching

partial knitting, mixing yarns

seams and eyelets

paolo ventura

i always end up in kinokuniya whenever in sydney. i always spend a lot of time looking at stationary i'm not going to buy and japanese pattern books i can't read. this time i discovered the work of paolo ventura.

6am: melbourne airport

superfuture/pit stop sydney

do you know about these maps? the rayman and i found them invaluable in new york. you can save them to your (i)phone or print them out small and you don't look like a dorky tourist (and risk potential mugging). we're off to sydney again tomorrow and heading to fratelli fresh for lunch.

something nice to start saturday

selvedge drygoods