Daily DIScription

Today got off on a bad foot. I woke up at 7:00 in order to prepare for my call to Belgium only to be told (once I called) that the owner was out of the office until Monday. So, it will be a few more days of waiting before I find out any more information about the possible design position.

After the call I stayed in bed for awhile and then got up and played around on my computer for a bit, mostly organizing iTunes and other files.

Last night I finished reading Your Brain on Music and then I spent an hour or so practicing bass scales. I think I might have finally memorized the A major scale. After reading the book, I realize how much better off I would have been if I had stuck with the guitar when I was in grade school. Unfortunately, the guitars I had were too large for me and I think even the shape (not to mention size) of my fingers aren't good for guitar. I now play a short scale bass which is much more comfortable, but my brain is a little too hard wired now to learn scales and chords very quickly.

A little before noon I got a call from an ex-coworker who invited me to lunch, so I got some cash at the ATM and met him outside my old office. After lunch (Thai) I walked over to Ace Hotel, which is where I am now as I type this.

I booked my flight to New York in April, so I will be able to meet the owners of Theo in person at the Vision Expo. Luckily, I was able to trade in some miles, so the flight only cost $5! Beofre I head to NYC I will be making arrangements for job interviews in Boston (if I'm accepted to MIT) or New York (if I am not). Anyway, it should make for an interesting trip. Who doesn't like New York in the Spring?


05 March 2008

• Black leather "Frye" boots painted with white house paint (Margiela)
• White cotton t-shirt (American Apparel)
• Black wool twill monkey suit, custom (Adam Arnold)
• Pins: Fluxus graphic, Demeulmeester photo, Yves Klein painting
• White cracked leather wrap bracelet (Demeulemeester)
  
• Black titanium and plastic frames with mirrored lenses (Theo)
  

Daily DIScription

Welcome back! I haven't had time to post in a few days so here are the all the delayed images. I don't know if anyone is still looking but if you are comments are appreciated. The more comments I get, the more time I'll put into this and the more diverse this blog will become.

It's a leap year, which means that tomorrow will be the "bonus" photo day. I also realized that I've been posting these images for over a month now. I hope I can manage to continue this for a whole year but there are going to be a lot of changes happening in my life over the next couple of months and they may preclude my ability to keep this up for a year.

I am in talks with a company in Antwerp about a possible design job there, which I really hope comes through, but there are still a lot of things I don't know about the job or about how I would get over there, find an apartment, get a visa, etc. I am also still waiting to hear back from MIT regarding my application to the Visual Arts Program. It's a very competitive program (a maximum of 6 will be excepted) but I have a pretty good feeling about it, I'm still really nervous about it though.

If neither of those two options materialize I am planning on applying for jobs in New York and hopefully moving there by June. I don't know how long I can make it on my unemployment so I really am hoping everything will come together quickly as I need some stability in my life right now and I need to enjoy what I'm doing.

I'm still applying for local design jobs, but there aren't really any companies in town that I want to work for. Most of the interior jobs are in architectural firms and I really need to get out of that type of environment as they lack creativity.

On my walk down to the Ace Hotel today I was hit by an elderly woman in her car. She was pulling out of a parking lot onto Burnside (a major street) and she apparently was only looking to her left. As I approached the car it stopped at the sidewalk (so I thought she saw me) and then I continued walking only to be hit by her car when I was directly in front of her on the drivers side. Luckily she was going slow and stopped as soon as she saw me halfway on her hood pounding. I was also really close to the bumper so as soon as she moved I felt it, which turned out to be a good thing since I can see how even at a really slow speed getting hit by a car can really screw up your body., knocking everything out of alignment.

Finally, today I was sent a link to the New York Times review of newly opened Y-3 store in New York. The article has a couple photos of the space and I was surprised and somewhat happy to see that my design from the Y-3 flagship store in Tokyo made it into the New York store. The shelving, fixtures (some of the fixtures were Kunzweiler designs that I was asked to incorporate into the Tokyo store) and mirrored wall are all directly taken from the prototype design (which is almost two years old now). Anyway, the fact that my design is still being used is a pretty nice compliment. Personally, I would have done else for New York, but the review was favorable and now I can say that my prototype design was used in New York. I just wish I could have worked on the New York store. It would have been much nicer than working on condos and vet clinics like I have for the past 18 months.

Okay, that's all for now. Come back later for more news and updates on my future plans.



28 February 2008

• Black leather pointed oxfords (Demeulemeester)
• Ox blood brushed cotton pants with black over-wash (Demeulemeester)
• Red, burgundy and pink cotton striped t-shirt (van Noten)
• Black cotton zip "motorcycle" shirt jacket
• Black Fluxus badge
• Matte black rubberized titanium asymmetrical frames (Theo)
  

27 February 2008

• Black leather oxfords spray painted white (Lang customized by me)
• Black cotton light weight denim with white stitching (Demeulemeester)
• Black cotton tank top (Hanro)
• Grey cotton button up shirt with white piping at arms and sides (van Noten)
• Metallic grey "disintegrating" titanium frames (Theo)
  

26 February 2008

• Black leather lace-up boots with round toe (Demeulemeester)
• Black, grey and white patterned socks (Muji)
• Black wool and ramie short pants (Demeulemeester)
• White cotton t-shirt (American Apparel)
• Black wool crew neck sweater with back darts (Dior Homme)
• Black titanium and plastic frames with mirrored lenses (Theo)
  

25 February 2008

• Black suede and rubber adicolor Crooked Tongues trainers (adidas)
  
• Grey cotton trousers with side pocket (Margiela)
  
• Black cotton v-neck t-shirt (van Noten)
• Transparent frames with scribble print (Theo)

24 February 2008

• Black suede and rubber adicolor Crooked Tongues trainers (adidas)
  
• Black cotton denim jeans with white stitching (Demeulemeester)
  
• Grey cotton v-neck sweater (Margiela)
• Transparent frames with scribble print (Theo)

23 February 2008

• Black suede and rubber adicolor Crooked Tongues trainers (adidas)
• Grey and black striped socks (Muji)
• Black wool and ramie short pants (Demeulemeester)
• Black cotton t-shirt (American Apparel)
• Transparent frames with scribble print (Theo)