Handlebar Staches

Are you an international man of mystery? Do you like Vaudeville theatre? Reenacting DDL’s epic There Will Be Blood performance? Love Rollie Fingers? If you are, now you can look the part. HWW Mannequins has a plethora of fake mustaches and beards to choose from. They range from $40 to $70. Just in time for Halloween. Joy!

Desperate For Love

Desperate For Love is a lush short film comprised in Bran’s Psst! Pass it On style involving some pretty stellar talents in the motion biz. Curated by Ryan Dunn of Vitamin Pictures, the six piece exquisite corpse moves from director to director with ease to the soundtrack of Over the Rhine’s aptly titled “Desperate for Love.” Great work everyone.

Young Guns 6

Here’s a shot of me and Stephen trying to get our drink on at the Young Guns 6 opening party. I as well as 49 other artists/designers were honored with our award that night. It really was an honor because there was such a great pool of people this year they had to choose from. View the winners work here.

Modern Rockers | Mod Rocker

The Mod Rocker by Iglooplay is probably the coolest chair you can buy for your kid. The form and material invite kids to play, read or simply relax. In the Walnut finish, my favorite, it looks incredible and comfortable. There is an option to add a seating pad but I like it without. The prices aren’t too bad either running in the range of $285 to $385 depending on the finish. My kids will definitely have one of these to sit and read in.

Modern Rockers | Savannah Rocker

The Savannah Rocker is designed by Jolyon Yates and is simply stunning. It’s a reclined rocker and has a flowing unibody construction. It is sculpted from birch ply. Prices are upon request so don’t expect this baby to come cheap. Think of it as functional art for your butt.

Modern Rockers | Eames Shell Rocker

At a slight friendlier price of $450 is the classic Eames Molded Plastic Shell Rocker. They come in an assortment of colors and are actually pretty darn comfy. It may not be the most original choice but you can’t beat the classics right.

Modern Rockers | Stingray Rocker

I thought a nice series of postings would be modern rockers. To start this beautiful rocker designed by Thomas Pederson is absolutely perfect. It somehow feels modern and warm at the same time. It could be due to the warm molded wood or bright punch of warm green on the fabric upholstered version. It’s also insanely expensive so if you have about $4500 laying around then it is the option for you. This is definitely on the high end of the spectrum.

Happy 30th Birthday George

I just wanted to post a Happy 30th to George Strategakos. He’s one of my best friends from childhood. We’re still good homies. He’s practically my brother. In celebration I am posting this image from the Greek Islands. See you there next year for the big wedding celebration Geo. Hope you have a fun night out.

Son Lux “Stay” directed by Matt Morgan

Beautiful song. Beautiful video. Directed by my good friend Matt Morgan. Watch and enjoy.

Mixes Are Coming Back

Hi everyone. I appreciate all of the suggestions for finding space for me to put up my mixes. I know it’s why most of you keep coming back to my blog. I love making mixes and even more sharing them with my friends so I found the solution. Check my mobile me idisk public page. Here I am uploading all of my past mixes so check back within the next few days to get the ones you may have missed so far. Thanks again for being patient. The link once again is here.

Over & Over by Mike Perry

While I was in Paris last week I saw Mike Perry’s new book “Over & Over” on the shelf of a hip clothing and book store. I was pretty psyched actually. I have been a fan of his work for a while way back before his books. I was in need of some dope hand drawn type and Mike was nice enough to lend me some for a project. Well anyways, the book is pretty much awesome so I’d drop by his site and shell out some lunch money. It showcases hand drawn patterns by artists and designers from around the globe including my buddies at I-Manifest. Maybe I should get Mike to put me in his next book. Hey Mike, I draw too!

Psst! Pass it On 3 Preview

Here is a sneak peak at me, Tom, and David’s contribution to Bran’s Psst! Pass it On 3 series. It’s a basic tale of fear, racism, and hate. The style is geometry meets film noir. Look for more in October when the entire series including many other awesomely awesome talents in the motion biz release them unto the world.

Si Scott Playing Cards for Smoke & Mirrors

Si Scott does what he does consistently and well. He makes beautiful flourishy type by hand. Now you can have his amazing talents on your next deck of cards. This deck by Smoke and Mirrors are beautifully crafted and look fully functional as a real playing deck, not just for show. Pick up a deck here at Theory 11, although I don’t see a price on them.

Old Mixes

So I have had quite a few requests for my old mixes to be uploaded. The unfortunate news is that I am out of space on my server with Media Temple and since I am uploading these out of the kindness of my heart I don’t see that happening as of now. I get really really cheap hosting with them now, it’s practically free, but to upgrade would mean me having to spend quite a bit more each month. If anyone has any solution or if I can get enough people who would donate to the cause (which I know may be illegal ) to help me cover the extra cost. The best I can do now is to say, check my blog out frequently and get the mixes while they are fresh out of the box. Thanks for all of the support and kind words though. I really do appreciate it!

Essential N.E.R.D. Volume 01

I wanted to mix up the mix posts by offering this first of three essential N.E.R.D. mixes. I have been an N.E.R.D. fan for a while and found their music to be perfect for summer parties and bbq’s. Bump in your Maserati or Villa in Saint Tropez.

(1) Frontin’ (ft Jay-Z)
(2) Maybe (ft Lenny Kravitz on guitar)
(3) Run to the Sun
(4) Take it Off
(5) Happy
(6) Provider
(7) Big White Spaceship (ft Timbaland and Magoo)
(8) Yeah You
(9) You Can Do it Too (ft Jamie Cullum)
(10) Wonderful Place
(11) Am I High
(12) Find My Way
(13) Stay Together
(14) Stay With Me, Dim the Lights (ft Pusha T)
(15) Love Bomb
(16) Bobby James

(re)drive : Green Portable Hard Drive

Rethink storage by buying this 500GB portable hard drive by Simpletech. It’s made from eco-friendly materials like recycled aluminum and sustainable bamboo. It even comes shipped in 100-percent recyclable packaging. It also includes 2GB of online virtual storage. So not only is it sleek and sexy, it’s GREEN!

Slow Bloggin’

Hey peeps. Sorry I haven’t been on top of the blog as of late. I will try to kick myself back into gear and post some more cool stuff and fun mixes. Promise. Until then, enjoy this pick of Max, Rocky, and Maggie. In order of sizes.

Dryer Buzzer

My good friend Matt just informed me he independently released his first digital download album under the pseudonym “Dryer Buzzer.” I haven’t even listened to the whole thing yet but I know it HAS to be dope because he has been feeding me beats for years. Check out his myspace page to download the album and don’t forget to donate some money to his cause. Truly DIY, truly dope! Congrats homie, I hope to hear more in the future.

Slydial

What’s Slydial? It’s a pretty cool free phone service that let’s you go straight to someone’s voicemail without having to actually call them. Why would you want to do this? To avoid an awkward conversation, to save time, or to call someone you know who is in a meeting or can’t pick up. My favorite possible scenario is that I get a lot of calls from numbers I don’t recognize that don’t leave me a voicemail. With this you can slydial the number and wait to hear the voicemail. The process is simple too. You just dial their phone number, follow a prompt, enter the number you want to slydial, then you will hear their voicemail. Pretty cool service that may come in handy from time to time.

1973 Porsche Carrera RS

My current dream car is this amazing auto. It doesn’t get much better than this. It will be mine, oh yes, it will be mine.

Acacia Bar

I just found the perfect mini bar that has that mid-century feel but is highly affordable. The Acacia Mini-Bar at CB2 not only looks good it is great for stashing your spirits and barware. The finish is beautiful and the price is even sexier at only $400.

Makr | Fine Leather & Fabric

Makr creates some really unique styles of wallets made from leather and fabric. They are all made in limited quantities and each sport a unique pattern or texture or image. Great as a gift or to sport on your own as they are priced at $100 or less. Check more out here.

Bohemian Modern : Sawtelle Vol. 03

This mix is sure to keep your party hoppin.’ Has the latest and greatest ubiquitous indi electro the kids are so hip to these days. Throw it on and don’t forget to sport your skinny jeans, flourescent kicks, and venetian blind sunglasses. You may or may not need an asymmetrical haircut too. That I haven’t decided. ENJOY!

(1) Justice - D.A.N.C.E.
(2) Daft Punk - Harder Better Faster Stronger
(3) Dat Politics - Step Back
(4) Hot Chip - Ready for the Floor
(5) Feist - One Evening (remix)
(6) AIR - Alpha Beta Gaga (Mark Ronson remix featuring Rhymefest)
(7) Amplive & Radiohead - Reckonerz (featuring Charli2na)
(8) Freeze Pop - Tracey Gold
(9) Beck - Dirty Dirty
(10) Funkstorung - I Want Some Fun
(11) Dani Siciliano - Too Young
(12) Her Space Holiday - My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend
(13) Erelend Oye - Every Party has a Winner and a Loser (Prefuse 73 remix)
(14) Prefuse 73 & Daedelus - Busy Signal (Make You Go Bombing Mix)
(15) Bonde Do Rolê - Danca do Zumbi
(16) The Go! Team - Huddle Formation
(17) LCD Soundsystem - Us Vs. Them
(18) The Helio Sequence - (Square) Bubbles

Nike Hyperdunks Finally Released

Nothing says “The Future” like shoes designed in the late 1980s. Nike finally answered our prayers, and 3 year old petition we all signed, by releasing the Hyperdunks from Back to the Future 2. Only they didn’t really release them really (they aren’t exactly the same), they limited them to 350 and they sold out instantly of course. Now fanboys will have to pay a cool $2K on ebay for them. Kinda messed up but that is the nature of the sneaker collecting beast. Die hard heads with little to no life other than collecting waited in line for up to 24 hours to see if they could get their hands on a pair. Kobe Bryant rolled up in a Delorean and made a cameo at the Main Street location of Undefeated to sign 10 pairs. If they actually become somewhat attainable I’ll try to cop a pair. But that is highly unlikely I am sure of it.

Bran is at it again!

Bran just keeps the hits coming. Now he’s gone and updated his site with all the new great projects including his contribution to our “Drive Less“ series. We’ll get an official site up soon for that too. I really like Bran’s addition to our series which includes other designers I invited. In the meantime, go look at all of Bran’s funtastic work.