Packaging
For the last year or so I’ve been using the London based coiffeur Mr. Ducktail – the Rock ‘n’ Roll Motherkutter, to get my signature short, back and sides with a razor-sharp side-parting. If your brave enough, Mr. D, or William to his regulars, will sharpen up his flicknife and give you a proper teddyboy razor cut! Whilst having my hair cut yesterday, by more traditional methods – a pair of scissors, he took receipt of his own Mr. Ducktail branded hair pomade (above) featuring the graphics of Vince Ray, he of the 50s tattoo inspired graphic art. Vince will be performing, along with his band The Boneshakers, this weekend at the 7th International London Tattoo Convention that’s being held this year at the Tobacco Dock, Wapping. You’ll be able to purchase Rockin’ belt buckles, guitar picks, books, and of course, the hair pomade. You could even get yourself a tattoo from, some of, the leading tattoo artist in the world.
Nathan Usmar Lauder
Posted on Thursday, 24th of September 2009 Permalink
Heres a lovely flickr collection of vintage tape inserts. The collection features inserts from Dixons, Phillips, BASF. If your into 70’s and 80’s material check out the full collection here, brace yourself for some brave typography and colour combos.
Vikesh Bhatt
Posted on Monday, 16th of February 2009 Permalink
We love X-Bands (top) but wonder why Laufer are the only brand that makes them? – presumably they own the patent. It wouldn’t be so bad if they came in more colours. Step up one of our favourite stationers, MUJI. They have their own version of the X-Band (bottom) in chunky white, with holes that grip the corners. They are ideal for lo-fi collating of multiple books, although at $4 for 2 – they are actually high-price lo-fi. Spotted in MUJI at MOMA.
David Rainbird
Posted on Friday, 8th of February 2008 Permalink
Whilst avoiding the snow during a summer holiday in Switzerland this year (yes it snowed in June) I came across this fantastic Freitag bag in a small town called Thun, it is made out of recycled truck tarpaulins, seat belts and inner tubes, cool already but the best bit about the bag is the packaging it came in, a box that turns into a TV! Check out Freitag here, they have also produced a limited edition range for the Tate London only available from the Tate shops in August, pitch up your tent early.
Liz Greening
Posted on Thursday, 19th of July 2007 Permalink
A certain swimming baby turned 16 last week. Happy Birthday Spencer Elden, born June 27, 1991. (Via The Pompomist)
David Rainbird
Posted on Monday, 2nd of July 2007 Permalink
…..be a housemate. Nestle have planted 100 golden tickets into Kit Kat and Kit Kat Chunky bars across the UK, the lucky finders will then have the chance of being selected to go into the Big Brother house. Genius marketing, Big Brother is watching…. Kit Kat sales rocket.
Liz Greening
Posted on Thursday, 18th of May 2006 Permalink
Shadowplay have created some great animated titles for “Thank You for Smoking”. All the typography is in the vernacular of cigarette packaging and even low quality printing has been faithfully reproduced. All animated to the tune of Tex Williams’ Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette) – Tex a life-long smoker died of cancer in 1985.(via Tween)
David Rainbird
Posted on Monday, 27th of March 2006 Permalink
All you inner Marthas—the Government Food Shoot Challenge is for you. The competition involves styling and shooting one of those drab, gray meals the US government provides to survivors of disasters and troops in the field. (Not so surprisingly the food packets seem to end up on eBay….).
Thus, in an attempt “to wring beauty out of tragedy, find rays of hope amid grim misfortune and,” as the organizers write, “simply prove that we can do things better than the Bush administration” they have set up the competition. It was kicked off recently with a photo shoot art directed and styled by several of Martha Stewart’s own (including Scot Schy, Will van Roden and Pam Morris). Now the organizers are sending out packets of food to those who enter before April 15 (or they run out of food) and the results will be made into a 2007 calendar with proceeds going to The People’s Hurricane Relief Fund and Oversight Commission. Just don’t eat the food.
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Jennifer Kabat
Posted on Tuesday, 14th of March 2006 Permalink
