Clae - Zissou

Deriving it's design from the adventure driven deck shoes, promoting exploration in a free style; Clae is releasing for it's S/S 2010 collection the Clae Zissous seemingly inspired by it's predecessor the Clae Cousteau I like the little fact that Clae looks like it names it's shoes from pop culture icons like Jack Cousteau who was a french naval officer and explorer. While the Zissou seems like it is inspired by the character Steve Zissou played by Bill Murray in the movie , Life Aquatic With Steve Zisssou.

I like the little black one on top especially. While the blue one..i'm sure some people more adventures than me would like to try them on.

Postlerferguson - Weapons Of Mass Creation

It's a busy week ahead of me.. These videos ought to keep me inspired. Hope you all be inspired too. Enjoy!



Thank you to the people of Gestalten.tv for sending me this video!

I haven't seen many dreamers around lately. I think dreamers have been washed away by the currents of time and the repetition of routines. A dreamer has been over - shadowed by the problems of the world. It's slowly being flushed down by every generation, growing old - and slowly relying on survival rather than imagination. What is survival? Survival is a noun. Survival is the habit of being. Go ahead and argue with me, a dream is not reality. I say make it reality. Make it what it should be. I say dream with bright colors and dream with a themed setting like a movie. Dream in black and white and see things clearly. But when awake, dream of dreams that can be reality. I talk about survival, and i talk about dreaming. But what about the survival of dreaming? They say to dream is dead. No one talks about it so they assume that it is forgotten. Well it it's been forgotten. No one teaches it so they think that it isn't real.

Everyday, I meet new people and everyday I talk to people I already know. Still they make me dream. Dreamers have been blotted out. I want to change all that. I hope you do too. . Change it by dreaming. Dreaming everyday. Dreaming with our hands and dreaming with our minds. There are changes in our world everyday...scientific findings and daily occurrences that ultimately lead to the most exciting time in the existence of our planet. This is absolutely the most exciting time to be alive. So whatever you do, don't be bored. Ever. Dream.

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Colorless

Convexed Logo Coca - Cola Can

Ryan Harc or Harc Lee is an industrial designer and product designer from New York.
He envokes human emotion and also strong cultural context in his product designs. As I look at his works and what they are for I see a complete humanitarian philosophy in him rather than a the run o' the mill "efficiency" that really hinders the imagination. He I think, is a well - mixed verse.

This concept of a coke can with a con vexed logo is an amazing piece, it evokes emotion and at the same time , a modern worldly view. The fact that it is naked, can ultimatley reduce water and air pollution that is part of the coloring process. Instead of coloring the cans, manufacturers create branders as they bust out these cans.

Personally, it gives a more expensive and classic look to an otherwise, usually over - looked and over popularized package.

Vael Project In Manila

Terminatrix

Brogue Boot

Deckard Boot

Vael Project was created by Coleman Horn , who was a former senior designer for brands like Nike and Ralph Lauren. Coleman Horn also notes, Shawn Stussy as a direct unofficial partner when designing the Vael Project sneakers. Vael Project is an up and coming shoe brand that was launched as early back as Autumn/Winter 08. This brand is relatively fresh and their concepts and direction for creating products is influenced by the love for diversity that mixes brownshoe or "classic" shoes with the sneaker aesthetics. But the difference between a Vael Project shoe and other sneakers out there is that , design wise... There is no shoe that is for everybody. every shoe they offer is a cross - breed of the classic Ralph Lauren western lifestyle i.e. woodsy / cowboy / americana , Nike's eye for technicality in design and also Timberland's functional sentiments. Each shoe supports a look. There may be a boot or a deck shoe or a tennis shoe but the diversity in styles is what makes this brand so interesting.

This type of shoe is not for the eye of a sneaker - head that is dedicated to the common skate-board or basketball shoe but for people who have a good eye for a classic and at the same time fresh design. It'll take a little getting used to for the Philippine masses but that's not really why I appreciate things like these. I'm really digging the Deckard Boot and the Brogue Boot as it fits my style. I'm already on my way to get one. What's good about these sneakers and it's design diversities is that you can tyle them whichever way you like as it does not shove a look upon you because of it's "classic" feel.

The best thing about this brand is that it's available here now. You can check their facebook page so you can schedule a private viewing.

Read more about them as they were featured in slamxhype.com and see the heat they can produce on VaelProject.com.

Vintage Customs

I love vintage. I love old things. I love the concept of a certain object decaying through time as it is a reflection of how everything is in life. Nothing lasts forever. But the sentiment of keeping things dear to you , old or new just shows how you appreciate things. And that's a beautiful thing.

I was walking around Greenhills and I saw pictures of old manila, some from the 1940s. Photos of old malate and university belt caught my eye as I imagined how beautiful it would have been to live inside these black in white pictures. The fact that everything was hand made before (especially the signage) has been something that was endearing to me. Something handmade, makes it custom in it's purest form. Something hand-made just adds that much character.

For the love of all vintage, this 1960 mini cooper will be the next black book design project. Keep posted to for how it turns out.

Got An Issue? Here's A Tissue

My friend Leanne dropped by today and gave me the "most fun gift" ever. She said she found them around 168 mall in Divsoria. Design wise and conceptually it's the wittiest thing i've ever seen. It looked like something that popped out of Andy Warhol's ass as he turned Japanese. . Christmas time is coming folks, this Nissin Cup Noodles toilet tissue holder and sushi looking towels might be keepers. Or if you have a friend that has issues, I reckon this will fix things up. Wipe his teary ass with noodles and a smile.


And then I stumbled upon these on the net ; sushi shaped cookies.