South 2 West 8 Spring Collection

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—01. My favorite outfit from the Spring '11 look book.

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It's nice that South 2 West 8 is finally available in Northern America, although the Nepenthes store doesn't carry a whole lot. Besides the very solid bag collection, the cut and sew goods always look good. I find that the look books are very well done each season, giving the garments a nice context and also being styled very nicely. It's a bit harder to find stand out specific pieces in the collection, but mixed in, and worn well, its a great offering of clothes.

—South 2 West 8

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Essential Small Spaces

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—01. Spread from Essential Small Spaces.
—02. Book by Terence Conran.

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I hadn't really read or known much about Terence Conran or his studio until recently. My parents gave me his latest book, Inspiration for Christmas and I've really enjoyed looking through the book. His work with interior and product design is quite legendary, but I've been drawn to his smaller book about small space design. The Essential Small Spaces book features some interesting thoughts, good ideas and beautiful photography.

—Terence Conran: Essential Small Spaces

Early Spring Inspiration

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—01. Image from Issue 1, Apartamento.
—02. Photograph by Jeremie Egry.

Some tones, colours, textures and patterns for the upcoming season. I particularly like the multi-floral in the photograph by Jeremie Egry.

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Items of Interest

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—01. Coloured backgrounds.
—02. Classic labelling.
—03. Melange.

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I'm going to use these posts as a way to reference certain things I'm working on. They'll be a reflection of current inspirations - a visual extension of the magazine section with the same title. They will also be a little more suggestive than usual, but hopefully add something different to the overall mood of the blog.

Arc'teryx Veilance Showcase

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—01 & 02. Images from the showcase at Firmament, Berlin.

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This may not be breaking news as the showcase and installation were taken down a while ago, but it's definitely still worth a look. Firmament and Arc'teryx Veilance joined forces this fall and came up with a pretty impressive way to launch the fall collection from Canada. The water floor with 'floating' tile pathway looks insane for the interior of a shop, and the product is presented in the best form I have seen. This collection is really impressive, especially once you try everything on and get some use out of it. There are not many shops or brands that would go to this extent and I think both parties did a great job.

—Collection available at Firmament and Inventory Stockroom

Paul McCobb Planner Group

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—01. Vintage advertisement for the Planner Group series.

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US born Paul McCobb as been a household name since the Planner Group series came to prominence in the 1950s. I learned about him recently when I asked Kyle Garner about some of his favorite designers, and the chairs in this series came up. My curiosity combined with an increasing interest in furniture lead me to some reading and the rest of the Planner Group series. It's a beautiful selection of pieces from the chairs to the storage units. The angles and round shapes he used makes them just as appealing today as they were 61 years ago when they came out. While they do go for a decent price, you can still find reasonable deals in bigger cities and even through eBay.

—Selection of McCobb's designs

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O-Check Design Graphics

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—01. Available at Old Faithful Shop.

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Back when we were opening our store, we went on a hunt for a nice looking stapler for our check out desk. We really didn't find what we were after, but we ended up with a great industrial version, which ended up working perfectly. For home and in the office however, it was a little overboard. My search came to an end this week when I found one by O-Check Design Graphics at Old Faithful. The Korean company makes a great selection of staplers, hole-punchers, pencils, rulers and other useful office tools. With a clean design and affordable price, they are pretty ideal for just about anybody who likes their functional items to also look good.

—O-Check Design Graphics