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Ford Fiesta hearts Roxy

05/25/2010 in illustration, nyc | 1 comment

Recently I was asked by Peggy and Shirley to create art for another one of Ford’s “challenges” promoting the Ford Fiesta.

Our first collaboration was the Tribeca billboard highlighting Peggy and Shirley’s 10 favorite NYC spots.

The ladies wanted their map to be inspired by 1990’s Lisa Frank stickers, and obviously it had to incorporate each of the locations, including bubble tea spot Quickly, record shop-venue Cake Shop, kosher deli Russ & Daughters, as well as some high class establishments like Dallas BBQ.

Here’s the result!

Our most recent “challenge” was to design an image inspired by a Roxy athlete (in our case famed surfer Lisa Andersen) for a t-shirt, tote bag, and hat.

The resulting illustration had to embody not only the Roxy brand but also resonate with the vibe of the Ford Fiesta campaign.

I created a logo featuring a collage of cute vintage surfing images, athletic girls from the Roxy team, fun graphics that feel summery and embrace the California culture of sun worshipers.

Hearts!

Various applications:

roxy ford fiesta illustrated tshirt

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Let’s Go Sailing

06/26/2009 in funtimes, me, nyc | No comments

Two fridays ago Ami invited James and me to join Coolhunting on a sailing trip around the city. I’d never been on a sailboat before, nor had I ever seen Manhattan from the water. It was spectacular. Perfect weather, setting sail at sunset, free champagne and a Pimms Cup or two. Fancy times.
James took all these photos. You can see more here.

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Fashion Week, Rebecca Turbow

02/17/2009 in fashion, me, nyc | 2 comments

Last night my friend and old studio mate, Rebecca Turbow, had her Fall 09 presentation. It was her biggest collection to date and the event was a total success, building on the momentum from last season’s Bowery Electric showing.

Usually I’m in the thick of all the preparations, the fittings, the drama; but now that I’ve moved out of our hectic studio, I got to experience everything like the rest of the audience. It was so nice to see her collection as a total surprise.

She’s showed a lot of party dresses in rich fabrics, grey and black (yessss!) blouses, wool coats and swingy capes, well-tailored slacks, menswear, and some interesting jewelry and distinctive hair accessories. Super wearable, very cute, I will own a few most definitely.

It all took place at the Moeller Snow gallery, on Bond street. Totally packed full of friends and really cute kids. Unfortunately my camera’s battery died, so I only have documentation by other people.

That is some epic chain headgear ala Yokoo. Although, I’m certain Rebecca has no clue who she is.

Unfortunately, the boys’ looks are lost over there in the corner

Oh, look who it is. That’s Andrew next to me, thinking, “halp! don’t do this to me!”

Dude. It was Packed the entire time! I am so proud.

First two photos from Best thing today, more photos here and others by Rachel

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Dashwood Books, Guy Bourdin

02/16/2009 in funtimes, nyc | 1 comment

So, Valentine’s Day, surprisingly, was not a fail.  James worked on the Benjamin Bixby shoot on the official day (hanging out with Andre from Outkast till 2 am, pretty lucky). Check this out:


So, instead we celebrated on the 13th. Friday I came back from BNS and low and behold, the apartment was sparkling clean, there was the bf sitting on my couch, suit and tie, with a bouquet of flowers and a box all wrapped up in twine containing (my) rose gold ring from 1875. Now engraved with “lil sneak.” Sorry if this makes you barf, but it was so cute. We had dinner at the newly opened Williamsburg-outpost of Caracas. It was deliciousssss.

The next day I trekked to Dashwood Books, across the street from Oak and soon-to-be-opened The Smile. Dashwood is awesome. They sell only a well curated selection of fancy photography books and have employees that grill you about what your boyfriend looks like, if he’s a sicko for liking Araki, how you two met, and what he bought you for V-day. Weirdness!

I figured a book coupled with fancy treats from Something Sweet would do the trick. Unfortunately, I had a hard time figuring out which photographer’s book to purchase; Araki? Shore? Eggelston? I finally selected “A Message for You” by Guy Bourdin, published by Steidl. Luckily, he loved it.


image from hong kong hustle

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I live here

01/05/2009 in interiors, me, nyc | 8 comments

My apartment projects never feel “done.” After all, I am still in need of a rug to cover the ugly gray carpet, a coat rack, curtains in the kitchen, and to wire the school house pendant lamp that hangs over the dining room table. My bed is on the floor all bohemian style. I like it but a headboard is probably in order.

You can’t tell what’s missing in these photos because I’m only showing you bits and pieces.  And maybe you wouldn’t notice anyway.

What you can see however is the great plank floors, my metal peacock feathers, some of my CT and PA flea market finds, and the cheap couch I cleaned and repainted. Enjoy!

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2009 Daily Planners

12/24/2008 in lust, nyc | 8 comments

I’m already mentally beyond Christmas (as I was raised a Jew, this holiday thing to me is logistically annoying and boring). Are there NO native New Yorkers who stick around? How is it possible that all* my friends are from another state?

Anyway. Besides starting a new art project, I’m thinking about the New Year. And getting a 2009 daily planner to fill. I stumbled upon a slew of really amazing Korean agendas on Ebay and some others that do the job.

Fresh Apple
Daily Color
Draw your Tomorrow
Day By Day

Color Diary
Banana Eat Yellow


Hello Lucy


Cocoro
Coco
Panda Schedule

and here are some others I didn’t bother to show the images of:
Agenda
Red Moleskin
Shinzi Katoh
Travel Journal

*Ok, minus Elizabeth

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Sit and Read

12/10/2008 in inspiration, lust, nyc | 1 comment

My friend Kyle and I share a similar affinity for Mid-Century Danish modern furniture. However, he is in possession of a drivers license, a truck, estate sale knowledge, a warehouse, and muscles…. so he wins the hunt. Luckily, he sells his finds at the Brooklyn Flea and on his blog, sit and read furniture, so pleebs like me can benefit from his good eye. If i needed a couch or a desk these might be mine:


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1995

08/28/2008 in inspiration, nostalgia, nyc | No comments

The last couple of movies I’ve seen make me want to find my old X-Girl tees, back issues of Grand Royal and Delia*s catalogs from 8th and 9th grade. I wore rainbow shoelaces, big plastic rings, train conductor overalls and track jackets. Read coming of age books like Girl and Foxfire. Listened obsessively to Cibo Matto. And watched KIDS and Party Girl. He-he-hellloooooo!

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Geoff McFetridge

08/26/2008 in inspiration, nostalgia, nyc | No comments

Watched Kids yesterday and followed it with a dose of Beautiful Losers before it closed at the IFC on Tuesday. Back to back teens causing trouble downtown, skateboarding, Harmony Korine (not looking so good these days). Coupled with the Wackness a few weeks back and it’s hard not to get nostalgic for a time I didn’t even live here.

I don’t feel like rambling / preaching to the choir about how much I still love Kilgallen, Mcgee, Mike Mills, or Espo, but I do feel like saying that Geoff McFetridge is a babe. Oh, did you know he has glasses? hellooo there

some images via sulfh’s flickr, king of mountain, kitsune noir
oh, and here’s a high snobrity interview with McFetridge

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