Last night saw “32 short films about Glenn Gould” and now admire him more than ever. Great sense of humour, absolutely brilliant genius and a total lover of nature and animals. Quite eccentric but totally charming.

Here you can see Gould playing Bach (amazingly):


and this was the last short film I saw yesterday:


Enjoy the weekend*

Yesterday didn’t have enough time to post the second part of “the human buildings” post... I guess the time is now.
Here’s a human castle made by two inspiring and unique Barcelona artists.
Comte d’Urgell = Jordi Ferreiro + Carlos Carbonell.


...and some colourful compositions in progress for Universal Circus’ record “Hello Sunshine”.

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*and last but not least...
Gallant Tales, the new e-shop by Alan The Gallant is being featured all across the world wide web!
Thanks everyone for spreading the love! :)

...and a little bit more of artsy fashion today. ;)

I’m fascinated with Yoshikazu Yamagata’s work, look at these amazing crotcheted houses!
This was an installation created for Arnehem Mode Bienale 2007 in collaboration with Mafuyu.


photos by writtenafterwards.

left: photo by Fred Butler. right: photo by Koomi Kim.

I’ve always been a total fan of Viktor and Rolf’s work; their understanding of fashion and art as an hybrid is really unique and contemporary.
Penny Martin (Nick Knight’s Showstudio former editor-in-chief) interviewed them during their art exhibition this summer at Barbican ArtGallery (London).

Here’s the link to see the interview, totally recommendable!

I’m really happy to announce that finally Alan The Gallant has flaming new e-shop!
Treasures and pleasures from Sir Alan’s private collection... At Gallant Tales you’ll find wall coverings, t-shirts, lithographs... and this is just the beginning!

Did I said that all GT products are strictly limited editions? 3, 2, 1... GO!


*Subscribe to Alan The Gallant’s newsletter sending an email to paperboy(at)alanthegallant.com to receive special launch discounts & promotions.

One of my most profound all-time inspirations is the Wiener Werkstätte (Viena Workshop). I love their holistic approach to creativity, the amazing patterns they created, the artisan touch of everything... So contemporary but so ornamental at the same time.
Amazing.

I’ve scanned and gathered some images for you:

These two Koloman Moser patterns are serious stuff.. huh?



And below “Mauerblümchen” fabric designed by Lotte Frömmel-Fochler.


and the very same fabric applied by Josef Hoffmann at the Primavesi Country House.

Vivien Goldman is a brilliant british journalist and a post-punk icon, Launderette is her best known song (maybe you know it from Chicks On Speed produced “Girl Monster” triple CD).

Saw yesterday an interview with Marie-Monique Robin and found it very inspiring, for years this journalist has been researching about transgenic vs. organic and all the paths ended in the same business Monsanto, the transgenics giant. Scary though...
Robin shooted a documentary called “The World according to Monsanto” that you can check on youtube...
Here’s part 1.


How human being has gone sooooo far away from nature?
How “organic” has become a luxury term?
So many questions for this present moment...Maybe too many.

Weeks ago saw “Lynch One” the first of a documentary series created by shooting for 2 years the life of Mr David Lynch.
My boyfriend and I were astonised because of the truly working man is shown on the film.
Lynch is a non-stop omnidirectional artist and craftsman!
I believe in holistic creativity too :)

Check this teaser from the documentary and let me know what do you think.

Amazing Lautner residences...

Jim O’Raw creates beautiful artwork.



Have a nice monday everyone!
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from Books EP (2004).

Today I woke up thinking about how happy I would be enjoying the Bouroullec brothers Slow Chair in my home studio... -sigh-
For more info visit mighty Vitra website ;)



PS: and here’s a good slow design blog.

I saw on BLDG BLOG these amazing pictures by Filip Dujardin.
Surreal and brilliant.

Vena2 drawings are beautiful. Geometric and organic at the same time, colourful, dreamy...

Aerial views have always been a debility for me.
When I tried Google Earth for the first time I got addicted to it!
...now I’m not addicted anymore but I can asure you that still love images from above.

And now let me show you Ian Hundley’s amazing “aerial” patchworked kilts




and GEO GOO (Info Park) the last Jodi project.


Do you feel the vertigo?
;)

Years ago I wanted to make a photoshoot playing with mirror sculptures to reach a kaleidoscopic futuristic result for a swiss cosmetics brand campaign we were developing at my studio. In the end we didn’t have enough time to do it, so I’m still thinking about doing some kind of mirror compositions for personal use...
so I gathered some fabulous mirror sculpture inspiration from several artists to share with you...
aren’t these pieces amazing?
Have a nice day*



by Verner Panton


by Michel de Broin


by Dough Aitken


by Dan Graham


by Josiah McElheny

Stephen Smith is Neasden Control Centre, check his excellent work and then enjoy Sunday!
:)

Lately with the “recession and crisis thing” I can’t stop listening on the news about how many people without jobs are in this country at the moment...
Definitely capitalism hasn’t worked and new solutions are needed to take our society to a better place, maybe small changes trigger bigger “social revolutions”, and I’m thinking about one little experiment... ( this is just my humble opinion! ;)

What about the government creating organic sustainable vegetable farms and the disemployed people working part time on them to then offer these vegetables at cheaper prices on the market? This way people can have access to high quality organic products without spending too much and lots of job creations would be reached... The agriculture world in Spain is always complaining that they don’t have enough people to recollect apples, oranges, lettuces, whatever...
Do you prefer working on a grey office than open-air surrounded by nature? If your answer is yes, forget about everything that I said before... :/

I’m pasting below a clip taken from a BBC documentary called “Around the world in 80 gardens”, Monty Don visits La Habana this time and its organoponic vegetable “gardens”. Really inspiring solution for recession time.

Great works by this really talented lady...

I am a stationary addict, I confess. Present and Correct is driving me crazy with their great notebook selection...
But the sewing cards kit below is my fav at the moment!
Delicious.

PS: my most sincere congratulations to all the US citizens! :)+

Today I’m posting some colour variations of the pattern I’ve created for Alan The Gallant’s upcoming e-shop...



None of these is the final colour combination...That’s classified still, sorry. ;)

New song from one of my favourite bands...
“Love without lies” is the new single of the new Comet Gain album “Broken Record Prayers”

Have a nice monday!

Totally love this octahedron neon scultpture by Mariki.

*Saw it on Manystuff!

Beat Happening : Every single album...
(Since I was fifteen, a time a year I fall under the spell of Calvin Johnson & friends once again... Even my iMac is called Calvin! )


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The Delmontes : Carousel.
(Discovered them last year, a great new wave brit album!)

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The Jesus and Mary Chain : The Power of Negative Thinking (b-sides and rarities 4CD box set).
(A shoegazer collector’s gem).

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Pluramon feat. Julee Cruise : Dreams top rock.
(This is a classic for me...Julee, the dreamy voice from Twin Peaks “Fallen” -main theme- singing in a delicious neo-shoegazer Pluramon album).

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Ride : Nowhere.
(Another shoegazer must. Steve made me remember! Thank you :).

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Bridget St John : Ask me no questions.
(One of the key-records by Bridget released on Dandelion, John Peel’s label. Beautiful late 60s folk.)

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Animal Collective : Sung Tongs.
(Before I was a “Feels” person... but now I’m not so sure... Sung Tongs is amazing!)

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Foals : Antidotes.
(Great contemporary sound, neo-new-wave! once again?! Bravo!)

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Josef K : Entomology.
(Together with The Monochrome Set and Orange Juice are my favourite male post-punk brit bands)

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Electrelane : No shouts, no calls.
(“To the east” played loud drives me crazy)

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