Dr. Romanelli @ Man Is In The Forest

Dr. Romanelli has put together an amazing collection of vintage Disney memorabilia that will be available exclusively at Man Is In The Forest starting April 9th. This is one of the posters that he created for the installation. Stay tuned for more..

Summer Madness

I just set the background music for this blog. Music is such an important part of life. It creates moods, it brings back memories, it moves people.. If I could only ever listen to one song for the rest of my life, this would be it - Summer Madness by Kool & The Gang, from their album Light of Worlds.

This song can do everything.

You can be gently stirred awake by it in the morning next to your someone special.

You can nod your head to it while you're working (or reading this blog).

It can calm and soothe you when you want to chill.

Or it can lift you up and make everything feel right.

You can sway to it with your lady.

And it can be in the background when you're making sweet love by the fire.

It never gets in the way, but is right there beside you, whatever mood you're in.

I can put this on repeat for infinity...

Closed For The Night 2

Hung Up

Closed For The Night

Back in Hong Kong one more time, wandering through the street stalls.

Fire Sale

Outside my apartment. Hope building management didn't pick these up on the cheap because they're about to expire or something..

My Hood - The Street Meats Window

This is where you go to get your smoked, salted, and preserved meats. And by 'meats', I mean things like chicken feet, pig ears, goose necks, duck wings, and mystery meat sausage..

CLOT x MINDstyle x TRON:Legacy x Bambi

In collaboration with CLOT and MINDstyle, we released a limited edition vinyl BambiTron, fusing together the aesthetics of the recently released Tron: Legacy, and the classic Disney animated film, Bambi, which was the inspiration for our concept store Man Is In The Forest.

Parting Gift

My friend Allister, who, apart from being an amazing illustrator and designer, has a love for, and an impressive collection of, black markers:

http://hypebeast.com/2011/03/allister-lee-black-marker-print/

A while back, he was in Shanghai for a couple months working on some projects here. Before he headed back to Canada though, a few of us got together for a farewell/Thanksgiving dinner, and to our delight, he had presents for each of us! This quirky flourescent illustration now sits next to me at my desk. Thanks Allister!

Check out more of his work here:

http://studiobib.com/

http://www.enterthealist.com/

CLOT x Deluxe x Disney

Here's a preview of our latest Disney collaboration. Deluxe Clothing from Japan designed these black & white photoprint graphics for a couple of tees.

Deluxe has become one of the most respected streetwear brands to come out of Japan in recent years. Their aesthetic takes the sensibilities of streetwear, but elevates the detail and quality to a premium level of tailoring. Their philosophy is to stay true to their design beliefs without compromise, even if that means remaining boutique.

Check out their website here.

The guys at Deluxe were all awesome to work with and we're really happy with the designs. The tees will be dropping at Man Is In The Forest March 13th.

Hong Kong Alley

Offers In The Night

Good Night HK

Stairway To Heaven..

..or at least to the apartment I'm staying at while I'm in HK this weekend.