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Daily
05.04.24
Found this stunning Braun Dieter Rams Hi-Fi CE500 & CSV250 on sale here.
Portrait of the great Alfred Schnittke by Reginald Gray. His Requiem compositions (1975) is used in my mixes often. One of Schnittke’s most conceptual statements, it boldly combines styles (from the Baroque to avant-garde), composition techniques, and lineups. It is also one of the highest expressions of Schnittke’s Polystylistics and the so-called “new simplicity.”
Album artwork for Gravenhurst's 'Offerings: Lost Songs 2000 - 2004' by the unmistakable William Schaff. This album was released by Warp almost 10 years ago, and is a collection of unreleased and intriguing early treasures by English singer-songwriter, record producer, multi-instrumentalist and journalist Nicholas John Talbot, who died of the young age of 37 in late 2014.
A penchant for the dramatic. The vinyl for Prurient 'Oxidation', released 2012 on Hospital Productions.
Daily
02.04.24
MAAT in Lisbon is hosting in its Gallery 1 an extensive exhibition of photographs, videos and sculptural pieces by Nicolas Floc'h (France, 1970). From March 27th until 26/08.
This Birdie is of Danish design and is an ingenious friendly reminder to keep a healthy indoor climate.
Animal Collective's "Sung Tongs" will be 20 years next month! An album that has made a huge impact on me and is still relevant in my collection. This is a picture I took at 8mm in Porto back in December 23. This is an incredible record store where I got myself some rare Moondog and Urfaust last time I visited and it's guaranteed to make you splurge on dozens of records you didn't know you needed.
Montalegre – Portugal
10.03.24
The twisted roads to Montalegre demand your attention but are also the epitome of natural beauty.
It is Sunday today, but no resting for the local cattle breeders.
Mother and Son (front). I took this picture from inside my car. They wouldn't move and rightly so, this is their patch, they own the cobblestones. Hope to see them next year.
Snow in Montalegre, North Portugal. 10 March 2024.
We go up to Montalegre once every year around this time, for the traditional “Cozido à Barrosã”, a delicious dish proposing an assortment of local smoked meats and vegetables cooked in boiling water. But really, it is only an excuse to venture into one of the countries most stunning sceneries of the North. Second to none in its combination of desolate small planes and majestic mountains, it acquires the status of fantastic with the arrival of the snow. Omit needless words. Music excerpt taken from Malaria by Celer.
Paris FW24, etc.
03.03.24
The Paris round-up (28/2 - 2/3)
Outside the bustling Merci.
Mandatory visit #1.
Mandatory visit #6. Ofr. is one of the nicest bookshops for modern magazines and thematic, lifestyle centric books. Congrats to my youngest kid Tita for completing another turn around the sun. Here she is pictured holding a copy of Hartcopy Aesthetic Survival - 20 Bivouacs in One Season.
'It's the brand's largest store at 1500 sq meter and will provide a holistic lifestyle experience for customers...' - Kith. Sure it is almost embarrassingly big, its got a nice looking bar (pictured) and is full of the 'beautiful people' one expects to see carrying bags (from UAE, KW or similar) and S. Korean tik-tokers and thats all white marble shiny and rivals any dept. store for valuable product, but this is actually a store I will skip for the Internet, and not the other way around.
Now here's a store I will not skip for the internet, its the always seducing Broken Arm. It's a store that feels really modern but also traditional in its aesthetic, like the good old days of the best new stores opening up in the early days of the new millennium, such as the b Store in London (closed sometime in 2012), Tres Bien in Stockholm or Odin in NY, stocking old favourites like Bless, Christian Wijnants, Ute Ploier or Bernhard Willhelm.
I also wanted to speak to the store about their project OHNE which had blew my away a few years back with its intrepid web design and super content... its currently being updated and will continue to be curated by the good folks behind the concept store.
'Bom Dia, Boa Tarde, Boa Noite', NR. 42-74: Celebrating 25 Years of Always Stress with BLESS.
Found a nice little book about Alentejo, my favourite region of the South of Portugal, published by A Week Abroad. There's always something interesting to be found at Merci.
More books.
Yes, that's the 'Pont de Bir-Hakeim', the bridge used in Christopher Nolan's 2010 mind boggling movie 'Inception'. In the movie a section of the bridge is transformed into an infinite mirror, as Ariadne looked on in disbelief.
Groundcover shoes
01.03.24
Groundcover FW24 drop sneaker "Schema".
"In nature, a thing is always born, and developed, as a whole.."
Going full Bio, Recycled and Upcycled should be 100% achievable for any brand. Researching into making it a reality should be the goal. This comes at a cost but it’s essential for the much-needed heightening of responsibility and clarity over process and materials used in our fashion products today.
Upcycling should be a priority, making use of what’s already produced and in stock in warehouses, both animal and plant based. Recently I visited a leading textile company specialised in shirting and they showed me their state-of-the-art warehouse with its multi-zone squeaky clean conditioned environment that ensures perfect conditions to aging stocks. They told me its part of their demanding environment policy to always show existing materials to clients with new devs, they have over €2M in materials there! These need an urgent new life. Adopt Upcycle.
Daily
16.02.24
Nick Cave, always the story teller, has produced '17 stations of the Devil' in ceramic. They tell the story of the wretch from his birth to his death.
The Mosteiro de Pombeiro in Felgueiras, this Easter.
Its quite a beautiful and relaxing place, Six Senses in the Douro Valley, despite the perpetual flock of hipsters.
Traditional summer tableware assortment from the Algarve. We love to use these in our region's massive São João party.
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