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January 30th, 2010 / 01:02:23

AWAY MESSAGE (PARIS EDT).

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(view from Georges Pompidou restaurant, Georges.)
(ポンピドゥーレストラン、Georgesからの眺め)

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(love that typography.) (そのフォント、好き)

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(we about to get medieval.) (中世に戻ります。)

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(I prefer to enter this store thru this entrance.) (僕はこのお店のこっちの入り口のほうを利用します。)

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(so utterly sick.) (とにかく、やばい。)

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(dope font #2. sorry…only had the Digi Hari on me.)
(ドープなフォント#2...すみません、Digi Hariしか持っていませんでした。)

 
January 29th, 2010 / 23:55:53

STPL “BOX” BE@RBRICK.

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Boys never stop playing with toys. And we love working with our friends over at Medicom in Japan. Our newest collaboration has just dropped. The “Box” Be@rbrick! We do a ton of packing and shipping at Staple each day, so we drew inspiration this time from the warehouse team.
The “Box” Be@rbrick comes in two sizes, a 400% and a 100%. Each one comes in its own specially designed box with its very own mini Staple packing tape. The box itself is a collectors item as it’s rare for a Be@rbrick to get a special box of its own.
The figure itself is done in kraft “cardboard” brown with safety stickers all over it. Staple packing tape is masked up over the eyes and you can peep the cardboard details on the side and back.
It’s available at REED SPACE right now and other select Medicom accounts. Ship it!
男子はいつになってもおもちゃが手放せない。そして僕たちは日本のMedicomと一緒に仕事するのが大好き。最新のコラボレーションがついリリースされました。”Box” Be@rbrick!  Staple では毎日大量の梱包と発送を繰り返しているので、今回は倉庫チームからインスピレーションをもらいました。

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January 29th, 2010 / 01:10:29

GIL SCOTT-HERON.

New Gil Scott. So good to hear this living legend back in the studio and on the mic.
This video is very trippy. (Kinda reminds of Jay-Z’s “On To The Next One” video oddly enough.) Wish it wasn’t so “hip” with the skateboarders and all the downtown NYC scenery.
新しいGil Scott。この生きる伝説がマイクを握り、スタジオに戻ってきた事を聞けてうれしい。このビデオは凄くトリッピーです。(奇妙にも、Jay-Zの「On To The Next One」ビデオに少し似ています。)ただ、スケートボーダー達やNYCのダウンタウンシーンが「今流行り」過ぎます。

 
January 28th, 2010 / 00:49:21

NEW CPR!!

There is a new and improved form of CPR! Spread the link. It could save a person’s life. Maybe yours.
新しく改善された心肺蘇生法!リンクをみんなに送ろう。人の命が助かるかもしれません。きみの命も。

 
January 27th, 2010 / 23:38:19

iPAD.

We can debate till we’re blue in the face about whether the iPad will or won’t change people’s lives. But the only way to truly know is to own one yourself. That’s why, as with every Apple product, I will get my hands on one immediately.
(I really gotta give props to my friends that work at Apple for keeping their mouths shut on this one. Kudos for real. The US Government should recruit spies from Apple HR. These guys really know how to keep a secret.)
iPadが人々の人生を変えるものになるか否かを、顔が真っ赤になるまで討論できますが、真実を知るには実際に自分が試すしか方法はありません。だから他のアップル商品と同様、僕はこれを即効買います。(この事を一切口にしなかった、Appleで働いている友人には敬意を払います。本当にすごい。アメリカ政府はApple HRからスパイを募るべきです。彼らは本当に秘密を守れます。)

 
January 26th, 2010 / 08:59:16

BERLIN BUDS.

Bread & Butter. Back in Berlin. And the world gathers together for a few days. Fashion tradeshows suck, in general. But the best part is when old friends and acquaintances gather and reunite here.
Bread & Butter。ベルリンに帰ってきました。数日間、世界がここに集合します。ファッショントレードショーは基本的に、最悪です。でも、いい点はここで古くからの友人や知人が集まり、再会できる事。
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Arnaud/Carhartt Streetwear. (With the REE-DONKULOUS APC x Carhartt sport jacket on.)

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Bianca/Nike Berlin.

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Team Airwalk EU with the ill 540s on.

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Cardboard kicks found at the Shoes-Up Magazine booth.

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Jay from BKRW, Thibault and Michael from The Cool Cats.

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Gareth/Pointer Shoes and his lovely wife.

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Battle of the over-the-top iPhone cases: Hand-carved Padauk or Alligator Skin or Carbon Fiber?

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Team Jenni.

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Maestro Knows and Sneaker Steve (YES. Sneaker Steve 100 lbs lighter. Congrats!)

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Miyoshi/Product Classics.

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The New Balance Moustache Club Directors.

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Raoul/Exposure.

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Reem/Amna

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Andrea/55DSL and Renzo/Diesel.

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Me on the other side of the camera for an interview with Supercharged.

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Yumcha Heroes.

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Peace out!

 
January 26th, 2010 / 00:29:00

PHARRELL & MR. STONE.

My ex-boss and client Rob Stone, head of Cornerstone Promotion and The Fader Magazine sits down with the non-genius that is Pharrell Williams. Very inspiring conversation.

 
January 20th, 2010 / 09:48:55

AWAY MESSAGE.

In the frozen tundra of Berlin for our Fall/Winter 2010 Previews. Reports to come soon!
(As you can see, I’m addicted to this Digi Hari.)
2010年秋冬コレクションを展示する為に凍ったツンドラのベルリンにいます。レポートは後ほど!
(見ての通り、このDigi Hariに夢中です。)

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BBB!

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Phil G. and Steven V.

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David W.

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“Is there a fashion show somewhere around here?”
「この辺りにどこかファッションショーはありますか?」

 
January 18th, 2010 / 06:38:45

THE STAPLE ARCHIVES @ URBAN OUTFITTERS.

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1/18/10 marks the OH-FFICIAL launch of our newest project! I’m amped to announce the launch of The Staple Archives exclusively at Urban Outfitters. Our relationship with UO goes way back actually. I started Staple back in 1997 with hand-printed tees that I made while going to Parsons School of Design. Since then, there has always been a connection between Staple and UO. We’ve always wanted to work together, but often times, a mom and pop boutique that we were really close with had a store location near an Urban Outfitters location and hence there was a conflict of interest with too many retailers in one area.
But I always greatly respected UO as a retail leader, so each season, at all the fashion and trade shows, we would always discuss what things we could potentially do together. Fast forward a fun and ever-eventful 13 years later and now it’s 2010. Well last year, we started to talk about how cool it would be to go back into the archives of Staple and dig out some exciting designs as well as some designs that may have never seen the light of day and “reissue” them exclusively for Urban Outfitters.
It’s really a perfect win for everyone. We’re able to see long gone designs back into the marketplace. Customers who never experienced Staple the first time around now get another chance to. And most importantly, Urban Outfitters and Staple are finally officially working together!
So that’s the thinking. The result? THE STAPLE ARCHIVES. An ongoing collection of Staple items brought out from the vaults of Staple Design.
2010/1/18は僕達の最新プロジェクトが正式に発進する日です!The Staple ArchivesがUrban Outfittersで独占販売される事を発表でき、興奮しています。UOとはずいぶん古くからのお付き合いです。僕は1997年にParsons School of Designに通いながら、ハンドプリントTシャツを商品としてStapleを始めました。それ以来、UOとStapleは繋がりがありました。以前から一緒に仕事がしたいと思っていましたが、Urban Outfittersがある近くには、僕達の交流のある家族経営のセレクトショップなどがあり、同じ地域に小売店が密集してしまう利害衝突が起こってしまうことがありました。でも、僕は小売業界のリーダーとしてUOは常にリスペクトしていたので、毎シーズン、ファッションショーや展示会では何か一緒に出来ないか話し合っていました。楽しい、盛りだくさんな13年間が過ぎ、今や2010年。昨年僕達はStapleのアーカイブの中から以前のデザインを掘り起こして、まだ日の目を見ていないデザインをUrban Outfitters限定で「再発行」しようという話が持ち上がりました。

The Details:
Lets be honest. These tees are not the ACTUAL archival pieces. Otherwise, they might smell really bad. We did our best to recreate the designs in a familiar, faded look to seem as if they were stuck in the bottom of a broom closet and then washed 30 times. The cotton is super soft and immediately feels like your “favorite tee”. The prints are true to the original but have a slightly washed feeling to them. No heavy bulletproof prints. We’ve also changed up the inside labeling. It’s the label from our inventory control system with an approved stamp stating this design is slated for The Staple Archives.
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正直言います。Tシャツは当時の現物ではありません。そうだとしたら、古いイヤな臭いがすると思います。僕達はクローゼットに埋もれていたのを引っ張り出した後に30回洗濯されたような、馴染んだ、色あせ感を出しながらデザインを再現しました。コットンの生地はとても柔らかく、すぐに「お気に入りのTシャツ」になるような肌触りです。プリントはオリジナルに忠実ですが、少し洗い回しされた質感を出しています。防弾できるような分厚いプリントではありません。内側のラベルも変えました。TシャツのデザインはThe Staple Archivesのために用いられた事を承認するスタンプが押された在庫管理システム風のラベルが付いています。
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The First Three:
The first 3 designs to roll out are COMPOSITION, WINDOWS95 and PIGEON SKETCH. COMPOSITION (’07) and WINDOWS95 (’04) are classic designs people couldn’t get enough of the first time we put them out. PIGEON SKETCH is a rendering of the original pre-graphic-icon of our (in)famous Pigeon logo. These three are available in-store as well as online. Get ‘em while you can!
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一番最初に選ばれた3つのデザインはCOMPOSITIONWINDOWSS95PIGEON SKETCHです。COMPOSITION(’07)とWINDOWSS95(’04)は発売した当初、大好評で話題もちきりのデザインでした。PIGEON SKETCHは(悪名高い)、有名なグラフィックアイコンになる前のピジョンロゴをモチーフにしました。この3型は店舗でもオンラインでも入手できます。お買い求めはお早めに!
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January 16th, 2010 / 20:16:50

HEADLINES.

Recent (and not so recent) things that caught my eye in the papers.
新聞で最近、(そして、最近でもない)、気になった見出しをいくつか。

If a girl can wear pants to school, can a boy wear a skirt to school?
女子が学校にズボンを履いていいのなら、男子は学校にスカートを履いていいのか?

A Production Called Home: Sturgis Warner, a theater director, lives in an apartment opposite The Public Theater. He pays $350 for rent.
ホームというプロダクション:舞台監督のSturgis Warnerはパブリックシアターの向かいのアパートに住んでいる。家賃は$350ドル。

Slaughterhouse Live: To celebrate their 30th birthdays, Christian Rusby, and his twin brother, Jake, decided to get blood on their hands.
畜殺場ライブ:30歳の誕生日を祝う為、Christian Rusbyと双子の兄弟Jakeは血まみれになりました。

I love that The Times is starting to curate selections from Craigslist’s “Missed Connections” columns and create these interesting poems and haikus out of them. It’s genius. A sampling:
タイムズ誌がCraigslistの「Missed Connections」のコラムから抜粋して面白い詩や俳句を作り始めて、凄く気に入ってます。天才です。例をいくつか:

I thought you were
ridiculously cute
and your boyfriend’s jokes
weren’t funny

I’m the non-brit
Hoping the other guy
was your brother…

You seemed bored
and kept glancing over

 
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