the popsicle project: cool things

Showing posts with label cool things. Show all posts

12.2.12

214 various artists?

Really really stoked to have acquired these two beauties, thanks Minty :) Locals Henrietta Harris and Kelly Thompson are wonderful gems. Both are limited edition oldies, only 100 prints of each were made!

Henrietta Harris, Red Pants

Kelly Thompson, Come?

13.11.11

204 recycled

I made this from fabrics I scored from the Ruby sale the other day. I am so in love with the white floral mesh find - the weave is just so perfectly spaced. What's more, it's actually an old curtain/drape thing, lolz! How's that for recycling. I love how it's ended up to be this strange mix of a curtainish Asianish vintage looking mini dress.

In other news, we've been babysitting my cousin's twins the last few days. I go on and on about them. They just sooo cute.

11.11.11

203 free fridayz

OMG such nice weather today. Today I was treated to a free facial and a free beautiful furry skirt from Celine Rita. Thanks to my cousin and Celine,.. Cool!

8.11.11

201 round four plus more

One of my recent proudest accomplishments. This is not normal sushi friends, this is patented sushi.

5.11.11

199 life on the nickel

Pretty stoked with these awesome buys at the Ruby garage sale today. So lucky to avoid all the chaos too.

And very chuffed for all this amazing fabric I get to play with now!! Free fabric is just the bees knees. Yay.

27.10.11

196 porcupine

images: aych blog

"Ruby’s character is based on a fantastical old world female goddess, and the interweaving images, drawn from the natural world, echo her attempts to isolate and protect herself.” - project director Ralph Matthews

My fave pop princess in all the sparkles and glamour of her newest single. So Many Ruby's! Her beyond lengthy peachy dress was designed by Hannah of aych blog and check out those rocks... which are by NZ jewellery designer Jessica McCormack. Watch the awesome animations below!

10.10.11

193 fabulous arabia

Such a dreamy concert. I was left all alone to contemplate.

5.10.11

192 i'll be lightning

Earlier this year I attended a small pattern making class.. It didn't teach me much at all, but I got the basics to work with and ended up with an idea of how to make a princess line dress. I have been hiding this amazey chartreuse material for years now, it's DKNY silk from Global Fabrics that was too good to miss out on but I've never seemed to find a perfect use for it. Well here it is! It's all sorts of cool cos it looks like a block colour from far away but up close it has these dainty little white polka dots. My sort of jam.

Worn with my Ruby belt. And I thought it would be fun to chuck in my newest BRIGHTEST pair of shoes just in case things weren't exciting enough already. I bought them in Florence, from this amazing Italian brand called Casadei. I am obsessed with the heel shape.

21.9.11

187 Alexander McQueen at The Met

I was fortunate enough to coincide my recent visit to New York with the much celebrated tribute exhibition to the late Alexander McQueen at the Metropolitan Museum. Entitled 'Savage Beauty', it presented McQueen's work and ideas dating right back to his very first collection. The work was that of a true visionary - this guy lived in another dimension..

13.9.11

185 cool and new books #1

I have been acquiring a large amount of books lately, mostly as gifts or some such thing for one reason or another. No I am hardly a book person and yes these are all to do with that word fashon which is great because in essence it means lots of photos and what I would consider to be interesting words. I start off with two which have all photos and minimum words which is easy for me and also you (seriously bad scanning is coming up).

Facehunter, courtesy of my brother. A lot of talk has been about this man who was here during Fashion Week, and although this interview didn't really impress me that much with his views on New Zealand he still takes great photographs and has a cool philosophy on his style of work. My bro bought me this at A Curious Teepee in Singapore, signed by the man himself (Yvan Rodic/Facehunter) who was at the launch of his book at the shop. Who doesn't love an inspiring person telling you to follow your dreams?

Here are some of my favourite images:

"My pictures are not meant to document reality; they are meant to tell you short stories."

Yes that lady has a horse bag.

Madame Hawke Journal #4 "fun work" courtesy of Renegade House. And now I find myself wondering, since Madame Hawke will soon cease to exist, this has gotta be a keepsake. I love that this journal features musicians, and awesome ones at that - Chelsea who I have talked about before and Alistair from The Ruby Suns who are really rad, and well coincidentally enough who both opened Liam's debut show at FW. If it couldn't appeal anymore the second section features food as art. That is all.

"These are our friends who all do really fun work."

12.9.11

184 auckland art gallery

New things that have now suddenly appeared over the two months I was away continue to surprise me (i.e. everything for RWC including a shiny new McDonald's downtown!?). Last weekend I went to see what all the fuss was about Auckland's newly refurbished Art Gallery. To be honest, I had no expectations;... so with that in mind I went, and it was truly amazing. Like, there should be fuss made about it amazing.

The new Auckland Art Gallery includes its $121 million restoration which has meant flourishment into a beautiful old meets new agenda, allowing Auckland to show off something that could now in fact compare to world class galleries. The new architecture is respectful of it's history and surroundings (Albert Park), inspiring organic tree like canopies which now form the main entrance. Internally, parts of the old 1887 original has been restored and seamlessly integrated into the modern parts of the complex. The modern spaces seem relaxed and roomy with a sense of direction; with one lol-worthy shout out to the particularly MoMA-esque (in face it's less esque and pretty much the same) open atrium space, which is hovered over by Korean artist Choi Jeong Hwa's Neo-Pop inflatable flowers.

A large amount of space is of course dedicated to NZ art, modern and indigenous works including Gordon Walters and amazing Maori portraits by Goldie, as well as the opening celebrating two months of hosting the Julian and Josie Robertson Promised Gift which brings out the big names - Dali, Picasso, Mondrian, Matisse to name a few (no photos, poos). Howie and I spent a good amount of time angling our confusion in Luc Peire's mirrored striped box.

Our visit was cut short by closing time, however we spent a good two hours in there and got our money's worth of free entry for sure. It's open late at the moment, till 10pm which was cool firstly because lit up things were of great impact, and also there was quite a peaceful non crowd of people, which equalled a cute scenario of about ten people at the end of the night sitting on the steps listening to the trio playing interesting whale-like but harmonious music. I highly recommend you go there!

7.9.11

183 strange nostalgia for the future

Made this shirt dress. Was planning to wear it for my birthday months ago and never finished it slash started hating on it big time! Two months away and I came back with fresh eyes and I think it's not so bad anymore. Really really old school looking, in a shade that looks like it could have been sitting in the closet for years and just rediscovered.., anyway I like how the gold buttons make it pop.

30.7.11

167 buy of the week from Venice

As well as masks, cats and water, Venice is famous for it's Murano glass making. Beads, jewellery, art works, and homeware fill up cupboard size shops with colour and charm making them very attractive. I found this beautiful glass beaded necklace at one of the first glass shops we went into (which was well over 20 or so). I am obsessed with the weird colour palette - which at first I found too random, but I found it was on my mind all day I just had to go back and get it. The beads are also hilarious but cute, a mix of little coloured flowers and ducks?? I am in love with the vintage grandma charm vs. childhood toy look it has going on...

18.7.11

163 buy of the week

$30 from Chelsea Garage vintage markets - highly recommend if you have a bit of time to search around for goodies. These are Charles Jourdan originals, the guy said he'd had them in storage for about ten or so years!

I am obsessed with the shoe/sandal in between, the school shoe nostalgia, the white top stitching and of courseee the clunky platformed sole which I just discovered can be jigsawed together with its other half (see below). The perfect travelling shoe cos they love to clomp.

8.7.11

159 buys of the week

WOAH I've been here a week today. It's crazy. Anyway, I thought I would share my two best buys of the week, one which dented my wallet (excuse the pun,.. you will soon find out), and one which was an epic cheap find. New York shopping is out of this world. I now see why New Zealand is so far behind in so many ways. It's hard not to go wild, thankfully Mel is my conscience most of the time, but even she gives in..

Best Buy - Commes wallet in Super Fluoro Blue. Super awesome and, it's a wallet, therefore super practical... I have been lusting after this for so long! Awesome space age boutique in Chelsea too.

Best Bargain - Zara sandals, on sale for $20. Some things are just great finds. Mel got a pair too.

3.6.11

145 madame hawke spring summer 11/12

After a week's worth of kick ass boring work, there's something quite uplifting and inspiring about coming home and peering over Madame Hawke's new spring summer collection, entitled 'Fun Work'. It gives me hope that there is such a thing! Madame Hawke always gets casual chic spot on: clean lines and simple shapes with attention to the finer details - this collection features stretch 'n' gro neck lines, perfectly mid length sleeves, thigh high splits, and the most yummiest garden print chiffon.

The new collection follows the Madame Hawke muse throughout her week; her work time and free time, each day's events and the moods that she's in. There are stronger, more structured pieces such as the Relax Suit and Monday Shirt to take care of good business, the beautiful Garden Dress in floral chiffon when she wants to unwind, and poppy orange and purple colours which add a playful element. Ultimately, it is a very thought provoking collection - what mood are you in today??

(my picks... Monday shirt, Classic jean, Sunday sweater, Pretty dress, Garden dress, Saturday Dress, and those sandals)

Spring /