We were in Austin Texas for the big SXSW music festival last week and one of our favorite events was the Flatstock Poster Convention. With so much talent under one roof, there was not enough time to look at everything. For a full list of designers click.
Here are some of our favorites:
Don’t know about you but we receive a gross amount of junk mail everyday and it pains me to see such waste. We often receive multiple copies of the same catalog which just sends me over the edge. I tried calling a few catalog culprits (you know who you are Pottery Barn, Smith and Hawkin, and Delia’s!) and could not for the life of me wait on hold while they transferred me to the appropriate person to cancel my subscription. Uh, excuse me, I don’t ever recall “subscribing” to this trash.
After some frustration and a small bit of research (google search) I found a possible solution. It’s called www.catalogchoice.org. You simply register and search the catalogs you despise and put them on your “decline” list. The website takes it from there by contacting the companies on your behalf to get your name off their mailing list. I have entered in 6 catalogs and have stopped receiving 1, but I remain optimistic.
I encourage you to try it out. It’s easy, free and will decrease the number of catalogs in your mailbox lightening your footprint on the environment. Visit Catalogchoice.org
we often find inspiration outside the fashion world and rex ray is one of our favorites. his use of color and geometric shapes are right up our alley.
i first saw one of rex ray’s pieces dangling about 100 ft from the ground as they were hoisting the work of art up into a 3rd story window. the oversize piece would not fit in the elevator! rex ray himself was there watching and taking photos. i wish i had my camera that day!
if you have never seen his work, have a look at his website. he also has a good sampling of his work at the W hotel in downtown SF. here are a few choice pieces from the website:
Canvas work:
Paper Collage
Resin Panel
since you have stumbled upon our new blog…we’d like to offer you a special deal. shop our new spring collection and save 15% on all orders over $40. offer good till march 30, 2008. use this code at checkout: emaillistf08. enjoy!
add a blast of color to your wardrobe! here are our current favorites:
Sprocket Necklace, also available in PINK! $69
Pilot Sticks $44
ah, valentine’s day..another reason to eat more chocolate. as if we needed a reason. and in case chocolate, roses, and stuffed teddy bears are not your thing, try sending your lovey a “personalized” song sung by isaac hayes.
simply type in your lyrics and send it to any phone number. try it here.
how did sprint convince isaac to do this? i bet back in the day he never thought he would be doing anything for a large corporation!
from this…
and this…
to this…
IMO, anyone who can sport gold chain-link suspenders with pink spandex and still look like a bad-ass is pretty awesome no matter what they end up doing later in life. the whole scientology thing aside of course.
Maybe we spend too much time with each other here in the studio. We are starting to dress the same. Here is our typical Kris Nations Jewelry Headquarters “uniform”…
First off…how can you go wrong with these…and I’ve been told you MUST have black laces:
then we have the most comfy tops from our friends at she-bible
and to complete our uniform…
of course we need to accessorize! these are our standards:
Kris Nations Double Oval Pendant Necklace
since we spend most of our days making jewelry in our studio, we either listen to npr or some good tunes. since all this election stuff is already starting to get old we have been relying on the tunes. lately we have been rocking the new album by sharon jones and the dap kings, “100 days 100 nights”.
sharon is known as the “female james brown”. when i first heard their cd titled, “natually”, i honestly thought it was music recorded in the 60’s. little did i know, they currently record and i even had a chance to see them live at bimbo’s in sf. if you ever have a chance to see her live YOU MUST GO! you will not be disappointed.
we heard a fresh air interview of sharon and learned that she used to be a prison guard at rikers island in ny. now she makes a living doing what she loves. now that’s inspirational! sharon rocks.
we are super excited to have our new spring collection available online! this season was inspired by “Paleo Futurism” or a “future that never was”. think about what folks in the 50’s and 60’s thought the future would look like. imagine yourself sippin’ martini’s with Judy Jetson in her space-age modern home. now imagine yourself in these beauties…
And how about this perfect Spring necklace…
We hope you enjoy the new collection!!
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