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The break
I know it’s been awfully quite on the blog the last few months. I’m sorry for that but I’ve been really busy (with some wonderful and fun things) and had to down prioritize Below The Clouds. That doesn’t mean that I’m closing the blog, it just means that I’m extending my break until after the holidays. See you in 2012!Go on
Goods
Goods is a small fashion store in Copenhagen run by Kasper Hostrup. The store has a great selection of fashionable menswear for the man who doesn’t mind paying for quality and classic and trendy design. Beside nice clothes, Goods sports a well though through identity that presents the brands they work with in a charming way, with unique coat of arms designed by Anders Arhøj. The designs are how Goods see the brands and a really interesting take on presenting what and who you sell. More images after the jump.Go on
Kickstand Brooklyn
Cold brewed coffee isn’t that big in Sweden yet, but from what I understand it’s pretty big in the United States of America. Kickstand Brooklyn is one of the companies doing cold brewed coffee and they have packaged it nicely in dark glass bottles. Besides doing bottled coffee Kickstand Brooklyn also runs a cool coffee stand that they pull all over New York with their bikes. They’ve designed everything themselves and are currently working on a updated coffee stand. I wonder if this years Malmöfestivalen will see any bike “powered” coffee stands?Go on
Filippa K and Rörstrand (autumn 2011)
Swedish fashion house Filippa K and pottery (ceramics) manufacturer Rörstrand has presented their designs for the fall series of mugs and plats. The three décor’s are called Net Trim, Ink Stripe and Net. Personally I like Net the most, unfortunately Net will only be available as a plate décor and not on the mugs. More photos after the jump of course.Go on
Toys from Acne
Acne is probably most know for their jeans but to me they are Netbaby World and cool websites from when the Internet was young. Unfortunately, Netbaby World is nowadays nothing more than a burial site of times past but Acne is still going strong, creating cool and interesting products. Most recent Acne JR and their wonderful toys that easily could double as interior design pieces. Pics after the jump of course.Go on
Another Shirt Please
Swedish Another Shirt Please makes limited edition, timeless shirts. And timeless fashion needs a timeless identify and that’s exactly what Planet Creative has designed for the small fashion house. I’m a sucker for stamps and wax seals and from the look of things so are Planet Creative and Another Shirt Please. More photos of the identity can be found after the jump and if you to buy a shirt, sorry, they are currently all out of stock.Go on
1080 recipes from Spain
In 1972 the first edition of Simone Ortega’s cookbook 1080 recetas de cocina was released. The cookbook is now on it’s 48th edition and it’s been bought by more than 2 million spaniards. In 2007 Simone Ortega, in collaboration with her her daughter Inés Ortega, released two english versions of 1080 recetas de cocina (1080 Recipes). The british version is publish by Phaidon and it’s wonderfully and playfully illustrated by designer Javier Mariscal. Simone Ortega passed away in 2008 but her legacy lives on through her legendary cookbook.Go on
Papa by USIN-e
La Brosserie Julio is a classic manufacturer of fibers and bristles used in different brushes. They recently gave the design duo USIN-e (Rémi Bouhaniche and Amaury Poudray) the task of creating something innovative our of their products (bristles). The result is Papa, a hairy box and equally hairy stool. The brown bristles are horse hair and the blue seen on the stool are plastic fibers. Fun and quirky design!Go on
PlayShapes
PlayShapes is series of wonderful wooden blocks from Miller Goodman. I’m pretty sure they are made for children to play with but I wouldn’t mind a set to create something artistic with, a bit like in the photos in this thread. If you want to give yourself a treat (or a great gift to child you know) a bag of 74 PlayShape blocks costs £74.95 from Miller Goodmans webshop.Go on
