Category Archives: Inspiration
INSPIRATION: Hermes, Leather Forever Exhibition
The Hermes “Leather Forever” exhibition opens May 8 in London. Included is a show auction for four specially created bags for the exhibition; each representing England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, with proceeds going to the Royal Academy of Art. The … Continue reading
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Tagged hermes, leather forever, royal academy of art
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INSPIRATION: Transmission LA: AV Club at the MOCA
Being a block from the MOCA in Little Tokyo has it’s perks. We always get to hear about upcoming shows and even talk to some of the artists while they’re setting up. The latest exhibit, Transmission LA, curated by Mike … Continue reading
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Tagged and Egyptian Lover, Benjamin Jones, Diplo, Fat Lip, Jeremy Sole, mike d, Mike Mills, Peanut Butter Wolf, Public Fiction, Roy Choi, santigold, Tom Sachs
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NOSTALGIA: Lanyards
If you’re a girl who grew up in the 80′s/90′s and were involved in Girl Scouts, day camp, or summer camp, chances are you made lanyard key chains as a kid. I became slightly obsessed with making lanyards in the … Continue reading
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Tagged key chains, Lanyard, lanyard key chains, lanyards
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LOOK AT THIS: Alba Prat
For her second collection Alba Prat got inspired by the cold war children going to school with their leather bags and knitted accessories handmade by their grandmothers. I came across her ‘Neon Old School’ lookbook, where disciplined pupils are represented … Continue reading
INSPIRATION: Life On Hold
We at Number A have been getting back into rock climbing and bouldering lately so this couldn’t come at a better time. Life on Hold is a new bouldering film from Outcrop Films. It follows Britain’s top climbers and visiting … Continue reading
INSPIRATION: Skingraft A/W 2012
Our friends over at Skingraft held their A/W ’12 presentation this past Friday at the beautiful Vibiana Cathedral in Downtown LA. The leather-heavy line to me is a breath of fresh air (or black smoke..?) to the run-of-the-mill swim/casual/street collections … Continue reading
INSPIRATION: Blurry Nightlife Oil Paintings
Brookyln-based painter Alexandra Pacula is fascinated by nightlife, and in her words, “a world of visual intoxication.” She paints very large canvases that look like blurry long-exposure photographs of hectic urban scenes, the photos you might capture accidentally on your … Continue reading
INSPIRATION: Spring 2012
So you’ve been cooped up in your house all winter enduring the cold and hating the thought of having to hide yourself in layers of clothing just to step outside. When one morning you look out your window and realize … Continue reading
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Tagged b:scott, camping, disneyland, lifetime collective, spring 2012, Surfing, wildfox couture
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