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dis-playoctober 2011 While looking for some inspirations for a current project were working on, I stumbled upon these interesting display cases. This is a series of modular multipurpose furniture designed by Giorgio Caporaso. For any designer this is a fun and functional way to dec¬¬orate! It's also a great way to store all your clutter and supplies you use on a daily basis!
skull chairoctober 2011 with that brisk fall air blowing in its no doubt that halloween (one of our favorite holidays!) is soon around the corner. i spotted this chair online the other day - how perfect would it be sitting on your porch for halloween (wish we know who to credit for producing it)?!?!
typotectureoctober 2011 the zavrtnica business centre of croatia's capital city zagreb has received a facelift, thanks to the staff of the agency brigada, part of the bruketa & zinic group, and its architects, interior and product designers. an entire block of buildings with four structures has been refurbished as a whole by means of 'typotecture' - the use of extremely large scale typography on architectural structures. the project is supported by b.m.v. engineering who own the commercial space, a collection of heterogeneous buildings found within a former factory complex. how cool is this?!?! i can think of a couple old buildings / structures in our city by the sea that could benefit from some typotecture!! read and see more about this project here.
custom on bangs part 1october 2011 asbury park is becoming the place to get trend setting unique and amazing "stuff"/ from skate apparel to your custom made coffee! introducing sweet joey's - a place to get hard to find duds and custom made jeans.... just think a pair of jeans that fit like a glove!! for more on sweet joey's click here.
custom on bangs part 2october 2011 custom is not only an art is a skill one must master! cafe volan, the new coffee nook in asbury park is quickly becoming the mecca of all coffee goers. below you can feast your eyes upon a freshly made cappuccino made by co-shop owner, doug. for more on custom made coffee click here.
custom on bangs part 3october 2011 long boards do not apply is one of the mottos this skate shop goes by. wood shop carries small mom and pop run skate lines to the ny standards like 5boro and the like. wood shop skateboards - for skaters by skaters! below you can see co-shop owner scott constructing a custom table for the shop, one of many custom fixtures yin the space.
get high lineoctober 2011 in the start of the summer the m studio team took a trip to nyc to check out the new addition to the high-line, new yorks' 1-mile aerial greenway. the plants and views are to die for and not to mention the arts and events happening daily!
obey asbury parkoctober 2011 in preparation for the upcoming atp music festival shepard fairey has been in town posting up murals and stenciling the landscape of the asbury park oceanfront and downtown. shepard fairey's artwork will be on display during the festival as well as a dj set at the asbury lanes. images below show some of the work that has been created so far and a group shot with the m space crew...
deliciously scannedoctober 2011 apparently these days, scanners aren't just for documents anymore! scanning your sandwich or candy bar is probably the last thing you would think to do with what you were about to digest, but the creative minds behind blogs such as scanwiches and scandybars thought to do just that. using your scanner as another medium instead of a camera is a new and fun way to capture an object. with the beautiful details in each candy bar or the amazing layers in a sandwich, you might try to figure out what other fun things you can scan!
atp begins!!!september 2011 our little city by the sea couldn't be more excited to be hosting this years all tomorrow's parties festival right here in asbury park, nj - the weekend of september 30th thru october 2nd. for those of you not in the loop, atp is an artist curated music festival featuring some of the coolest bands / artists in the world - this year's atp is curated by portishead and features performances by jeff mangum (neutral milk hotel), public enemy, the horrors, swans, edan the deejay and many, many more. besides for being so psyched about the festival coming to our city, m studio was also fortunate enough to be involved in the production of the booklet for the festival - designed by the people at atp in conjuction with shepard fairey's artwork. see the full schedule for this weekend's event here
what's in seasonseptember 2011 m studio has been all about food and flavors lately due to our new project with the red bank flavour. i came across this lovely chart of fruits and vegetables that are color coded by season for the new york area called "what's in season, new york?" it was created by tyler mintz who recently launched foodstalk, which is a creative local foods campaign based out of brooklyn. check it out larger here!
eames & houseseptember 2011 one of our favorite type foundries, house industries just announced production of a limited edition series of 80 eames wirebased tables that include the letters a thru z. herman miller and house industries have had a long standing relationship over recent years and this is yet another beautiful offering from them for any design fanatic, type lover or midcentury furniture obsessed collector. learn more about the tables and house industries here.
smartbirdseptember 2011 sometimes you see something that just kind of blows your mind... take a look at one of festo's latest creations - the smartbird - an ultralight, bionic bird inspired by the herring gull that flies around in an unbelievably life-like way. see it here
2011 atp festival + asbury park + shepard faireyseptember 2011 asbury park is beyond privileged to be hosting the 2011 artist curated, atp music festival which runs from september 30th thru october 2nd. even more amazing is the fact that the first series of promotional posters were designed by none other than shepard fairey - the posters feature iconic architecture where some of the headlining acts will be performing - asbury park's convention hall and the paramount theatre. for more info about the festival visit the atp site here or to learn more about shepard fairy check out his site.
design on wheelsseptember 2011 for the past few seasons 5boro nyc has been creating trend setting graphics for their skate decks and soft goods. so amazing that we hung one of their decks up in our office! For more on 5boro NYC.
nice melonsseptember 2011 from time to time you stumble upon something special.... a recent road trip emerged just that - we call this jugging along.
cold steelseptember 2011 body copy: sculptor artist, mike chiarello works express organic movement while completely constructed from ridged steel. a favorite for us is the installation at 75 wall street featured below. for more on his works please check out his website here.
eat these imagesseptember 2011 leave it to budding food photographer danny jauregui author of the most amazing food blog, over the hill & on a roll to make your mouth water for pasta at 9:30 in the morning! check out his amazing images, cooking tips and receipts for done just right meals, libations and more!
neon!!september 2011 nothing says look at me more then a well designed neon sign! check out two neon sign found on the street of baltimore as well as the new neon sign designed for our client lush that will be installed shortly...
m as inspirationseptember 2011 recently m studio was featured by paperspecs as the weekly paper Inspiration for a wedding invitation we designed. take a look here
giant lettersseptember 2011 stumbled upon these awesome sculptures by jimmy fiction the other day. how amazing would it be to have one of these giant letterforms in your backyard, garden or in our case... alleyway?!?! check out his site for more info, or to purchase them here
words to inspireseptember 2011 we at m studio like hearing inspirational words form artists, designers and even cartoon characters - here is a great source for some daily affirmation or just fun, rousing words. quote vadis
irene cometh and wentseptember 2011 as hurricane irene approached our beautiful city by the sea... friend of m studios' and local videographer adam worth decided to capture the whole mess as it went down from the window of his grandmother's highrise by the lake. the result is this stunning timelapse video - see it on adam's vimeo page here
criterion collectionseptember 2011 as long time fans of the criterion collection (a series of special edition dvds known for their stunning packaging) i was ecstatic to stumble upon some recent editions to the series... and go figure, the logo / brand elements, as well as all the packaging is produced by design great paula scher with julia hoffman at pentagram. view their stunning body of work here
green fingersaugust 2011 i came across a really cool set of rings this afternoon. not only are the cool, but they are also alive! jewelry artist sarah hood created rings that are made of actual living plants! sunlight and water may be required.
a classicaugust 2011 we at m studio are constantly inspired by the work of our predecessors, which includes many design legends such as paul rand. i recently stumbled upon this great piece by rand from 1936 and sparked re-discovery into his life's work. if you are a fan of paul rand or just a design fanatic visit his site to view most of his finest work from an impressive career.
spanning timeaugust 2011 a minimalist wordplay at its finest
tiki timeaugust 2011 it's the end of the summer and what better time to have a tiki themed weekend on the beach in ap... our long time client and restaurateur marilyn schlossbach thought so and asked us to put together some promotional materials for the event inspired by retro tiki lounges, icons and of course cocktails! here is some of our favorite retro findings:
not every font is created equal ...august 2011 fonts - they can make or break a design .... for each and every project we take on our creative team determines the perfect font for the brand... does it communicate the message and feel we are looking to achieve... will it work effectively in the applications we are developing...does it need a secondary font to pair with... can it work alone or does it need support graphics? well that's the magic we can determine for you!
we like andy gilmoreaugust 2011 a master of color and geometric composition, andy gilmore's work is often characterized as kaleidoscopic and hypnotic, though it could just as well be described as visually acoustic, his often complex arrangements referencing the scales and melodies in music." purchase his prints over at the ghostlystore.com
no more piles...august 2011 cubbies... from desk top clutter to floating works of art... the cubby and cork backsplash brings our studio to the next level!!!
print made pretty... when san meets serif and live happily every after.august 2011 kudos goes out to the new york city ballet for their season catalogue. their playful use of typography and imagery paired with negative space is a breath of fresh air...less or more!
shark attackaugust 2011 stumbled upon this most-righteous trash can the other day. its helping fulfill my current shark obsession as well... not sure who created it, but we love it and need one for the studio.
photo flavouraugust 2011 we recently held a two day photo shoot for an upcoming food-centric campaign we are about to launch in september. many more details to come as this exciting project comes to life... (but for now here is a few sample images from the shoot to get your mouths watering)
studio update!march 2011 as we emerge into spring m studio left it was a great time to share with
charles ledrayjanuary 2011 last week we were able to stop in at the whitney museum in nyc one fine thursday afternoon. we knew about the ed hopper show which got us there, but the entire floor containing the charles ledray show was a cool surprise. the show entitled "workworkworkworkwork" spans ledray's entire 25 year career. mostly minature versions of mundane everyday objects, the fabrication and quality of ledrays work blew us away! excerpt from the whitney: "over the past twenty years, new york-based sculptor charles ledray (b. 1960, seattle) has created a highly distinctive and powerful body of work using such materials as sewn cloth, carved human bone, and glazed ceramics. this major survey, which includes works from the 1980s to the present, celebrates both the artist’s virtuosity with materials and his uncanny manipulation of scale to create seemingly familiar objects that engage the collective memory. his techniques of sewing, carving bone, and throwing clay pots find precedents in the traditions of folk art and visionary art, yet rise to a level of unprecedented virtuosity and artistic invention." |
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