Life after Apple

I hate to post about anything Apple related in light of the CRAZY amount of blog space devoted to the iPhone as of late, but seeing as how today is my last official day as an Apple employee (at least for now) I felt it was appropriate to post something cool about life post-Apple. Everyone knows Apple kills it when it comes to design. Simplistic, clean, intuitive, etc, etc. I found this interesting article about life after Apple for some of their lead designers and it’s really worth reading. Its a quick read, and gives some cool insight into why (according to those who know best) Apple has been able to consistantly produce a beautiful line of products. Check it out over at Business Week.

The Glass House

For those of you who are interested, or for those who might be in the Connecticut area sometime in the next year, Philip Johnson’s famous Glass House– inspired by a Mies Van de Rohe design– is now open to the public for the first time in 50+ years. The 47-acre site features buildings from every decade of Johnson’s life and surveys architecture, art and landscape design from the second-half of the twentieth century. The re-opening of the site hopes to serve as a catalyst for the preservation of modern architecture as well as a canvas for cultivating new ideas honoring the spirit of Philip Johnson and David Whitney. It’s really worth checking out, even if tickets are sold out until 2008. To get more info, purchase tickets or set up patron tours visit www.philipjohnsonglasshouse.org or call 203.966.8167.

Moleskine City Notebooks

Everyone loves a Moleskine and now they’re giving us even more reason to love their products. Moleskine has recently come out with their City Notebooks, and they are legit cool. Each notebook comes with a Key Map that summarizes the layout of the city, as well as up to 36 zone maps for neighborhoods and metro systems, etc. It also comes with 76 blank pages for you to jot down notes, sketch, add tickets stubs– however you choose to document your trip. There’s also a 96 page personal archive that comes with pull tabs you can apply however you’d like to organize your book. Other features include loose sheets of paper and 12 translucent sticky sheets for tracing over maps and creating routes. Basically, this is a super dope way of archiving a trip and creating your own travel guidebook. The idea is that you can use it multiple times, add to it, give it to friends, or just use it as a way of journaling your travel adventures. Cities already in print include; Amsterdam, Berlin, Rome, Madrid, Barcelona, London, Paris, Prague– and many more. They’re adding cities every season, including Seattle in Fall 07, so keep an eye out if you’re planning on doing any traveling. Read more about these city notebooks here. They’ve also started an exhibit called Detour that includes city notebooks created by Architects, Designers, Artists and Writers. It’ll be on exhibit in NYC through the end of this month, so check it. Want to add your travel trips and share your expertise? Take part in the Moleskinecity blog community.

Happy Father’s Day!

Happy Father’s Day to my old man, Pete! He’s quite the guy, and an even better dad. Thanks for always being my biggest fan and for kickin my ass into shape when I need it. “So much of me comes from what I learned from you…” Loves you!

PIRATE UTOPIAS

Man do I wish I could be in London in July. Anyone want to take me? Jose Parlà and Futura will be unveiling new work at the Elms Lesters Painting Rooms– what a ridiculous pairing. The show is called FUTURA & PARLA: PIRATE UTOPIAS. It’ll be running from July 6-28th with Tuesday-Saturday hours of 12-6pm, and 12-9 on Thursdays. If you’re going to be around, you can’t miss this. If you don’t know who these artists are, visit MIAMEDIARTS. and do your homework.

Yo…

…I’m done with college y’all. That’s pretty legit. I’m sure TSavory will be out tomorrow celebrating, so come find us…

Amy Winehouse

Check out this joint from Amy Winehouse, it’s pretty legit and quite hilarious. Only because we all know girls like she’s preaching about;

Design in a Box

Saw this Droog Starter Box and was super floored. This is such a good gift idea for weddings, college grads, high school grads- anyone really, who lacks a little design sense and who could use some basic kitchen and household items. The box includes; 4 salad bowls, an oil & vinegar container, Strap (to affix anything and everything to walls), dishmop, Sucker (mobile coatrack), sticky lamp (which is amazing), and a Human Touch catalogue. I want one of these, and I want to give them away to people, haha. Check them out here.