Showing posts with label Home Office. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Home Office. Show all posts

Sunday, 30 August 2009

Yokoo

I don't know where I have been but I have only just discovered queen of the yarn Yokoo. I have fallen head over heals for this Atlanta based designer who has gained sky-rocketing fame on the internet. Her devotees follow her not only for the over-sized chunky knitwear that she sells onEtsy but because of her eclectic style, endearing self-portraits and trademark haircut. I could go on and discuss the reasons why she is building up steam on the web but that would be boring. What I will share firstly is how Yokoo often wonders what her flick'r devotees smell like she usually opts to wears Liz Claiborne. Secondly, the new glossy Love Magazine disappointingly spelt her name wrong in their second issue. Thirdly, her muse is 'Tavi the 13 year old doopasoopa star, with all the personality of a thirty-year-old wool sweater'. Another fact is when she is knitting, crocheting, sewing or crafting in general Yokoo watches Charlie Brown and old Alfred Hitchcock episodes. One final thing to share is Yokoo has calculated that she spends 36 hours and 5o minutes a year fluffing her pillows on her bed. If you suffer from Seriousitis, then Yakoo can be just the eclectic shock therapy you need. She is fun, inspirational and full of colour. Enjoy her home that is as warm and tactile as her knitwear.

All photos by Yokoo

Wednesday, 19 August 2009

Work, Rest & Play!

Have you guys seen Working Class Magazine? Well you should. This picture of Editor-in-Chief Megan Martin and Creative Director, Marcel Dagenais I think can ring home to all of us. I had to include her comments below. Just remember sometimes we need to step away from the computer and enjoy the space we live in.
Good luck with the magazine guys!

"We assumed this position for a good six hours yesterday. I don't even think I got up to go pee. Sorry, a bit too much info? Anyway, we cropped, cut, pasted, emailed, sent, laughed, edited, added, bickered and re-worded the content for our Summer issue, and I'm so proud! It's going to be beautiful so stay tuned, it will be up and out on August 15th. Much love! m and m"

Working Class represents a community of local artists in New York, who are Brooklyn-based quaretly online zine that showcases various talents from all aspects of the world. Writers, photographers, poets, illustrators, models, small business owners, actors musicians. They all work and live in New York, and know the struggles of things like bad tippers, overpriced rents, and disagreeable weather. Working Class taps the pulse of the underground art world, and disucsses why we all stick around.

By the way Megan and Martin I would love to send around one of my photographers to snap you in your home.