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Nathan Godding-Flickr Mondays!

August 30th, 2010 by kirstenfinkas

Happy Monday!

Nathan Godding has a pretty nice collection of old stamps!
Check out more of his stamp collections here.

Dreamy Diana

June 24th, 2010 by samanthatroy

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I’ve been toying around with buying a few things from Photojojo! for a while now; mainly this, and this, and this.Â But the Dreamy Diana Lens seems so cool, I think I may need to take the plunge and make my first Photojojo! purchase. Basically, it allows you to take dreamy, soft-focus photos like the original Diana, with your DSLR. So cool!

It is available with an adapter for either a Canon or Nikon DSLR, or if you are lucky enough to own this, you can purchase the DSLR adapter on its own without the lens.
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lovely package design/visual identity

April 14th, 2010 by kirstenfinkas

I know it’s been far too long since I posted last, but work has been super-busy! I am in love with this packaging/visual identity for Sis. Deli + CafÃ©, designed by Rasmus Snabb. I would have a really difficult time not keeping the packaging left over from the food and beverages!

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Etsy Shmetsy: sneer

April 13th, 2010 by owentroy

Want to come across a bit edgier? Let Etsy help you cultivate a punk sneer!

Step 1: Make scornful fun of your own music taste and that of others using exquisite and hilarÃ©Â letterpress cards. “5 Things I have learned from the in-depth reading of Ice Ice Baby: The Extraordinary Vanilla Ice Story, an Unauthorized Biography” card from rookery, or this incredible the Smiths card from kseniya.

Step 2: accessorize a little ooky. You know, slightly Addam’s Family, slightly Ghost World. I recommend these old hi-fi pins from potatopotato with their beautiful vintage type. And/or this skeleton hands sweater clip from ItsASwindle — which of course necessitate wearing the right sort of sweater.

Step 3: reference the cult canon. For instance, VenusFlytrapJewels‘ Banksy cufflinks (a pirate edition of renegade art. Be sure to point out the irony). Or FableAndFury’s Clockwork Orange prisoner number necklace, a reference so awesomely obscure it might as well be a tally of the cool points you garner by wearing it.

Step 4: Don’t forget! First, Prettiness can be punk (courtesy of BeatUpCreations) and, for god’s sake wear the shark shirt (courtesy of darkcycleclothing).

Elva Fields

April 6th, 2010 by samanthatroy

How rad are these necklaces from Elva Fields? I love so many of them. Unfortunately since they are all one of a kind, almost all of them have been bought by other lucky fashionistas. To make them even more awesome, a portion of each online purchase is donated to charity.
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Sarah Williams’ Crafted Fashion

March 29th, 2010 by samanthatroy

Posting has been light here at The Experts Agree, as we’ve been traveling. In honor of our travels, we’d like to introduce you to the fantastic luggage collection from Sarah Williams’ London College of Fashion master’s project Crafted Fashion. Its mix of funhouse distortions and solid worksmanship is really amazing to look at â€” oh how I would love to own one of these.

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“Historically exceptional craftsmanship was the norm now it is the exception.”

The collection is designed to challenge this statement by utilising regional historical craftsmanship and metamorphosising the traditional in order to produce a collection of original fashion artefacts.

Throughout the whole design and production process three method of change were applied to the materials used; metamorphosis, presence and anthropomorphism. This results in fashion artefacts which relate both to historical traditions but can be used in a modern day context.

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the selby

January 28th, 2010 by kirstenfinkas

If you’re like me and love seeing what people’s homes look like inside and out, take a peek at the selby. One place that looks lovely to me is the home of Dan Martensen and Shannan. Funny how I’m drawn to rustic places out in the country when I was so opposed to that sort of thing growing up in one.

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Muji + Lego !?

December 8th, 2009 by samanthatroy

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Owen and I are huge Muji fans (though not quite as big fans as Tim, who once made us spend 5 hours in the Muji in Kichjoji). If you aren’t familiar with Muji, it is sort of like a Japanese Ikea, but better. Now Muji has teamed up with Lego and made some really adorable toy sets. They appear to be available only in Japan, but if I can find a place to order them here, I will definitely let you know.
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