Don't think I can rock the initial NM drop in Pink, Royal Blue & Black very often. They just scream 80's all over them but these Black/White color way is too HOT. These will probably be my go to everyday, every weekend, sweat pants rocking kicks. You've gotta try these on they feel better than your favorite pair of slippers!!
Four years ago I remember stumbling upon a “Brand RMX” interview featuring Jeff Staple. Believe it or not, I watched it about 90 times. For a fresh out of school designer, this was my TED talk and Jeff Staple was my new hero. In a way, he was a reflection of someone I COULD be. An Asian hip-hop dude who created with Common and Talib Kweli, owned his own agency, designed for Nike, and has possibly done everything else a young HypeBeast was dreaming to do.
What I learned from the video was to seek my individual path and to fight even the smallest battles with my largest drive. It taught me to take pride and find joy in my work. No matter what scale it was, there was always something to learn and eventually it will make something of itself.
“ Little things adding up to the big things. That is probably one of the secrets to any of the success I’ve had. Any deal that gets made. Any of the positive things that happen, it’s all because of 20 little things that added up to that one great thing.”
- Jeff Staple
At the time it resonated so much because we were going through a recession, work was falling through, I was browsing craigslist for Photoshop touch-up jobs and loans were knocking at the door. At your lowest point as a creative, when big things came in VERY little it made the little things microscopic. Trading your passion for things that did not keep the lights on and food on the table was not tasty nor palatable.
Not to blab on with my SOB story, but it was this point in my life, after listening to Jeff that I re-found hope and motivation for design. Refreshed my perspective on all the little battles and fought them until the greater jobs were ready to come back around.
A couple ago days I had the pleasure to meet the man in person at Agenda so I thought I’d share a little back story. :)
Our first Liberty Fairs, Capsule and Agenda experience! It was GREAT meeting those of you who rolled through to the Minus8 booth. Enjoy these photos. Write-up coming soon.
The creative process, and the life of an industrial designer isn't necessarily the noisiest or the most social, it's actually quite the opposite. This isn't a flashy line of work, and it definitely is not as glammy as the word "designer" makes it to be. Deep down we are nerds at heart. Pulling all nighters humping pixels, curves and circuit boards... hoping to change a life or two.
To us, Core77 has always been one of the VERY FEW mouthpieces for us silent workers. Shining light upon hard work, providing a platform and giving recognition where it's due. Core77 to Industrial designers is like HypeBeast to street culture. As a matter of fact, Jeff Staple and his crew were on the panel of judges last year!
Either way, it's an honour and a blessing to partake in the 2015 Core77 Design Awards. It's extremely humbling to join and collaborate with a panel of such impactful CEOS and Founders from around the world!
Enjoy a few fun snaps from our profile photo shoot! :P
Stolen from our friend and studio mate David Whetstone.
Nothing better than breaking bread with your CreativeSession boys on a Friday night over our brother Keith aka BakersSon's AMAZING watercolor show! TIME&PLACE: FRIDAY FEBRUARY 6, 2015 ART ATTACK SF 2722A HYDE ST. SAN FRANCISCO CA, 94109
In colaboration with David and Astro Studios to define product design and brand for Electric 's first line of watches.
We are conduits for creativity. Our creative output is a reflection of our practices; who we are, how we treat people, what we believe in, the things we think, our attention to detail, etc.
“I have this philosophy that every time I draw something or sit down to try and design, whatever I do is a culmination of everything that I have seen, done and experienced in my life before that point in time.”
We are often asked, how many hours do we work a week. Most of the time it’s hard to answer, but to simplify things: you don’t have to work to be working. As designers, what we choose to do while not designing, defines the quality and depth of the things we create while designing.
So remember to read more, write more, travel more, meet more, think more, play more, live more and experience more! Design is largely a mind game. To work on yourself, is to work on your design skills!
Yo, is your youngster or you know of a young'n that loves to make art. The owner of the "Light House" across the street from Dolores Park is looking for aspiring young artist's to fill their walls. If you're interested email sash@artsash.com for more info and how to go about this. This is happening super fast so don't sleep on this.
As you can see they obviously have some work done. There are plenty more panels to fill.
Straight out of San Diego, California. Carlos Serrano delivers this hot mashup. We've always been a fan of yeezy. So to top it off adding Sam Smith is just fire! CHECK IT OUT
For more of Carlos's Mix CHECK HERE.
Unfortunately we didn't get a chance to chat with Rev Run because we had to dip out. But New Era definitely threw a sick party. Thanks for having CS.
Design should always challenge our senses. Because senses stimulate thought.
This morning as I slowly start my work day. I spent a little time consuming my social feed of what has become a world of constant retweets, repost and buzzfeed. Yes, as they are sometimes entertaining, more often my time is what's consumed.
I'm glad I wasted the time this morning because a delightful thought came to mind while watching a video of a friend singing. Actually it was a feeling before a thought was realized. I felt CHILLS. Chills from nothing more than someones voice. Isn't it amazing without any tools the human body is capable of this. I would trade my design skills for a golden voice.
Whats interesting to me about the concept of singing is that a singer is very in tuned with their vocal chords. They have amazing control of their voice, breathing and technique, this combination makes for an amazing sound. Singers provoke thought through sound. Years of practice, fine tuning and knowing the nuances separates a good singer to a great one. Contrast that to design. We use a combination of hand, eye coordination to provoke thought through sight.
Build a strong foundation and always challenge the senses.
“Stories have been used to dispossess and to malign. But stories can also be used to empower, and to humanize. Stories can break the dignity of people. But stories can also repair that broken dignity.”
A good design is one that tells a story, and a great story is one that heals our soul.
AĒR a : air : atmosphere <aerate> <aerobiology> <aerosol
"Keep every promise you make and only make promises you can keep. "
AĒR is about promises we make and holding ourselves to it. Commitments and follow throughs - speaks millions. AĒR is manually inflated through our breath and engineered to deflate in 30 days, when a new promise is due. Sit on your words. #creativesession #industrialdesign #furniture #cs #designlife
The definition of a "friend" has become an ever changing thing since the intro of social media. A friend used to be a companion, a role model, a brother, a sister, etc. Someone who you can physically interact with. With the introduction of the internet, blogging and other social outlets, surrounding yourself with influential people thousands of miles away is no longer an issue.
"You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with."
If this holds true, why are we not surrounding ourselves with legends? Here are our fave 5, feel free to share yours:
1. Seth Godin 2. Steve Jobs 3. TED Talks 4. Chase Jarvis Interviews 5. Reads - Medium, Mark Manson
The age-old debate of whether we’re a product of our environment will forever be contested from both sides of the spectrum, but in the case of brotherly industrial design duo Creative Session, no other version of their adolescence could have shaped their respective careers like the one they experienced growing up in Portland, Oregon..... (READ MORE HERE)
A refresh for one of my favorite colorways. Very dark, bold and streetwear inspired.
