Industrial chic meets gastropub delights at the newest Culinary Dropout.Hungry for some unpretentious, straight-up pub grub served in an environment as visually tasty as the food on your plate? Then make your way to the Culinary Dropout at The Yard, located in downtown Phoenix, AZ. Read the rest of this entry »
What do you get when you mix exceptional talents from fields as diverse as fashion, rap, calligraphy and boxing? Sometimes you get… magic.
In this beautifully done video produced by fashion house Louis Vuitton, spoken word artist Yasiin Bey, (Mos Def), and calligrapher Niels Shoe Meulman revisit the words of boxing great Muhammad Ali. The result is goose bump-worthy.
A Life Designed
Tucked away in the cozy, creative confines of Portland Oregon, Beam & Anchor—a unique design collaborative with a decidedly northwest flavor is turning out beautiful handmade goods in a supportive and communal environment. Read the rest of this entry »
Follow this guy’s lead and you’ll have style ‘in the bag’… Guaranteed!Daily life often entails a constant juggle of ‘stuff’… From laptops to paper work, textbooks to gym clothes. To get your act under control, and look great doing so, why not do as Mr Clooney, (and other stylish gents), do and regain control of your crap with a versatile messenger bag? Read the rest of this entry »
Budnitz Bicycles… The ‘Aston Martin’ of bikes.In the market for an all-around city bike as thoughtfully built as it is gorgeous to look at? Well then, say hello to Budnitz Bicycles, a company considered by many to be turning out some of the fastest, lightest, and most beautiful city bicycles in the world. Read the rest of this entry »
This artist’s Brooklyn studio is almost as cool as her paintings… Almost.New York-based artist Alyssa Monks creates paintings that elicit double and triple takes. Her stunningly realistic studies of the human form, often in water, can leave a viewer wondering, “How’d she do that?” Almost as enticing as her work is the 1,000 square foot studio she spends her days creating in. Read the rest of this entry »
The eyes have it. Choosing the perfect pair of glasses can be hard. Looking for inspiration from those who’ve gone before you can help.Let’s face it fellas, for many, (if not most), of us, at some point reading glasses are in our future. Eventually your arm just isn’t long enough to hold a document far enough away from squinting eyes as you strain desperately to read the blurry mess and finally, you admit to yourself that it’s time to wave the white flag… you need glasses. Now comes the big question, what kind? A Life Designed takes a look at some iconic ‘spectacle wearers’ for a bit of optical inspiration. Read the rest of this entry »
Vintage oil can and antique lunchbox guitars that sound as funky and cool as they look… Works for us!Are you a guitar-picker bored with your 57 Fender Strat or vintage Les Paul, (yeah, right), and looking to add a decidedly different twist to your six-string stable? Well then friends… behold Bohemian Guitars. Read the rest of this entry »
How can one have a recurring blog post on overachiever alpha males and not include the top dog himself, Tony Stark and his alter-ego Iron Man? Robert Downey Jr brings the Marvel Comics superhero back to life as only he can this coming weekend in a mega-plex near you. Save us some popcorn!
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Below is a link to a wonderfully-written article about the struggle to live a creative life in a material world and the conflict it often creates. While written specifically from a woman’s perspective, the struggle she describes is one that nearly all but the few and very fortunate people who make their livings in the creative arts can relate to, no matter their gender. - A Life Designed
I’m For SaleBY GENEVIEVE SMITH for ELLE – April 9, 2013
When I was 26, my then roommate was a great scavenger of furniture. One day, she came home with a daybed frame: a twin-size wooden box with only three legs, which is likely why someone had left it on a curb in the first place. The frame sat propped against our dining room wall for the next year, until I moved in with my boyfriend (now husband), and she let us take it. My husband made a fourth leg out of salvaged wood, and we found a cushion that more or less fit the frame in the “as is” section of IKEA. The back was constructed from a mattress pad rolled up and stuffed into a homemade pillowcase, and the whole ensemble was eventually covered with some black corduroy fabric that we bought for $10. All told, I think we spent about $40 on the “couch.” That was six years ago. At the time, I thought of our jury-rigged furniture as a temporary arrangement, a way station on the path to adulthood. Now it serves as a reminder of how slow and grueling the road to financial security can be.
