Hamba Kahle - Ngiyabonga kakhulu

I am a firm believer that if you do not do something properly, you should not do it at all. I feel I am neglecting SprayGlue because of many reasons, the main being a lack of time to post good material. Unfortunately money talks and I have to walk. I am focusing on my freelance design, my surfing (that I am getting back into, I have to buy a longboard as my short board is just not cutting it), my family and amazing group of friends as well as general people watching and photography. I want to say a big thank you to a few people (please if I leave you out it is not because I don't care it is just because my memory and attention span go hand in hand), Heather Moore, Grace Bonney, Craig Parsons, Jessica Goldfond, JP, Christopher de Beer, Bovril and Banana toast, The Kings of Leon and most of all the guy/girl who invented post-it notes. But a BIG THANK YOU to everyone who took the time to look at SprayGlue and leave an amazing comment. To the people who left krap comments, I hate you a little.

Hamba Kahle - Ngiyabonga kakhulu

Love & Peace
Gary Payn formerly known as SprayGlue

Subscript

I bought a subscript jacket while in NYC and wanted to see what there Spring 2008 collection looked like, so here it is. Subscript.

Facehunter Favourites

My Facehunter favourites this week/month.

Jess Bonham

This photography is incredible. Very Pretty. Jess Bonham.

Sukie

Sukie produces notebooks, tea towels, journals, sketchbooks and loads more. I love this illustration style, reminds me of old tourist postcards and Olympic posters.

Urban Ladies

Urban Outfitters (USA) has always got the current trends in the ladies ranges. I personally love the gypsy/prairie look that is emerging amongst the styles. Nice soft colours and fabrics.

David Foldvari

Great illustration from David Foldvari.

Soia & Kyo Winter 2008

What a great long weekend! And apparently the 2nd of May has also been declared a public holiday here in South Africa. That is fantastic news! The Winter ranges have started popping up in stores and there are some interesting pieces out there. Soia & Kyo is no exception. Their amazing site and great photography make for some easy browsing.

I am very sorry for the lack of posts recently but I needed to unplug myself from my networks to restore and refresh myself so that my design and my blog content does not become redundant and boring. In future posts I will be looking at more niche sub-cultures and design categories to help differentiate SprayGlue as a design blog. So please don't be angry or sad, SprayGlue will be back in more accurate action asap.

Khai Liew

Khai Liew is my favourite furniture designer. His collections angular clean lines were inspired by folding paper and angular wood carving. Beautiful and fantastic!

Established & Sons

Always hungry for furniture design and beautiful chairs, Established and Sons filled my appetite this morning with a visual feast from their collections. Beautiful work.

Wicker Park

I was reading blog which was explaining an area in Chicago (Wicker Park) that was similar to Williamsburg in Brooklyn, where I stayed. Williamsburg was just about the best place someone in their mid 20s could hang out it in. So I did a little research and found some photos of Wicker Park.

Dieter Rams

While browsing through Dieter Rams incredible work that he designed for Braun I came across a couple of great black and white layouts that immediately caught my eye. I love that the photo is the hero, glorifying certain aspects of the product in the shot. Great typography.

The Last Mix Tape

You gotto to love the way these storyboards have been designed. I really love the NFL clash with the universe/galaxy elements. It's like the birth of a star or watching a nebula forming. The Last Mix Tape.

Dearest Darling

These greeting cards were illustrated by one of my favourite tattoo artists, Angelique Houtkamp. She has created a few product lines that show off her work. Dearest Darling.

BA&SH

Gorgeous winter collection from BA&SH. This winters fashion is looking fantastic, let's hope it reaches the shores of South Africa.

Mpreis

Located in the heart of Europe Mpreis is by far my favourite grocery store. Each store is individually designed by different architects to reflect the picturesque landscape that they are built in.

David Downton

David's work blew me away this sunny monday morning. His recent work, including the portrait of Jack Nicholson for the Baftas 2008 are stunning.

James Day

I love the lighting in these photographs by James Day. I think if I was in a band I would like to have the band members shot in this style, it seems very real to me.

Velib Paris

This is such a great idea and although it is not probably the first time it has been used in a city like Paris, I thought it was such a nice design for a bike. Velib is basically a rented bike system that has bike stations located all over Paris for pick-up and drop-off...Cape Town maybe could use this?

HUH

HUH

Das Monk tees

Here are some interesting Tee designs from down under. Das Monk.

Frrry

Frrry creates great ladies bags and wallets that have been designed to celebrate the seams and folds that are often seen as a bi-product of a closed bag. Frrry.

NANO MONSTERS!

Collect em all! NanoMonsters.

The Velvet Hammer Burlesque

The Velvet Hammer Burlesque is the world famous burlesque troupe based in Los Angeles that has started the era of Neo-Burlesque, reviving the genre of the American tradition, elevating the classical performance. This book reminds me of the burlesque show I went to in NY, it was so funny and very entertaining. I think the tease has been brought back into to the striptease and burlesque shows are only going to grow in popularity.

Lladro

I fell in love with these porcelain designs from Lladro. The Re-Deco range was created under the artistic direction of Jamie Hayon. These pieces are beautiful and there are so many to browse through. This is why it gets the SprayGlue Pick of the Week award for amazingly fantastical excellence.

Marloes ten Bhomer

Product/shoe designer Marloes ten Bhomer in my humble opinion is a genius. I am intrigued by the way the handle of the bag hugs your wrist and the geometric shapes in his shoe designs.

Brasilia Architecture

"Brasilia was built to be Brazil's new capital city. The idea was to transfer the federal capital of Brazil from the coast to the midwestern interior of the country. Brazil had two capital cities before that: Rio de Janeiro and Salvador da Bahia. By transferring the capital city to the interior, the government intended to help populate that area of the country. People from all over the country were hired to build the city, especially those from the Northeast region of Brazil. Brasilia is known, internationally, for having applied the principles established in the Athens Charter of 1933." - Wikipedia. I have to go there one day!

Alex Brown

These photographs are incredible, I especially love hoe the backgrounds have been considered to suit the subject shot. Alex Brown.

Urban Ladies

Gotto to love the new styles for Summer 2008...Urban Outfitters.

John Harris - The wood that was

John Harris is proving that his theory, that old pieces of furniture can be turned into new stylish pieces, is correct. He is busy exhibiting his work in Paris. Over here.

Sony Style

I love this Sony Camcorder design. Black exterior with hard angles and lines. Sony Style.

My NY Photographs

Colette update Jan 2008

WOW! These items from Colette are amazing! Check out the Nixon watch called The Murf!

Dumpling Man - Soho, NY

If you haven't tried The Dumpling Mans dumplings you are missing out! They are fantastic! I loved the branding of their restaurant's menus and dumpling cards, very simple but effective.

Just for fun

I thought this was funny. It reminded me of walking through some of the art museums in NY wondering, "What the hell is that about?"...or maybe I'm just stupid.

Adrian Tomine

I spotted Adrian Tomines work at Giant Robot (GO THERE!) in NY and immediately loved the clean line of his portraits. He has a showcase of his work in his portfolio, here. Be sure to check out his comic books.

Monocle

Ok Im sure you all have one of those magazines that when the next issue comes out you cant seem to put it down until it is dog eared and read cover to cover twice. Monocle magazine by Tyler Brulé. I love it so much and the best thing is we have a subscription here at work so I get to read it as soon as it is in our post box! Go buy it you won't be disappointed.

Portrait Friday Competition

Thanks for all the votes on your favourite portraits. Our panel of external judges will be making their final decision soon based on popular votes and their choice as the winner. Stay glued to your screen for the results.

Sleeveface

This is really good for a laugh, these creative record lovers have taken some great photos of themselves and some of their records. Sleeveface. via Pret A Voyager (V.Good Blog)

Fly

Fly is an online magazine that is dedicated to fashion, photography and design. They are based in New York and you have access to the great stills taken for each issue. Beautiful photography.

Francesca Magnani

These beautiful photographs mainly shot in NYC are amazing, they bring back such good memories. Francesca Magnani.

Made Her Think

Made Her Think jewelry is inspired by the ideal of joy in both life and death, a prolific and imaginative collection by designer Meredith Khan. I personally like the the skull rings, lately I have been partial to the mexican styled illustrations including the skulls etc.

Possibly...

This could possibly be the best dressed woman in the world...possibly...via Heart Throbs. Piksi.

Christys Crown Series - NY

I have always been a huge sucker for 3 piece suits finished off with a great fedora styled hat in the same colour as the suit. I was in Urban Outfitters one day and spotted a chocolate brown fedora that fitted my odd sized head perfectly (that doesn't happen often...too many brains up there expanding my head...or was it ego?) The fedora is from the Christys Crown Series and I would recommend checking the collection online if you like hats for 2008. Go here or here.

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

I remember a very cold day when I walked into the store, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. I kept ducking into stores so my African blood would heat up a little, man it was cold. Yes Heather, colder than Cape Town, Im not a wimp!

catbird - Brooklyn

Over the next couple weeks I am going to be post about a few places I stumbled upon while in NY and Brooklyn. The first was Catbird, a small design store in Brooklyn that stocks independant designers wares. I loved the kissing couple pendant.

Friday Portrait Competition entries

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Ok, so my holiday was beyond good and I can't wait to get back to NY/Brooklyn for some more good times and adventures. Here are the entries for the Friday Portrait Competition, please vote in the comments link for your favourite! I have allocated a letter to each portrait, please vote with this and leave a comment :) (I will be posting some of my photos from my trip as soon as I sifted the uglies out)

SprayGlue was last spotted in the Times Square Toys R Us restrooms. He assured me he will be back in action as soon as he is back and that the Friday Portrait competition will be the first post! Im having a great time in NY, thanks to all the good people here. I'll post some photos soon ;).

Robert Capa

After -5C yesterday in NY, I'm off to see the Robert Capa exhibition. He mostly shot images from various conflicts and it should be a great show. I will post more asap and I have not forgotten about the Portrait Competition. Have a good weekend!

Happy New Years!

I hope 2008 brings everyone peace, love and prosperity. Thank you all for a great 2007.

Tom Otterness

While moving around NY I have been making good use of the subway. I particularly like the orange seats and wood panelling of the F and V trains, it's kinda retro and fun. Another feature of the subways for me have been the great little sculptures by Tom Otterness. His little characters add a great sense of humour to a very industrial functional space.

Portrait Friday

I will be posting the Portrait Friday pics asap, it has been difficult to operate without he few items I lost in my luggage. But I can say the portraits I have received are looking great!

Elle Decoration Blog

While Im in NY I am posting on the Elle Decoration blog for a week, so be sure to check it out! IT's AMAZING HERE!!

Daily dose of imagery

Sam Javanrouh records his daily life and experiences through his photoblog. He posts a shot a day and his images are beautiful. If you leave your mouse pointer over the images on his blog, it gives you the technical detail behind each shot. From ISO values to equipment used, very helpful! All prints are available to purchase.

Kelvin

Colour is everywhere and major feature in our lives, from our homes to the clothes we wear. Colour trends are often inspired by nature and the world around us. Selecting the right colour in a design is crucial to the success of your design and how it is perceived. Kelvin, a book on colour usage, is a good place to start if you need some injections into your colour palette.

Frank Sinatra said it best...

Im off tomorrow to NY so I will be loading up posts from NY! Im so excited!! Will see you all soon! Keep sending in your submissions for the Portrait Friday Competition, I have some great ones!! Bye bye!

Oki-ni

This store is it! Please check it out, Oki-ni.

M65 Field Jacket

The M65 limited edition Field Jacket is available from Kidrobot stores. Unfortunately it is a whopping $250! I love the simple black exterior, the jacket when opened explodes with colour from the inside.

Portrait Friday Competition - Submissions

Please submit all entries for the Portrait Competition to garypatitidotac, see post below for further details.