About the author

Carmel Hagen:


Kilfish

Posted on July 10, 2007 Under Design

Every once in awhile, a day comes along when it's just really freaking hard for a writer blogger to find stuff they're excited to write about. Sometimes, this kind of day coincides with another kind of day (like the kind…

Continue Reading →

IYC Update!

Posted on July 10, 2007 Under Art

Last Thursday, I wrote about the new issue of If You Could, the ongoing project that asks artists to answer the question "If you could do anything tomorrow, what would it be?" There are still copies of this book up…

Continue Reading →

Introducing iDea

Posted on July 10, 2007 Under Design

We like spoofs, particularly ones that involve pretty websites and things we're madly in love with...like Apple. While we're not exactly sure what possessed SBD (who by all accounts should be terribly busy with their nice list of clients) to…

Continue Reading →

Catbirdseat

Posted on July 9, 2007 Under Music

And while we're on the subject of pretentious clouds over the music scene.... If you, like me, have been feeling a little too sickened/jaded/abused to pursue new music with the same passion as you used to, I highly recommend checking…

Continue Reading →

Flamp

Posted on July 9, 2007 Under Design

I hope I get this right, because the press release for this guy was entirely in Spanish and I only sort of understood what it was saying. On the other hand, it might not really matter either way -- because…

Continue Reading →

New Young Lovers

Posted on July 9, 2007 Under Fashion

Aussie clothing company Young Lovers recently dropped a few more of their extremely limited edition shirts, and the designs for this set of tees pack just as much freshness as you'd expect from a company based in the land of…

Continue Reading →

Baggus: Save the World for Cheap!

Posted on July 6, 2007 Under Life

I've been taking home my groceries in reusable bags for a few years now. It's easy, it makes the cashiers happy, and it makes me feel kinda good. One downside for those cloth bags, though, is that they seem to…

Continue Reading →

Paul Frank x Urban Decay

Posted on July 6, 2007 Under Fashion

You know, you can always tell a true lady by the way she totes her necessities when traversing the Swiss Alps. Like my mother told me, there really is no better way to test ones dedication to beauty than to…

Continue Reading →

If You Could

Posted on July 6, 2007 Under Design

Today marks the official release of the second edition of If You Could, the annual publication that shares 112 artists' answers to the question, "If you could do anything tomorrow, what would it be?" The new issue, which once again…

Continue Reading →

Spear Exclusive: Global Talent Database

Posted on July 5, 2007 Under Art

Ooh, this sounds good: "An online talent search engine designed to connect the creative class with enthusiasts around the world." If "enthusiasts" means clients (also known as jobs) like I think it does, the new Global Talent Database sounds like…

Continue Reading →