Friends who have been to my apartment know well I am overwhelmingly fascinated by patterned fabrics, those from various cultures: Indian, Japanese, Thai, the ethnic groups in Mainland China, etc. That may explain why this kimono by hettler.tüllmann had me caught almost immediately. (via Cool Hunting) But not all cases of marrying tradition to modern design work out well. Now I think of our Mascots...
Art may be more about freedom of mind where beauty, criticism, fun, sensation... are the keys. Reflections, of oneself, of people and things around, however temporary of a nature, compose a map.
MindScience: An East-West Dialogue
by The Dalai Lama (w/ Howard E. Gardner, Herbert Benson, Daniel Goleman, etc.)
The Virgin Fish of Babughat
by Lokenath Bhattacharya
The Infernal Machine
by Jean Cocteau
The Labyrinth of Solitude
by Octavio Paz
Kiss of Spider Woman
by Manuel Puig
The Meaning of Life (on-line excerpts)
by H.H. Dalai Lama
20 Beans + A Box (art group)
Squidfingers (Pattern, adjusted)
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