To Darrin Hudson

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I think everyone had a "Darrin Hudson" in their lives. Darrin Hudson was in my high school, back in Marlboro, NJ. You know, that person that you had to one-up all the time. Didn't matter what it was: Gear, hair, grades, sports, whatever...it was ON. Well for Darrin and I...it was kicks. Plain and simple. Oddly enough, in a school with over 1000 kids, me and him were the only 2 really into sneakers back then. This is my blog dedicated to Darrin. This is to tell Darrin that I'm still out there, and if he wants to battle, here it is son!! Bring it!! I've since lost touch with Darrin, but thanks to him, you all get to check out the kicks I have amassed over the years. So it is here, that I will archive every pair of shoes I own. It’ll include detailed photos, a grading system, a little tidbit behind each one and every single one will be available for purchase. (Simply POST A COMMENT with your offer). Some other little goodies sprinkled throughout also. Even if I updated a different shoe every week, it would take me about 3 years to complete this project. So sit back and enjoy! The project begins January 1st, 2006...

Sunday, April 13, 2008

KIOSK.

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I've been meaning to check out this store called KIOSK for months and months. I finally got around to paying them a visit recently. I'm glad I did. Kiosk is a small store located in SoHo. They showcase a curated range of products from all over the world. Everything is sourced during their travels. Currently they are featuring items from Hong Kong. They have an "Ongoing" collection of objects from previous countries.
From their own words: "We opened the store to offer an antidote to over-design. We consider the objects we stock to be humble, straightforward and beautiful for their simplicity and directness. Often they are traditional goods that have developed over generations or anonymous design found in general stores, DIYs and kiosks, products created by not one personality but things that are the result of local aesthetics and needs. Their beauty is sometimes hard to see in today's market; our motivation to start Kiosk was to shed some light on these anonymous objects."
前々からKIOSKというお店に行きたかったんです。最近やっと遊びに行くことが出来ました。行ってよかったです。Kioskはソーホー地区にある小さなお店です。世界中から集めた幅広い分野の商品を扱っています。すべて彼らが旅行中に見つけたもの。現在は香港からのアイテムをフィーチャーしていますが、以前訪れた国のもののコレクションも常時あります。
彼らの言葉を直接借りると:「私たちはこのお店をオーバーデザインの解毒剤の役割をするためにオープンしました。私たちが抱える商品はその単純さとダイレクトさがひたむきで率直で美しいと考えています。多くは何世代もの間に発展してきた伝統的な商品やキオスクやDIY店などの一般的なお店で見つかる無名のでデザインで、一人の個性からではなくその地域の美学やニーズが作り出された商品です。それらの美しさは現代のマーケットではなかなか見られないものです:私たちはKIOSKをはじめた動機はそんな匿名なものに光を当てるためです。」

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I was in the mood to pick up some old fashioned writing utensils for some reason. I got these great little boxes of chalk. The chalk is different from the American version as they come already with a point on them and they are wrapped in paper. Not the pre-fab cylindrical tubes we have. Also got a marking pencil. Check out Kiosk...it's worth the trip. They also do web sales on their site.
なぜかその時僕はオールドファッションな筆記用具を買いたいムードでしので、この小さなチョークの箱を買いました。このチョークはアメリカのものと違って、すでに先がとんがっていて紙に包まれています。単純な円柱型のとは違います。あと、マーキングペンシルも購入。Kioskは要チェック。。。損はしません。彼らはウェブでもセールをするようです。

1 Comments:

Anonymous p-funk said...

Your girl's hot. Is she Asian? Nice work!!

4/13/2008 4:20 PM  

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