A Selectism favorite, Dutch designer Maarten Baas has produced a few videos of his recent Real Time exhibition. Above is “Grandfather Clock.” An excellent opportunity for those that missed the Milan installation. (via Dezeen).

We’re stepping back into the Rizzoli NYC catalog to highlight one of our favorite books from very early 2008 which was not available on the US market. The 10 Influential Creators for Magazine Design written by Yasushi Fujimoto is finally being issued this month in the USA, asks the questions, “What is magazine design? What are magazine designers and art directors thinking, and in which directions are they heading? Armed with those simple questions, the author visited ten prominent magazine art directors who have been influential in the world of magazine design: Christophe Brunnquell (Purple), Work In Progress (Self Service), Yorgo Tloupas (Crash and Intersection), Jop Van Bennekom (Re-Magazine and Fantastic Man), M/M (Vogue Paris), David Carson (Ray-Gun).”

More views from The 10 Influential Creators for Magazine Design after the jump.

A new spread from the good people of Contributing Editor. Kevin O’Brien takes control of the lens for stylings featuring fashions from J. Crew, Alden, and a various vintage looks from Wrangler and Levis.

Views the full feature, “Blackness of Darkness” on Contributing Editor.

Following on from our preview of the Max Vadukul-directed AW09 video, we have a look at Coming Soon’s Autumn/Winter 2009 collection. The styling in this collection isn’t really to our tastes – having more than a hint of overstyled hipster hobo about it – but certain indivdual pieces really caught our eye. The jumper on the far left is a standout whilst the shawl collar coat is another great piece. Just avoid it if you’re vertically challenged as it’ll make you look incredibly stumpy.

Take a look at the rest of the collection after the jump.

Andrew Moe started his career in furniture as an undergrad at Princeton University. He minored in studio art, and later took his passion for design to the Massachusetts College of Art. With Studio Moe, Andrew produces handmade furniture build from salvaged wood. The tables he designs and builds are simple and stunning. (via Dwell).

More examples of Andrew Moe’s design follows.

As far as foreign magazines go, Japanese magazines are the most fawned upon. Whether it’s the details obsessed cooing over Free & Easy or the fashion forward loving Men’s Non-No, it’s pretty safe to say that everyone’s well acquainted with Japanese magazines. If you’ve ever wanted to expand your foreign magazine reading habits beyond one country in the Orient, Wallpaper* have a great set of interviews with the editors of several groundbreaking Chinese magazines. The main cornerstone of the feature is that as consumerism has risen in China, so has the desire for information and these magazines fill that void. Read the full set of interviews at Wallpaper.

Check after the jump for spreads from each of the featured magazines.

When it comes to lightweight summer blazers, we usually stick to the likes of Garbstore and Engineered Garments. But Paul Smith’s ‘Jeans’ collection are steadily releasing several solid jacket options that’d fit into any workwear inspired wardrobe. This jacket does have the dreaded three buttons that everyone advises against, but we say just rock it with confidence and you’ll get away with it. Another point to note is that, like yesterdays Journal Standard jacket, the buttons contrast nicely. Get this from Paul Smith.

Check after the hop, skip and jump for detailed shots.

01. Wurstküche Exotic Sausage Grill

“Located just blocks from Little Tokyo, in downtown LA’s Arts District, the exotic sausage grill and beer hall Wurstküche is raising the bar on comfort food with a menu that includes classics such as bratwurst and hot Italian, a variety of gourmet sausages filled with spices, cheeses and herbs, and exotic options such as alligator and rattlesnake.” (coolhunting) 

02. Future Perfect 2009

“During New York Design Week the Future Perfect showcased one-of-a-kind pieces and limited edition work from a handful of American designers. The exhibit, aptly named Editions, included work from Lindsey Adelman (that’s her Knotty Bubble above), Jason Miller, Carlos Salgado of Scrapile and Joel Voisard… (mocoloco)

03. Tom Price’s Melted Polyester Fleece Chairs (above)

“London-born designer Tom Price was commissioned by Arts Co. to produce a piece of work for ‘From Now to Eternity’, an exhibition celebrating design, and focusing on plastic as a versatile material. Addressing concerns over our increasing piles of wasted throw-away plastic products, he chose to create an ingenious series of chairs formed by strategically melting piles of polyester fleece.” (inhabitant)

04. CrunchPad: The Launch Prototype

“We’ve been working hard behind the scenes on the CrunchPad since our last update in April, and have just about nailed down the final design for the device. We’re showing the conceptual drawings here today. In another few weeks we’ll have the first working prototypes in our office.” (crunchgear)

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