Kristen Coelho works in porcelain producing simple forms with subtle abstract glazing. Having trained in Adelaide, Australia, Coelho moved to London in the early 1990s. There she became fascinated by the history and tradition of British Art Pottery. This interest spilled into an exploration of late 19th-century enamel wares, which spurred her own experimentation with surfaces. Since returning to Australia in 1998, Coelho has become a lecturer in Ceramics at the University of South Australia.

She is represented by Matin, a gallery specializing in contemporary art and craft. (via Curated).

More examples of Coelho’s brilliantly simple production after the jump.

C.P. Company drops a leather rucksack on the market in the form of their Tinto Terro rucksack. The leather finish is “earth-dyed with natural pigments. Two big side pockets with lapel closed by tape and snap and equipped with handle.” Priced at a steep 1905$US.

More looks at the C.P. Company Tinto Terra Rucksack after the click.

Still can’t get enough chambray? here’s another shirt you can add to the team. The most obvious difference between this and most chambray shirts is the fact that it’s a pullover version, which gives it a nice, if not earth shaking, twist. The second one is the club collar (although Our Legacy got there first). The pockets are a little western, but not overbearingly so. After the Japan-fest today, you’ll be glad to know you won’t need a proxy for this one. (Coggles)

Get a close up look after the leap.

Check patterns are everywhere. That much is fact. So it’s always a pleasure to find them used in interesting and unique ways – like on this varsity jacket. Leather arm aficionados (a niche group if ever there was one) won’t be into the wool arms, but they’ll definitely keep you toasty during the winter months. Add in the high collar and you’ve practically got a scarf – so you won’t need one of those gawd forsaken snoods everyone’s writing about. Get your proxy on. (Style Cruise)

More pics are after that leap.

As Jason has pointed out Vibram soles are a bloggers favorite. They are also the leader in rubber soles, so use on footwear like Paul Smith’s Pikes Boot is understandable. These are also fitted with Sigaro dip-dye washed leather uppers and embossed with the Red Ear logo on the heels.

In essence, they are a paired down hiking boot. A fashion take on work wear, they are given a worn look via tumbling in large wooden drums. Certainly not the average work look, but the connections are too obvious to ignore. Additionally, the heritage feel is not quite as strong as in the previously featured Ike Hiking Boot. (via Acquire).

More details after the jump.

Creative spaces being particularly fascinating, the November Issue of Creative Review might just be the most intriguing since I became aware of the publication. Focusing on workplace, the issue gives the theme a nice twist – focusing on the places CR readers work in and what they do in those places. Included are ad and creative agencies, as well as a exclusive extract of the book Studio Culture.

Page views follow.

We’re always fans of pieces that fit into our everyday lives – it’s nice that people can wear three-legged jodphurs if that pleases them, but we’ve always been fans of the pieces that’ll get regular wear. Peter Jensen, known for his penchant for the avant garde, is surprisingly good at the understated stuff. Aside from protecting from the rain and all that boring stuff, it’d also work very well within a check-on-check shirt/jacket combo. Just remember to switch up the size of the checks. (Farfetch)

We’re torn. We hate those Barbour quilted jackets, but love the quilted effect. Our way around this earth shatteringly important problem would be to get a quilted accessory. If, for some crazy reason, you’re not entirely sold on quilted accessories then this rucksack is a good entry level piece – if you can proxy it over from Japan, that is. At a converted price of £146/$242, it’s affordable whilst not being bargain basement cheap and the corduroy trim is enough to give it a quirk. It’s a shame that a product like this is Japan only, but that’s the way it is sometimes. (Museum Arks)

Forgive us, we’re a day late and a dollar short with this one. We first heard this on the twitter grapevine and assumed someone, anyone, would be blogging about it. Turns out no one did, so we thought we’d get in on it.

The father/son duo Casely-Hayford, who’ve been exciting bloggers with their mainline and shoe collection, are working on a collaboration with UK-based department store John Lewis. It’s a little surprising, given John Lewis’ reputation as being a little fusty and old school and the Hayford’s reputation for subverting the fusty and old school.  Whatever the end result, it’s sure to be an interesting one.

01. Solarama!

“Keeping tabs on the Solar Decathlon is a bit like watching a slow-moving golf tournament. Over two weeks, 20 college and university teams from around the world compete to see who has created the best residential prototype for a solar-powered home. The houses—installed in a Solar Village on the National Mall in D.C.—are judged on ten criteria ranging from architecture and lighting design to communications and net metering. The daily tallies are kept on a giant leaderboard as well as on the Decathlon Web site.” (metropolis)

02. Thist Just Inbox: Infographic Posters from Visual Aid

“Visual Aid (like The MacMillan Visual Dictionary’s kid brother) is a series of books containing loads of information that must be visualized to be understood. For example: the space race chronology, human anatomy, comparative sizes of spacecraft, swimming strokes and the like. Now, after the release of their 2nd book, Visual Aid: Stuff You’ve Forgotten, Things You Never Thought You Knew, and Lessons You Didn’t Quite Get Around to Learning, they’ve released all their graphics in poster form.” (core77)

03. Nook eBook Reader

“nook’s easy-to-read E Ink® display is more like a traditional book than a computer screen. With no glare or backlight, and adjustable text size, you can read comfortably for hours.” (bn)

04. Bikes On Board: Stuttgart Cog Railroad (above)

“German commuter trains have rush hour restrictions for bikes on board that many Americans who travel by train and bike are familiar with. “Die Zacke” cog railroad between Marienplatz in South Stuttgart to Degerloch, however, features this fantastic platform just for bikes.” (freshbump)