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Tuesday, August 28th, 2012

David Byrne Explains ‘How Music Works’ – Book

We had a peek into his New York office last week, now to take a look into…his MIND. Talking Head’s David Byrne is set to publish How Music Works. Byrne, rather like collaborator Brian Eno, is a man who both…

Dust & Grooves – Vinyl Obsessives Reveal their Collections

Photographer Eilon Paz started his website Dust & Grooves four years ago. An avid collector himself he travelled the globe to find similar minds (King Britt and Rich Medina among them), rooting through dusty home archives and collecting stories…

Boxers – London – Alex Sturrock For Ally Capellino

London Boxer - Alex Sturrock - Ally Capellino

With the London Olympics in mind, Ally Capellino employed the skills of Alex Sturrock (Vice Photo Editor and Nan Goldin protégé) to shoot the capital’s longstanding boxing community. “Ally Capellino have been based in London’s East End for over 30 years and…

The Smell of Paper – Wallpaper, Steidl, Lagerfeld – Fragrance

Whether you’re looking to attract a librarian, find yourself hanging out in the stationary cupboard for suspicious amounts of time or just enjoy holding a notebook under your nostrils on public transport, this is the scent for you. Paper Passion,…

“Reggae Soundsystem 45!: Original Label Art of the Reggae 45 Single” Book

A bit of a boring pre-Memorial Day Friday… until we ran across an amazing reference grade textbook. Where records sleeves are the focus of many guides to vinyl records, Jamaican music was (and to come extent still is) outputted on…

“Cinelli: The Art and Design of the Bicycle” – Rizzoli Book

Fans of cycling and design in general will appreciate this new book on all things Cinelli bikes from Rizzoli. Cinelli: The Art and Design of the Bicycle is a 200+ page book looking over more than 65 years of Cinelli…

In Case You Missed Them… This Past Week’s Highlights

A selection of stories from this past week here on Selectism. A smorgasbord of good things. 1. A London Guides to 5 Record Store Stops – must visits for your next visit. Support your local record store. 2. Watches, Women – 7 timepieces, modeled.…

Watch | Shibuya: Tokyo Commuters by Photographer Adam Hinton

Design agency This is Real Art speak to Adam Hinton about his series of photographs taken in and around Shibuya station in Tokyo. Published by TIRA themselves, Hinton searches out individuals among the sea of commuters who travel through the…

“Mugaritz – A Natural Science of Cooking” by Andoni Luis Aduriz

Phaidon offer up this incredible look inside one of the world’s most celebrated restaurants. Mugaritz in Errenteria, Northern Spain, recently voted third in the S. Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurant Awards, is the brainchild of Andoni Aduriz. This, his first…

‘Clarks in Jamaica’ Book – The Champions Shoe – Preview

Many of us have been stepping out in Clarks since schooldays. Nowadays it’s Originals, back then it was the excitement of getting your feet measured in that whirling, clunking measuring machine. As those sides moved in, wondering whether that Skynet…

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Tuesday, August 28th, 2012

David Byrne Explains ‘How Music Works’ – Book

Thursday, August 2nd, 2012

Dust & Grooves – Vinyl Obsessives Reveal their Collections

Thursday, July 5th, 2012

Boxers – London – Alex Sturrock For Ally Capellino

Tuesday, June 12th, 2012

The Smell of Paper – Wallpaper, Steidl, Lagerfeld – Fragrance

Friday, May 25th, 2012

“Reggae Soundsystem 45!: Original Label Art of the Reggae 45 Single” Book

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012

“Cinelli: The Art and Design of the Bicycle” – Rizzoli Book

Monday, May 7th, 2012

In Case You Missed Them… This Past Week’s Highlights

Thursday, May 3rd, 2012

Watch | Shibuya: Tokyo Commuters by Photographer Adam Hinton

Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012

“Mugaritz – A Natural Science of Cooking” by Andoni Luis Aduriz

Wednesday, April 25th, 2012

‘Clarks in Jamaica’ Book – The Champions Shoe – Preview