If you’ve followed my blog (I haven’t posted in a looooooong time) or the Tastemakers blog (we haven’t posted in a looooooong time), you are likely familiar with Antonio Brasko. To bring you up to speed – his work was on display at The Seventh Letter last year in LA, I checked it out and I loved…
If you like Sriracha and chocolate, you might want to try the Sriracha Chocolate bar. The original version can be only found on Think Geek. I heard there are some knock offs, but I wouldn’t bother with reps. Just like wheels, stick w/ the real. The flavor is dark chocolate w/ the right amount of…
When I thought about revisiting designs of the past for our Spring 2015 line, I thought about my time working at Nike. Why you might ask? Well during that time, I came up with the idea to put Illest on a T-Shirt (circa 2006) which in turn turned into our brand thats now known worldwide.…
When the Rose is Faded by Walter de la Mare When the rose is faded, Memory may still dwell on Her beauty shadowed, And the sweet smell gone. That vanishing loveliness, That burdening breath, No bond of life hath then, Nor grief of death. ‘Tis the immortal thought Whose passion still Makes the changing The…
With work and other obligations in life, I still try and shoot something every week if I can, even if it is one or two photos. I try and shoot all types of situations just cause every scenario is different whether it be in fog, at dusk, city lights, etc. After a couple of weeks,…
The Rolls Royce factory is based not far from me in the South Coast UK, West Sussex, Goodwood Estate and it was actually a while ago when I visited but decided to bring it back again and post them on here for those who like to get nerdy about manufacturing. Being a fairly big employer…
First and foremost, we are truly blessed…the past few years living in Hawaii have been an experience of a lifetime! Mahalo to everyone who has been a part of that experience; we hope to be so lucky when we move to the Portland area! After all the relocation chaos of packing, shipping, cleaning, etc., I…
A new frontier in automotive refinishing is upon us, and never has this been more evident then this past week at the Chicago Auto Show. Apparently, Nissan is attempting to feel out the market in regard to new refinishing technology, two completely separate processes one of which repels grime, dirt, bird droppings, spills, etc…basically you…