sneakers

this is something that i always wanted to blog about SNEAKERS! i have been a huge fan of sneakers and recently due to the recession all the high end stores in singapore are holding their annual post xmas sale earlier then we expected. bought myself a pair of lanvin wool dark blue tennis sneakers and a pair of kris van assche low cut suded sneakers. both are at very very good price but they are still kinda pricey! cant wait for the sale after chinese new year i bet they will all be going to be on 80 percent sale! dream onnnnnnn :P

happy holidays!

our humble little celebration at home with my family :) it was really simple kinda buffet style dinner at home. but it was still quite a spread for 5 of us, there's turkey, ham, ciabatta, roasted chicken, roasted ribs, garlic pasta, sushi, pizza and wines. its going to be a great holiday because everything is so close to each other this year. right after christmas there's new year and right after new year it'll be chinese new year and then my trip to taipei! hurray wat a great year :)

maodelion

my first drawing on wood, its a mixture between rabbit and flowers. inspired by dendelion as well as hanpanda which is half cat half panda or kozyndan rabbitfish. so i though of creating a rabbit flower, anyway its my first try. i will continue to explore and hopefully one day i will be able to have a show of my work hahaha keep dreaming mikael!

happy birthday mumu

its time of the year again for my son! made him a delicious peanut butter carrot cake with yogurt. got the recipe online and its super easy to follow and to bake. got him his favourite toy another monkey for his 3rd birthday as well! this son of mine is really funny he only likes this particular toy that i bought from melbourne for him when he was a little puppy. he always bring the same monkey to bed with him everynight without fail! he is one good example of how faithful a dog can be :) anyway i hope he did enjoyed his trip out for nothing today as well as his present and cake and all our love for him. happy birthday mu mu

believe it or not

went to do a little bit of last minute xmas shopping and i dont believe myself at all! i went to kino to buy some books and wanted to buy myself the 3rd book from the twilight series eclipse and to my surprises it was sold out fine so i though nvm since i am going to plaza sing later i might be able to either get it there or at cathay building. and to my surprise it was SOLD OUT as well!!!! i seriously dun believe it...........

slimane for prada

i dun believe this both my fav designer and brand collaborating.i was rather excited by the though of both prada x heldi however the result of it wasnt as powerful as i though it would be.

pilgrim route

every year, over 2,000 people go on a 100 km pilgrimage path near guadalajara, mexico during holy week. municipalities along the route decided to give the pilgrims some service areas along this route, so the secreaty of turism of jalisco comissioned these projects to a group of both mexican and international architects. i have went through all the projects by all the brilliant architects and designer but there are two among all that really stood out for me. i really like how the end the pilgrim with a elegant and sleek circle. ithe form signify equality. great choice of shape and good job derek dellekamp+periférica

more fashion snapshots

loving the simplicity of this look, effortless and yet stylish

choon fai yip

taking my usual dose of surfing across all my favorite sites and i saw this rather dark and breathtaking images. getting curious to see who did this grogeous illustration and to my surprise they are doing by a fellow singaporean! I couldnt believe what i saw coz its so rare, seriously! anyway congrats choon fai yip! really love ur work, hope to be able to visit one of your exhibition soon

mikael

was just having a little fun myself trying to create my name

type the sky

type the sky by lisa rienermann is an alphabet formed of shapes buildings make against the sky when photographed from below. this is just beautiful to look at incredibly creative and beautiful.

mies van der rohe installation by sanaa

japanese architects sanaa will create an installation at the mies van der rohe pavilion in barcelona, spain, this month. the project will consist of acrylic curtains arranged in a spiral within the pavilion, reflecting and distorting views through the structure. “we decided to make transparent curtains using acrylic material, since we didn’t want the installation to interfere in any way with the existing space of the barcelona pavilion,” says kazuyo sejima of sanaa. “the acrylic curtains rest lightly on the floor and adopt the form of a sinuous spiral. the curtain adapts smoothly to the pavilion’s inner space to create a new atmosphere. the view through the acrylic material is rather different from the original one, in that it generates gentle reflections that slightly distort the pavilion.”

source: dezeen

little ashes

In 1922, Madrid is wavering on the edge of change as traditional values are challenged by the dangerous new influences of Jazz, Freud and the avant-garde. Salvador Dali arrives at the university; 18 years old and determined to become a great artist. His bizarre blend of shyness and rampant exhibitionism attracts the attention of two of the university's social elite - Federico Garcia Lorca and Luis Bunel. Salvador is absorbed into their decadent group and for a time Salvador, Luis and Federico become a formidable trio, the most ultra-modern group in Madrid. However as time passes, Salvador feels and increasingly strong pull towards the charismatic Federico - who is himself oblivious of the attentions he is getting from his beautiful writer friends, Margarita. Finaly, in the face of his friends' preoccupations - and Federico's growing renown as a poet - Luis sets off for Paris in search of his own artistic success. Federico and Salvador spend the holiday in the sea-side town of Cadaques. Both the idyllic surroundings and the warmth of the Dali family sweep Federico off his feet. Salvador and he draw closer, sharing their deepest beliefs, inspirations and secrets, convinced that they have found a kind of friendship undreamt of by others. It is more that a meeting of the minds; it is a fusion of souls. And then one night, in the phosphorescent water, it becomes something else...

Volvo C30

got to have this car! better start saving to get myself my first dream car... my first was a renault r19, i mean it was a nice retro little thing but volvo c30 is just geezzz just got to have it sooner or later!

Sagawafuji

i didnt expect hypebeast to feature sagawafuji wooden frame! happen to walk past my dad's friend optical shop and saw sagawafuji wooden frame collection on display. was blown away by the texture of the materials used and was expecting to pay a bomb for it. to my surprise it's the cheapest pair of specs among all my collection but its masterfully crafted and simple....

whimsical butterflies

commissioned by kris van assche, dior homme store in paris was given a fresh new installation by Italian artist andrea mastrovito. the artwork features 9,000 fantasy like butterfly silhouettes making their way through the boutiques white walls and ceiling. the installation will remain open until the end of the year after which the whimsical butterfly’s will disappear into the sunset. source: wallpaper

street shot

came across this wonderful site http://www.fashionsnap.com that features all the wonderful japanese street fashion. its really amazing how well the japanese can dress! time for me to save up and visit the fashion land again after my taipei trip... happened to be browsing and i picked out a few of my favourite fashion snap off the site along the way. something which i see myself wearing IF singapore is cooler... haha

black comme des garcons?

stay tune to find out what's happening to current louis vuitton x comme des garcons retail store kotto dori in aoyama. can't wait to see whats up rei kawakubo sleeves this time!

its about time!

finally noferin pecanpals are ready! i was lucky enough to be at greville street bookstore the other day and attended noferin exhibition and saw the exact noferin pecanpals wooden toy on display. they are all drop dead grogeous and going at US $45 each and will be ready for preorder on 10th december 2008!!! it comes with a special edition print you preorder and oh oh oh did i mention they are only limited to 200 pieces each worldwide!!!! so act fast before they are all goneee with the wind

kaikai kiki

kaikai kiki patterned carpets!!! must have for all murakami fans hahaha i might just proposed this carpets for my client for his multi million house in middle east hahaha wonder what will his reaction will be???? i wonderrrrrrrr

silence please

moca projects council proudly announces the release a limited-edition silkscreen print entitled "silence" from mark ryden. all proceeds benefit the museum of contemporary art, los angeles (moca). The print was meticulously crafted by the fine print-makers at pressure printing. it is printed on finely handmade paper from bhutan, and carefully dyed and aged, the work is embossed with a beautifully hand-sculpted bee and printer’s chop.

"silence"
limited edition serigraph

clown girl

corey helford gallery presents a clown themed group show! the classic american clown painting is re-interpreted by over 45 contemporary artists. this is by far the best piece by audrey kawasaki in my opinion... anyway i manage to wake up at 4am today and manage to purchase her two sisters.

can't wait for my baby to arrive! hopefully it be here before christmas. my next project for myself is to redo up my wall in my bedroom. wanna decorate it with all my precious painting; such as my two kozyndan bunnyfish sculpture, mark ryden creatix, apax, noferin, noir and of course my 5 audrey kawasaki babies :) hurray

evian just got even snobbier.

believe it or not after christian lacroix, evian will be teaming up with high-end avant-garde fashion label jean paul gaultier for this christmas. this unusual collaboration will come in red, white, or blue in 500ml water bottles with silver bottle caps and feature Jean Paul Gautier’s design on the bottom half of the bottle.

to-fu is good for health

to-fu is not only delicious but good for your health. be it agedashi to-fu, ma bo to-fu, miso to-fu, or etc...however, this dec medicom is serving up five yummy slices of devil to-fu for you to enjoy.

retailing at all good toy stores, get them before they are all gone

誕生日おめでとうmuji

my dearest son's birthday is round the corner! time to call for celebration!!!!

time really flies still remembering the day we went to picked him up at queen victoria market. he was such a mischievous puppy. destroying almost everything in sight, chasing birds and disturbing people in flagstaff market! man... i really miss those good old days when things was soooooo simple if only i can go back to those days.

anyway, thank god i bought a new oven so he doesnt have to eat some crappy steam birthday cake this year. he is going to some real home bake birthday cake.

its tofu time

what time is it?

its tofu time! its tofu time!

loving my perk pionners

the perk pioneers, designed by shanghai design duo - perk, are produced by adfunture.

it was love at first sight for me when i came across them on some toy blog.

notify my scouting troops all around asia to hunt them for me and guess what! i found there right here on our humble little red dot

anyway let me introduce my new found friend to you all :D

starting from the left: wang wearing raf simon, keep wearing martin margiela, know wearing jean paul gaultier, dollar wearing y3 and last but not least green wearing comme des garcons

i made up all the designer for the thrill of it hahaha

national art gallery, singapore

this might be old news but i just have to post it... i was thrilled when i saw the competition while surfing online for international architecture competition to participate!

i just couldnt believe myself that we are having our own national art gallery. it have been my dream to open up a small art gallery to sell modern alternative art. with national art gallery opening, it kinda shows that singapore art scene is improving and my dream to open might just be fulfiled!

anyway, the winning schemes belong to studio milou from french, simply love their presentation skill. great 3d sectional drawings. wish that i will have a chance to be involved in projects like that big scale.

singapore is finally slowly evolving for the better!

HURRAY~

notes on up and coming architect.... me!

i got inspiration from notes of becoming famous architect blog therefore i am starting my own list of notes to becoming up and coming architect!

to check on how far am i from being a famous architect!

1. work for a famous architect

- i did get the chance to work with a few of singapore top architects such as scda architects, forum architects.

who should i work for next? maybe something more international time to head back to melbourne

2. pay attention to your glasses







- been paying a lot of attention to my glasses since secondary... people usually refer me as the guy with the giant specs! its a good start haha

3. do diagrams like BIG

- i always get reference from BIG website for their diagrams idea and applied them in my uni work as well as for exact work now. however, mine is still no where near them. but at least i am trying




4. make the most of your business card











-here are a few tips from Salanitro (owner of San Francisco-based, Oh Boy, A Design Company) for making the most of your business cards

Hand them to people when you meet them for the first time.

Give them to people every time you meet them, not just the first time.

Include one in everything you send out

Carry them everywhere you go. networking is the most effective marketing activity

5. pay attention to your clothes

- relationship between fashion and architecture is not a particularly oblique one. both are based on structure, shape and prettying up basic necessities - clothes and shelter. the relationship between fashion and architects is less discussed. yet even a glance at your garden-variety modern architect proves this is a group who are just as style-conscious as fashion designers.

like my idol sejima, she's always clad in comme des garcons

so many to choose from

tattoo tattoo have been one of the thing that have always been thinking of doing but have yet got the time or courage to go get myself one...

anyway, no rush better to choose one i really like and let it stick with me for the rest of my life.

been wanting to get a japanese royal chrysanthemum symbol ever since i saw that salesman in made in japan south melbourne!

fell in love the moment i saw that symbol on someone's arm then came kamon with so many other attractive symbol to choose from...

was too bored

was roaming with my buddy janis and came across this live drawing lesson in the middle of melbourne city.

only 10 bucks with free alcohol, how good can that be!!!!!

without hesitation, i called all my friends to cancel dinner and went to sign ourself up for the live drawing class. how i wish we can have more of such stuff in singapore... one can only wishhhhh

maybe i should start up a gallery that works this way... perhaps











my dear fellow studio mates for 3 hours












some of my 5 and 10 mins sketches

nior: first solo show

just something to share, i happen to be in qv during my previous vacation back to melbourne and i came across this gallery called no vacancy. they are showcasing work by melbourne artist nior. his style combines the natural world with a surreal twist. using recyled timber as his canvad with innocent creatures with detailed fur, feathers and textures.

i can't resist myself and got myself one of his original called "for all i care" - images below. it was within my budget and i was loving his for all i care attitude!

all the way nior and thanks for the chat that day!

long live two sisters

audrey audrey.... you are such wonderful artist!!!

how i wish i got 10 % of your talent.

seriously, that's all i want for xmas this year, santa plsssssss

anyway i will be up on sunday 4am singapore time to click on the purchase

wish me luck!!!

our 2008 christmas tree

its my favorite time of the year once again...

its C H R I S T M A S T I M E ! ! !

time to share
time to shop
time to feast
time to celebrate
time to be joyful
time to be generous

everything is in the eye

jovian & gju lian (the photographer) have inspired me to save up and get myself a dsl camera i've got enlightment from the professional, "everything is in the eye..."

anyway, some amazing shot done by jovian and gju-lian

thanks heaps dude!