Cool Thing We Want #326: “Constitutions Of Classic Cocktails” Poster By Pop Chart Lab
January 30, 2012
No, we wouldn’t hang it on our wall, but we might use it for occasional reference and to respect the work that went into it. Zoom the hell in here.
This definitive guide to classic cocktails breaks down 68 drinks into their constituent parts. Follow the lines to see where spirits, mixers, and garnishes intersect to form delightful concoctions. This massive movie poster-sized print contains over 40 types of alcohol (from distilled spirits to bitters), mixers from raspberry syrup to egg white, and garnishes from the classic olive to a salted rim. This obsessively detailed chart also includes the ratios for each drink, as well as the proper serving glass, making it as functional as it is beautiful. Over a year in the making, this is Pop Chart Lab’s most elaborate chart ever.
Constitution of Cocktails Poster | Pop Chart Lab | $28
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VANCOUVERITES: 10 Questions With Kyla Leslie, The Owner And Creator Of “Kove”
January 26, 2012
by Jenny Bachynski | Kyla Leslie is the creative force behind Kove, the gorgeous crochet line made right here in Vancouver. When I stumbled on her work awhile back, the colours, quality, and meticulous attention to detail really stuck with me and got me excited. I needed to know more…
Who are you and how did Kove came to be? Born and raised west coaster, aspiring yoga teacher and corporate drop-out; lover of textiles, travel, fashion and Indian food. Kove has been this amazing experiment-turned-success. I came home after my last trip to India and started playing around with the crochet hooks for the first time in years (my mom and grandmothers had taught me in my pre-teens). I put a little collection together, photographed it and opened my Etsy shop with no real expectation of what was to come. I just made the kinds of pieces I like to wear and hoped others would like them too.
When did you realize that this could become a job? It was sometime this fall (probably in the middle of the night, working on orders) I realized this not only could be a full-time gig, but that I really wanted it to be. What Kove grows or evolves into, we’ll have to wait and see, but I’m really excited for what next season brings.
What has been the most exciting thing that has happened to you since you started Kove? Successfully pitching for a pop-up shop space at Rize House in October. Designing the concept for the space, putting the shop together and then using it as a showroom for the line was absolutely one of the highlights of this season.
What do you think makes your work stand out, compared to the other designers around? Being so close to my work, that’s a hard question to answer. I think the most obvious difference is that my designs are crocheted, and the majority of what is out there is knit. Like any designer I’m always trying to learn new skills, and this season I spent a bunch of time working on a more traditional style of crochet that you can see in some of the more intricate textures, like the boot warmers, for example.
What do you think is the most valuable skill to have when starting a business? To know what your skills are and when you need to outsource the expertise of others.
What is your favourite thing about owning your own business? I love that most of the time work is just this great evolving project that I get to spend my time on. Having my own schedule is something I really value. As for least – well, who likes doing their own bookkeeping?
What is the best advice you were given when you started your business? Who was it from? Having started Kove on a lark, the support and encouragement to keep going has been the biggest boost. I have a group of entrepreneurial friends and family members who make a great sounding board for ideas and are always around to answer questions.
If you could hire anyone in the world to work for Kove, who would it be? Living: I’d actually love to hire a farm and produce my own yarn. Deceased: My grandma.
What is your favorite Vancouver small business? Is this the part where I shamelessly plug my (very talented) friends? I could never choose just one – this city is full of creatives doing fantastic things.
If the world was going to end this week, what would be the last thing you would make? Something like this would be perfect, don’t you think?
To learn more about Kove visit www.kove.ca and www.facebook.com/kovehandmade.
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Jenny Bachynski was born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta. In her teenage years she packed up her bags and headed to Vancouver to pursue further education in fashion design. In 2009 she started her own small business Jenny Andrews Recycled Leather Goods, as well as her blog Jenny Loves. After starting her blog, Jenny discovered that one of her greatest joys was stumbling upon beautiful and interesting things, and sharing them with anyone who would listen.
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LOOKCITY: Thom Browne’s New Fall 2012 Men’s Collection Is Way Freakin’ Out There
January 23, 2012
(via) Just when you thought J.D. Salinger and Lewis Carroll took a bunch of LSD with Edward Scissorhands and got busy making clothes at Quentin Tarantino’s house (again), it turns out that it’s just designer Thom Browne unleashing his new menswear line for Fall 2012. Oh, fashion. More oddity/hilarity here.
Cool Thing We Want #325: Set Of 3 Vintage Mugs From “First United Thrift” On Hastings
January 21, 2012
Playboy Club Coffee Cups | First United Thrift Store (340 Hastings) | $17 for three
Seen In Vancouver #336: “Beggars Banquet” Comes Fleetingly To The Old Boneta Space
January 20, 2012
Gastown’s newest pop-up market, The Beggars Banquet, opened up tonight in the old Boneta space at 1 West Cordova. Check it out from 11am to 6pm tomorrow (Saturday). The Found and The Freed were well represented, as were Union Wood & Supply Co. and Cocolico (among several other locally spun bits of awesomeness). Score clothing, unique housewares, furniture, books, trinkets and all manner of curiosities.
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11- 6pm | Saturday, January 21 | Boneta 1 West Cordova | $2 Admission
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Cool Thing We Want #324: Hand-Crafted Oji Masanori Kami Mug By Hidetoshi Takahashi
January 20, 2012
How cool would it be to have a cupboard full of these babies?
Kami means paper, and the Kami mug is hand crafted in a workshop in Hokkaido Japan by Hidetoshi Takahashi. The cup is made from Castor Aralia wood, shaped using a potter’s wheel and coated with a food safe resin.
Oji Masanori Kami Mug | $75 | Mjolk (Toronto)
GOODS: “Union Wood & Supply Company” At Beggars Banquet In The Old Boneta Space…
January 18, 2012
Union Wood & Supply Company is located at 503 Railway St. in Vancouver, BC | 604-675-9033 | www.unionwoodco.com
The GOODS from Union Wood & Supply Co.
Vancouver, BC | We are proud to be taking part in this weekend’s Beggars Banquet at the old Boneta space at 1 West Cordova in Gastown. Come down and take a good gander…
Welcome to Beggars Banquet, a discerning selection of vintage and quality goods monthly. Expanding on existing vintage sales in the Vancouver, we aim to fill a niche in the city between antique fairs and Main and Terminal shopping; marrying combined interests and collections. Beggars Banquet is a monthly “pop-up flea” taking place at the beautiful and central Boneta space at #1 Cordova Street in Gastown. The first edition of this sale will take place on the evening of Friday, January 20th and all day until 6PM on Saturday, January 21st.
$2 Admission
Clothing, Collectables, Curiosities, Housewares, Skateboards, Furniture, Books, Bicycles, Records & Deadstock
the tumblr link: http://beggarsbanquetmonthly.
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the facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/events/142426692540051/
and facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/beggarsbanquetmonthly
Learn more about our shop after the jump… Read more
Cool Thing We Want #323: Gold 1960′s Mini Dress From The Frock Shoppe In Gastown…
January 18, 2012
Amazing | The Frock Shop (311 Carrall between Hastings & Cordova) | $45
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Cool Thing We Want #321: Sculptures Made Of Skateboards By Japanese Artist Haroshi
January 9, 2012
That wheel is amazeballs! Haroshi’s show opened a few days ago in Los Angeles. | photos via DDJ
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Cool Thing We Want #320: A Ticket To Ride On The First Flight Of The “Passing Cloud”
January 6, 2012
Designer Tiago Barros proposes we ditch the whole airplane idea and float to our destinations in fairweather fashion atop man-made cloud balloons.
The Passing Cloud is an innovative and environmentally friendly method of transportation that doesn’t require expensive steel tracks or concrete highways. It is made of a series of spherical balloons that form the shape of a cloud. Its inner stainless steel structure is covered with heavy weight tensile nylon fabric. During the journey, It moves according to prevailing winds speed and direction at the time of travel. Since it moves with the wind, no wind is ever felt during the trip, offering the passengers a full “floating sensation”.
It might prove tricky during lightning storms and come complete with gnarly sunburns, but we still want to be on board. See more mock-ups here.
