The Octet Radar: June Gloom
Eight items catching my eyes and ears under the current West Coast cloud cover.
A brief update highlighting what’s been on my radar lately. — Hamish
Left: Daido Moriyama “Shadow” plate by Beams coupled with “Canteen” cutlery by Service Projects.
Stüssy x Tekla hand-drawn bedding and pajamas.
Four great stores to explore: Corners in Upstate New York (above left); Off Campus on boulevard Voltaire in Paris (above right); the beautifully-redesigned Mohawk Man at Silverlake Junction in Los Angeles (below left); and Lore (below right), a beautiful new community-centered bookstore (and more) in Los Angeles’ Leimert Park.
Rad collages by Dutch artist Ruth van Beek featuring ceramics by Bitossi.
The Virgin Suicides, photographed by the late Corinne Day, edited by Sofia Coppola—and published on her Important Flowers imprint at MACK.
Two beautiful new portraits by British photographer Charlotte Hadden — musicians Dodi (left) and (for the New York Times) Pulp’s Jarvis Cocker.
Spiritualized’s Jason Pierce recently sat in for Iggy Pop on the BBC’s Slow Sunday mixtape show and it’s a spectacular listen.
Dream team: Mike Mills directs Saoirse Ronan for the (tbd reforming) Talking Heads.
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