Metal - Issue 29 • Paris, LA - Issue 9 • White Zinfandel Issue 3 • Mark Borthwick’s Not In Fashion
Limited-edition Buff Mug by LA-based Ben Medansky • Stoneware Cup by the UK’s Another Country • Made-in-England fine bone china mug by Max Lamb • Vase from Philadelphia’s Object & Totem.
GRADUATION 2013
Smart graduation gifts for the modern academic:
Henrik Vibskov laptop case • Comme des Garçons small zip pouch and polka dot wallet • The World of Madelon Vriesendorp • Dieterle rotation bangle • Comme des Garçons Incense Series 3: Kyoto
Super excited to announce that ROLU’s Bookends for TOC will be on display this week at the Merchant’s House Museum exhibition at Noho Design District. The edition will be coming to the shop in Portland this summer along with some related special events—more to come!
Excited for the NOHO Next showcase opening this weekend at the Noho Design District festival in NY (curated by Sight Unseen). Portland’s own Jason Rens and Eric Trine are participating in the exhibition!
Photo courtesy Jason Rens: work in preparation!
New Reality Studio arrivals are now online!
GIFTS FOR THE MODERN MOM
Fragrances and leather goods by Comme des Garçons, jewelry by WWAKE, Gemma Holt, and Dieterle, ceramics by Object & Totem and Max Lamb, shoes by Reality Studio. Complimentary mini Pearl+ Luxery soap with every purchase through Sunday.
Table of Contents has been nominated as a finalist in the Farfetch Superstore competition. Have a look at our video and cast your vote. The winning shop joins Farfetch for a year.
Check out the Sight Unseen feature on TOC favorite Jason Rens!
Berlin-based designer Svenja Specht is the creative force behind the line Reality Studio. TOC is excited to present the new SS13 collection, but thought we should get a few words from Svenja to help kick things off.
TOC: What was the inspiration for the season?
SS: This time Reality Studios expedition lead us to Portugal. We spent one month in North Portugal because of research. We were very impressed by the landscape, food, resources and traditions. There we met `Colonia´, a design team, in their wonderful studio & micro gallery in Porto and we became friends. I asked them if they would be up for a collaboration with Reality Studio - and they were. The result is the Cubo Print that has its basis in Portuguese tridimensional tiles. The pattern cubic forms, turned into containers for a lush garden which explode across the fabric. The fabrics are mainly from Italy & France some from Portugal. Normally we visit fabric producers or fabric fairs to find them. Sometimes we can add some handcrafted fabrics if we are lucky.
TOC: Tell us something about living and working in Berlin.
SS: Living in Berlin is like being on a sailboat. You can be totally calm and by yourself, but then all of a sudden many things are happening around you and you get so many influences and inspirations. The winters are hard and the summers short but beautiful. Food is not one of the highlights but the entertainment factor is very high! When you are landing you should take your bike and explore the city by bike - that’s wonderful!
The full collection will be online later this week!
Current obsession: Sassi Nel Parco by Ettore Sottsass, a grouping of 5 marble sculptures/seating elements in the park behind the Triennale di Milano.
A highlight of our trip to Milan for the Salone was a visit to Achille Castiglioni’s atelier. Been thinking a lot about the way that space informs both process and output. Castiglioni’s penchant for tinkering with everyday forms is clearly in evidence in the studio.
Oh! Excited to see Rason Jens Totemic Bookends, TOC Cast Cairns, and TOC Cut Cube Bookends in T Magazine! Photos by Philippe Lacombe.
