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SPR ING It was one of those Spring days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade Charles Dickens
FE AT U R ED M AG A ZI NE S
Hypebeast Issue 11
Printed Pages Autumn/Winter 2015
Disegno Issue 13
Disegno Issue 12
Weapons of Reason Issue 4
H Y PEBE A ST Issue 11 - Pg. 191
The MA-1 Flight Jacket Now a streetwear fashion staple, it started life as a standard piece of U.S. military attire, originally developed due to the emergence of the Jet Age. This article details the history and functionality of the jacket including an interview with Alpha Industries the original supplier to the military, who now manufacture the jacket for the public. An insight into a company that has transitioned from functionality to fashion. Suggested by Ryan Haydon _ Fashion
H Y PEBE A ST Issue 11 - Pg. 26
Finding New Context This interview with California designer Darren Romanelli is both inspiring and validating. He talks about his college days, his time in fashion and the development of his brand “DRx” (aka Dr. Romanelli). “To me, being creative is tapping into your inspiration on the daily, going deep and almost getting lost in it. It’s the idea of recognizing your creativity, getting to know it and building with it. It’s what I chase everyday: that rush of locking in. Suggested by Mark Mordecai _ Interview
Malika Favre _
Cover illustration for the New York Times sunday review on girls, porn and sex.
PR I N T E D PAG E S Autumn/Winter 2015 - Pg. 86
Filthy Ideas Malika Favre – self-described as Pop Art meets OpArt – is a striking lesson in the use of positive/negative space and colour. In this article Malika describes her formative years, inspiration and her view of the industry. Suggested by Ryan Haydon _ Illustration
DISEGNO Issue 13 - Pg. 129
Somewhere Serious Written prior to the opening of the New Design Museum in Holland Park (opposite), Vicky Richardson interviews the major players in the refurbishment/design of the former Commonwealth Institue, including architect John Pawson (above). The conversation encompasses the architectural challenges of the buidling itself; curating a semi-permenant exhibition and creating a design museum that is both populist and popular. Suggested by Ryan Haydon _ Architecture Design
DISEGNO Issue 12 - Pg. 26
Fordlândia This is a lovely photoessay about an abandoned American town established by Henry Ford deep inside the Amazon forest called “Fordlândia” (above) Some impressive demonstrations of survival skills, and a lot of great photography. Suggested by Irene Garcia Muñoz _ Photography Travel
Amazon Rainforest _
Home of Fordlândia.
MushroomÂŽ Packaging _
Material made from mycelium by Ecovative.
Agar Plasticity
RePack
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A research project by Kosuke Araki, Noriaki Maetani and Akira Muraoka, of AMAM.
A recyclable polypropylene package for shipping goods.
DISEGNO Issue 12 - Pg. 73
The Case for Repackaging Online shopping experiences often end the same way. A parcel arrives, packed within other parcels like cardboard Russian dolls. Already too large to fit through a letterbox, the item travels additionally cushioned by air-filled plastic bags, coils of thick brown paper, or on a soft bedding of foam peanuts. Sometimes all three. The mound of packaging that results is the physical manifestation of buying habits driven by conveniences. These proportions of packaging to product are the unhappy consequence of e-commerce. “This report is a step forward for packaging. Less conventional, more intelligent, less resources = more”. Suggested by Irene Garcia Muñoz _ Packaging
W E APONS OF R E ASON Issue 4 - Pg. 69
Two Tribes The arrival of social platforms was supposed to liberate us from the monopoly of the media, but data scientist and journalist Jonathan Stray asks if it has simply handed more power to the old guard. It’s an interesting read and it has some lovely illustration to accompany it as well. The entire magazine is worth a read actually. The concept of the mag is to give you weapons of reason and conversation to use against current socio-political issues. This month’s issue is about “Power.” Suggested by Gemma Batterby _ Social Media Politics
SPR ING IN NEW HAMPSHIRE Too green the springing April grass, Too blue the silver-speckled sky, For me to linger here, alas, While happy winds go laughing by, Wasting the golden hours indoors, Washing windows and scrubbing floors. Too wonderful the April night, Too faintly sweet the first May flowers, The stars too gloriously bright, For me to spend the evening hours, When fields are fresh and streams are leaping, Wearied, exhausted, dully sleeping. Claude McKay
M AG A Z I N E C LU B MON T H LY A monthly update for the Geometry London Magazine Club. Each month we scour our magazine collection on the third floor and highlight the best design, art, literature, or anything that inspires us. Become a part of the Magazine Club Monthly update: If you read an article that you want to share with the agency, please send the magazine name, title of the article and page number with a brief description to james.cahill@geometry.com (include ‘Magazine Club Monthly Submission’ in the subject line). You don’t have to be in the creative department in order to suggest an article. We accept suggestions from every department.