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Queens English

Queens English

This week we had an unexpected surprise: seven graphic design students visiting our studio from the UK. All but one had never been to the States before, and I am...
Patrick, Say It’s Not So

Patrick, Say It’s Not So

I'm not that scrawny, but I did have to laugh at this one. After all, Marc does have the smallest head his hat maker has seen in his 17 years...
Thursday Night is Gallery Night

Thursday Night is Gallery Night

Every month for the past 4 years, MSLK has worked with Michael Mazzeo to shoot images for our Redken dealsheets. A few years back, Michael came to us and said...
Go Aaron

Go Aaron

Our friend, Aaron Meshon, is an awesome illustrator. What I love most about his work is he layers each piece with cute moments and clever humor down to every, single,...
Provoking Magic: Lighting of Ingo Maurer

Provoking Magic: Lighting of Ingo Maurer

Ingo Maurer's first US exhibit ended today at the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. In fact, I'm not sure if Ingo's 40+ years of designed lighting have received much notoriety in...
Low Calorie “Cakes”

Low Calorie “Cakes”

I was in Korea Town the other night and spotted these ridiculous towel cakes on display at a gift store. They looked so real all wrapped up in plastic. It...
Calling All Idiots!

Calling All Idiots!

All you need are four friends, a shopping cart, and some awesome costumes. The Idiotarod is back, and it's this weekend in New York. There are various starting points in...
One Cold Hand

One Cold Hand

Last week my mom sent me a newspaper clipping about a woman in Pittsburgh dedicated to reuniting lost gloves and mittens. Jennifer Gooch is a Pittsburgh resident who features gloves/mittens...
“MySpace” in Chinese?

“MySpace” in Chinese?

On our way back to the office from Redken meeting, Katie and I spotted someone reading this Chinese newspaper. We thought it was funny how the word "MySpace" was the...
Design: Isamu Noguchi and Isamu Kenmochi

Design: Isamu Noguchi and Isamu Kenmochi

At the end of our street, along the East River, sits a small museum dedicated to the industrial designer and artist, Isamu Noguchi. It actually sits in the building that...