Happy New Year

  
Wishing you happiness, health and inspiration in 2011!

The Video Mouse captures Unique LA

Thank you all again for coming out and supporting local creativity at Unique LA!!   Need more Unique LA in your life?  copy that.  Peep the video from The Video Mouse and Unique LA!

http://thevideomouse.com/

http://uniquela.com/

Happy Holidays!

 Wishing you the happiest of holidays this season!

Renegade SF - This Weekend!

Join us for the 2nd Annual Renegade Craft Fair Holiday Sale in San Francisco on December 18 + 19, from 11am – 7pm in the Concourse Exhibition Center’s East Hall (620 7th St.)! With over 200 of the nation’s finest indie-craft talents (including LOOMLAB ;-)  setting up shop this weekend, all of your last minute holiday-shopping needs are sure to be found at this FREE TO ATTEND craft, art, design + DIY spectacular!

http://www.renegadecraft.com/holiday-sf

Digi-Bling: Phototransistor Stud Earrings

Just received my etsy order from digi-bling: A pair of phototransistors for my ears!  These subtle stud earrings are real phototransistors.  A fabulous find on etsy, Digi-Bling makes jewelry from electronic components.

   

Phototransistor Stud Earrings

  

Mint Green Oxide resistor necklace

 

Half Can Oscillator cufflinks 

 

Chunky Orange capacitor necklace v2.a

Visit there shop for other great accessories for you or the fashionable nerd in your life. 

http://www.etsy.com/shop/digibling

Apartment 3/Unique LA Boutique Fashion Show at H.D. Buttercup!‏

Join us this Friday night at H.D. Buttercup for an Apartment 3 fashion show and get 20% off throughout the Apartment 3 and Unique LA boutique!!

Friday, December 3, 2010
8:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Runway show starts at 9:00 PM 

 

Runway looks by:

Eva Franco

Smoke and Mirrors

Obey

Suburban Riot

Kanvis

Ashton Michael

Kucoon

Jen and Kim Shoes

H.D. Buttercup

3225 Helms Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90034

Open Bar

DJ Boom Bip
Parking on the north side of Venice Blvd. with complimentary valet.

To RSVP http://holidaywardrobeparty.eventbrite.com/

Happy Hanukkah!

It's Hanukkah! So light the [LED] menorah celebrate the festival of lights.   

 

Happy Hanukkah from all of us at LOOMLAB.

LOOMLAB at Renegade Craft Fair!

We've started to plan our trip to San Francisco for the Renegade Craft Fair Holiday Sale on December 18 + 19.  It is our first time showing at Renegade and we're pretty psyched.  Can't wait to see you there!!  

 http://www.renegadecraft.com/holiday-sf

History of the Hand Turkey

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving and survived Black Friday! We are still recovering from self-induced food comas at LOOMLAB. 

For your reading enjoyment, here is a brief history on the hand turkey, as penned by Accumulated Errata.

The first hand turkey recorded can be found among the cave paintings at Lascaux, dated from 13,000 BCE. The stunningly accurate portrayal of the hand turkey is not a hoax, but rather has been verified by the presence of hand turkey fossils in the surrounding French countryside. Carbon dating suggests that they are from 13,000 BCE.

In 1000 CE, a hoarde of Vikings land in Newfoundland. They lived in this new land for some months, bringing with them native European livestock, including boars, cattle, and hand turkeys. when the Vikings gave up on this hostile, barren place, they left the hand tukeys behind. From here, they spread throughout the eastern territories of North America.

In 1899, hand turkey populations hit an all-time low. The bird's colorful plumage became a popular feature of ladies' fashion; the hand turkey was killed for its feathers. People regularly consumed 8-course meals, and the hand turkey was frequent dish. It is said that President William McKinley consumed as many as 12 hand turkeys a day. This boom in popularity spelled trouble for the most noble of species.

Like the dodo bird, the mastadon, and the Caspian tiger, the hand turkey remains only in our imaginations, kindergarten classrooms, and the memories of a few old folks who still remember the days when hand turkeys roamed free across the American landscape.

TO READ the entire account of the hand turkey's descent to extinction, http://accumulated-errata.yikesite.com/miniature-horses-etc/the-history-of-the-hand-turkey

TRON Legacy x Opening Ceremony

I love collaborations, and this new one from Opening Ceremony has me running for the yellow and black neoprene sock booties! With futuristic costumes, light shows, and a soundtrack scored by Daft Punk, TRON: Legacy is on the top of my December must-sees - and now I will have a wardrobe to wear to the premier ;)

And for the record, I am a huge fan of the original TRON, so my standards have been set very high for TRON: Legacy.

Opening Ceremony has collaborated with Disney Consumer Products to create a special capsule collection inspired by Walt Disney Pictures film, TRON: Legacy. Opening Ceremony travels into the TRON universe, where high-tech aesthetics and neon dominate to create a futuristic fashion collection influenced by the film's cinematic elements, from the high-speed Light Cycles to the characters' sleek uniforms.

Inspired by high-performance athletic apparel, Opening Ceremony used tech-driven fabrics like industrial neoprene, high dimension corduroy, and stretch spandex to create the men's and women's collections.

To view the collaboration: http://www.openingceremony.us/ocsearch.asp?keyword=tron%20legacy

Hmmm...I only hope LOOMLAB and Opening Ceremony can collaborate on something soon!

Designer Needs from Plastique*

"this necklace is for those designers out there that want to just hit "undo."

YES! How often have I broken a dish or spilled a drink, only to wish i had a cmd-Z option! Also, loving the golden ratio spiral earrings. View the entire collection: http://plastique.bigcartel.com/category/designer-needs

Get your local shop on at Unique LA!

Unique LA's third annual holiday show is coming December 11 and 12! It will be LOOMLAB's first time in a booth space (we've always had a table in the past). How will we transform the space - you'll have to see it to believe it. oooohhh the anticipation!

http://uniquela.com/

180grammes

I recently stumbled upon 180grammes, an originative boutique outside of Paris. It is clear that artist, designer, and owner of 180g Nicolas Chevalier executes his vision perfectly. With the fusion of high-tech and low-tech, Chevalier combines both hand worked processes with modern materials. I am enamored with 180g's entire creative process and presentation. http://www.180grammes.com
via limited hype: A creative boutique that mixes tailor-made clothing and hand-dyed pieces where people can feel truly connected to their clothing. Nestled beside an Art Gallery on a typical Parisian street, resides a creative shop like no other. A place where you become the designer and the artist, tailor-making your very own wardrobe from jackets, to sweaters, to shirts, to sneakers. From N°11 Blue Lagoon and N°22 Paradise Pink to flannel jackets and cashmere scarves, you can have your article hand painted in 180g‘s atelier in over 100 rich, nuanced, luminous colors. http://limitedhype.com/2010/03/shop-180grammes/

pictures via http://limitedhype.com/2010/03/shop-180grammes/

Moleskine Pac-Man

Loving these limited edition Pac-Man Moleskines

Coolhunting, Like Whoa

Holy Crap, the Unique LA / Apartment 3 Boutique opening is featured on coolhunting and LOOMLAB scarves are highlighted! http://www.coolhunting.com/design/unique-la.php

Unique LA: Indie design powerhouses join forces for a new shop in L.A.'s furniture marketplace H.D. Buttercup... READ MORE

LOOMLAB on Faberuna

LOOMLAB is featured on Faberuna: "Ya’ll know these are the most amazing scarves you’ve ever seen." Awww, Thank you Faberuna! To read more... http://www.faberuna.com/threads/loomlab

HD Buttercup Boutique Opening

Thank you to all who came out for the Unique LA / Apartment 3 Boutique Opening at HD Buttercup. The grand opening was a huge success and we cannot thank you enough for showing your support. Peep this video from the Video Mouse for event highlights. To view PHOTOS, from the event: http://thevideomouse.com/hd-buttercup-apt-3-unique-la-launch/

HD Buttercup: Design Center Grand Opening from The Video Mouse on Vimeo.

The holidays are right around the corner - Don't forget to stop by the Boutique at HD Buttercup for super awesome gifts and LOOMLAB scarves (of course) for your family, your friends, and you! They will be open through January.

Happy Halloween!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Hope your Halloween is full of candy corn, sugar skulls, pumpkin beer, candlelit jack o'lanterns, masquerade balls and vampires that look like Edward Cullen!

We'll be heading over to Hollywood Forever cemetery tomorrow for Dia De Los Muertos ..."one of Mexico's traditional holidays reuniting and honoring beloved ancestors, family and friends. It is an ancient and enduring ritual when the living commune with the dead – a mystical night when the veil is lifted between their two realms and they may share a day together." http://www.ladayofthedead.com/

I think my glow in the dark skeleton hoodie is hidden somewhere in the costume box... have a great weekend! Love, LOOMLAB

LOOMLAB for BROCHU WALKER

Hand crafted in whisper weight wools, LOOMLAB teamed up with Brochu Walker to create custom scarves for their winter sun collection. In stores next week, check your local city in where to buy for availability.

WS10161 space dye scarf, shown in coal/cloud

WS10161 space dye scarf, shown in hydra/cloud

WS10161 space dye scarf, shown in rye/cloud

BONUS ALERT - take a sneak peak at behind the scenes of Brochu Walker's SS11 Photoshoot - love it, live it, wear it!

ELISS x ATTRACT MODE x LOOMLAB

I'm super excited about our soon to be released collaboration between Steph Thirion, creator of the award-winning app - Eliss and Adam Robezzoli, owner of the coolest videogame culture shop online, Attract Mode.
http://www.toucheliss.com/

Recently unveiled at PAX, here is a shot of the prototype in action. Don't have one yet? Don't worry - these scarves will be out before the holidays hit!

photo courtesy of http://attractmo.de/

Happy Birthday to LOOMLAB!

IT'S LOOMLAB’S BIRTHDAY!! We are celebrating our first year and want to thank all of you for the LOOMLAB love and support. We could not have done it without you!

As a special thank you, please enjoy 25% off on all scarves at our online shop for the rest of October. Use super-secret code: ARCHIMEDES for 25% discount at checkout.

Also, stay tuned for our soon to be launched LOOMLAB newsletter, keeping you updated on our upcoming events, product launches, and news.

Thank you again and we look forward to another exciting year with you!

Cinematique Trailer- Spectacular!

Cinematique - trailer from Adrien Mondot on Vimeo.

The Unique LA & Apartment 3 Store Opening

Come join Unique LA and Apartment 3 as we celebrate the opening of our boutique at H.D. Buttercup! Enjoy an open bar, tunes by a super-secret-celeb DJ, goodies, our favorite food trucks, and more.

Don't miss this special preview to check out the great selections from over 100 independent designers and artists (including yours truly LOOMLAB)!

Free to attend but YOU MUST RSVP HERE: http://uniquelaapartment3opening.eventbrite.com/

simmons+burke=genuis

I recently had the good luck to visit the opening of Simmons and Burke's show IF NOT WINTER at the Michael Kohn Gallery. I often attend art openings in and around LA, but rarely does the art affect me as much as this show did. It was pure and raw and technical and an orchestra of image and sound - excuse my language, but their work is a complete mind fuck.

If you can get out to visit their show before it closes, I highly recommend it. It was an honor to be present to experience such true works of genius.
For their second solo show in Los Angeles, the artists have created a collection of work that underscores their now iconographic style. Using the Internet as their source material, Simmons & Burke have effectively combed through millions of images and sounds, appropriating these once disparate elements into the grand narratives of their art. Embracing a sense of horror vacui (literally, a fear of empty spaces) in their artwork, Simmons & Burke fill the entire surface of these works, creating depth from rich layers of imagery and sound.
-courtesy of Michael Kohn Gallery

Below LA Weekly's Christopher Miles describes the duo's work for their first solo show in LA:

"The collaborative duo of Case Simmons and Andrew Burke share a tendency toward epic spectacles that fuse human triumph, folly and cosmic events with the likes of 15th-century Netherlander Hieronymus Bosch or 16th-century German Albrecht Altdorfer. But while such forebears delivered such imagery as Christ issuing his last judgment from a kind of divine bubble hovering above a scorched and debouched earth, or a portal to heaven opening above a massive battle scene, Simmons & Burke are more likely to deliver Karl Lagerfeld decked out in white and emerging from the clouds, Michael Jordan dunking in the sky or Mr. Roarke and Tattoo of Fantasy Island mounting a podium while Britney and Madonna kiss in the corner. All this is handled via collage reminiscent of dada, with a kind of post-tweaker mania about it, and arranged in compositions that recall the sort of Renaissance and Baroque layouts art historians diagram with diagonal lines and triangles, but that you’ve probably seen more familiarly while tripping on a kaleidoscope. The most pleasurable eyestrain you’ll ever know is paired with equally cacophonous layered soundtracks matched to each of their Paradise on Earth visions."

Joel McHale in LOOMLAB?

Joel McHale in LOOMLAB? Hopefully soon! Rumor has it that Joel likes LOOMLAB so be on the lookout for him wearing a fabulous new scarf soon!

We love him in Community and E's The Soup, but we were super psyched about his recent feature in our favorite mag, as he hosted The New TV Guide in September's Wired.

"Smart" And Stylish Scarves on Real Simple

Simple Stated, a blog from Real Simple, had some really lovely things to say about LOOMLAB...

"She's got beauty and brains. No...I'm not talking about you (although I'm sure you personify both of these qualities)...I'm referring to this amazing Jane Henry scarf that is just as visually stimulating as it is mentally. Don't believe me? Well, read on..." "Smart" And Stylish Scarves By LOOMLAB



Thank you Julee and Happy Wrapping!!

LOOMLAB featured in TimeOut NewYork!

Our Gradient Oblong scarf was featured in TimeOut NewYork!

TIME OUT NEW YORK

08.19.10-08.25.10

LOOMLAB for Green Nation Entertainment

Green Nation Entertainment shot musician Beth Current's most recent music video featuring LOOMLAB's Fibonacci Stripe Oblong scarf on the mic stand!

Don't forget your data stream

Tired of forgetting your USB drive in a shared computer? Designed by Chris Jackson, an Industrial Designer living in Wellington, New Zealand, Jackson transforms the information hidden within the USB drive into a visual sculpture of binary code.

http://www.researchandobject.com/project/data-stream/

Robolamp Ctrl+Attck

Found in my inbox from Thrillist, hand-crafted robolamps, made from electrical conduits and a variety of electrical materials. http://www.robolamps.eu

Robolamp Irtin
"A loyal guardian for your night safety…"

Robolamp Gandera
"The robotic plant on the ‘Robolamps’ planet."

Hand-built in Croatia, but sold on etsy, get yours HERE.