Draught Dry Goods recently released their Spring/Summer 2013 Lookbook and we’re head over heels in love with their Cowhide Auburn Reptile backpack. The Steel Blue is also pretty groovy, but the Auburn Reptile had us at ‘hello’. Get both → here. ← Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a …
Or Maybe She Could?
If you haven’t seen Darwin Deez‘s new visuals for “You Can’t Be My Girl”, punch yourself in the face–because you deserve it. Director Keith Schofield slaps together a library of corny stock footage as Darwin Deez hangs around in the background of each frame, belting a lonely tune about a girl who is too wasted for her own good. The song …
3Doodling.
Nowadays, even The Notebook comes in 3D, so why not give your crappy doodles the same privilege? Fit for all your 3D doodling needs, WobbleWorks has invented the 3Doodler, the world’s first 3D doodling pen. Using melted plastic that cools and holds form in midair, the 3Doodler is loaded with biodegradable ABS/PLA plastic, which makes it environmentally safe. The 3Doodler isn’t just for doodles, …
(Kraft)y.
Egor Kraft enlightens the public with his series of humorous, but cruel, posters. The phrases are so cut and dry that the pleasant cleverness of the project become a mere afterthought. Sayings like, “Everyone is Fine, Nobody is Happy,” are ill reminders of how complacent we’ve become with a life that does not meet our standards. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot …
Making Our Way Through Middle Earth.
Believe it or not, but hot chicks can be geeks too. They may not look like geeks, but surely enough, they’ve got a bevy a geek tendencies buried underneath that pretty face and great figure. Recognizing this rare form of duality, Black Milk teamed with James Lillis these funky pair of Middle Earth Map Leggings. Who need Dumbledore to show you …
A Hairy Situation.
Each and every one of Andreas Poupoutsis‘ Hair Portraits are tangled messes that brilliantly nullify the identity their subjects. Taking center stage, the hair becomes the main focus all while turning the photos into a playground of various textures. You’ll even find yourself attempting to identify the subject through the snaking braids and insane frizz. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is …
The Colour Tour.
Spring will soon be here and the travel bug is bound to start biting. Appealing to the jetsetter in us all, Yoni Alter‘s Shapes of Cities series is colorful tour of the world’s most popular destinations. Each print in the series features a city’s landmarks accurate to scale. If you’d like one of your own, find them → here. ← Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch …
Wake Me Up in 30.
Inspired by Buckminster Fuller’s practice of Dymaxion Sleeping–a practice involves taking four 30-minute naps over a period of 24 hours–Forrest Jessee created the Sleep Suit. The Sleep Suit confronts, and mitigates, the relationship between human beings and their environment. Learn more → here. ← Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with …
Vice Merchants x Quiet Lunch Magazine Bedding & Scarf Giveaway!
In fall of 2012, Vice Merchants’ latest collection “Deco Dems” launched. The line features a bevy of burlesque beauties and is made from 100% Egyptian cotton, 400 thread count, fine Sateen fabric. Deco Dems is the ultimate edgy product that lets you embrace a sexy twist in your everyday life. The bedding, available in Lilac and Grey colors and sheet …
All Thumbs.
Miami-based Del Toro has teamed up with Gotham’s own Five Story NYC to make a luxurious navy linen slipper that will definitely generate some hand gestures of approval. The limited-edition “Thumbs Up” slipper should be available exclusively at Five Story NYC at the end of April. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and …
In the Stash.
Sure, pockets are useful, but they aren’t always reliable. As convenient as pockets appear to be, they are susceptible to foreign hands–thieves, policeman, those wayward kids from City of God. It’s about time that you keep your money and other “necessities” tuck away in a space right above your crotch–after all, no one ever goes there. Made by Barrett Alley, …
Dil-do’s and Dil-don’ts.
Innovation is a cycle, at first we had Raymond Loewy’s pencil sharpener; today, we have Francesco Morackin‘s Dildomaker. Now, before you dismiss this invention as some crude instrument rooted in shock value, we would like to reveal that it is actually a manifestation of consumer based satire. “Playing around with the cliche: ‘Sex sales’ The Dildomaker’s purpose is to provide the users …
Gathering Moss.
A long time ago, a cadre of people met in a dark, smoke-filled room and decided that illustration isn’t art and art isn’t illustration. Every now and then, thankfully, there are people like Sam Moss who either never got the memo, or tore it to pieces and shoved it right back in the mailbox. These illustrations, with their earthy aged-paper …
Laughter is the Best Medicine.
“I squat on my heels, raise my head to the moon, and howl. I dig my nails into my sides, and laugh when the snow turns red. As I bend to drink, I laugh at everything that anyone loves.” – Kenneth Patchen. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, …
Face It.
Photographer, Joana Sorino, knows how to convey a message. The young artist is a conceptual genius, tackling various life issues through her work. Only 18 years old, Sorino is already showing some major potential. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, but brute, educational tinge. When …
Recalling the Badlands.
We made our way over to Poppington for the Badlands show last Friday. Curated by Derrick B. Harden, David Barnett, and David Chang, the show featured works by Greg Haberny, Evan Brown, and Phil. Packed to the brim with art gazing partygoers, the Damon Dash owned factory was saturated with an air that can only be described as electric. Quiet …
Light as a Feather(stone.)
Human beings lack structure, and in some case, art can be all the structure any man or woman needs. Take Tracy Featherstone‘s Wearable Sculptures for example. Bringing light to a volatile mix of “control and chaos,” it is an accurate critique of the human condition. “Wearable Structures materialize our daily struggle between control and chaos. The balance is precarious and can …
Dee & Ricky Leave Us Heartbroken.
While couples were tucked away swapping spit and other bodily fluids, Quiet Lunch was at ROX Gallery celebrating their inaugural exhibit–which also happened to be a first for Dee & Ricky. Highly interactive, the Miz Metro curated Heart Breakers included handmade Lego sculptures by Dee & Ricky themselves and destruction classes by Ahmet Civelek. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication …
The Civil Issues: Classism.
Our final topic of discussion, Classism, was the elephant in the room. No matter how we much we tried to tiptoe around the subject, we always found ourselves bumping into it. And good thing that we finally breached that subject. Once we sunk our teeth into classism, the overall exchange was surprisingly cordial, heated, but cordial. Mary Pryor had to step …
The Civil Issues: Sexism.
Sexism is the oldest -ism in the world. Since humanity began, men and women have been at odds with each other, and at the same time, have been unable to live without each other; the ultimate love-hate relationship. While history shows us that sexism has been largely aimed at women, is it fair to say that it only goes one …
The Civil Issues: Racism.
While this country has come a long way in its struggle to overcome racism, many issues of race still persist. At the same time new trends in racism have begun to emerge as the demographic of our country continues to change. New trends emerge and reignite old issues, even, or perhaps especially, because we live in the era when this …
The Civil Issues: Materialism.
Assembled in the basement of the Gene Frankel Theater on Bond Street, our discussion on “isms” had yet to get underway. Mary Pryor was the first to arrive, with Kane Mayfield, Perri Dash and Crystal Hines not too far behind. Gail Thacker, our honorary guest of the night, also strolled in, a warm smile adorning her face. With everyone enjoying …
Uv àjéd.
Using what looks to be a flare, Kevin Cooley‘s series of illuminated snowy landscapes is both ethereal and frightful. If you’ve already caught wind of the meteor that hit Russian, Cooley’s work is eerily familiar. A pure case of life imitating art, this series is a foreshadower’s wet dream. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to …
Andy at the Met.
All I know about Andy Warhol I learned from the album Songs for Drella, the movie Basquiat and his brief, fictional cameo in Oliver Stone’s The Doors. I’m the kind of person that the Metropolitan Museum of Art had in mind when they curated the recently closed exhibit, “Regarding Warhol: Sixty Artists, 50 Years”: someone too star struck by Brillo …
The First Act: Native Bells.
Have you ever listened to a song that made you feel like you could be either raging it, or sitting quietly pondering life, the universe and everything? “Lost in the Sky” by Native Bells is such a song. It’s the kind of song I blast in my headphones without regard for the health of my ears or the musical taste …
Cruz Control.
Anthony Cruz is quite the character–the Puerto Rican Larry David to be exact. Stopping short of having his own show on HBO, Cruz is certainly the odd man out. Growing up in Manhattan, the rhyme slinger is nothing like his counterparts. A beloved concoction of boom-bap and abstract progressivism, Cruz is more than willing to take his craft outside of …
Quiet Lunch Magazine ‡ February 15th, 2013. – February 28th, 2013.
Since February is Black History month, we decided to take a more a serious tone for this issue. Given the history African Americans have in this country, one of the more popular subjects during this time of the year is The Civil Rights Movement. In an effort to stay in step with ideology of those before us, Quiet Lunch gathered …
A Poster for Your Love.
Forget the puny cards, you need a far bigger paper oriented way to show your love. Made by Oh Happy Day, this Valentine’s Day project has been resurrected in the form of pure convenience. With each poster being available as downloadable file, you simply download the file, take it to your nearest Kinkos and print it out giant for $5 on …
The Heart of San Francisco.
It’s Valentine’s Day, and what better way to make you feel inadequate about your “romantical” abilities than telling you the real story of one of the most romantic commercials on the face of the earth. While all are absolutely touched by the idea, many of us had no clue that this was based on a real story. Having to leave …
Who’d’ve Thunk It?
“Mind over matter” is one of the most widely known colloquial phrases, and it turns out it’s a little truer than we thought. This cute little instructional film isn’t quite telling us The Secret, but it’s pretty awesome nonetheless. It turns out that visualizing an activity can have an amazingly direct impact on how capable you become at that activity. …
Journey Through the Badlands.
Curated by Derrick B. Harden, David Barnett, and David Chang, Badlands marks the first show at Poppington for the New Year. In conjunction with Lyons Weir Gallery, the Damon Dash owned factory will be featuring multimedia collective of works by Evan Brown, Greg Haberny, and Phil. Brown is a photographer who strives on Gotham subculture; Haberny is a maniacal multimedia …
Glamour Grab.
Photography icon, Patrick McMullan, is giving away a signed copy of his book Glamour Girls. Published in the Fall of 2007, Glamour Girls boasts one of the largest collections of photographs of celebrated women ever compiled. Containing over 1400 photos, the book spans McMullan’s entire career. Upon winning the prize, the winner will receive a special treat. The sweepstakes literally …
Winter, We Love You… Kind Of.
We’ve been warming up to winter lately, and Yelena Bryksenkovav‘s work seems to be helping the process right along. Bryksenkovav creates quaint, intimate pieces that makes Old Man Winter look like Mister Rogers. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, but brute, educational tinge. When we say, …
On Average.
“Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.” – George Carlin. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, but brute, educational tinge. When we say, “Creative Sustenance Daily,” we mean it. quietlunch.com
Dee & Ricky Still Breaking Hearts.
If art is your only love for this Valentine’s Day, you might want to stop by Dee & Ricky‘s Heart Breakers exhibit at the ROX Gallery. Curated by Miz Metro, Heart Breakers will also be featuring work by Mr. Gif–creator of the insane flyer below. Meant to serve as an unique experience that can be greatly appreciated by the lonely, …
Under a Tree of Hearts.
Valentine’s Day is tomorrow, and The Face’s own Brittany Mason is giving love back to her fans through her Tree of Hearts. Simply “Like” Mason’s Facebook Fan Page and you will enter to win an autograph photo of Brittany Mason herself. Featuring living legends, Nigel Barker, Naomi Campbell, Karolina Kurkova, and Coco Rocha, The Face premiered last night on Oxygen. …
‘Shrooms Day is Upon Us.
Our religious ancestors have been wrong a lot, like anti-intellectualism, ideological warfare and witch-burnings. They’ve also been right about a lot, like Yoga, natural law and some beautiful-ass cathedrals. Every now and then, science and progress remind us that our predecessors had a lot going on upstairs. And the ones we thought were crazy for popping ‘shrooms? Well, some of …
Middle Class Citizen.
Kane Mayfield is scorching the web with his latest single, “Middle Class”. “A eulogy for hope,” the song is perhaps Mayfield’s most hard hitting tune to date. Mayfield spends his time on the song reopening barely healed wounds, leaving his art to gracefully bleed out on life’s stage. From the chilling Glengarry Glen Ross sample to Mayfield’s severely candid wordplay, …
Quiet Lunch x Eat Like a Lady presents: Three Restaurant Picks Sure to Make Your Valentine’s Day.
Still looking for a good date spot for Valentine’s Day? Or maybe you’re even seeking to change your plans? Well Eat Like a Lady blogger Jillian Nadell, in collaboration with Quiet Lunch, has some recommendations for you! Whether you’re just “hanging out,” just started dating, or in it for the long haul, here are some spots that will leave you …
What Lies Under the Cape.
What do you really know about superheroes? Sure, they save lives and keep everyone and their mother out of harm’s way, but with the exposed lifestyle that most celebrities are living nowadays, why shouldn’t we be privy to our heroes’ most candid comings and goings? Capturing our favorite superheroes in classic pop art fashion, Greg Guillemin‘s Secret Hero Life exposes …
The Science of Grafology.
We stopped by Gallery 151 for the opening reception of Grafology. Poached from Michael Namer’s private collection, Grafology features graffiti canvas pieces by Ero, LA2, Koor, and some multimedia pieces from hip- hop impresario, Fab 5 Freddy. At center of Grafology lies exhibited sections of the legendary 151 Wooster Wild Style Wall, a collaborative graffiti mural that was thought to be a myth, …
Katachi x Tokumaru.
Take a look at this beautiful music video for “Katachi” by Shugo Tokumaru. It uses stop motion animation with colored cutouts, but unlike most animations that use the technique, the cutout used in the previous frame isn’t removed. Instead, each cutout is placed against the last to form what looks like a shockingly long row of dominoes. Watching the …
‘Til Suno Comes Up.
Suno recently revealed their upcoming Fall/Winter 2013 collection at New York Fashion Week. The collection features some pretty awesome prints and geometric shapes. See the whole collection → here. ← Also take a peek at the runaway show above. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, but …
The Necessary Steps.
Exploiting the beautiful wonder that is spiral architecture, Lang Baumann has taken the liberty of placing steps in somewhat odd places–mostly suspended in midair. Lang Baumann is the multi-disciplinary studio of Sabina Lang and Daniel Baumann, their ongoing Beautiful Steps series provides a surrealistic take on a structure that most of us use everyday. Although most their installation have a …
A Night At the Secret Circus.
We kicked off New York Fashion Week with the Secret Circus Fashion Week Launch Event held at ModaListas Boutique inside the legendary Limelight. With the DJ Whoo Kid spinning on the 1 & 2’s, the event marked the launch of the London brand in New York City. The brand also teamed up with Jamie Hector’s New York based Moving Mountains, Inc., an organization …