Sweet, sweet innovation. Oh, how it moves the soul. Created by Studio Ve, the Manifold Clock presents an all new way to tell time. The clock’s hands are connected with a manifold to create 3D movement. Catering to the concept of time repeating itself, but being ever-changing, the Manifold Clock evolves as the day does–changing shape and taking on new …
Kitties & Chompas.
There are only two things that go together better than cheese and bacon, and that’s sharks and kitties. Surprisingly, no one has decided to capitalize on this dynamite combination until now. Husband and wife duo, Dan and Kozy of Kozyndan, are the first to strike gold with their “Hunters: Charks an’ Kittehs” limited edition archival print. The print shows menacing sharks …
Billy Kidd |x| Transience at Master & Pelavin.
Quiet Lunch stopped by Master & Pelavin to check out Billy Kidd’s newest exhibition, Transience. Featuring all new work from Kidd, Transience is the photographer’s first solo exhibition. Works included in the show touch on the subjects of lithe sexuality, the process of aging, and death. Transience will on display at Masters & Pelavin until December 7th. Masters & Pelavin is located at 13 …
The First Act: Anjimile.
I have been most eager to share this particular installment of The First Act with you, dearest Quiet Lunch readers. I am distinctly enthusiastic about the music being made by the young, talented, and driven new artist, Anjimile. A Northeastern University student and Texas-native, Anjimile came into my world abruptly and unexpectedly on a cool September evening at the Middle …
KENZO |x| Toiletpaper.
KENZO recently collaborated with Toiletpaper for a new line that features some odd sayings accompanied by photographic puns. The cuts and colors are pretty basic, but it the aforementioned oddball spins on phrases such as “Eye-Spangled Banner,” “Cat Got Your Shoe,” and “Two Left ‘Feet’” that snag the attention. Shop the collection → HERE! ← Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a …
All That You Can Be.
PRIVILEGE just released their Classic Army Chambray Shirt. Available in Indigo, the shirt has an intriguing workman’s vibe but a laid back fit. Get it → HERE! ← 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 …
The Lonely Tree.
Myoung Ho Lee‘s 2007 Tree series is about as peaceful and serene as the scenery itself. In the series, the young South Korean photographer touches upon the subjects of physical isolation and visual confirmation. By placing the tree in front of a stark white background, Lee creates a false separation that plays a delightful game with the mind’s eye. Quiet LunchQuiet …
The Times |x| Steven Harrington | Halloween Capsule.
Steven Harrington teams up with The Times once again in honor of our favorite holiday with a limited edition Halloween capsule . The collection includes the Everyday Is Halloween tee, the Black Magic tee, Steve’s sinister October mixtape, a few Halloween treats and a special 6″ x 8″ signed photo print. Orders placed before Halloween will ship same day! Super …
Last Days | Katherine Mann x Trellises.
This week is the last week to see Katherine Mann‘s latest solo exhibition, Trellises. Now on display at gallery nine5 in Nolita, Trellises features new works from the American artist who is known for her sizeable creations that incorporate acrylic paints and sumi ink on Yupo paper. Be sure to visit gallery nine5 and check out Trellises, on display until November 1st–that’s this Friday! …
Vega Zaishi Wang |x| Like a Piece Of Her.
Known for her originality, quality, exceptional hand-crafting, Beijing-based designer Vega Zaishi Wang is garnering much buzz with her latest collection, Like a Piece Of Her. The collection features eye-catching patterns along with limited color palette and a modernized 70′s look. For all inquiries please contact Vega Zaishi Wang or visit her online shop. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to …
Gone Shopping.
Architect Taizo Yamamoto‘s graphite portrait series features what an unfortunate amount of us are forced to call home; a shopping cart. Bordering on hyperrealism, the series allows us to think deeply about an oft forgotten class. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, but brute, educational …
A Tall Read.
Tardu Kuman of Stoa Design created a very organic way for us store literature. The STOA KİTAP is made of solid wood and consists of 7 detachable interlocking parts. To order contact Stao Design → HERE! ← 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 …
And I Wake Up Alone.
Photographer Col. K. captures the essence of loneliness with his recent series Alone. Human beings, like many other mammals, rely heavily on companionship. But ever so often, companionship renders itself hard to come by. For some, loneliness spurs heartbreak. For others, it births an internal culture of acceptance. Either way, the lonely all have one thing in common, and that is …
MeLo-X |x| GOD: Piéce de Résistance |x| A Short Film.
MeLo-X gives us a window into his upcoming album GOD: Pièce de Résistance. The project drops November 5th, but you can pre-order it → HERE. ← Akeem K. Duncan.Akeem is our founder. A writer, poet, curator and profuse sweater, he is responsible for the curatorial direction and overall voice of Quiet Lunch. The Bronx native has read at venues such as the …
Thorocraft |x| Fall/Winter 2013.
Thorocraft is turning heads with their new Fall/Winter 2013 Collection. The company reintroduce some their classic silhouettes such as The Ross and The Hampton, but the collection also sees new faces like The Bowery and The Harloe. The collection also features some fresh nuances like Aztec and paisley prints and elephant skin embossments. The collection is available now on their online shop. …
Quit.
The Anti-Smoking Cigarette Pack by Reynolds and Reyner is a bold project that confronts the dangers of smoking through clever artistry. Using a grim wit, Reynolds and Reyner force cigarette smokers to truly consider the harm that they are doing their health every time they light one up. “People are dying throughout the world of diseases caused by smoking. This package concept shows …
As She Lays…
Painter Karen Ann Myers‘ work features a brilliant array of patterns and colors that seemingly leap off of the canvas. Depicting women lounging in bed amidst vividly decorated sheets, blankets, comforters, and rugs, the decor and their patterns steal the show. Myers captures these patterns with such rich accuracy that the medium starts to come into question and spur statements …
Undeniable Evidence.
One of the benefits of being “civilized” creatures is our ability to clean up our messes–or at least we try. But some messes just don’t go away. Pollution, homicide, they linger as a constant reminder that not all slates can be wiped clean. Born in Idaho and now working out of New York and Isreal, Angela Strassheim‘s Evidence series features homes …
Orée Strikes Again.
Remember the Orée wooden keyboard that we featured around this time yesteryear? Well, we were snooping around for updates and we found that Orée also made a wooden touch pad! The Orée Touch Slab is multi touch trackpad that also serves as a numerical keypad. It is compatible with any Mac OS, Windows 7 or 8 computer equipped with Bluetooth and, similar to …
Death by Sugar Skull.
When it comes to Kickstarter campaigns, there are some ideas that are too good to fail–the Sugar Skull by HUNDRED MILLION is one of them. The London based company is adding a touch of macabre to tea drinking with this innocently frightening skeletal design. And just in case you are wondering about its volume efficiency, the Sugar Skull’s concave design …
Temporary Immortality.
How familiar are we with our mortality? With all the advances in medical science, human beings are living longer lives. But with human beings living longer lives, the concept of death has become more of an expensive chore rather than something that reminds you to live everyday to the fullest. To Live On by Min Jeong Seo confronts our comfort in a …
He is Among Us. #GOD
It’s easy to fuck about on earth when you are absolutely sure that certain a fella named G-O-D isn’t watching. But what if we told you that his omnipresence was in fact omnipresent? Taking inspiration from Michelangelo’s masterpiece “The Creation of Adam”, an anonymous artist has taken the liberty of placing God in everyday situations where we would expect to see …
History Reinvented.
Mary Reid Kelley has made a unique place for herself in the world of independent cinema. Her black and white videos revolve around the lives of women throughout different times in history. She creates a world with elaborate masks and costumes that cover the eyes and replace them with cartoonish features. Caught somewhere between animation and live action, Kelley designs …
The Good Company |x| MellowHigh |x| TGC Tour Hoody.
The folks at Good Company recently debuted their latest collaborative hoody with MellowHigh. Quiet Lunch stopped by The Good Company shop and took in some of the festivities. MellowHigh members Left Brain (who spotted wearing the new TGC Tour Hoody) and Domo Genesis were also at 97 Allen Street, chopping it up with fans and enjoying a little downtime before their North …
Three The Hard Way | The Lost Tape. (VIDEO)
On the night of September 11th 2013, King Deco, Avidya and The Kleshas, and Cakes Da Killa treated partygoers and art enthusiast to a late summer show that made the season one to remember. Featuring dream pop, folk jazz, and hip-hop, Three the Hard Way was a bubbling cauldron of tunes and everyone with an appetite that night got served. In all, …
To The Beets. (VIDEO)
Overdoz. is back with new visuals for their single, “Killer Tofu”. An apparent ode to Nicktoon, Doug Funny, and the fictional single by The Beets, the cartoonish video showcases Overdoz.’s signature outlandishness and also sees a guest spot by Childish Gambino. There’s something infectious about Overdoz.’s fun approach to rap and is garishly featured in this playful vid. It’s a …
I Don’t Want to Wait in Vain.
Nearing the last week of his New York City residency, Banksy recently applied his most somber piece yet at Hustler Club in Hell’s Kitchen. Banksy depiction of a strange man patiently waiting for his date appears to be just another lonely chap. But once you read the caption, “Waiting in vain…at the door of the club,” the message becomes apparent and all …
The Void of Survival.
Gravity, the new film by director Alfonso Cuarón, brings thrilling suspense to the distant realm of outer space. The film mixes terrifying realism with majestic images of Earth and the endless darkness that looms all around. Dr. Ryan Stone, played by Sandra Bullock, serves as the film’s protagonist: a hard working scientist who has limited experience in space. After a …
Super Real.
Painter JKB Fletcher produces some hyperrealsitic paintings that allude to some of the most recognizable comic characters of our time. Titled Dirty Faces, the series is somewhat provocative but has a very meaningful purpose. The Melbourne based artist explains below. On Dirty Faces: “Dirty Faces is a series of oil paintings depicting a figure painted in contemporary superhero colours, the …
The Stoic Sadist.
Illustrator Vaka Valo is nonchalantly sick. It sounds a tad extreme but when you see the work, you will know exactly what we mean. Valo’s Drxxm Dxxry series is a cool, calm application of muted violence. The work isn’t ruined with overwrought emotion and theatrics–instead the sometimes surrealistic and deliberate actions allow the pieces to speak for themselves. One might say that it …
Raised by Wolves. | FW 2013 Lookbook.
Canadian label Raised by Wolves recently presented their new Fall|Winter 2013 collection. The lookbook was in shot and directed in Montreal by Chicago native trash hand. The photographer captured the label’s new collection amid some famous Montreal backdrops including Underground City (La Ville Souterraine), the Old Port, and the Jacques-Cartier bridge. You can see peep RBW’s new collection at their online shop. Quiet LunchQuiet …
Just Business.
Never give your business card to cartoonist, Hugh MacLeod. He will draw quirky and subtly melancholic illustrations on the back of them, making critical works of art that give the audience an unique window into the human psyche. Now that we’re thinking about it, maybe you should give Macleod your business card after all. He may make a masterpiece out of …
MMM |x| EJAF |x| AIDS Awareness.
LN-CC brings you a selection of the iconic MMM (Maison Martin Margiela) Aids awareness t-shirts spanning the last 15 years. The limited t-shirt has been produced every season from FW1994-95 until present, with seasonal changes to the colour of the fabric and typeface. LN-CC have collated the majority of them over the last 15 years, presented here in a 20-piece retrospective, paying homage to times …
Joe© | Untitled.
Quiet Lunch stopped by Joe©‘s Untitled at Rogue Space in Chelsea. The uptown artist has been making quite a name for himself over the past few years, displaying public artwork through Manhattan and working with up and coming designers like Brian Wood. The Bronx native also turned a few head with last year’s Don’t Die. Overall, Joe© has established himself as one of …
Worth the Wait.
Tired of being embarrassed by low res pictures? Well, then say ‘hiya’ to the Pleasewait® picture frame. Created by designer Fabio Milito it is the “first photo frame for very bad resolution pictures”. Now your photographic failures will seem like they were on purpose–thus making them less of a failure. Pleasewait® should be available SOON! Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online …
A Gathering of Swingers.
Who says that meetings have to be a stationary borefest? Duffy London‘s Swing Table ensures that listening to your boss gab on about quarterly earnings is a swing in the park. Made partially from Walnut from Stewardship Council managed forests, the Swing Table also makes family dinnertime and a more interesting experience. Get it → HERE! ← Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot …
Always Socializing.
Chromeo unleashed some new music on the masses today. Described by Chromeo as “6 minutes of funk,” “Sexy Socialite” is just that–6 minutes of hip bumping, butt grabbing, toe tapping funk. An synthy homage to the party girl, “Sexy Socialite” sounds like our generation “Maneater”. The song comes off of their forthcoming LP, White Women. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot …
You Al(Yeti) Know.
Irish based brand Secret Castle is getting busy for the fall. They just released their first jacket, a forest green army style get up with an intriguing camo pattern lining and embroidered Yeti Head on the back. They also followed up on the release with an awesome matching t-shirt, also donning the Yeti Head logo. Get the Yeti Head Jacket → HERE! ← …
From a Safe Distance.
The modernization of vintage fear, that is Clay Lipsky‘s forte. Forever enthralled with the Cold War era in which he grew up in, Lipsky is using his Atomic Overlook series to revisit his childhood. But this isn’t just about Lipsky’s enchantment with the Cold War era, Atomic Overlook is a satirical examination of modern age voyeurism–a voyeurism that leads to an …
Cold Blood Club |x| Down.
Cold Blood Club just released a new single on iTunes. “Down” comes off of the group’s latest effort Headlines & Firefights. Cold Blood Club has been garnering a lot of buzz over the past year and just got through with a successful run at 2013 CMJ Marathon. Get “Down” → HERE! ← Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to …
On a Shin Kick.
Dadu Shin‘s work relies more on its message and less on grandeur aesthetics. Shin doesn’t seek to dazzle you with vibrant colors or send your mind into an artistic whirlwind. He simply wants you to think. Shin’s work is pretty straightforward; almost to the point of artful drabness. But somehow–maybe through charming minimalism and a lack of distraction–its sociopolitical message resonates. Quiet LunchQuiet …
Spread Love.
How We Roll will be rolling out their new BKNY snapbacks soon. The hat features BKNY–an obvious shorthanded ode to Brooklyn, New York–cloaked in a picture of the iconic Brooklyn Bridge. With only 24 pieces left, the hats are going fast! Priced at $150, shipping starts 11/01! ↓ Pre-order now! ↓ Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote …
Charlotta Caught Fxcking.
Charlotta Westergren‘s Fucking consists of thousands of cut and scanned images pinned to the wall. Fucking is delicately rude. With the piece, Westergren creates a moment of artful contradiction. The installment dimensions are approximately 20’ by 8’. 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, …
Jenga.
Seems like a simple drawer. In fact, it’s safe to say that there is nothing much to see here. But if you turn your back for just a second, it’ll change on you. The Fjaril Drawer is as unpredictable as it cool. It’s deceptive nature is only the first layer. Created by Jakob Jørgensen, it also has a unique dual purpose; …
Marc Ecko x Jeff Staple x UNlabel.
Quiet Lunch stopped by Reed Space last week to check out Marc Eckō and Jeff Staple chopping it up about Eckō’s latest book UNlabel: How to Sell You Without Selling Out. Have a look at some of the moments from that night. Also, be sure to pick up a copy of the book UNlabel! Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that …
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