One of the things that makes us human, truly and fundamentally human, is our universal desire to have Jedi powers. True, being a Jedi means a lot of unpleasant things, like vows of celibacy, high mortality rates, and boring earth-toned wardrobes. Still, who among us hasn’t felt a sudden pang of longing when an automatic door opens in our path? …
You Are Now in Shackleton.
Shackleton Bags are the ideal unification of classic and simple. From the military inspired Upton Weekender to the hiker inspired Rufus Rucksack, Shackleton offers a clean look that is both prestigious and sporty. View the collection →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. …
Nico’s Underground.
Nico Perez‘s work is otherworldly. In fact, her subjects are very much of this earth, but the end result is an ethereal acid trip on a Sunday afternoon. It is hard not to feel high when looking at Perez’s work. The alluring haze and strands of light have a warm disorienting effect. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot …
Forget Zig, Worship Zag.
Few of us can bear the burden of superb wit. It’s like a shiny automatic pistol with a hair trigger and a gorgeous ivory handle–you’re constantly showing it off, wounding foes and bystanders because you simply refuse to keep it in its holster. Fortunately, Shahir Zag doesn’t have that problem, he is far more precise. Zag is a sharpshooter, a …
Eavesdropping.
Odd coupling is an interesting motif. It presents a clashing of nuances; a face off, if you will. There is surely some appeal in having a uniform theme, but artists, Kristian Evju, understand the value of quirk. Evju’s series, Conversations in Limbo, is a collective of pairs that don’t quite belong together–seemingly odd couples that put Tony Randall and Jack …
Sticking It to the Man.
When it comes to chopsticks, having opposable thumbs doesn’t always guarantee success. These automatic chopsticks are a godsend for first time users, and a topic of discussion for experts. The chopsticks aren’t exactly a novelty, as they can be used in the traditional manner; but simply link the chopsticks, and they will mutually spring into action. They come in sets …
Certainly in the Zone.
Visual genius, Jeff Vash, has struck again. The young directed recently focused his talents on The Weeknd’s “The Zone” (Sango Remix). The video is a hazy tale of “murder, drugs, and seduction.” 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, …
More Body.
Alan John Herbert‘s The Body has only one flaw, it is too brief. It is such a beautiful series–brilliant even. The two mediums, illustration and photography, partake in a wonderful waltz, gliding across your psyche without missing a beat. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, …
Food for Dirty Thought.
It’s about time that cookies have an “edge”. Beside, gingerbread men aren’t going to cut it at your run of the mill swingers party. You need something more sensual, something more reminiscent of Karma Sutra positions. You need Pipparkaka’s Karma Sutra cookie cutters. The cutters come in 2 different boxes with 4 different cutters in each, which means that if …
Unreal Engineering.
Engineered Garments recently released the lookbook for their Spring/Summer 2013 collection. Populated with tricky plaids, and baggy cuts, the collection falls somewhere between offbeat and quotidian. Keep your eyes on the striped shorts, they are the only thing you’ll ever need in life ever. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life …
In the Diver’s Seat.
We can’t stop listening AlunaGeorge’s new single, “Diver”. It is a rhythmic melody that is simultaneously intimate and distant. The song will be included on their forthcoming album, Body Music. 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 …
Sous La Peau.
Created by photographer, Neda Vent Fischer, Je Te Tiens, Sous Ma Peau (I Hold You, Under My Skin) is a raspy moan of artistic lust. Je Te Tiens, Sous Ma Peau is an aphrodisiac in its own right. The series’ cheeky appeal arouses inspiration, and plays footsie with your inner jet-setter. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication …
A Look Through Time.
iUsers have a reason to feel cool again. Everyone is going ape shit over The Chameleon Clock App for iPhone and iPad. The app uses the rear facing camera to create the illusion of a transparent clock that blends in with any background. Out of all the ways you can display time on your iPhone/iPad device, The Chameleon Clock app …
The Origins of the Nymphs. (Livestream)
Our friends over at Lyons Weir Gallery are streaming an event today, and we thought we would share it with our readers. The gallery is featuring work from artist, Jeff Muhs, in a exhibition titled, The Origin of the Nymphs. So, it shouldn’t matter if you are too far away or too yellow too brace the cold, you partake in …
The Beautiful Ballerina Project.
Soft feminine curves set amongst an urban landscape, ballerinas graciously pirouetting whilst New York City serves both as their stage and as photographer Dane Shitagi‘s backdrop. In the “New York City Ballerina Project“, Shitagi captures not just the beauty in their movement, but the contrast of a refined, and disciplined, art in a raw setting. “New York City Ballerina Project” …
Embrawesomery.
Richard Saja is a keen spirit who uses his extraordinary talent to spearhead the redefinition of embroidery. His entire body of work is amazing, but we were particularly attracted to a pair of sneakers that he designed. We did some light research, but up came short on finding out exactly where our readers can get them. We’ll keep looking, and …
Heavier Things.
“For there is nothing heavier than compassion. Not even one’s own pain weighs so heavy as the pain one feels with someone, for someone, a pain intensified by the imagination and prolonged by a hundred echoes” – Milan Kundera. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, but …
Heifetz’s Patterns of Light.
Taken by Gjon Mili, this sequence from a 1952 LIFE magazine shows a tiny light to revealing the patterns made by violinist Jascha Heifetz’s bow. 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
Holiday Hiatus: Pardon Our Sloth
Dear Readers, Fans and Friends of Quiet Lunch: We the staff of Quiet Lunch hope this note finds you all in good spirits. While many of us are still recovering from the food-coma from the last few days of feasting and drinking, we are ever working, even in our slumber, to give you cerebral sustenance daily. With the new year fast …
The United Artistry of Benetton: BENETTON. South Beach x FABRICA.
Finally, after much Art Basel hubbub, we decided to end our year with the peak of one of our most cherished experiences. As you may already know, Quiet Lunch almost forwent the option to attend Art Basel before we were invited by Benetton to check out their collaboration with FABRICA. Given the opportunity to speak to designers David Raffoul and …
The Narco Supper.
We often like to think of the artist as an expressive soul, an interpreter of whimsy, a creative being with an appetite for inspiration. The artist is all of those things, but the artist is also a social commentator, a critic among men. Bearing the torch for that virtue is Gary-Paul Barbosa Prince. While we were in town for Art Basel …
A Crash Course.
While at UNTITLED, we saw the work of Andres Carranza. What was a routine “wow, that’s cool” moment, quickly turned into a mind blowing experience that left us wondering how an experience could cause an artist to become so brilliantly possessed. Inspired by a near-fatal motor bike accident that occurred when Carranza was 17 years-old, these helmets are far more than cool-looking. Quiet LunchQuiet …
Die in Style.
The world is going to end soon, and the only thing we can think of is how cool we’re going to look when we bite the dust. Luckily for us, Heptagram is having an Apocalypse Giveaway! So, when later lifeforms find your hopefully well-preserved corpse curled up in the fetal position looking like a million bucks, you’ll have Heptagram to …
Live at the Homeland.
The prime time series, Homeland, has quickly been become one of the most watched shows on television, and it is only in its second season. To celebrate the show’s season 2 finale, Californian native, Ty Mattson, created 12 Homeland inspired vintage jazz record covers. “Last night was the finale of the second season of Homeland. To say that I am a huge fan …
Mo’ Pain, Mo’ Gain.
Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson, and Anthony Mackie team up in the latest Michael Bay production called Pain & Gain. Written by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, the film is based on the true story of the Sun Gym Gang, a group of Miami bodybuilder who became involved in extortion, kidnapping, and murder. Aside from having a ring of authenticity, the film …
Everybody Giveashit.
It is always fun to see a brand poke fun of high fashion. A Question Of‘s Giveashit shirt–a play the on coveted high fashion brand Givenchy–is a brash middle finger to the titans who rule the fashion universe. Get it → here ← and → here. ← Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture …
Best Left UNTITLED.
Among all the festivities at Art Basel Miami Beach, the one that resonated with us the most was UNTITLED. Featuring brilliant artists like Holton Rower and Andres Carranza–whom will be featuring later on–UNTITLED was a quaintly illustrious beachfront event that catered to hundreds of attendees eager to set their eyes on worthwhile artwork and bask in the scent of the …
Now, That’s Classic: BMW Art Classic 2012.
While making the rounds at Art Basel Miami Beach 2012, we made our way over to BMW‘s Art Classic to have a gander at their rare, one-of-a-kind automobiles. Painted by the likes of minimalist Frank Stella (3.0 CSL), mobile inventor Alexander Calder (3.0 CSL), and Neo-Dadaist Robert Rauschenberg (635 CSi), these precious art cars do not get to leave their home in Germany very …
I’m Knot As Think As You Drunk I Am.
Everyone has been clamoring about the FlaskTie being perfect for holiday office parties, and frankly, we’re sick of it. How dare they pigeonhole such a unique and deliciously innovative invention? Screw holiday office parties, the FlaskTie is perfect for everyday use! The FlaskTie will take the edge off any Monday, the bore out of any Tuesday, and the living hell …
The Humidity Scriptures.
Hyperrealism has been all the rave this year. The genre has been stunning us all year long with its highly accurate renditions which are often mistaken as photographs. Although the genre is nowhere near close to new, a lot of painters are now seeing fresh accolades for their work–and as of today, German artist, Karin Kneffel, is one of them. Quiet …
Finally, More Details.
Toro y Moi recently released visuals for his single “So Many Details”. We remember the single being released back in October, and we’re happy see it come to live in moving picture form. It is the first single off his new album “Anything In Return” which is due out January 22, 2013. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication …
Learnin’ Youse Some Lettas: Caveat.
Caveat (Pronounced: cav•e•ot)→ Noun.: a) a warning enjoining one from certain acts or practices. b) an explanation to prevent misinterpretation. Example: “His investment advice comes with a caveat: that the stock market is impossible to predict with absolute accuracy.” 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. …
Barnacles Clusters of Pockets.
A small apartment is usually filled with even smaller knickknacks, and finding a place to store those smaller knickknacks can be a pain and a half. Seeking to numb your pain, Ampersand has created the Wallpocket, a storage friendly pentagon made from 100% recycled cardboard. Wallpockets come in six reversible colors and are made right here in the good US of A. …
Somewhere Else.
Visual thinker, Nacho Ormaechea creates a wonderful series of images within images. It almost caters to the notion that human beings are often elsewhere despite being in a specific location. 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 …
Show Some Fxcking Passion.
Every once in a while the average person needs a pick-me-up, Good Fucking Design Advice offers a four word pep talk that gets right to the point. “Show Some Fucking Passion” comes in two colors, and is available → here. ← Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, …
Exposing the Heart.
Captured by Rob Jones, this is the vasculature of an actual heart (porcine heart, identical to human heart). The blood is replaced by a plastic substance which fills all of the veins, capillaries, etc, then the heart is put into a solution that dissolves all the tissue, leaving this incredible detail of a heart. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication …
Reverse Spookism.
“There’s nothing scarier than the human stories I tell ghosts.” – Sage Francis. 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
Turbo Button.
Turbo is a powerful installation that addressed the phenomena of testosterone and superficial superiority. Created by Baptiste Debombourg, the installation took place in the years of 2007, 2008, and 2009, but its impact has lasted well beyond its years. “The turbo wave of the 80’s left its mark on the industry and on the whole cultural situation in Western Europe.It became a …
An Army of Song.
Songbirds are usually revered as precious cantors, but who knew that they also make kickass servicemen? Sato knew, and he’s making sure that the whole world knows it. Torigun, his series of songbirds adorned in military garbs, is adorable and wonderfully executed. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture …
Inside Art Basel Miami Beach 2012.
With the exception of museums and galleries, an individual’s experience with art is often a private and candid one. Rarely is the art community afforded the privilege and the opportunity to gather and collectively show their love for the arts. Art is often spread across different locations, left to be interpreted by their respective audiences, but Art Basel Miami Beach …
Preschoux’s Nocturne.
We’ve always loved Sébastien Preschoux‘s work, but his latest Nocturne series has us looking at the artist in a whole new light. Preschoux’s usual psychedelic, geometric appeal, has been momentarily transformed into brooding mysticism. 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 …
Start TweeTin.
Although spring is months away, one should starting thinking of how they are going to cater to the birds flying back up north during warmer seasons. You could build a bird mansion chocked full leather bound books and rich mahogany or you can simply apply TweeTin™ to any old can of Campbell’s soup, and call it a day. TweeTin™ is only …
Mooning.
Last year’s Private Moon project from Leonid Tishkov and Boris Bendikov still resonates with us despite its datedness. It’s a tranquil, but inquisitive series that inspires both curiosity and comfort. 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 …
An Early GIFt.
Our culture associates the right brain- the creative, the abstract and the chaotic- with art, emotion, intuition and faith. On the other hand, we think of technology as a very left-brained enterprise, cerebral and logical and predictable. But while technology might be impeccably sensible in and of itself, the role it plays in our society is far from straightforward. Why …
Sort of Like Clockwork.
In a world where stamps and pencils have become all but obsolete, analogue experiences are far and far in between. Looking revive an age old practice of sharpening a pencil, Suck UK has designed a sharpener that resemble references to another analogue experience, clock winding. Purchase it → here! ← Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote …