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weill done: a weill deal

by Art Chantry: one thing i’ve taught myself to do while thrifting is to always ALWAYS dig through old stashes of classical records. i used to skip over classical records when i found them at yard sales and thrift store … Continue reading

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single handedly george and samurai lumberjack

by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com) everybody knows all about the eames chair designs. in fact, right now, everything ‘charles and ray eames’ is solid-gold cool standard. whenever my designer friends start talking about 20th century modernism, they always immediately blurt, … Continue reading

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life’s a beach

by Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com): it’s monday. it’s august. it’s bloody hot outside. the news cycle is full of extremely idiotic crap. everybody is broke and feeling it. it’s the dog days. we all need a break and we’re not gonna … Continue reading

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suave cool and hip in stereo

by Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com) if you were suave and hip and cool and a young bachelor in the post-war period (the early/mid 50’s) you had a Hi-Fidelity music system. that’s where we get the phrase “Hi-Fi” from. it was the … Continue reading

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good vibrations: still cool after all these years

From the Bauhaus to your house… Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com): In the pantheon of graphic design professionals, there are very very few who have reached the levels occupied by Ivan Chermayeff. He’s considered one of the grand masters of 20th century … Continue reading

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let it bleed: lame brand images

Missing You. Memo From Turner: the Rolling Stones graphics really suck. Lame and tame. You can’t always get what you want, but….. unless you really care….. Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com): This poster/advert/whatever for the 1975 Rolling Stones world tour (specifically promoting … Continue reading

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