The Tiles of Vietnam: Part One

Vietnam is currently in that economic and social stage where only the very the new and "modern" is considered beautiful and acceptable. These gorgeous tiles can be found everywhere but unfortunately don't fall into that category. Sadly this means you can often seen the haphazardly smashed up and dumped on the side of street. Oh well, who are we to judge.

I think they're beautiful and I find myself taking photos of them constantly. If you've ever been here you'll know they won't be here for forever! Amazingly these photos were all taken last week at the Fine Arts Museum in Ho Chi Minh City (I tagged along when Johnny was there for work). The 2 buildings the museum  is housed in are gorgeous and there's over 30 different types of tiles.

Part 2 to come...

Good Sound Advice

Everyone who knows me knows I do love a good techno gig or two. Like many others in Sydney who love music, the streetpress newspaper/mag 3D World (RIP) was something you'd look through obsessively every week to see what was coming up (especially since often there are so many things you have to plan what to spend your money on).

One of the standout promoters for me who consistently caught my eye are HAHA Industries, not only because their parties are awesome but because everytime I saw an ad and said to myself "great poster" it happened to be for them. The nerd inside of me also notes how great it is that for each party there's a defined look and feel/concept that is consistent for each gig. Consistancy is highly underrated my friends.

The designer behind it all is Dave Fernandes who annoyingly is not only a pretty switched on designer but someone who can play a damn fine tune or two. For more check out Good Sound Advice.

Paper Record Player Invite

This wedding invitation by Kellie Anderson and friends is a just a little bit amazing. It's a paper record player! For more check out her blog here.

Customised Skateboard Shelves

I visted my old sharehouse last week and one of the new housemates has these SUPER AWESOME SHELVES made/upcycled/recycled from old skateboard decks. He must be cool. I haven't met him yet but hopefully he doesn't know I took these photos and put them on the internets. That might be creepy.