Author results: Rachel Surgeoner

antipodes water

10th Nov 08
Product: Beauty
Theft: Theft is likely

Yes, this water is what we would regard as a ‘luxury item' - yes, it's more expensive than a carton of beer and yes, technically it's just water; but what must be understood about antipodes is that... it really isn't just water. Scientifically speaking, antipodes is categorised as the deepest, highest quality artesian water in New Zealand.

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Mercy Arms

15th Sep 08
Release: Album
To Cure: A broken heart

So Mercy Arms have always been OK - they've been around for a while and they've scored some nice supports slots like The Strokes. Then Capital Records screwed them or something - haven't really heard too much more until now. Until they stole my life and my right eardrum... if I play track 4, TO ME NOW one more time I'll be declared clinically insane.

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Mister Lonely

11th Sep 08
Format: Book
Motivation: Pimp your coffee table

Harmony Korine: he did the screenplay for KIDS, he used to do Chole Sevigny (until he started doing too many drugs), he's done Letterman, and even Marc Jacobs wants his picture. But mostly because he directed these Cannes applauded films: GUMMO, JULIEN DONKEY-BOY and MISTER LONELY.

This is the book of the film, well rather the screenplay made into a book.

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The Big Bento Box Of Unuseless Japanese Inventions

15th Jul 08

Meet Kenji Kawakami, designer, pathological mail-order enthusiast and author of this book. Kawakami is the founder of Chindogu, the art of the 'unuseless' idea and the tome's premise. He's developed an entire philosophy around bizarre gadgets. There are 10 tenets of Chindogu; man-made objects that have broken free from the chains of usefulness.

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Canvas Magazine

4th Jul 08

CANVAS MAGAZINE is the love child of a fashion fanatic and her design savvy boyfriend. Straight out of Le'Brisbane, CANVAS covets high-fashion and profiles art practioners and well, beautiful things. Captured with brilliant photography from the likes of Martin Bleasdale.

The latest issue houses the wares of jewellery designer Paula Kyle Walden and an interview with Chris Do, the director of design studio Blind.

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