Detroit-Inspired Apparel by 2:37am

Brian du Bois is currently a student in the Cranbrook 3D Design program, and he is also the principal of 2:37am Studios, a design/build/model company, and 2:37am, an apparel company whose graphics visualize aspects of industrial Detroit.

People Will Always Need Plates

The studio of Hannah Dipper and Robin Farquhar, a.k.a. People Will Always Need Plates, uses “high quality, low volume batch production to create witty, thoughtful and stylish products as a direct antithesis to the current proliferation of cheap, throwaway design.”

PLACEMADE Exhibit Recap

Thanks so much to the many Cincinnatians who stopped by to check out our exhibit at MiCA 12/v Friday night! Over-the-Rhine was definitely the place to be that night. If you weren’t able to make it, here are photos of the installation. The exhibit is up for another three weeks.

Vine-L Summer Clearance Sale

OTR Anagram print on vintage wallpaper

This weekend, the merchants around 12th and Vine in Over-the-Rhine are having a big summer sale, and our framed OTR Anagram serigraphs, printed on assorted vintage wallpapers, are 25% off at MiCA 12/v. Other participating shops include Joseph Williams Home, A Lucky Step, Metronation, Switch, The Little Mahatma, Outside, City Roots, and Park+Vine. Long live independent retail!

Support the Summer Celebration

If you enjoyed the OTR/Gateway Summer Celebration back in June, you can help to support next year’s event by purchasing the commemorative t-shirt designed by yours truly. The t-shirt is available at Outside, MiCA 12/v, and Park+Vine, and at this Friday’s T-Shirt Fest on Fountain Square. All proceeds will be used to offset the costs of the next event.

Summer Celebration Recap 09

Here are some quick photos from yesterday’s OTR/Gateway Summer Celebration. It was a hot but beautiful day, and we were having too much fun to notice that we were slowly turning into sticky, sunburned raisins.

Head to Toe Toile

Pop starlet Lady Gaga pulled a Dita von Teese when she arrived in Seoul dressed in a three-piece toile ensemble. Half-shirt? Cropped biker jacket? Leggings? How much toile is too much? It’s a fashion disaster, but at least she’s wearing pants.

Summer Celebration Sneak Peek

By now, you’ve probably already heard about the OTR/Gateway Summer Celebration that’s scheduled for Sat 20 Jun. You’ve seen photos of the making of the poster, and hopefully you’ve seen the posters themselves while out and about. Maybe you’ve checked out the full-page ad in the June issue of Eastsider Magazine, or the ad on the Fountain Square LED screen. Here’s a little preview of what’s on the schedule.

Ties by Cyberoptix Tie Lab

Cyberoptix is a Detroit-based studio that designs and produces a line of witty screenprinted men’s ties with prints ranging from the Detroit Water Towers [above] to the Coney Island Parachute Jump [below].

New Work by Sanna Annukka

From a childhood in the small Finnish town of Paltaniemi, through her schooling at the University of Brighton, Sanna Annukka has been exploring the visual storytelling of nature and folklore, particularly The Kalevala, a collection of Finnish folklore songs. Some years ago, she started selling limited-edition prints in a Scandinavian design shop in London [like this print I coveted almost a year ago], and now she is collaborating with international companies like Marimekko and Topshop.