EXIE MELBOURNE

27.4.11

CHANGE OF BLOG!!!

Hi Readers,

Just to let you know I have kind of stopped updating this blog.

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26.3.11

DESIGN TRUTH

"Those who do not want to imitate anything, produce nothing". Salvadore Dali

9.3.11

YOU MAY CALL IT SCIENCE, I CALL IT ART

Exploring the zodiac constellations 2D and 3D applications and applying my research (via design development) to clothing design. Expect mathematical visuals and killer sneakers!

5.3.11

It was my one week anniversary on Thursday the 3rd of March since I came back from New York. Friends and family keep asking me "how was it? Tell me everything!" But I can't seem to grasp my memory's from the experiences I had in such an amazing city that now feel like a dream I woke up from when I jumped on that plane at JFK. I specifically didn't take images of the things I most loved to see how long I can hold on to that sweet memory for and test if it was in fact love.

The best time I had was the Sunday before I left which I've been meaning to document since. From what I can grasp of the archived files in my head was waking up to a crisp yet sunny day and cooking breakfast, eggs and spinach from what I recall. I had wanted to visit an organic chocolate store/factory in Williamsburg for a while so I caught the L train to Bedford Avenue and walked to North 3rd Street to where MAST BROTHERS CHOCOLATE is located. Every flavour of chocolate they produced was broken into small bite sized taste testers. Yes, I tried ever flavour on offer. My favourite was Cocoa Nibs which I purchased for my dad for a reasonable price of 7USD.

No structured plans were made for this warm day (one of two days classified as a heatwave for NYC in the middle of winter) so I decided to look around Bedford Avenue in search of the best Bedford coffee. My focus was broken from the site of Spoonbill & Sugartown, a bookseller I recall visiting the week I arrived in New York during August last year. They have an amazing array of design and art books however the only one that caught my attention was The Gift by Lewis Hyde, a book about creativity and the artist in the modern world, I thought perfect as a gift for my step-mother.

Although a gift I had to make sure the content was suited to the receiver so I purchased myself a cup of fresh coconut water and went on a search for a nice area to park myself. What better place then Union Square park?! Enjoying my newly purchased book I was distracted by a four piece band a long with an entourage of photographers with motion and still cameras I witnessed setting up gig in the middle of the park in my peripheral vision. The folk/jazz infused live music began and my attention was dedicated fully to this young group of artists called PEARL AND THE BEARD. Unfortunately after two songs the park security kicked them off the grass so they had to migrate to the concrete which clearly didn't affect their performance as they managed to compel an epic crowd.

It got a bit too crowded and the sun started to set so I though it was now the best time to hit a salsa dance class. The class finished just in time for dinner and there was no other place I'd rather spend my last Sunday night feast in New York City than Wholefoods, the best supermarket on the planet which sadly is not in Australia!

The best thing about this day was that I was alone and had the chance to explore what I wanted and relax fully without distractions.