toyota matrix the 5th door + nooka

its always a pleasure to work with other talented people in different fields, and especially with my friends at the brooklyn circus [ouigi is one of the 5 5th door collaborators for this project] – and our toyota matrix collab is turning out to be another pleasure!

here is the intro blurb from the site:
"nooka and Toyota have joined forces to create a unique line of timepieces that are the perfect companion to a truly unique vehicle, the 2009 Matrix.

with designs inspired by the underground urban lifestyles of five contributors to the 5th Door website, these limited edition watches are a must for any trendsetter"

check it out.
site design by berrymatch, yumi asai: art direction, osamu iizuka: interactive design.

the campaign is being spearheaded by burrell, an atlanta based ad agency and will be targeted to the "urban" market. these collab watches will be available in the US exclusively for the first few months of the campaign.

toyota, the 5th door and matrix are trademarks of the toyota motor company, all rights reserved.

nooka sightings: alicia keys!

alicia keys was on TRL [it's a show on MTV] yesterday sporting a shiny gold nooka watch! great pictures from and on this alicia keys website. she just looks better and better.

i always seem to find out about these kind of things after the fact, so feel free to send me your nooka sightings with pics for me to post.

busta rhymes + linkin park video drops

the busta rhymes + linkin park [mike shinoda] video is edited and hitting the airwaves! busta rhymes, mike shinoda, nooka! check it out!

ghostly swim, nooka and the sounds of nooismo

our friends at ghostly records have launched a mini-site in conjunction with the cartoon network's adult swim! there's a free downloadable album of their artists with tracks from matthew dear, deastro, michna, tycho, school of seven bells AND more! their line-up is the sound of nooismo™.

also, they are selling some nooka zubs on their site for the launch of their new animated series: BoyCatBird.



ghostly swim is here

the ghostly store here.

Wallpaper quotes me [am i famous yet?]

i've been a bit disappointed that nooka had not been in wallpaper magazine as they are perfectly matched aesthetically, so i was excited when my press peeps arranged an interview with them a few months back. it was phone interview, which is always difficult for me [and i was dog sitting, the doorbell rang, the dog was barking – not at my best]. i was looking forward to finally being in the mag and waited for the article to come out – and it did this month in their may issue! no images of my watches but they did use a quote from me in the text. i'm told it's very cool and hope others think so too.

special thanks to matt and joe at rawinformation and josh sims of wallpaper!

graduate show season

it is that time of year when the design schools all host the senior thesis shows of their respective departments. the first one i attended was for the IDC program of Parsons [where i taught one semester a few years back]. IDC= intergrated design curriculum and the students may attend classes from any of the disciplines Parsons offers – basically build-your-own-major. the group is small, but i was very impressed with the overall quality of both the work and execution.

highlights from the foto, right to left from the top:
henshin fashion project by masaaki sato. the male model in his look-book is wearing a nooka!
supra functional by caroline pham, impractical objects for a gluttonous society.
jeremy goodwin's furniture to create more social spaces,
polina ulendeeva's wonderful educational toy that teaches children about the major organs in the body [no web site yet]!
ariel mai newlands's immigration game for the NYC tenement museum. her site here.

check out the show while it's up at 66 fifth avenue in new york city!

nooka nooka spotted!

this was caught on the surveillance camera in our stockroom!