Angela Davis @ PRATT

On Wednesday Bahareh and i headed to PRATT to see the not late and definitely great Angela Davis speak on arts & politics.

This is my first time hearing her speak in person.

- jelsen

Diet Cokehead

So, after Bahareh deciding to no longer depend on her diet coke consumption to live (until the week of the wedding) and doing SUCH a great job at it for about 3 mos....she's back on the can. or should i say fountain.
Ladies and gentlemen - you've just witnessing her very first Diet Coke in 3mos.

She's never been happier. Cold turkey's for quitters.
- jelsen

The Stoop !

Last Saturday i finally got to be a guest at The Stoop. Ive been more than eager for weeks.

Sallome's been telling me the greatest things about the crew and i couldnt wait to meet them myself.
It was really cool to be interviewed my highschool students about design, process, and the likes.
We also got to D E S I G N on the spot.

As a surprise assignment i challenged the team to come up with the concept and design of the flyer for their upcoming event. We split into teams and attacked the impromptu brief.
Not bad for 1st time creative directors, eh?

- jelsen

My Annual Trimming

Ah, wash & dry.

Ive never looked forward to it as much as i did this time. The week's been more intense than usual and i just couldnt wait to have Donovan's (at Time Salon, Ft Greene) man-hands attack my scalp.

The stress went bye-bye...and so did 3 kilos of hair.Plus i got a new profile image. hooray!

see you next year. no! see you right before the wedding.
- jelsen

Last Week's Interestings // 03

- jelsen

Jelsen, my hero.

Yesterday I tagged along with Jelsen to The Stoop, where he was fortunate enough to talk to young adults about his work and the process of making it happen.
I loved seeing him in action, but I'll let him tell you more about it in a later post.

A Public Service Announcment

Girls, do NOT drink while you're pregnant. And if you are stupid enough to do it, don't get surprised when someone snaps a picture and publishes it on the world wide web for everyone to see.
-bahareh

Color on color

I saw these building while walking the streets of NY yesterday and I discovered that I really like when they paint the buildings and fire escapes in the same color scheme. I even found a pink on pink version, but it was getting to dark to capture so I'm gonna go back and do that later. Also, I couldn't see a single black on black version, so if anyone knows of one - please let me know so I can check it out. Here are a couple of my favorites. The red is gorgeous, I love how the staircases just POP!

Red on red
Green on green
Brown on brown

-bahareh

Yesterdays randoms

I spent yesterday strolling the streets of Manhattan with my lovely friend Rebecka. The weather was gorgeous so we wanted to stay out as much as possible. We started at the Union Sq farmers market, then headed down to Soho and the Lower East Side. We walked and walked till my feet were sore and saw a lot of great things on the way.
The beekeeper told us there was a queen in here and that she is usually 3-4 times bigger than the workers. We spent a few minutes trying to find her in the bundle, but gave up and started sampling the goodness instead.
Becka has a freaking fountain in her building. Who HAS that? Well, besides Becka, I mean.
I like this sticker placement a lot. Peek a boo, peace is knocking on the door.
The cup reads "Drop quarter to see barbers move". I didn't have any quarters, but I managed to see the barbers move regardless. I love when I beat the system.
A hideaway restaurant off of Rivington. Sadly It wasn't open for business when we dropped by, but we plan on going back soon. It was super cute and I absolutely love what they did with their yard.This is exactly the rustic look I am going for for our rehearsal dinner / bbq in our backyard in June.


We passed the New Museum 4 times and didn't even walk in once. Ha.
This was a hole in the wall on Houston. I wanna go back and get a night lamp soon.

-bahareh

Allison + Jelsen // April 17, 2008

Allison's not only entertaining but also a cat person. She's actually more than just a cat person - she's a cat survivor. Her poor paw lost its life and Allison's making sure her legacy lives on.

Godspeed

- jelsen

The Love Has Been Spread

Yesterday i emailed formfiftyfive giving them all high-5's for the amazing work they've been consistently posting on their site. And what do i get in return? Yep, a portfolio shoutout.

Fantastical.

Thanks again guys.
- jelsen