Photo: Things Organized Neatly

We always admired the way Monocle and Wallpaper styled their product shoots. Naoto Fukasawa and Jasper Morrison's Super Normal exhibition arranged various objects in a similar manner. Donald Judd's personal household items were also organized this way. For all you design object lovers with an obsession to arrange things in a structurally organized method, this tumblr is for you. Things Organized Neatly is simply that, it collects images from various sources. The meaningless become artistic when positioned carefully. Tools, fruits, even used erasers become eye candy. (via @Sight_Unseen)

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Photo: It's Nice That

These guys are unstoppable. It's Nice That is now taking pre-orders for issue 4, which includes interviews with Nick Knight, Neville Brody, Miranda July, Trokia, RBG6, Noma Bar and Bompas & Parr, features by Sara De Bondt, Adam Buxton, Adrian Shaughnessy, Jez Burrows, Mike Lemanski, Peter Nencini and Micah Lidberg. A James Jarvis screen print will be included in any orders made before September 30th.

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Photo: Germinal Roaux

"Never Young Again" is seen sporadically through Germinal Roaux's website, whether the statement is lamenting or embracing youth, Roaux captures the essence of its culture through his lens. Enjoyed flipping through Colossal Media's photo gallery. The company is responsible some of the biggest painted walls in the city. Though not in the best condition, Charley Harper's 1961 book, "Giant Golden Book Of Biology" is on ebay for a hefty sum of $250.00. Ok, you've heard about it already, but here's the official word from the magazine itself. Monocle's NY store is open for business.

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Photo: HL23

Building Fashion at HL23 merges architecture and fashion together in a series of temporary retail spaces. The event pairs designers with emerging architects through a competition organized by Architizer. None of the selected designers currently have stand alone shops, which gives them a great opportunity to realize how their retail spaces may become. Designers include Simon Spurr, Richard Chai, House of Waris, Supima, Heather Huey, and Siki Im. These pop up shops will last anywhere from 2 months to 2 weeks. Building Fashion will launch September 9th during fashion week starting off with Simon Spurr. HL23 is located at 504 West 24th Street. via Racked.

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Photo: Staff

Among our list of things to do in life, staying overnight at a lighthouse is right up there. Whether it be the allure of a seafaring life or bragging rights to be one of the few to have this rare opportunity, it is quite a desirable destination. It was more than a year and a half ago that we booked a room for the Saugerties Lighthouse. After a three hour drive from Manhattan with traffic, we arrived at a dead end. From there we had to hike a half mile through a woodland landscape with the view of the Hudson peering through the reeds and brushes. The path can be inaccessible due to high tides during different times of the year. Fortunately the tide didn't prevent us from reaching the lighthouse.

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Photo: Mongol Rally

The unknown and the adventure is what draws participants to the Mongol Rally. Unlike the Gumball Rally, this is rough, dirty, and unglamorous, but my god, does it look thrilling. First off you're not driving a $500,000 exotic speeding through Europe at 210 miles an hour. Instead you're driving through dusty trails in a compact car or a mini van through foreign lands in demanding conditions. You may have to bribe your way out of a situation, your car may run out of gas in no where Russia, or worse, break down in the middle of the Kazakh desert. The organizers did not devise a route, there's A, a large European city, and then there's B, Ulaan Baatar, the capital of Mongolia. Everything in between is up to you. It's dangerous, uncertain, risky, but most of all exciting. If you have the courage and wit to endure such a demanding adventure, then sign up for 2011's rally.

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Photo: GQ

J.Crew continues its expansion into the men's market with another stand-alone shop. This time they head north and G.Q. takes a look inside. On October 8th and 9th NY Times will devote a series of talks with chefs and restaurateurs from New York and beyond. Daniel Boulud, Jean-Georges Vongerichten, Rene Redzepi, Heston Blumenthal, Ken Friedman and Danny Meyer are scheduled to speak. There are still some tickets available for several of the talks. Friends of Type just released their second print based on Erik Marinovich's Punk as Fuck post. The poster was silk screened at Vahalla Studio and is limited to 100 prints. Episode 3 of Put this On interviews director Paul Feig and Roxana Altamirano of Nerd Boyfriend. Rapha is hosting the Fastest Mechanic In NYC Competition this Thursday at the Rapha Cycle Club. Rumors have it that one of the competitors is able to build a bike from the ground up in 15 minutes. See for yourself if this is possible. 352 Bowery, New York, NY 10012

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Photo: House Industries

House Industries is more than a type foundry. It's proven this time and again by producing an inventory of products that are inspired by the font suites they create - most notably the modern designer series from Neutra, Girard and now the Eames. The Boomerang Chair was the most impressive. It that was produce to coincide with the release of the Neutra collection. Just last year, House released their Girard collection, based on Alexander Girard's whimsical typographic lettering. A small collection of toys followed, including Marilyn Neuhart dolls, puzzles, alphabetical blocks, memory games, and a nativity set. This year is no different. In March, the Eames family was released accompanied by an alphabetical block set that created the Eames house when stacked on top of one another. A collection of serigraphs were also produced, flexing House's design skills. They recently added to the series based on the Eames Century Modern font family and the forthcoming Photo-Lettering collection. All hand printed by long time collaborator David Dodde. House Industries is currently showing at Reserve in L.A.

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Photo: Will Cotton

Will Cotton is an artist best known for his paintings of cookies, cakes, and candies, coupled with scantily clad women all set against dreamlike states. His fantastical paintings caught the attention of Partners & Spade last year, where they hosted his very own bake shop filled with Parisian style pastries. On September 21st, the American Federation of Arts will invite Will Cotton to speak at their ArtTalks series. Tickets are on sale now.

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Photo: Lish Dorset for Craft

There's something satisfying about seeing the inner workings of a company, even better when the company has a rich history like Herman Miller. Lish Dorset from Craft magazine toured Herman Miller's campus and was taken through the factory, design center and our favorite, the archive. Dorset's photos revealed one-off designs, posters, catalogs, old textiles by Alexander Girard, advertisements, and much more. Read about her visit on Craft and see the rest of the photos from her tour on flickr.

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Photo: Areaware

Areaware has had a great track record of representing some of the best talents in furniture and industrial design. They recently added Karl Zahn to their ever expanding roster. Zahn's Animal Boxes are now a part of their catalog featuring six different animals that include a whale, bull, llama, polar bear, rhino, and walrus. The animals range from four to eight inches in length and are all made from new growth beech wood. Each retail for $35 and can be pre-ordered on their site. The animals are expected to ship in November. It's not too early to think about the holidays.

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Photo: Target

Last night Target took over The Standard Hotel in the Meatpacking District, occupying 155 rooms facing the south side. What was the occasion? To showcase their fall line in the most audacious and possibly most expensive way. Dubbed the Kaleidoscopic Fashion Spectacular the twenty minute performance included 66 dancers dancing from the notoriously transparent rooms. Meanwhile LED lights accompanied the dancers from the rooms and were perfectly synced to an original score composed by Sam Spiegel, aka Squeak E. Clean aka Spike Jonze's brother. So who was responsible for pulling off this extravaganza? None other than Mother New York. The event was streamed live and recorded through their Facebook page. Running just shy of an hour the performance starts 30 minutes in and can be viewable from four different angles.

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Photo: Mike Mills

Mike Mills's new movie, "Beginners", will premier at the Toronto International Film Festival in September. A few film stills and a brief synopsis is posted on the site. Vitra posted an interview from Abitare with CEO, Rolf Fehlbaum and Jacques Herzog discussing the company's latest building, the VitraHaus.

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Photo: Crafty

Crafty will make its debut this October at the Lasalle College of the Arts in Singapore. The conference is an examination in "artistry and process" amongst different disciplines ranging from advertising, fashion, film, graphic design, and print. Portland's very own, and one of our favorites, The Official Manufacturing Company are scheduled to speak. We'll also be participating, however, not as speakers. We've been asked to share our films at the conference. A supplemental newspaper will be produced for the occasion featuring conversations with Aaron Rose, Cmmnwlth, Ian Anderson, Jessica Hische, Stanley Donwood and others. Find out more about the conference and the other speakers on Crafty's website.

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Photo: MadMen AMC

If you're a regular reader of this site then you're probably just as infatuated with Mad Men as we are. Sure the characters are great and the dialog between Don Draper, Pete Campbell, and Peggy Olson are some of the best writing we've had the pleasure of viewing but let's be honest, it's the style of the show that drew us to Mad Men from the beginning. And now's your chance to own a bit of it. Don's desk, Pete's credenza, or Peggy's sofa are all up for grabs on ebay right now. The auction started last week and ends this Saturday. 10% of the proceeds will go to City of Hope. (via enormouschampion)

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