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1.04.2012

12.21.2011

TORI RICHARD TEXTILE LOVE & HAWAIIAN HOLIDAZE



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The Tori Richard Ltd resort wear company as founded in 1956 by Mortimer "Mort" Feldman and his future wife Janice Moody. The company fact that surprises most people is that there is no such person as Tori Richard. The company was named after Janice's daughter Victoria (Tori) and Mort's son Richard. The company is and has been for some time under the guidance of another of Mort's sons, Josh Feldman.

In the company's early years, Tori Richard specialized in women's resort wear but in 1969 Liberty House requested some men's shirts made from Tori Richard's signature prints. Those shirts were a huge success and by the 1980's their menswear line was selling more then their women's wear line.

Known for its original prints and incorporation of various textiles and fabrics, Tori Richard prides itself on its ability to introduce and re-introduce powerful visual statements in its design. Tori Richard has digitized almost 14,000 textile prints. Feldman believes it is almost every print Tori Richard has created in its 50 years, and says they are great resources to which designers and artists can refer. Aside from recycling and integrating these timeless prints into new designs, Tori Richard looks at trends and cultures from around the world for inspiration. Inspirations can come from Mexico to Borneo to Thailand, says Feldman. Currently there are eight in-house Tori Richard artists who concentrate solely on creating prints. True to their roots, but always innovative, Tori Richard produces some of the finest "Aloha" wear you can purchase.

12.09.2011

12.05.2011

Bruce Goff (1904-1982)







“Goff’s idiosyncratic floorplans, attention to spatial effect, and use of recycled and/or unconventional materials such as gilded zebrawood, cellophane strips, cake pans, glass cullet, Quonset Hut ribs, ashtrays, and white turkey feathers, challenge conventional distinctions between order and disorder.”

12.02.2011









11.04.2011

10.30.2011

YOGA + ERGONOMICS for your HOME and HEALTH


MAYA YOGA in huelo, maui.

Finished a six day yoga intensive with Nicki Doane & Eddie Modestini, founders of Maya Yoga, last Friday.

My intentions were abundant....and by doing this asana intensive i really dove into the necessary areas to truly understand just how important an ergonomicaly designed home is for your overall health.

AYURVEDA and ASHTANGA YOGA are the most basic roots for a WHOLE life.

Custom Furniture & Homes designed specifically to your body type builds upon the foundation you create within yourself...
Most people live their lives slumped over in desk chairs, lounging on furniture that distorts their spines, driving in cars with your knees above your pelvic bones....and not to mention, sleeping(which is almost 1/2 your life) on mattresses that totally tweek your WHOLE being!!

ERGONOMIC DESIGN IS A MUST!!!

8.09.2011

8.08.2011

How it Happens




NO'HU



nu'hu means dwell in hawaiian.

aiming to create products that facilitate a certain ease within your home life.
inspired by nature and it's overwhelming beauty...that is made so obvious living in HAWAI'I.

using natural fabrics, maintaining a quality standard, keeping in mind everyone's BASIC NEEDS.

fostering a sense of style that transcends all.