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  • The Culinary of Rivera

    By Autumn

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    We are very excited to be working with our newest client: Rivera Restaurant.

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    John Rivera Sedlar, Bill Chait, & Eddie Sotto have partnered up to launch the first sophisticated, modern latin restaurant at the Met Lofts on Flower and 11th, downtown Los Angeles. Think about becoming a member of the tequila program and have your own key to your own custom labeled bottle. How chic. The grand opening is January 16, 2009.

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  • First Aid Kit

    By Autumn

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  • Otto Heino in Ojai

    By Autumn

    I just arrived home from a holiday trip in Ojai, with one of my favorite couples, friends Miye McCullough and Eric Goode. This is where I disappear to from Los Angeles.(click click)

    We visited Otto Heino’s legendary pottery studio. He is 95, thriving, full of energy, barely any wrinkles and works 16 hours a day. He drives a bentley and an old black mustang convertible and had a myriad of jet fighting stories. Otto, originally from New Hampshire, served in World War II. He was a waist gunner on a B-17 bomber and survived 40 bombing missions over Europe, with an extended enlistment of five and a half years. After the war and seeking some tranquillity, Otto began his career as an artist.(Otto Heino)

    “What you give away you have forever; what you keep to yourself, you lose.” Vivika Heino

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  • Mr. Vallance

    By Autumn
    A shoot I did for our friend Ed Vallance.
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  • Our friend: John Perry Barlow

    By Autumn
    Electronic Frontier Foundation
    PBS Interview
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  • It’s been a long time

    By Autumn
    Long time no blog. Been busy in the research lab and with our clients. Working on our publication. Expanding. Here is a picture of a boat I found.
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  • eye of the beholder

    By Autumn

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    Santiago Calatrava, Architect

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  • the beauty of man is in his plan: in his heart and in his hand.

    By Autumn

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  • Rainer Maria Rilke

    By Autumn
    One of my favorite poets is Rilke, born in Prague.
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    I want to be with those who know secret things or else alone.
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    A person isn’t who they are during the last conversation you had with them - they’re who they’ve been throughout your whole relationship.
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    Believe that with your feelings and your work you are taking part in the greatest; the more strongly you cultivate this belief, the more will reality and the world go forth from it.
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    I hold this to be the highest task for a bond between two people: that each protects the solitude of the other.
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    No great art has ever been made without the artist having known danger.
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    Once the realization is accepted that even between the closest human beings infinite distances continue, a wonderful living side by side can grow, if they succeed in loving the distance between them which makes it possible for each to see the other whole against the sky.
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    One had to take some action against fear when once it laid hold of one.
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    Perhaps everything terrible is in its deepest being something helpless that wants help from us.
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    photo by August Sander
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  • Sparks

    By Autumn
    We’ve been really busy this month, preparing for the next major chapter in our lives and rolling with various projects that excite us very much.
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  • Vespre

    By Autumn
    I just came back from London to shoot my girl, Marcelle’s new collection - Vespre. We are also producing their lookbook. Her and I will be launching something of our own for 2009, In the accessory department. Stay tuned, lots brewing.whitestrip.jpgHappy Holidays to everyone!  Our website will be up in 3-4 weeks.whitestrip.jpgdeb_vespre.pngwhitestrip.jpg

  • Cairo

    By Autumn
    Recent spontaneous shoot in Ojai.
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  • fire & wine

    By Autumn
    Drove to Ojai this weekend to hang with Serge and lovely friends visiting from NYC. I took photos of Eric Goode’s exquisitely designed landscape and his turtle conservation empire was fascinating. Fire, wine & quality moments in the countryside. xx
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  • Less is more or less

    By Thomas

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  • Fantastic

    By Autumn
    Fantastic Man Magazine

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  • We LOVE Patrick

    By Autumn
    Our friend Patrick Watson
    Thomas collaborates with Brigitte Henry on the albums covers.

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  • Next Level

    By Thomas
    Hussein Chalayan Spring Summer 2007 Collection

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  • Royal Bleu

    By Autumn
    The Lovely Lionel Samain

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  • Asymmetric symmetry

    By Thomas

    Pdf invitations we created for a sharp view on screen, to present the Debonnaire project to collaborators. The rectangle puzzle gives movement to the grid in a controlled manner, as they reappear throughout the document with a mirror effect. The relation between type, image and space is carefully calculated to feel playful without being superficial. Simple, bold… And yet, intriguing. Photos by Sinisha Nisevic.

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      1. Hearts Revolution

        By Autumn
        Darling C. Holmes shared this video with me last weekend. I Love it!
        Hearts Challenger
        Directed by Jean Demery & Bastien Lattanzio.

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      2. Fresh Yoga

        By Autumn
        We were recently hired to brand an emerging yoga company and reconstruct their entire image. For Dali Mama Yoga, we wanted to give them a contemporary edge and steer away from the typical design often used in the yoga world. This image from S magazine inspired our work.

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      3. The Art of Books

        By Autumn
        Found interesting book sculptures at Everyone Forever,
        By John De Vries

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      4. We Love Tokyo

        By Autumn
        Chrysta Bell in Aoyama, photo by Autumn Hrubý

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      5. Published !

        By Autumn
        Our logo has been featured in the following publications:

        Grafika #125, February/March 2007
        Grafika #126, April/May 2007
        Design Elements: A Graphic Style Manual, By Rockport Publishers, Inc.

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      6. Sophisticated substance with a twist

        By Thomas
        The intention behind Debonnaire’s image creation was to be timeless and playful. A minimalist but elaborate direction was preferred. Each letter was designed using the same template. Joined together, the architecture of the ten letters recreate the original grid, there is a confident conceptual logic behind its aesthetic. The logo presents itself in two interdependent layers that are superimposed in this tight framework. The bars in the background are pillars that embody the durable foundations of the company, and on top, the fine lines are part of the structure that characterizes its ever evolving creativity. The composition is rigid but nevertheless allows leeway for its numerous applications.

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        L’image de Debonnaire se veut intemporelle mais aussi espiègle. Il fallait donc que la direction soit minimaliste tout en permettant de s’amuser. Chaque lettre est dessinée à partir de la même structure. Une fois superposées, les dix lettres du mot recréent cette grille, il y a donc une logique conceptuelle derrière l’esthétique. Le logo se présente en deux couches interdépendantes qui sont ensuite superposées dans cette disposition très précise. En fond, les barres larges sont des piliers qui représentent la fondation solide de la compagnie, et par-dessus, les lignes fines sont la structure en construction qui symbolise sa créativité en évolution. La composition est rigide, mais permet alors une certaine latitude pour les nombreuses applications.

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      7. Debonnaire Logo

        By Autumn
        We evolve and so do the colours.

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      8. Start button

        By Autumn
        A first time for everything
        Omotesandō at night, photo by Autumn Hrubý
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