We’re excited to announce the release of the second issue of our biannual print magazine, Human Being Journal. Issue 2 includes work by contributing photographers Charlie Engman, Ashley Florence, William Godwin, Matt Licari, Olivia Malone, Duy Nguyen and Harper Smith, along with 192 pages of 9 species, 1 haiku, 5 colors, 2 paper stocks, 9 [...]
Summer is just around the corner, the days are already getting longer and longer. We have big dreams of hanging out in the sunshine by the river and taking frequent dips in our local pool. No matter the size of the sunhat of the amount of sunscreen, all that outdoor activity eventually leads to freckles and [...]
File this under “Things We Want”: JAILmake’s The Pantable. JAILmake is an English design house that prides themselves on craftsmanship, with their designers having made everything from sculptures and furnishings to engineering mechanics and even electronics. JAILmake’s massive workshop is located in London, and their compelling environmental pieces have been exhibited all over the U.K., [...]
If you surf, this video shouldn’t be of anything new to you, nor a surprise unless you haven’t seen it before. To us, it represents a mad man in the game and maybe just a glimpse of what we’ll see this summer as waves across the world only get bigger. Who is J.O.B. is the [...]
Adrian Morris does it all and does it all so well. The photographer, illustrator, graphic designer and painter currently resides in London but his work documents travels from the far reaches of Sri Lanka to New York City. I really admire people who have an interest in a number of mediums and can truly execute [...]
There’s nothing more hip right now than a windowsill full of succulents, and the ease of caring for them is an added bonus. Cacti flourish where other living things cannot survive, and they wear their little prickly hearts right on their sleeves, sometimes blooming glorious flowers for just a day. We’re taking a closer look [...]
There’s something special about a person who can completely step away from their day to day job and do something incredible. What defines incredible is up to you, but we’d say completing a self-propelled circumnavigation of the globe fits the description. That’s just what ex-software engineer Erden Eruc did for 1,026 days and 37,472 miles [...]
Shibori is a Japanese term for several methods of resist-dyeing cloth to make a pattern by binding, folding, twisting and compressing, from the verb root shiboru meaning to wring, squeeze, press. There are an infinite number of ways to manipulate fabric for shibori, each way resulting in different resist designs and patterns. Various forms of [...]
Amy Troost is an Ontario-born, New York-based fashion photographer. She has quickly found a voice of her own among the newest generation of fashion photographers with images that are fluid, feminine, sophisticated, and effortlessly provocative. First introduced to photography by a friend, Amy has gone on to establish her signature style through self-taught techniques. In addition to shooting editorials [...]
The evil eye is a look that is believed by many cultures to be able to cause injury or bad luck for the person at whom it is directed, usually for reasons of envy or dislike. Some cultures believed that they could bestow a curse on victims by the malevolent gaze of their magical eye. [...]
When two sweetly-mannered and sharply-dressed ladies such as Rebecca and Erin collaborate on something, you know it’s got to be good. And with spring smacking us right in the face, we’re ready to hang up the car keys and bike all over town. The two paired up two of their most favorite things – street [...]
“Pat Perry is from Michigan and is committed to real things”, declares the Info section of the artist’s website. And Pat’s time working with the National Park Service on a residency in Katmai National Park, Alaska appears to be as real and as authentic of an experience that one can commit themselves to. While in [...]
We have a love affair with Manhattan (who doesn’t?). We also quite like Chan Marshall, the ever-cool chanteuse behind the stage name Cat Power. Earlier this month Cat Power released the video for her song “Manhattan,” the chiming and bittersweet track off her 2012 album Sun. Cat Power, who was forced to postpone her European tour last fall [...]
I recently made a video from a trip that I went on at the end of summer 2012. It was a grand old time filled with skating, swimming and tree chopping in the great state of Vermont. The video features the top notch guys from The Worble who have an amazing perspective on skateboarding, music from [...]
Momo Suzuki is the lady behind the simple, pared down and perfectly wearable line Black Crane. Momo lives in Los Angeles with her husband Alexander Yamaguchi, where all of her production processes, including fabric weaving, take place. Closet Visit photographer Jeana Sohn visited and interviewed Momo, and took a look at her closet, one that’s as equally elegant [...]
Victoria Yee Howe is a multi talented artist and author of two of my favorite zines that I picked up this year. The first zine, “I Like Disappearing” is a photography collaboration between Victoria and the artist Swampy that documents train hopping and travels throughout North America. The second is “Let’s Get Lost”, which acts as a [...]
Let us paint you a picture. Imagine leaving an incredible summer day in San Francisco. You jump in your car with a couple of best friends, windows down and head south to California’s famous Big Sur – an area that simply can not be described with words. As you reach the coast and the hills [...]
The Brontës were a nineteenth-century literary family associated with the village of Haworth in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England. Three Brontë sisters are well known as poets as novelists, Charlotte’s Jane Eyre, Emily’s Wuthering Heights, and Anne’s The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, having all been acclaimed as masterpieces of literature. Following the custom of the times, [...]
Paranormal tool to communicate with the dead or a meaningless board to fool the naive? Whatever your opinion of the Ouija Board there is no denying that they are a source of intrigue and fascination for many. But where do these boards come from and how did they work their way into modern day popular [...]
Besides being an incredible designer, Samantha Pleet is also one of the most adorable and sweetest ladies we know. Another gem, our friend Erin of Calivintage, recently had the chance to visit Samantha in her brand new studio and play dress up with her friends in her new collection. The coolest part of her visit? [...]
Trevor Triano is a photographer based out of Aspen, Colorado and New York City. Equally skilled at capturing dramatic, wide landscapes as he is at capturing quiet, close up moments with people and objects, I found myself very drawn to Trevor’s diverse body of work. I think that he especially has a great eye when [...]
Assembly New York is a mens and womens boutique focusing on international and otherwise hard-to-find luxury labels alongside curated vintage and art d’objet. Assembly launched its in-house collection, designed by Greg Armas, in 2009 with womenswear following in 2012. The collection combines exclusively natural and historic fabrics in a spirit of a future-primitive instinct; utilizing the [...]
Beauty Pockets, directed by Kai Neville, is the first surf short from Australia’s Epokhe, a recently-formed, void-filling company based out of the largest island in the world. The video takes you on a journey from Byron Bay, the company’s headquarters, as the team chases perfect little swells in the South Coast of Australia. The signing just months [...]
For our native Richmond art lovers, Chihuly has come and gone at the newly renovated Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. But the VMFA isn’t stopping there. As they continue to bring outstanding exhibits to our great city, they give us the gift of the late American painter, Tom Wesselmann (1931-2004). Wesselman is greatly recognized as [...]
This past Valentines day sparked record sales of roses, chocolates and all things fitting to the fourteenth of February. During that same time, across the world in Allahabad, on the shore of the confluence of the Yomuna and the Ganges river, nearly 80 million people massed for the world’s largest religious gathering, also known as [...]
Olivia Larrain Heiremans is an excellent photographer from Santiago, Chile. Her photographs are very nice and she has a great eye for light. But, I think that my favorite part about her portfolio is that she organized her photographs by color. I found it to be a uniquely clever way to display one’s work and [...]
If you’ve ever been to Oakland, chances are you love it, and if you haven’t, we think it’s high time you change that. Often misunderstood and not as well known as its neighbors, Berkeley and San Francisco, Oakland should rightly be a destination all its own. Our friend Angela Tafoya is a supercool lady and [...]
Really? Did we just say that Kenny Fisher (aka Special K) from 1998′s Can’t Hardly Wait, was a style icon? That depends on your idea of what an icon is and of course, your definition of style. But to deny that, when his character first appears in the beginning of the movie with Busta Rhymes [...]
Jen Zahigian is a photographer currently living and working in Southern California, though looking at her work, you might guess its from the 1950s. Per her bio, she loves to photograph America’s worn-out, offbeat, and forgotten corners with California’s highway establishments and their signage being her primary subject. We think her color-saturated and heavily-retro prints [...]
Whether you consider Yoko Ono a wrecking ball of sorts, breaking up marriages and bands in one fell swoop, or you see her as a committed woman single-mindedly pursuing her dreams, there is no denying it: her romance with John Lennon is the stuff of legends. Today we thought we’d take a retrospective look at [...]
Who says women aren’t funny? We’re die hard fans of the likes of Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, but the truth is there were many pioneers that came before them, paving the way for females in a comedic industry that was, even just a few years ago, a man’s world. Here’s a look back on [...]
A Band Called Death is a documentary by Mark Covino and Jeff Howlett on the 1970s punk trio Death and their newfound popularity decades after they disbanded. Making its world premiere at last year’s Los Angeles Film Festival, the film will show next Sunday at Candela Books + Gallery as part of the James River [...]
Dan Zvereff is an all around rad creative and skateboarder. I first caught wind of him from Patrik Wallner‘s skate/travel video series, Visualtraveling, that explores developing areas of the world through the vehicle of skateboarding. When I discovered Dan’s personal work, I was immediately drawn to how he was documenting his trips. With a mix of [...]
We absolutely love HAIM. Like for serious. How can you not love that much PMA packed into every single song the three sisters put out? Los Angeles is doing some amazing stuff right now and these three girls are a large part of it. “Falling,” is their newest EP that was just released, featuring remixes [...]
Chanthorn is one of the most longest-running members of our team here at Need Supply Co, and definitely one of the most loved. And on top of being the nicest, coolest and most laid back guy we know, he’s also the best dancer – by a long slide. If you’re lucky, Chan has shipped you [...]
Ducktails‘ latest album, The Flower Lane has been in heavy rotation at my home in 2013 and the video for the tune “Letter of Intent” is really the tops. If there were ever a need for a repeat button on a video, this would be it for me. Set in New York City’s upper east side, [...]
Seetal Solanki is a graduate of Central St Martins and since graduating 10 years ago she has spent her time honing her skills as a textile printer. She has freelanced for loads of studios and created collections for numerous high street retailers. Her client list includes Topshop, New Look, Zara, All Saints, Alexander McQueen, Hussein Chalayan, [...]
Whether you happen to have naturally sun kissed light hair or give it a helping hand every 4-6 weeks, there are no two ways about it – blondes are having a moment. They are on the catwalks, on the streets, on TV, and seemingly everywhere. Right now, there is nothing cooler than a bright white [...]
Alana Paterson splits her year between working on organic farms in the Northwest and traveling the world photographing for companies such as Lifetime Collective and Norse Projects. Her unique lifestyle results in a great blend of subject matter that I’ve been really into following from the concrete of Burnside to the top of mountains.
One of our favorite places to visit, Freunde von Freunden, visited another swell place, Charleston, South Carolina and assemblage artist Hirona Matsuda. The artist lives in a forgotten and often flooded neighborhood, collecting found objects to create “miniature scenes that tell big stories” from all over the community. As you can imagine, her home and [...]
Film royalty (and real life first cousins) Roman Coppola and Jason Schwartzman conspired with YouTube virtuoso Graydon Sheppard of “Sh*t Girls Say” fame to create the above video. The quick-witted love letter features the two cousins bantering on about love and obsession in six-second vignettes shot on iPhones and inspired by Twitter’s new mobile app, Vine.
Please welcome Ian Durkin, April’s guest contributor. Ian attended Middlebury College in Vermont and after graduating, moved to Brooklyn, New York to work for Vimeo. Outside of work, he enjoys shooting his own photos and videos, and is also part of the Poler photography team and Korduroy.tv. Beyond that, Ian’s favorite activity is skateboarding and he likes [...]
A couple of years ago I visited a friend in Paris during April – I loved seeing all of the flowers in bloom, eating treats in the ninth (especially at Rose Bakery), and visiting Merci – there was a beautiful installation up when I was there. Looking back at the photos I took on my [...]
The names Christo and Jeanne-Claude are certainly not unfamiliar ones in the art world. Together, the two have draped more fabric across the global landscape than you could possibly imagine. Take their 1984-1991 installation in Japan and the US entitled “Umbrellas,” where large, temporary umbrellas were installed on inland valleys to represent similarities between the [...]
Tomorrow is the first day of April and we think it’s safe to say that everyone has a really bad case of spring fever. We’re ready to feel the sun on our shoulders and a warm breeze across our faces. The first buds of spring are beginning to pop their heads out of the ground [...]
Jordan Bruner is a illustrator and visual artist based out of Brooklyn. Her work has been described as being full of ”whimsy and intellect” and we think that is pretty apt. She has appeared in galleries around the world, been nominated for an Emmy, is sought after by bands and filmmakers for music videos and graphic [...]
The 9th installment of our Meet the Maker series brought brothers Raan and Shea Parton, founders of Apolis, and their traveling Nomad Market installation here to Richmond, Virginia. The Apolis Nomad Market is a traveling installation that presents product collection, stories, and films from Apolis Global, with a goal of connecting the local neighborhood to [...]
Ivania Carpio of LOVE AESTHETICS lives in the Netherlands and documents her very cool outfits and very cool life in her blog. She is the queen of monochromatic cool, wearing almost all white almost all the time, only punctuated by the occasional blacks or accents of silver or grey. Her living space is just as simple [...]
For more than 35 years, riders on the New York City transit system were graced with posters of beaming young women. While the women featured in each poster — all New Yorkers — were billed as “average girls,” they were also beauty queens of sorts in the nation’s first integrated beauty contest: Miss Subways. The [...]
