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ON THE SCENE : DESIGN VISION, STYLE & SURF CULTURE AT MOLLUSK!
The Mollusk surf shop in Santa Barbara, California is a beautiful showpiece of a retail space. It’s the recent addition … More
NEW ISSUE OF BELOVED, ARTSY INTERNATIONAL SHELTER MAG HAS ARRIVED AND WE FEEL BLESSED!
The new issue of Apartamento magazine arrived in the mail from Barcelona, Spain last week ands we’ve been savoring its … More
WATERING HOLE: HOTEL BAR EVOKES BYGONE ERA OF CALIFORNIA DESERT GLAMOUR!
“Hola, Amigo!” That’s what you should say when you enter the hotel bar of the Ace Hotel and Swim Club … More
DESIGNED! SWEDISH FURNITURE AND MEATBALL JUGGERNAUT IKEA UPLOADS 72-YEARS WORTH OF PRODUCT CATALOGS!
Here’s a bit of Swedish you can bust out at cocktail parties (remember those?) when the global COVID-19 pandemic ends … More
ADDICTIONS: NEON SIGN PERFECTLY EXPRESSES COFFEE VICE
But first, coffee! Absofuckinlutely! Before anything, we need our espresso. In the summer, preferably four shots over lots of ice. … More
SPACES: HIPSTER-MEXICO SURF CHIC
Salt Fish Surf Co is a surfy boutique in Venice, in Los Angeles, run by the effusive and friendly French … More
DECK THE WALLS: SKATEBOARDS AS DECOR – THE HORROR!
There’s really no excuse for this. Unless it’s a college dormitory or your parents’ basement or the living room of … More
DEAD PRINT MEDIA: THE NEW ISSUE OF APARTAMENTO MAGAZINE ARRIVES AND WE’RE GIDDY
There are few things in life that make us positively giddy with excitement. These few things are … Good waves … More
Informative: Tips on Retail Decor Part 1 – Surfboards
Want to add a bit of sexy, aspirational flair to your retail / dining / third-wave coffee establishment, something with … More
Daydreaming A Little Daydream at Dreamy Daydream
The space at Daydream Coffee and Surf in Costa Mesa, California is great, but it’s missing a few things that … More
Warm Minimalist Shelf Architecture at A.P.C.
The Parisian clothing and retail brand A.P.C. recently opened a shop in Silver Lake in Los Angeles. Like may of … More
On the Scene at Menotti’s Coffee Shop in Venice
The cafe at Menotti’s Coffee is a third-wave espresso joint and a friendly little hub for the legion of caffeinated … More
On the Scene at Blue Bottle Coffee … Venice, Los Angeles
The Beautifully Designed Space at Hourglass … Venice, Los Angeles
The flagship store of cosmetics brand Hourglass is a testament of exemplary, beautiful retail design. The shop is located on trendy … More
Toy Surfers
These small, green plastic-molded figures of surfers poised in various stances on their surfboards are a riff on the iconic … More
Apartamento Magazine with Raymond Pettibon on the Cover
As regular readers of Global Graphica know, we’re fans of Apartamento magazine. We always get excited when we see a new … More
On the Scene … At Propellor Coffee in Greenpoint, Brooklyn
We recently popped by Propellor Coffee in Greenpoint, Brooklyn on one of those interminable snowy days during this year’s remarkably … More
Cool Spaces … The Interior at Room Service NY
The main dining space at Room Service in New York’s Hell’s Kitchen. Room Service is probably the most beautiful, sparkly … More
In Southern California … Street Art by Bandit at the Cellar …
After an awesome day of surfing at San Onofre Beach, a legendary surf spot in Southern California, we went out … More
Design … Framed Classic Roots Reggae Album Covers at Miss Lily’s
The restroom at Miss Lily’s — a Jamaican-and-reggae-themed cafe and shop in downtown New York City — is decorated with … More
Cool Spaces … Wall of Framed Fruit Illustrations
In New York … The Postcard-Worthy Interior of Pulino’s
Pulino’s on the Bowery is our downtown go-to weekend spot for Italian-style brunches in New York City. The food and … More
On the Scene … NYC Commes des Garçons Store as Street Art Mecca
The front of the pioneering Commes des Garcons concept store in New York’s Chelsea art-gallery district has become a mini-mecca for … More
In Tokyo … Tiny A.P.C. Storefront in Daikanyama
The French clothing label A.P.C. is one of our all-time favorite style brands, and we’ve been buying shirts, sweaters and … More
On the Scene … Back at Miss Lily’s NYC
We’re fans of Jamaican-styled Miss Lily’s, a roots reggae record shop and Internet radio station that’s also a cafe and … More
At Saturdays Surf in Tokyo
The spacious Saturdays Surf store (pix below) in the fashionable border strip between Tokyo’s uber-hip Daikanyama and Naka-Meguro neighborhoods is … More
Decadent Chandeliers at the DL
These chandeliers in the ground-floor bar at the DL, a massive Lower East Side restaurant and club, are decadent and … More
Favela Chic at Barzinho … New York City
We’re fans of Barzinho, a tiny Brazilian restaurant in New York’s Lower East Side that has the bare-bones, scrappy feel … More
Hip Brooklyn Loft Decorated with Gun-Target Posters
We recently paid a visit to our colleague G’s Brooklyn, New York loft apartment, where the walls have been decorated … More
The Beautiful Space at Mohawk Bend … Los Angeles
We recently stopped by the restaurant Mohawk Bend in the Echo Park neighborhood near Silver Lake in Los Angeles. The … More
In Amsterdam … The Design at Room Service by Droog
The Bar at Epistrophy Cafe … New York City
VW Taco Van Parked Inside Restaurant
At Tacombi, a Mexican restaurant on Elizabeth Street in Nolita, in New York City, an old-school Volkswagen bus has been … More
“It Was Books That Taught Me …”
The decor of the bathroom at the McNally-Jackson bookstore in New York City includes a quote by American author James … More
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