My Bandammer

I got to Amsterdamn a week ago and have been having the hardest time leaving. The people have been amazing and I wanted to make a quick post about one person in particular. Jesse Asjes took me to her studio yesterday to show me her work and knit me a one-of-a-kind scarf. She runs her own product design studio called JSSSJS and teaches at Amsterdam Fashion Institue.

So we biked 15km to the outskirts of A'dam to her anti-squat studio where she showed me her equipment, made me espresso, and designed me something specific for my trip. I was telling Jesse how sometimes when I wake up in the morning after camping out that the mosquitos are horrible. Derek and I slept in a couple places that seemed nice when we bike in exhausted and tired but by morning were certifiably swampy. And I had the mosquito bites to prove it. She told me that she was experimenting with a new mosquito repellent fabric and wanted to collaborate on a new piece. So we designed a scarf that has uses magnetic clasps and is a mix of multi-blend and mosquito-repellent cotton with a microfinish. For now we're calling it the Bandammer and I'm super excited to put it to use on the road. So check out her work!

Yale Wolf New Mural

My good friend Yale just sent me some images of a new mural he finished. Not only is it bangin but it involves customized neon signage! You here that Jeff Johnson? So hats off to Yale on this amazing work. Check out more details here

NYC Bike Rack Comp

Gonna enter this competition...

'CityRacks Design Competition, sponsored by the New York City Department of Transportation, Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, Google, Inc. and Transportation Alternatives is an international design competition looking for new designs for New York City bicycle racks. We hope to develop new forms of on-street bicycle parking that will be more visually noticeable, artistically designed, and unique to New York City, while still maintaining an ability to fit into the context of any neighborhood.'

...and I was most excited to read that one of the judges is David mother fucking Byrne.