Music + video = true love 24 Dec 2012 | 08:07 am

I thought I would share this beautiful video that uses analog technology. (16mm film footage and did you see that 110 film camera that Irina uses?!)

The Passion of Frida & Diego 23 Oct 2012 | 07:02 am

The Toronto exhibit featuring the work of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera is heartwrenching, beautiful and inspiring. The months leading up to my first glimpse of any of either artist’s work were excruci...

Birthday celebration with friends at the Common, Toronto. 17 Oct 2012 | 06:42 pm

Finally Frida! 11 Oct 2012 | 07:00 am

The Art Gallery of Toronto is bringing Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera to Canada for the first time in an exhibit called ‘Frida & Diego: Passion, Politics and Painting.’ This event has been on my iCalend...

Quirky and humourous: Dutch product design at its best 24 Sep 2012 | 12:04 am

Lamps by Moooi Amsterdam Chest of drawers by Tajo Remy When I think of Dutch culture, I think of art and design. On my last visit to the Netherlands, I had the chance to go beyond Amsterdam and to see...

Brad Pitt for Chanel: What do you think? 10 May 2012 | 12:06 pm

So I hear that Brad Pitt is the new face of Chanel No. 5 and the iconic scent’s first male spokesperson. A question comes to mind: if the epitome of Eurocentric/American masculinity is used as a mediu...

We’re on Pinterest! 21 Mar 2012 | 01:47 am

For those who are on Pinterest, Urban Peanut: A Gallery has a board! Come and check it out here.

On cartography 20 Mar 2012 | 09:19 am

Ork Map of Toronto Christopher Columbus_Map_New World_1490 By Mike Baldwin Directions are either helpful or confusing, maps included. Visual cues are meant to minimize interference by by language a...

Of guppies and yuppies; or Cities, Vertically Speaking 25 Jan 2012 | 06:28 pm

Life in cosmopolitan presents complications that can easily be resolved or not. Aging infrastructure and limited finances leave citizens distraught. Urban sprawl has motivated architects and designers...

Reimagining Mickey’s Mouse Ears 24 Jan 2012 | 07:13 pm

Visual communication is inescapable and we have accepted this situation. Ads are part of the visual clutter that encompasses urban living and brands are looking for a piece of the most important real ...