Tumblr (3.0; @clubhaus)http://clubhaus.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_megn3ieHs51qiwo8xo1_500.jpg"/><br/> New York<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_megn3ieHs51qiwo8xo2_500.jpg"/><br/> Paris<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_megn3ieHs51qiwo8xo4_500.jpg"/><br/> Istanbul<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_megn3ieHs51qiwo8xo3_500.jpg"/><br/> Berlin<br/><br/> <p>Everything Tidy: French artist <a href="http://www.armellecaron.fr/cms/index.php?page=plans_de_berlin" target="_blank">Armelle Caron</a> plays with and pulls apart the notion of urban identity, deconstructing the iconic layout of several gridded cities in a clean-cut visual accounting for. Urban anagrams, of sorts. </p> <p>- Maggie</p>http://clubhaus.tumblr.com/post/37113637121http://clubhaus.tumblr.com/post/37113637121Mon, 03 Dec 2012 10:08:13 -0500armelle caronidentitygraphic designillustrationanagramurban designnew yorkparisberlinistanbulmapsmaggie<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me7xzxTCVm1qiwo8xo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me7xzxTCVm1qiwo8xo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me7xzxTCVm1qiwo8xo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me7xzxTCVm1qiwo8xo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me7xzxTCVm1qiwo8xo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me7xzxTCVm1qiwo8xo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me7xzxTCVm1qiwo8xo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me7xzxTCVm1qiwo8xo8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me7xzxTCVm1qiwo8xo9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://www.yatzer.com/">Yatzer</a> founder and editor in chief, <a href="http://www.yatzer.com/author/Costas-Voyatzis">Costas Voyatzis</a>, was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to tour the <a href="http://www.hermes.com/index_default.html">Hermès</a> workshop in Pantin, France last month.</p> <p>The one thing he learned <strong>not</strong> to do when visiting the workshop is to <strong>leave your bag on the floor</strong>.</p> <p>“<span>Once you’ve taken the tour through their Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré boutique, you’ll realize that treating your leather with the respect it deserves is like paying tribute to the craftsman who made it,” Voyatzis says.</span></p> <p>From the sights to the sounds to the scents, a visit to the Hermès workshop is a very sensory experience.</p> <p><span>“As for the workshop itself, the prevalent sentiment is that of everlasting love: each bag is affectionately crafted by a single artisan</span><span> from start to finish</span><span>, which would explain why they only turn out two pieces a week,” Voyatzis says. “</span>No leather-worker is allowed to intervene in another colleague’s bag and each individual has their own set of tools, which they eventually take home with them when they retire<span>.”</span></p> <p><span>Many Hermès artisans claim they can pick a piece they created out of a lineup without question. That is some serious craftsmanship.</span></p> <p><span>If this is the process that goes into making a handbag, I’d love to see how Hermès saddles are created. Sheesh.</span></p> <p>For more from Voyatzis’ tour, click <a href="http://www.yatzer.com/Ateliers-Hermes-Pantin-France">here</a>.</p> <p>Photos: Lucie & Simon, Jérôme Galland and Alfredo Piola; Hermès / Costas Voyatzis; Yatzer</p> <p><span>- PS</span></p>http://clubhaus.tumblr.com/post/36762840287http://clubhaus.tumblr.com/post/36762840287Wed, 28 Nov 2012 17:19:00 -0500HermèsYatzerParisFashionHandbagTourWorkshopCraftsmanshipArtisanHand craftedCostas VoyatzisLeatherSaddlesFashion housePS<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrhahlhAWP1qiwo8xo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrhahlhAWP1qiwo8xo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrhahlhAWP1qiwo8xo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrhahlhAWP1qiwo8xo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrhahlhAWP1qiwo8xo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>I’m in a band called London vs. New York.</p> <p>This designer guy Vahram Muratyan makes minimalist visual designs showing the differences between Paris & New York that he posts to his blog <a href="http://parisvsnyc.blogspot.com/" title="Paris vs. New York" target="_blank">Paris vs. New York</a>. <br/>These are a few of my favorites.</p> <p>-Tim</p>http://clubhaus.tumblr.com/post/10173608365http://clubhaus.tumblr.com/post/10173608365Tue, 13 Sep 2011 16:34:00 -0400Minimalist posterNew YorkParisdesignposterversusvs.Tim<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/8j36Erxd5rc?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>San Francisco to Paris in two minutes. Very cool video by <a href="http://beepshow.com/about/">Beep Show.</a> Thanks for helping me hate flying a little less.</p> <p>-Patrick</p>http://clubhaus.tumblr.com/post/4438647418http://clubhaus.tumblr.com/post/4438647418Fri, 08 Apr 2011 06:56:56 -0400videostop motionflyingsan franciscoparisair francephotographynorthern lights