Author Archives: FluffyCo

Łódż Fashion: OFF out of schedule

Fashion Philosophy / Fashion Week just ended here in Łódż. It was epic in May, and parts of it were pretty great this October. The ambience accounts for a lot of it. Many more photos and descriptions are to be … Continue reading

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Peter Coffin

My husband and I are fortunate to know quite a few very interesting and talented people working in music and the arts. I thought it might be fun to do some casual interviews and get a little background on what … Continue reading

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Poster Madness

When not creative directing FluffyCo, I like to put my creative energy into the not-so-simple art of Poster design. Living here in Poland ironically puts me an ocean away from our fully equipped screen-printing studio in the Mission, but gives … Continue reading

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Muminki Forever!

Growing up in Poland and then Canada, I was exposed to a completely different set of childhood characters and stories than were my American friends. Sure, we had Tom and Jerry. Once we had moved to the US, I was … Continue reading

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LODZ Murals

Łódż is an old Polish working-class city- much of it is desperately in need of a paint job. As such, it is full of cool old Communist-era mural advertisements (mostly for businesses that no longer exist). They definitely add a … Continue reading

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Fashion!

David Bowie said it best. I’ve been keeping up with Spring 2011 on the super-convenient NY Times coverage online, which lists all the shows and lets you zoom in to really check out all the looks. Though we’re more of … Continue reading

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Textile art in Factory City

This weekend, I checked out the LODZ Central Museum of Textiles.  In addition to some cool installations and the International Textile Triennale exhibition, the museum has a huge collection of tools used in textile manufacturing all the way back to … Continue reading

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Collections

Just ran across a blog by Lisa Congdon, SF Artist and co-conspirator in the Upper Market boutique Rare Device (one of our beloved stockists). It’s a collection a  day – with themes of  vintage, typography, crafts, and design – a … Continue reading

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