Boubacar Traore has been a favorite of mine for a few years now, and I just realized there are you tube videos of him. Just wonderful. Music for hot-hazy-pre-hurricane days.
Oh Yeah! We sell shoes!
All hand crafted all the time.
Some nice work by Darren Waterston.
Aug 26, 2010
I really enjoyed reading about this project, from Toril Johannessen.
Pixels
Aug 23, 2010 Aug 15, 2010
These cool kids have been my sound track for like the past two weeks. Along with Willie Nelson’s country music album.
Aug 13, 2010
Some nice work by my Brazilian brother, Rubens Ghenov
Aug 12, 2010
Some nice paintings by Ben Weiner.
Cozy Luxury.
Aug 11, 2010
I thought the pixel sorting by Kim Asendorf was pretty tight.
Aug 9, 2010
Hot hazy summer mornings.
Aug 4, 2010
Working Class
Aug 3, 2010
New Issue of Working Class is out! Check It!
Aug 2, 2010
This is my bud Lucas. We have been riding around his family’s truly magical farm.
We went digging for crystals yesterday. CRYSTALS! And that was after we fed the free range cows, and crazy pigs. We then ate a bowl of fresh beets from the garden, my moms made some killer salad, and we all laughed all night.
Lucas made the drawing below. Rock on rock.
We are trying to take a little break in the mountains. Streams, rocks, green things…..
it’s great.
Jul 22, 2010
I love Malachite.
Fashion Me Green
Jun 28, 2010
The NY Project- Teen Vogue’s Eleanor Banco from FASHIONmeGREEN on Vimeo.
We provided shoes for this shoot, and did a little interview with Greta. Greta was great to work with, and fun to talk to. I hope this project keeps going, and helps redefine sustainable fashion.
Jun 27, 2010now that’s just funny
Jun 17, 2010
Drawing by: Allegra Lockstadt
Jun 14, 2010
Our friend’s band “Hidden Fees” played at Union Pool Saturday night. And you know what, they killed it! Or they livened it up! It was refreshing to see a band almost 10 strong(not all members pictured, I was too busy dancing), and with some killer dance dance. We look forward to more hidden fees. It was also our beloved Katies B-Day party!
Happy happy Katie!
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Osborn<3Markets
Jun 10, 2010
We will be marketing it up this weekend in Brooklyn!
We have a lovely assortment of new styles and fabrics, and we’re busting out our sale bins again at the Brooklyn Flea! Hope to see ya’ll there!
Jun 10, 2010
This was in the Times today. A 5,500 year old leather shoe found in the caves of Armenia. Scientist are claiming this shoe is older than the Egyptian pyramids and stonehenge. The original leather shoe. My favorite fact is that the shoe was preserved under layers of sheep dung.
Rain rain…
Jun 2, 2010
Have ya’ll seen this?! I still can’t believe this isn’t photoshopped.
I talked to my pops Monday (who is a Guatemalan Resident), and he told me their backyard disappeared!
I talked to my workers, and they are all OK, safe and have running water again.
Happy M.Day/Summer!
May 29, 2010
So our lovely Pacaya erupted a little last night. Well, maybe a lot. Our workers all said there was 12cm of black volcanic dust covering the city and surrounding area. Oh yeah, that’s us sitting where the eruption took place.
Fashematics
May 26, 2010
Fun little fashion arithmetic.
One of our personal favorites.
Thanks Fashematics!
Create/Make
May 23, 2010Boxing Kitten/Osborn Collaboration
May 19, 2010
So we did a really fun collaboration with Boxing Kitten. I love her cuts, and combinations. My only lament is she doesn’t make men’s clothes. Her launch party looked incredible, and so much fun!
Congrats Girls!
thanks anyonegirl! there’s going to be if I have anything to do with it.
Hand Cured Hides
May 14, 2010
We visited a tannery yesterday. This is one of the skilled curers.
It was very insightful.
We are working with them because they still cure their leather the old fashioned way.
Everything is hand cut, cured, and the tumblers are old old old. Also, the tannery was spotless. Berto (my chief cobbler) and I were able to hand select the highest quality leather for our shoes. If we are going to use leather, we are going to know the family that raises the cows, and the family that cures the hides.
May 13, 2010
What’s the difference between hand crafted and autonoma?
I like them both for different reasons, and in different contexts.
But I think I will always love the hand painted sign.
Our neighbor hood in brooklyn seems to be hiring lots of painters to paint ads.
I like it. Rosenquist-roots.
May 10, 2010
This is Volcano Fuego, right outside of town.
I had driven half way up the mountain side to our workshop when I noticed this. I pulled over on a crazy winding road, avoiding racing cars, crazy chicken busses, and hopped out. I am standing in a coffee field.
This is part of my morning commute.
I love Guatemala.
May 9, 2010
Thursday.
Apr 22, 2010
Material pours through us;
“and your very flesh shall be a great poem” – Whitman, our old father.
“part and particle of god” – Emerson, that old boy.
Apr 9, 2010
Always Hand Crafted, all the time.
Mar 26, 2010
the weavers through out the mountains of guatemala.
Mar 25, 2010
in Guatemala working on new stuff!
Samantha Pleet Fall 2010 Video/Shoes by Osborn
Mar 3, 2010
Samantha Pleet A/W 2010 from Samantha Pleet on Vimeo.
Such a wonderful collection, such a pleasure to collaborate on the shoes.
Feb 28, 2010
Coming soon…..
Feb 26, 2010
Outside our shop, the neighborhood kids made up a game as they went along.
Rules and Court.
Feb 25, 2010
For a rainy day….
Feb 24, 2010
Pour Down Like Silver – Richard and Linda Thompson
what’s up
Feb 18, 2010
round our neighborhood – La Castañas
In Guatemala this week…
Feb 18, 2010
Carla reviewing production with WIlma.
Agustin and I going over inventory.
Traffic traffic traffic.
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Feb 14, 2010
CC be mine.
Sean is funny.
Feb 12, 2010Happy Snow Day!
Feb 10, 2010
Snowmen greet us around every corner. Greenpoint is full of them.
Strange Worlds
Feb 8, 2010
Really fun landscapes created by Matthew Albanese.
“Paprika Mars”
12 pounds of paprika, cinnamon, nutmeg, chili powder and charcoal.
Making it work
Jan 31, 2010
Agustin, Karla and I discuss making our growth work. Agustin is just incredible. I need to tell everyone about him. I first met him years ago, in a children’s home for abused and abandoned kids. Now he is kicking it as my production manager. We had fun with his four year old last Wednesday. More on that later.
Looking for Ideas
Jan 31, 2010
Driving around in the hills of Quiche. We’re trying to start working with small groups of weavers.
New Developments
Jan 31, 2010
So Berto and I cut up some truck tire tubes. I am really excited about this. I also peeled truck tires, and started using them for my heels. Really dope.
Fun fun!
Jan 31, 2010
I don’t even understand how this happens. Small taxis, large buses.
Early Morning
Jan 31, 2010
I love these Pre-Dawn reflections.
GIFTED!!!
Nov 25, 2009
DUMBO market – PRINT SALE
Nov 6, 2009
We’ll be there from 11 – 5. Only at the market: PRINT SALE – buy two prints, get 10% off
Shop Online Now!
Oct 23, 2009Our online store is now live and we invite you to browse our catalog and purchase your favorite design. Visit our us online @ shop.osborndesign.com
Brooklyn Flea
Oct 11, 2009We will be at the DUMBO location today from 11 – 6 with lots of new shoes, prints and other goodies. Come on down to the waterfront and find us – we are literally right under the Brooklyn Bridge. See ya!