Sep 2, 2010

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.

Aug 27, 2010

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Some nice work by Darren Waterston.

Aug 26, 2010

crystla shoes art fun

I really enjoyed reading about this project, from Toril Johannessen.

Pixels

Aug 23, 2010

Aug 15, 2010

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Aug 13, 2010

cool kids osborn shoes

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

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Some nice paintings by Ben Weiner.

Cozy Luxury.

Aug 11, 2010

shoes dope pixel sorting

I thought the pixel sorting by Kim Asendorf was pretty tight.

Aug 9, 2010

Aug 8, 2010

Aug 5, 2010

Hot hazy summer mornings.

Aug 4, 2010

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Working Class

Aug 3, 2010

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New Issue of Working Class is out! Check It!

Aug 2, 2010

Jul 30, 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.

Jul 29, 2010

We are trying to take a little break in the mountains. Streams, rocks, green things…..

it’s great.

Jul 22, 2010

awesome shoes
I love Malachite.

Jul 12, 2010

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Jul 11, 2010

SUmmer shoes surf

Jul 8, 2010

Cold Shoes

Jul 6, 2010

Happy Fourth

Jun 29, 2010

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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, 2010

now that’s just funny

Jun 17, 2010

shoes, best shoes, leather shoes, hand crafted

Drawing by: Allegra Lockstadt

Jun 14, 2010

Hidden Fess, shoes

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!

<3 ods

Osborn<3Markets

Jun 10, 2010

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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

Shoe, leather shoe, original shoe,

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

Shoes Memorial Day Sale Shoes Hand Crafted

May 28, 2010

Pacaya

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

inspiration shoes

Fun little fashion arithmetic.
shoes
One of our personal favorites.
Thanks Fashematics!

Create/Make

May 23, 2010

Boxing Kitten/Osborn Collaboration

May 19, 2010

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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!

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May 17, 2010

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thanks anyonegirl! there’s going to be if I have anything to do with it.

Hand Cured Hides

May 14, 2010

Shoes, Shoe, leather, fashion, fair trade, best.

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

Apr 30, 2010

Vive Guatemala

Apr 29, 2010

Thursday.

Apr 22, 2010

Apr 19, 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

Apr 7, 2010

Mar 30, 2010

Mar 29, 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

Feb 27, 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, 2010

Happy 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

Gifted

DUMBO market – PRINT SALE

Nov 6, 2009

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We’ll be there from 11 – 5. Only at the market: PRINT SALE – buy two prints, get 10% off

www.brooklynflea.com

Shop Online Now!

Oct 23, 2009

Our 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, 2009

We 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!