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books for a fantasy filled summer with author jay swanson

Book Extend by Yasuko Furukawa

Mystical, magical, futuristic, apocalyptic, this is one eclectic list of summer reads. Eclectic has teamed up with Vitalis Chronicles author Jay Swanson to bring you a list of books for the ultimate fantasyscape as you hit the beach this summer. Swanson is currently living in Paris, but originally hails from the Pacific Northwest, like some of our favourite authors (Frank Herbert, Tom Robbins, Chuck Palahniuk, Ursula K. Le Guin, Sherman Alexie). This week, Swanson releases his third installment in the Vitalis Chronicles the Steps of Krakador, but he took some time out of his busy schedule to talk books with Eclectic. Read more

off the shelf: a period of juvenile prosperity

A Period of Juvenile Prosperity by photographer Mike Brodie; Published by Twin Palms Publisher

American self-trained photographer Mike Brodie, aka The Polaroid Kidd, just released his second publication A Period of Juvenile Prosperity. I immediately fell in love with the images of the "travel culture" made up of train-hoppers, vagabonds, squatters and hobos of the past decade across the United States. Read more

off the shelf: boris bidjan saberi unveils first book

fashion designer boris bidjan saberi book

Following designer's Boris Bidjan Saberi's fall 2013 collection during Men's Fashion week, we had the opportunity to celebrate the book launch of Saberi's first monograph at David Lynch's club Silencio with djs AZARI & III along citrus twist cocktails from the club's innovative mixologists. Read more

off the shelf: melting pot edition by naco paris

NACO PARIS has been creating unisex clothing since 2001, before androgyny became the trend du jour, the press likes to dub him as “the only designer who doesn’t like fashion” or “Fashion’s Robin Hood”. I always think of Naco Paris as I tote around by “Karl Who ?” bag. With his punk attitude minimalism, his collections are unique as they denounce the consumption craze that is constantly pushed in the luxury industry which has prompted his cult status in Japan. Read more

off the shelf: limbo by paulina otylie surys

off the shelf: the world`s top fashion blogs

Fashion blogging is an enigma to many. For insiders, WWD was always the news source and for fashion fans it was Vogue. But what they lacked, blogging filled the void from interaction, humour to photography. It is difficult to imagine fashion being just glossy editorials at one point without the balance of street style. While blogs may now have a permanent place in the fashionsphere, it still relatively new. With the first major blog, A Shaded View On Fashion, launching less than a decade ago. Read more

paulsen photography book launch at thé des ecrivains

Last Thursday we went to the official launch of the Paulsen Photography collection, held at the wonderful concept bookstore-slash-teahouse-slash stationary store, Thé des Écrivains. The collection unveiled four books by four photographers - Sasha Gusov, Vladimir Mishukov, Xenia McBell and Paulina Otylie Surys (which some of you might remember from our interview with her here). Attendees could meet and greet the photographers and purchase their books while enjoying a Russian-themed cocktail party. For those of you interested, you can head over the Thé des Écrivains to check them out. Read more

keeping it neil

Neil Young, 1969, Photographed by Henry Diltz

The not so Unknown Legend looks back on his life over the past 66 years in his first autobiography Waging Heavy Peace: A Hippie Dream, touching on Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills, Nash + Young days; his childhood in Canada; relationships (failed as well as enduring) and family, all in his acutely honest way. In addition to his autobiography, Neil is currently on tour with Crazy Horse, this being the bands first stint in eight years. Read more

rendez vous: cras by stephan doitschinoff

off the shelf: ayami nishimura by rankin