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Design & Life Minizine Vol.01 / Feb.2007

Editorial / Art / Design / Photography PH Taipei 4
D&L
News
We provide the news that you
don't want to miss. This is
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your basic protein.

Designers’
Circle
content From A to B, from B to C;
it is the world of designers;
it’s designers’ circle.

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The
Moment 

There are a lot of moments in

one's life. We treasure each
precious moment.

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D&L
Lifestyle
27 Only enjoy the life
can make a difference.

1/2
Recipe
Cooking is Art. There are no
rules. 1/2 recipe shows you
the smartest way to cook.
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D&L
News
We provide the news that you
don't want to miss. This is
your basic protein.
01.
A logo with innumerable possibilities
The iconic New York retailer Saks Fifth Avenue has a
new identity. It is designed by one of the most famous
design firm in the world, Pentagram.
By divided the logo drawn in 1973 by Tom Carnese
into 64 squares, it is now a logo that has 98,137,610,
226,945,526,221,323,127,451,938,506,431,029,735,3
26,490,840,972,261,848,186,538,906,070,058,088,36
5,083852,800,000,000,000 possibilities.

previous logo



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03.
Rose for men
Le labo is a perfumery located in Manhattan, NY. Just
opened in 2006, Le labo has quickly became popular
in Big Apple. With old-school French traditions, you
can find Le labo has inspirations from modern New
York, too. Rose 31, which recently was chosen by
Wallpaper magazine as the best fragrance, is actually
among the men's collection. It perfectly interprets the
modern appearance of rose!

www.lelabofragrances.com

02.
21/21
While "20/20 vision" means perfect eyesight, what
does "21_21" mean? "21_21 DESIGN SIGHT" is a
design facility to be established in Roppongi, Tokyo,
which means to see beyond today and into the future.
It is a place to share views and ideas with not only
designers but also consumers. The directors include
Issey Miyake, Taku Satoh, Naoto Fukasawa, and
Noriko Kawakami. With the building designed by
Tadao Ando, there is one more landmark for people
to visit in Japan! “21_21 DESIGN SIGHT” is going to
open on March 30, 2007.

www.2121designsight.jp
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Designers’ 

Circle
From A to B, from B to C;
it is the world of designers;
it’s designers’ circle.

Rilla Alexander
issue 01

Please introduce yourself.

Hello! My name is Rilla Alexander and I am a member of art and design collective, Rinzen. We are 5 people who
fill our days with drawing, music, sewing and rainbows.
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Where do you live & how is the city? What project are you working on?

I am originally from Australia, however am currently Right now we are working on a project for Puma,
living in Berlin. Coming from a hot country, it is designing a chair for Upper Playground and 5 minutes
quite fun to experience the full range of seasons - ago we committed to doing a show in Madrid during
especially "proper" winters filled with snow. the summer.

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What is the most exciting project you've done?
I would have to say that it is the Neighbourhood
project which has just been released as a book
published by Victionary in Hong Kong. It is a hand-
made toy remix project which we played with 40
artists from around the world such as Friends with
you, Devilrobots, Shynola and Nathan Jurevicius. In
keeping with the concept of reworking and remaking
we also held a workshop as part of the Pictoplasma
conference in Berlin where people had the chance to
make their own toys and to rework other peoples. It
was an incredible experience.
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What do you usually do in your leisure time?
I enjoy hunting for Scandinavian ceramics, furniture
and other design treasures. I also love visiting second
hand bookstores filled with East European and
Russian children's books. Oh, and I LOVE sleeping.
Could you introduce one of your favorite What is your comfort food? Could you describe What kind of music do you like? Who is your
restaurants or Cafe in your city? how to cook it? favorite singer or band?
One of the most "Berlin" restaurants is called the I love bircher muesili - the swiss muesili soaked in My favourite music is sweet and folky...
Winerei. Not only does it have a wonderful atmos- yoghurt filled with lots of delicious berries. I like to like Feist and Múm.
phere but at the end of the night you decide how eat cereal all day long.
much you feel you should pay (as there are no prices).

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Which album do you recommend?
Despite what I said before, I listen to one album
nearly every day...that is Back in Black by AC/DC. I
run to it!
Which city do you like the most? Why?
I really can't commit to one - Berlin, Tokyo, London,
New York. They are all so different and are filled with
so much creativity and inspiration. But I also like
visiting little European towns - especially ones with
castles.
If you have 1 month vacation, where do you want
to spend? Why?
There are so many places in the world I am dying
to explore - we have never been to South America
or Canada - and there are still so many European
countries we have never visited either. But I would
also like to spend a month at home with my mother
and sisters, sewing and talking.
You have involved in many different fields: web
design, graphics, typeface, fashion, interior....
What do you want to design next?
Since I am so obsessed with ceramics and textiles
right now I think they will be my next thing!
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What does design & life mean to you?
Sometimes I am so wrapped up in design that I don't
have a life! But you know I really do love it.
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This section is designer's circle. We hope you can

introduce one of your friends who is a designer,
and will be interviewed in the next issue!
Could you introduce him(her) a little bit ?

I would like to introduce my friend Nathan Jurevicius

who you would know as the creator of Scarygirl. He
designs the most wonderful characters, stories and
toys and has some projects underway that are
hard to believe!

next on Designers' Circle : Nathan Jurevicius

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The
Moment
There are a lot of moments in
one's life. We treasure each
precious moment.

THE MOMENT.
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You met the one.

For the very first time.

You wished you meet each other earlier.

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You talked.
You laughed.
You kissed.

You were nervous.

but it is sweet.

An Evening With Herbie Hancock & Chick Corea: In Concert is a live album recorded over the course of several
live performances in February of 1978 and released that same year.

www.amazon.com
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AMEDEI TUSCANY is one of the most expensive chocolate in the world. Since 1990, Alessio and Cecilia have
devoted and committed themselves to the search of perfect harmonious tastes, becoming reality in the form of a 21
linear balanced bars or a napolitain shape, and a soft roundness of a praline.

www.amedei.com

PANTONE 128 U + PANTONE 706 U + PANTONE 7499 U

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Lifestyle
Only enjoy the life
can make a difference.

The “LV” of gourmet specialty store

Dean&Deluca
Founded in 1977, while Joel Dean and Giorgio Deluca
opened its flagship store in New York, Dean and
Deluca had become an upscale retailer of gourmet
and specialty goods, wine and kitchenware. They
started as a neighborhood store; today they became
the most outstanding “super”-market worldwide.

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You won’t miss it when you come to SOHO, downtown Manhattan. When you walk in the shop, it’s a wonderful
experience. There is an espresso bar on left hand side where people love to grab a cup of house blend and a slice
of oatmeal to start my SOHO shopping. Bright, fresh vegetables and foods are in the front, along with roasted
coffee and favorable chocolate. Deli counter carries Maine lobster with homemade herbal mayonnaise, roasted
beef, baby ribs, smoked salmon with drill vinegar, and variety of caviar.
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Fresh herb is always better than dried one. However, canned herbs bring you the convenience. You can use them
all year long and give dishes an intensive flavor anytime you want. Dean & Deluca has tons of dried herbs. Try one
there, and you will find yourself stock up one by one. Dill is good for poach salmon; paprika gives BBQ chicken
a unique hot layer; and ginger powder is good for baking. Now, they have a set of various canned herbs that set
with rack. It is good as a trial or as a great gift idea.
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1/2
Recipe
Cooking is Art. There are no
rules. 1/2 recipe shows you
the smartest way to cook.

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Japanese / by Small

baby spainish
salad
Nowadays, they have 800 buyers all over the world looking for the best fine food for you. They collect ultimate
fresh, luxury, and tasty thing to satisfy your appetite. Cost is never an issue to stop them from offering the best
goods. Dean & Deluca knows who their customers are and serve them well. They treat their shop as a fine food with smoked chicken-
Mozzarella rolls
museum. Their mission is to look for the better. Recently, several shops have been opened up in Asia. If you are
lucky enough to have Dean & Deluca in your neighborhood, please stop by, and you will become a fan of it.
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Hint !
Extra Virgin Olive Oil is my favorite. It is clear green, fruity with a distinctive grassy component, and a hint
of peppery taste. Balsamic vinaigrette is also one of my favorite simple and delicious dressings. The price of
balsamic is ranging. However, I recommend you to use as much as you can afford.
Good balsamic is also suitable for adding with vanilla ice cream. You might wonder the flavor would be weird.
Try it once, and you will find this a perfect match.

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1 bag of organ
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6 slice of smok pond)
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1/4 cup Extr
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1/8 cup Bals
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1 clo ves of m
inced garlic
1/2t fresh min
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1 1/2T salt
1t black pep
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ginger, balsam g arlic, black pe
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Oil all togethe and Extra Virgi
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2. Toss Japan
ese baby Spa
I love to cook and collect recipes, but I never exactly follow the steps. For me, cooking should be playful. I always nish with (1)
3. R olling min ingredient.
put my imagination to someone’s recipe and bring it to my vision. ced mozzarell
and bake at 20 a into smoke ch
0 degree for 10 icken,
My cooking rules are easy and healthy. Modern people are always busy, and I believe, with 1/2 effort, 1/2 steps,
minutes.
4. Arrang sa
1/2 fat, 1/2 time of cooking, will also bring you to a lovely cooking experience and healthier dish. That’s why I lad & chicke
enjoy it !! n rolls on ser
ving plate, a
called this chapter “1/2 Recipe”. Cooking is art. Let’s play. nd
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