Turntable Tuesday :: A Typecase Made with Amore

The end of the day can be an accumulation of, well just that, the end of the day. There are some habits I try to keep even with a newborn soon to turn one, like walking at the golden hour listening to my favorite podcasts.
Today on my routine walk was Radiolab’s tribute to renowned neurologist Oliver Sacks. On my normal route this evening, crossing a barrier gate I’ve crossed over a number of times before, I noted the word “nice” printed on it as part of the insignia.
I’m not sure how to come full circle with this Tuesday post except for the loud and clear message of love. The things we do and make for each other, not just on certain days, but base a life on it, like Mr. Sacks did. You base a life betting that the person you come into contact with will have a good share of it and at some point at that golden hour it will come back full circle, and it does.

MY TYPECASE MADE WITH LOVE 

Turntable Tuesday :: Summer Sparkles

Share some summer sparkles and tunes at your next soirée. Have a great Tuesday!

SUMMER SPARKLES Playlist

FREE DESKTOP SCREENSAVER 

Turntable Tuesday :: Raw

TURNTABLE TUESDAY thinks about what’s tasty, wearable and good to read for the holidays.

GENO’S FOTO VIA COOKING LIGHT, OTHERS VIA AUTHOR’S WEBSITES

CHEESY ART: This guy knows his cheese! MIKE GENO paints "seductively tasty” hyper realistic food oil paintings. Good enough for me as I go gaga for anything cheese.

T-SHIRT:  Gotta love T-shirts and can’t ever go wrong with good ones in your closet.  You can wear them with jeans or a skirt--trainers or heels! This one is molto cool: VIOLENT ELEGANCE by Two Points

BOOK: Peter Moruzzi’s CLASSIC DINING: DISCOVERING AMERICA’S FINEST  MID-CENTURY RESTAURANT sounds formidable. These tales would surely inspire anyone, including my own martini and steak affair. DINNER PARTY DOWNLOAD’S Rico Gagliano had a jokily interview with the author and delved into a little of what mid-century American Continental cuisine must have been like--like patrons partartaking in uber classic cocktails and flaming meat prepared at your table. 

Sounds like a RUSH.

Turntable Tuesday: Red For Tomato

OX HEART TOMATOES, better known as CUORE DI BUE in north Italy, is a “COMMON" big, soft, plump and super juicy tomato. I’m a big fan if you couldn’t tell!

This is not your typical supermarket tomato, which may be redder, less expensive but tasteless...  HARRY J. KLEE, from the University of Florida’s Institute of Plant Innovation, is trying to bridge the gap and make common supermarket tomatoes more tasty for the average consumer, yet easy and financially viable for the producer to get to market.  But until then, you might find something in the States like Goldmans’ Italian American tomato, which aren’t perfectly round and firm to use in this following recipe.

Our late blossoming summer has allowed us a wonderful fall "CASALINGA" ITALIAN TOMATO SOUP RECIPE and some TURNTABLE TUNES.

Turntable Tuesday :: A Curated Mix

My favorite songs (often times the more obscure ones), get randomly copied, pasted and collected in a folder on my desktop or scribbled down on whatever paper lying on my desk then hidden away inside notebooks...

8tracks and Soundcloud are music social networks that allow you navigate and share with other enthusiasts what’s already in their network or upload from your own music library. But if you don’t have the music in your library (like those obscure ones)... it means you gotta get them there! I discovered an easy way to convert favorite songs/videos to MP3 fromYoutube (for instance) to your music library.

I didn’t care for uploading any software and just wanted something efficient.

HERE IS A SITE I found easy and straightforward to transform your scribbled on pieces of paper into MP3’s, store them in your library and neatly into a curated collection of songs to summon up a mood at work, a dinner party or just to chill.

Turntable Tuesday : for my best friends from pirouettepress on 8tracks Radio.

Turntable Tuesday :: 1%

99% INVISIBLE is, well lets say, very often gratifying and that’s reason enough to listen to anyone for any period of time. It’s name was inspired by Buckminster Fuller - American born architect, designer, futurist (the enchanting list goes on), who said “Ninety-nine percent of who you are is invisible and untouchable”. 

SURFIN’ STATE OF MIND IN URBAN ENVIRONMENTS

Turntable Tuesday :: Lou Reed, Had A Coke And A Smile

Sunday was as good as any other day. GARY HUSTWIT, an independent DIY FILMMAKER based in NY and London, has released design type films for a long time now, namely Helvetica, Objectified and Urbanized. I ran across another one on Hustwit’s twitter feed, when it was announced that epic Lou Reed had died.

Turntable Tuesday :: Festival Delle Contaminazioni

In the studio printing and preparing for a weekend in Alba at the 1st Edition Festival delle CONTAMINAZIONI (CONTAMINATION), a cultural event hosted by UNESCO Alba which highlights writers, essayists, poets, playwrights and printers. Pirouette Press along with Museo Civico della Stampa di Mondovì will participate in the Mostra del Libro Antico at the newly restored Chiesa di S. Giuseppe in Alba from the 18th-20th October alongside the WHITE TRUFFLE FESTIVAL. 

Turntable Tuesday : Taming Neenah, Menu Design

Here is a paper sample booklet by NEENAH PAPER COMPANY. I’ve had it for about 15 years, so a bit tattered. I’ve permitted myself to cut out just parts from a few pages and even brought it over with me to Italy from America. It goes to show how much I love this...well, object.

Turntable Tuesday : Anarchic Pasta

All pasta isn’t the same in Italy and if you’re in Genova, it’s handmade trofie (troh/fyeh) with pesto (most likely) or a seafood mix. I was hosted by friends Manolab for the weekend to learn some bookbinding techniques and we had the lovely typical Ligurian dish for a Sunday lunch. This short and twisted (by rubbing motion) pasta with a lost history is made with no eggs--kinda an anarchic pasta, huh?

Studio Tunes 

(something uncomplicated that goes well with some seaside vibes)

Stir It Up by Bob Marley and the Wailers

Social Living by Burning Spear

Perpetual Motion Machine by Vibrasonic

Turntable Tuesday : Guerilla Gardeners and J Dilla

First thing about this image to set the mood in motion is the chalkboard style lettering Food Is Free on the side panel of the minivan.  First heard about these community style gardens by way of  Ron Finley’s talk at TED and his giant effort in south central Los Angeles. Wicking bed garden technology (self watering gardens) makes community gardens sustainable and a good way to connect with people and create green edible landscapes where non would otherwise exist.

Studio Tunes: 

Very Busy People by The Limousines
and a few by Detroit’s late Hip Hop extraordinaire J Dilla

Time: The donut of The Heart  
DeWitt To Do It: J Dilla Lost Scrolls Vol.1
Ruff and Rugged 

Turntable Tuesday : Plum Delicious

Plums or Prunus domestica or double the size of a popcorn and we’ve got Empress Italian Plums. A dinner party hit to end a season and begin another. Literally have kilos of this fruit just outside the doorstep and although I love to eat them as is, why not explore everything plum?  A fun way to entertain guests and maybe even surprise them!

Turntable Studio Tunes : Hearty

As the name suggests, Turntable Tuesday is about what I’ve been listening to in the studio, sources of inspirational tunes, but I’ll start to highlight the “table" in the turntable part of the title too. What’s been cooking, as most creatives love to cook or at the least have a good bite and a glass of something nice to be inspired. Italy, has plenty of this to offer and more. Many here have awesome gardens with seasonal goodies. 

Turntable Tuesday : Homage to Andy Warhol : 2 Day Letterpress Print Performance

I’ve revisited Andy Warhol, who celebrated a birthday on the 6th of August, and plan a two day letterpress print performance with friend Claudio Mandella from 9PT (14-15 August, 2013 Mondovì, Italy). This is a homage to a fantastic artist--not to be mistaken as an Abstract Expressionist, but the purveyor of Pop Art. Warhol had the cool capacity to make his objects d’art "un-unique". Common sources Warhol used in his works in fact came from reproductions from popular American culture like advertisements, hollywood icons and newspaper clippings.

Heinz 57  limited ed. letterpress postcards

Turntable Tuesday :: Country Sunsets

I’m one of those people that say, I don’t like country but I like old country... are you one of those too? So this type of music is pretty good at putting things back in their place, or when a little courage is needed to get things done. I’ve come to understand running your own studio, or your own anything for that matter takes a healthy dose of what makes you happy everyday, like sunsets. This week I’ve been summoning Texas originals (native myself) to remind me of those simple things in life.
Studio Tunes:
Waylon Jennings “Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys"
Waylon Jennings “Luckenback Texas”
Hank Williams (cover by Wookalily) “Ramblin' Man"
Willie Nelson and friends “Roll Me Up"

Turntable Tuesday :: 15 min. of Fame

The artisanal fair is around the corner and Pirouette Press along with 9PT will be paying homage to artist Andy Warhol. Some suitable tunes would then be by Warhol’s band The Velvet Underground and others influenced by them.

La fiera artigianale è dietro l'angolo e Pirouette Press insieme con 9PT farà omaggio all'artista Andy Warhol. Alcuni brani adatti sarebbero quindi dalla banda di Warhol dei Velvet Underground e altri influenzati da loro.

15 min. of Fame

The Velvet Underground :: Rock&Roll (Gigamesh edit)

The Velvet Underground :: There She Goes Again

The Velvet Underground :: Who Loves The Sun

David Bowie :: Andy Warhol

Turntable Tuesday :: Jackie Brown’s Buena Vista

Turntable Tuesday :: Just the Girls

Me in the middle with cousins : original polaroid taken at grandma’s house

An all girls list this Turntable Tuesday. Summer tunes in the studio you may have not heard of before and now glad you did. Thanks to public radio and The Dinner Party Download for healthy radio wave exposure. It’s also the second time I post this picture, I love it!

Little Dragon: Twice
Poliça: Amongster
Boy: Little Numbers

Turntable Tuesday :: Studio Tunes

“Turntable Tuesday" is a new addition to the blog. It’s a tasty treat of the best tunes playing in the studio stumbled on during the week when doing sport and listening to my favorite culture/foodie podcast mostly the Dinner Party Download.
Divine Fits: Would That Not Be Nice
Best Coast: Boyfriend
Biggie Smalls: Big Poppa