the HAWAIIAN SHIRT COLLECTION: MAHALO!
by cgk.ink | 18 February 2025 | cgk.ink writes:, design, textiles, travel | 0 Comments
Hawaiian style is all about ease and comfort. It's also about celebrating the colors and forms of this unique tropical, Pacific location. As with most creative expression, we always seek out the most profane, bastardized version of whatever we are are admiring. A few...
Amazon’s a bitch
by cgk.ink | 9 September 2024 | Amazon, cgk.ink writes:, gig economy, retail | 0 Comments
It's presumptuous to say that I know how to run a giga-trillion, global company who outpaced Kuwait's GDP this year. I do not know how to do that. I also do not know how to launch things into outer space, deliver anything by a drone or how to even hotwire a van. I do...
the ART of INDIA
by cgk.ink | 22 August 2024 | cgk.ink writes:, historical, indigenous cultures, the ART of INDIA | 0 Comments
The diversity of the world’s largest national population is astounding. 122 languages, including the planet’s oldest language: Hindi. 12 religions. 1.408 billion people (est. 2021). 29 states. This pluralism nurtures an insane wealth of art and cultural expression....
KAMALA in 2024
by cgk.ink | 20 August 2024 | cgk.ink writes:, politics | 0 Comments
Watching the DNC Convention gives me hope that we continue to undo the damage that four (unbelievable) years under Trump has done to this country and indeed, the world. Below are some designs. 20% of profit from these items will be donated to The Harris Victory Fund...
the Elegance and Subtle Formality of Kimonos
by cgk.ink | 26 July 2024 | cgk.ink writes:, fashion, Japanese design & culture | 0 Comments
The haori (羽織) is a traditional Japanese jacket worn over a kimono. Resembling a shortened kimono with no overlapping front panels (okumi), the haori typically features a thinner collar than that of a kimono, and is sewn with the addition of two thin, triangular...