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OPEN SESSION: The Moleskinerie Open Thread Discussion

2009-11-06T07:43:19-06:00

Welcome to OPEN SESSION: The Moleskinerie Open Thread Discussion.

Moleskinerie invites you, our visitors to share your thoughts on a special topic.
Today it is "WHERE WOULD YOU TAKE YOUR NOTEBOOK?"
An island in the middle of nowhere...lost in a souk in Morocco...atop a castle in the British Isles....if money were no object and your stash of Moleskine was bottomless, where would you take your notebook? Let your imaginations roam!

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(Image: Timbuktu seen from a distance by Heinrich Barth's party, Sept. 7th 1853/ Wikipedia)

Tim Baynes: Moleskines in London

2009-11-04T22:05:01-06:00

Update from our friend Tim Baynes' ongoing exhibit, starting with this excerpt from an article in The Times by Alan Jackson:

"THE SEA, THE SEA: AN EXHIBITION BY TIM BAYNES

Just as waves are impelled to break upon the shore, so man is and always will be drawn to the sea: Artist Tim Baynes feels that tidal pull more keenly even than most. “Whatever the time of day, no matter what the weather conditions and wherever I am in the world, I love being by the water’s edge,” he says. “Be it on the fringes of a city or amid a desolate landscape, whether in extreme heat or biting cold, it’s where I feel most at one with myself.” For Tim, that may mean losing himself in such familiar territory as Frinton-on-Sea (he was born in what he calls the nearby ‘badlands’ of Essex), Suffolk’s Aldeburgh, the Gower Peninsula of south Wales and Scotland’s mighty Skye. Or it may mean his discovery of Seattle’s Alki, Sydney’s Bondi and other beaches in, say, Dubai or Thailand while travelling on business (he is a senior executive in the advertising industry) or as a keen-eyed tourist.

A bonus for fellow Moleskine aficionados:

"Within a one man show of my paintings are my Moleskines - laid out on plinths for easy browsing. Location central London.. - TB"

Learn more at his website

Urban Sketchers celebrate one year of drawing around the world

2009-11-04T09:12:46-06:00

By Stuart Kerr, a correspondent of the Urban Sketchers blog,

A year after making its debut in November 2008, the Urban Sketchers group blog has drawn more than 1 million visits and established a network of hundreds of members in more than 50 countries. From Venice to San Francisco, Greece to Bhutan, readers of the blog can travel vicariously through the thousands of drawings posted by 100 invited correspondents. Admire a breathtaking 360-degree panoramic of Liège, Belgium, drawn from a roof. Take in a driver's view of Bangkok traffic or the atmosphere of a flea market in Mauritania. It's all captured by the artists drawing scenes from their daily lives on location in cities across the globe. Sketches from concerts, airports, cafés or even cemeteries, show the world one drawing at a time, as the Urban Sketchers motto goes. A sister group on flickr, the popular image-sharing site, has attracted more than 2,000 members and inspired people to draw their surroundings and share their sketches online. "It was amazing to discover other people doing the same thing," says Omar Jaramillo, an urban sketcher in Catania, Italy. "Since I have been in the group I have learnt a lot from other fellow sketchers. You get a lot of feedback and inspiration from the community." "Urban Sketchers has been my homepage since Spring 2009. It has changed the way I look at the world — everywhere I look now, I think about how I could draw it!" said Isabelle Laliberté, a member in London. Looking ahead to the coming year, Urban Sketchers founder Gabriel Campanario intends to formalize the project as a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the artistic, storytelling and educational value of location drawing. "As a nonprofit, we'll raise money to give grants and scholarships to artists," said Campanario, a Seattle-based journalist and illustrator. "We also aim to do an annual book and organize an international meetup every one or two years." Urban Sketchers by the numbers 100 correspondents. More than 3,500 blog posts with drawings from 56 different countries. More than 3,000 blog subscribers. More than 2,000 members on sister flickr group. Nearly 20,000 drawings on flickr.

Visit the group's official site: http://www.urbansketchers.com

On Twitter: http://twitter.com/urbansketchers

On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Urban-Sketchers/29343218911

Contact Urban Sketchers by email: urbansketchers@gmail.com

Detour Recap: Detour Tokyo 東京

2009-11-03T01:49:00-06:00

The Tokyo Detour stop ended on November 4 after a successful run in the heart of Japan. Among the artists on exhibit were Setsu & Shinobu Ito Setsu's notebook. Setsu's work include photographs that inspire her sketches, giving the observer a look into the artist creative process. Shinobu's notebook is filled with light pencil sketches that let us see his style of dynamic and fluid forms.

Learn more about the rest of the Tokyo Detour authors

Collector Alert: The SFMOMA Moleskine

2009-11-02T11:39:00-06:00

Just in time for the San Fransisco Museum of Modern Art 75th anniversary celebration on January 18th, 2010, Moleskine has released a commemorative notebook marking the occasion. The notebook is designed by Martin Venezky of Appetite Engineers and features a special foil cover, and colorful paperband honoring the SFMOMA.

LINK

OPEN SESSION: The Moleskinerie Open Thread Discussion

2009-10-30T08:28:27-05:00

Welcome to OPEN SESSION: The Moleskinerie Open Thread Discussion.

Moleskinerie invites you, our visitors to share your thoughts on a special topic.
Today it is "THE MSK FORMAT - WHAT DO YOU THINK?"
MSK is a printable version for Moleskine of digital content like contacts, events or original associations of images and text. You can use the Wizard to create your own page, Introduced last summer, we'd like to know your thoughts about this application and how to make it better.

To try MSK, go here.

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Update:

There seems to be a problem with the comment box at the moment. We are trying to fix it soonest. Our apologies for the inconvenience. Thanks to John Tryon H. for bringing the issue to our attention.

New: The Ludovico Einaudi Nightbook

2009-10-29T21:16:57-05:00

Moleskine honors musician Ludovico Einaudi with a special edition Moleskine notebook has been created for his last released album, "Nightbook."

"Between darkness and silence, between dream and desire, between sweetness and mistery". With these words the author introduces his last work.

Learn more at Moleskine.com

Also visit the artist's OFFICIAL WEBSITE.

MyMoleskine Philippines

2009-10-29T09:19:00-05:00

MyMoleskine continues its Asian tour with an exhibit in the Philippines.

Here's a snip and some snaps from Mole on My Sole:

"National Book Store brings to the Philippines the legendary Moleskine notebook which is the same one used by artists and thinkers for over two centuries, such as Vincent Van Gogh, Pablo Picasso, Ernest Hemingway and Bruce Chatwin. Last October 23, 2009, the nation's biggest bookstore formally launched the "My Moleskine Exhibition" that showcases the great diversity of talents, creativity and innovation of contemporary artists based in Asia..."

My Moleskine Exhibition will be on display at NBS Glorietta 5 from Oct. 23, 2009 to Nov. 30, 2009; NBS Rockwell from Dec. 1, 2009 to January 22, 2009; NBS Trinoma from Oct. 23, 2009 to Jan. 22, 2010; Bestsellers Robinson’s Galleria from Oct. 23, 2009 to Jan. 22, 2010.

Moleskine Buzz

2009-10-28T11:57:46-05:00

For that daily Moleskine fix, here's a page just for you. The latest feeds from Twitter, YouTube FLICKR and TUMBLR.

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Moleskine in the Süddeutsche Zeitung

2009-10-27T23:50:00-05:00

Curt Dalaba sent us this link to a recent article on Moleskine at Süddeutsche Zeitung. In German.

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Comic strip about the new moleskine

2009-10-26T13:02:22-05:00

A cute comic strip from Zeynep Alpaslan, a writer from Istanbul.

"I write comic books, short stories and comic strips. This comic strip is called "The Writer". It's being published in Turkey in Radikal Newspaper, weekly. It' about the everyday-life of a geek writer. This spesific strip i'm sending you is about her new moleskine!

Visit: thewritercomics.blogspot.com

Written by: Zeynep Alpaslan Drawn by: Emir Yardimci

Sighting: The Bothers Bloom

2009-10-26T01:52:00-05:00

Danielle tipped us off to a possible sighting in this 2008 movie.

"Can't find an actual still, but it's in the movie a few times..."

Visit the official movie site

OPEN SESSION: The Moleskinerie Open Thread Discussion

2009-10-23T11:10:50-05:00

Welcome to OPEN SESSION: The Moleskinerie Open Thread Discussion.

Moleskinerie invites you, our visitors to share your thoughts on a special topic.
Today it is "Growing Old"
Dread, denial, acceptance. Each person reacts differently to maturity and aging. Share your wisdom.
"You get old, you cry more. Not over your lost dreams, your sins, your old age, your impending death. You cry for others....You cry for everyone but yourself because you have lived a wonderful life, and you wish that every person, every pet, could live such a life too. When you were young, you cried only for yourself..."

From "You Get Old"

Read the full article by Pat Jordan in the Men's Journal

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Interviews: Detour Tokyo　ついに開幕

2009-10-22T11:00:00-05:00

Our friend Yoko from Moleskinerie.jp sent links to video interviews conducted at the recent opening of the Detour exhibits in Tokyo.

Moleskine.co.jp has two authors' interviews at the opening party.
Both interviews has uploaded in Japanese only, but they're very interesting.
http://www.moleskine.co.jp/Moleskine-World/News/nws_091016_opening;jsessionid=0a0106521f43ba013e7c729647d4ad09e6c2fce20d64.e3eSc34RbhyRe34Pa38Ta3aLbh50

Erina Matsui is a Japanese artist.
Her profile and Moleskine details are here.
http://www.moleskine.com/events/detour/artists/erina_matsui.php
According to her interview, she expressed her passion for Axolotl.
Her moleskine tells a story of Axolotl's dream.

Naoki Yoshimoto is a Japanese artist.
His creation,YOSHIMOTO CUBE, was included in the MoMA's permanent collection.
http://www.moleskine.com/events/detour/artists/naoki_yoshimoto.php
According to his interview, Japanese album is his favorite one to experiment.

Found: D Jango et Coco

2009-10-22T01:50:00-05:00

Stumbled on this quaint blog in our daily meanderings. A recent post on the Woodstock Moleskine caught our eye.

Do visit.

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OPEN SESSION: The Moleskinerie Open Thread Discussion

Tim Baynes: Moleskines in London

Urban Sketchers celebrate one year of drawing around the world

Detour Recap: Detour Tokyo 東京

Collector Alert: The SFMOMA Moleskine

OPEN SESSION: The Moleskinerie Open Thread Discussion

New: The Ludovico Einaudi Nightbook

MyMoleskine Philippines

Moleskine Buzz

Moleskine in the Süddeutsche Zeitung

Comic strip about the new moleskine

Sighting: The Bothers Bloom

OPEN SESSION: The Moleskinerie Open Thread Discussion

Interviews: Detour Tokyo ついに開幕

Found: D Jango et Coco

Interviews: Detour Tokyo　ついに開幕