The Graphic is Everything: Suupa Pop

Here at Laidback the graphic is everything. I am a big fan of people who can use graphic imagery to create and sell with style. Some of the best packaging design that I have seen comes from Japan. The color usage, the funny imagery and use of American verbiage makes it all the more amazing. In Japan there are so many products and limited amounts of self space, so they have to let the packaging speak. So here are some of my favorites from the exhibit I checked out on Thursday that just ended.
Now I love this box juice. Now isn't this hotter than a capri sun pack?


My guess is that this is the equivalent of buying pantyhose from the market or drugstore.
I love the way they make you think that these silicone like perfectly voluptuous lips come from the gloss.

Don't really know what this is about, but it seems like some kind of booty enhancer.
To see more picts check out my flickr page.

Laidback X Riclectic

A new blog, Riclectic that showcases blacks in interior design has gotten laidback. Ri Henson has put together a great blog of designers doing there thing. Even in it's infancy I have found the blog to be extremely informative and a great read. I am exited to be a featured designer on the site. Check it out.

Laidback X A&G Merch

Ol' Play

"Her Cherry"

Design week presents a host of parties and yesterday I stopped into the Metropolis First Stop party right after ICFF and then headed over to The Future Perfect and A&G Merch. tow extremely stylish boutiques that are side by side and have the same owners. While The Future Perfect can be a bit out of many peoples price range, the products are gorgeous and extremely stylish. A&G tends is extremely stylish and fits into every budget and they also carry Laidback. I was told that 2 Headline pillows were sold on Saturday when they put them out. I managed to catch a couple of picts of Laidback in A&G while sipping on some club soda at their garden party.

ICFF

One of my yearly indulgences is to check out and salivate over the brilliant design represented at the ICFF show. I am awaiting my turn to show there. Here are a few of my favorites (will rifle through my cards and tell you who they are later today) as well as a pict of myself and Temar and Teman from Design Star. I am heading back to the show today so you can see more. I bumped into the stylish duo while at the show. They are really nice and fun guys, looking forward to doing something with them in the future.

Design on a Dime Recap and Design Week

Last night Design on A Dime was great.. a ton of people turned put and spent money. I was able to see my pillows in the mix with the Nathanegan Designer vignette. Too bad I had spilled juice in my bag earlier and jacked up my camera because I did not really get to take any picts. The two you see are from my camera phone, and you know how those go. I did get to meet Thom Filicia (Queer Eye, Dress My Nest) and introduce him to laidback as well as a few other people. The white She Rocks and You Rock were being purchased just as I stepped into the vignette. Great night for fundraising and design. (P.S. Sorry for the grainy picts and sis blocking the shot, but she was with the party who purchased the pillows, so she is a friend of Laidback.)hehe

Design Week is in full gear and I have plans to partake in some of the festivities. I am anxiously awaiting checking out the design at ICFF on Monday. Unfortunately I missed the blogfest party and the apartment therapy meetup today. Oh but design goes on. I will be heading to the ICFF and hopefully taking tons of picts Monday and possibly this weekend when I come back from my little sisters graduation. Get em Sherika, Big Laidback Congrats to you lil sis, doing the darn thing, lol!!!

Laidback X Design on Dime Fundraiser

Over the course of the BK Designs weekend I had the opportunity to meet someone from Nathan Egan Interiors. The company is participating in the Design on a Dime Fundraiser that benefits people with HIV. The designers are using several Laidback designs to create the vignette as well as sell to raise money for the event. I am excited and proud to be down! Check back later for picts from the event. I will be attending the Fundraiser and then rushing over to celebrate my girl Najwa Moses' birthday tonight over at Lotus.

Brooklyn Designs Recap

Brooklyn Designs is over and now is the real time to assess the success of the show. We met a ton of cool people and found that there is quite an interest in having something funky and fun to spice up the home. I am still fielding requests and comments from many show goers from the weekend. So shout out to you all, and know that Laidback Hearts the BK!!! Many thanks to Apartment Therapy and Gen Art for shouting us out as what was poppin at Brooklyn Designs.

I also want to shout out David from the Future Perfect and A&G Merch for stopping by the Laidback Booth and adding us to the family. Laidback will be available at A& G Merch very soon (like next week). I am extremely excited because I have been a fan of The Future Perfect for a while now and became ecstatic when A& G Merch opened with more affordable designs. So it is truly exciting that Laidback will become a part of their great style.

Weekend Recap Rapathon

Well in between exhibiting at the Brooklyn Designs Show, Laidback created a lounge area at 1:30am Sunday morning for the Rapathon. We brought a new style specifically designed for the event, the 22" signature lounger. I did stay awhile and check out the rappers, there were a few notable poets, and the usual casualties of course. But hey whatever works to create the Hip Hop Cultural Center works for me and I am glad that we played a role. Check out some of the pictures from the night (early morn). I also caught a few pictures of some of the Old School party flyers from the exhibit.

Brooklyn Designs Day 1

Well day 1 is over, what a long day. Ehilirating, yet hot humid and nasty. No sales for us today but quite a response. If you are heading down to 81 Front Street to checkout BK Designs, keep in mind it is hot as hell. Check out the booth and the laidback chick rocking laidack full force, Ol Play custom bag, laidback tee, pins, the gamut.

It's Showtime

After getting only 2 hours of sleep. Laidback is ready to show at Brooklyn Designs. We will be at Brooklyn Designs repping strong, with the pillows of course, custom tee shirt, bag, and pins. When we leave you will know what hit you!!! laidback all the way!!! Here are some picts of the work in progress and the way the table looks until they finish cleaning up the back.

4 Days to Showtime

This is a very busy week for Laidback. We are sponsoring an event happening at City College today, that is supposed to support Anti- Counterfeiting fashion. So they asked me to participate and I gave them a denim "Ol Play" and white "She Rocks" pillows for the giveaway. Unfortunately I will not be able to be at the event, so I am wishing them the best of luck.
I have 4 days left until showtime (BK Design and Rapathon)and plenty to get done. However the new promotional buttons are in. Check them out.

Updates

This week I am focusing more on updating you guys on Laidback and the progress for next weeks events and less on what inspires Laidback. We have the upcoming Brooklyn Design Show next week May 11-13 as well as the Rapathon Laidback Lounge that we are working on. So you can see where the focus must be. I have collected nuff info and good stuff to post so I may try to post on it all here and there, but for now we are getting ready. The pinpack is done and I will be picking that up shortly. We will be running two additional pillow designs and one limited edition surprise. So stay plugged in. Also I am looking for a boombox to borrow for a shoot. An ol'school giant joint. Hit me up if you have a loaner.