The Kings of Diggin’

Muro’s contribution to the “King’s of” series is an epic 44-track long anthology that opens with soaring glam ’70s disco with near-constant flute riffs and slowly makes its way into more James Brown-esque grooves. More funk-heavy still is Kon & Amir’s disc that could easily be a soundtrack to a blacksploitation film or its Tarantino ripoff. Listening to either disc makes for a nerdy game …

Lace Tape

Call it a transnational tape-off, two designers, one from the East coast and the other from the West, both recently came out with a roll of packing tape printed with lace. San Francisco collective Boiler's design pictured right, features a design printed to the edge that can be doubled up for a fancy pattern and we like how the application here recalls the femi-graffiti of …

ICFF 2006, Part II

Earlier this week the week we brought you ICFF 2006 and Beyond. As promised, here are a few more events happening this weekend, this time focusing on reader-contributed specifics. —Icing or Cake is Fabrica's window installation displayed at both Chashama and The Apartment that asks questions about consumption. —Bambu, maker of bamboo dinnerware and utensils shows two collections at Hautegreen, Williamsburg's eco-chic design show. —At …