Illustration by Russell Weekes.
hedonism
June 13th, 2011 § 0 comments § permalink
I’m not really a sailor, but if I was (and had more money than God) I could be quite tempted with one of these by ArtofKinetik. Suddenly a Riva looks very old fashioned.
Everything’s Good
June 7th, 2011 § 0 comments § permalink
The French Baker is heading north. Not content with just shifting homes and putting the kids into a new school, they are setting up a new bakery and cafe in Hastings AND Havelock North, while running the Greytown business remotely. GAS worked up a new logo for the newly named business Y’abon, which is slang for ‘everything’s fine’. More to come. Thanks to Mr Cheeseman for inspiration.
Polo anyone?
June 7th, 2011 § 0 comments § permalink
Cafe Polo is one of our favourite cafes that also happens to be very close to home. Named after the old Polo Grounds in Miramar, the cafe serves great coffee and has an excellent bistro-style lunch and dinner menu. We’ve just finished updating the look of their website using found images based on local history and their location (next to a bus stop and near the Weta studios). Time for a cuppa.
Found
May 24th, 2011 § 0 comments § permalink
Gas are big Miyazaki fans. When we found this image we thought it was a European translation of one of his earlier films. It is, however, a French children’s story published soon after WWII. If you find a copy, well, you have my number….
Something see-through
May 19th, 2011 § 1 comment § permalink
One of the most read books in the Gas library is the Eagle Annual of Cutaways. I can look at this stuff for hours. Before 3D modelling software, there was just a guy with a ruler and a Rotring pen. While the image below is not from Eagle magazine, I do think it’s a beaut.
Lucky
May 9th, 2011 § 0 comments § permalink
These letterpressed gift vouchers have just arrived for Nikau Cafe from the talented folks at Magpie Press in Auckland. ‘Lucky’ type by the equally gifted Sarah Maxey to match the coffee cups produced earlier this year. Available in 20s and 50s, a couple of these will keep you in coffee and Kedgeree for a while.
Saucy
May 5th, 2011 § 0 comments § permalink
No kitchen is complete without Rocket Fuel sauce, in fact in ours it’s replaced T-sauce altogether. Maybe its the taste, or the illustration by Geoffery Notman, but we can’t get enough. So we think a tanker of the good stuff might be in order.
Tasty
April 28th, 2011 § 0 comments § permalink
Brett McGregor was New Zealand’s first Masterchef. This is his first book and we were chuffed to be invited by Random House to put it together. Photos by Aaron McLean and Brett’s own holiday pics.
Hot Gossip
April 28th, 2011 § 0 comments § permalink
David Hartnell tells all in his new autobiography by Penguin. We tried to bring some old Hollywood glamour to the traditional bio format.
