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 perfectlyvoluptuous 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.

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.

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.

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.

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!!!

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.