We are pleased to present our 142nd installment of Sound Advice featuring Scott Morrison. Scott is a NY-based Designer and the founder of 3×1, a one stop denim shop and label in SoHo.

Sound Advice 142

01. The Scarlet Empress by College
02. A Dedication by Washed Out
03. Tyrant Destroyed by Twin Shadow
04. King Night by Salem
05. Punching in a Dream by the Naked and Famous
06. Comforting Sounds by Mew
07. Spanish Sahara by the Foals
08. Frost by Salem
09. Intro by M83
10. Amor Fati by Washed Out
11. Castles in the Snow by Twin Shadow
12. End Theme by College
13. Skating by Vince Guaraldi Trio
14. O Tannenbaum by Vince Guaraldi Trio

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What else can explain the appearance of a crop circle in Bracciano, Italy, 50 miles outside of Bologna?

(Thanks Shane Jessup!)

The Cult, She Sells Sanctuary

A smart collaboration between Cranbrook design students and Herman Miller that includes the welcoming Integrated Workstation, above.

“Enabled by wireless tablets and smart phones, today’s offices have adapted to the fluid interactions needed for teamwork, yet rarely provide space for private rest, concentration or ‘personal time’. When individual workers need a moment away from the group, what new furniture types will support their rest and concentration? If new work cultures require an integration of living and working, then what is the new vision of physical rest in a professional setting?”

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Main Source, Fakin’ The Funk, 1992

An old fashioned flier party.

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A 1981 documentary about the life of circus tattoo artist Stoney St. Claire.

If you find yourself in NYC, and are looking for some off-beat art history, use this great site as a reference.

A nice tee from Topsafe & Horfe

An all-in-one bbq tool able to transform from a spatula to a fork to a pair of tongs.

via, lifehacker

Honest trailer: Transformers

Feeling the work of this Minneapolis-based artist, especially his Chatroulette Dorm Room Freestyle Rap show under the name ICE ROD (after the jump).

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Cornflakes were made so you’d stop masturbating.

The Gonz’s new art is rad.

via, monsterchildren

Bill Clinton comfortably squashed between two porn stars at a benefit he co-hosted with Prince Albert of Monaco.

via, @donetodeath

Pentagram design celebrates its fortieth anniversary with a story of boy born on the same day as the design firm.

Peter Funch

The World’s Smallest Firetruck

via, neatorama