Everything referenced, in one place

The Shelf.

Books. Albums. Films. Objects. Things I have used, read, watched, or worn — and found worth pointing at.

Book May 2026
Pattern Magic
Tomoko Nakamichi

Found between two untranslated Japanese volumes in a Lisbon design bookshop. The kind of book that makes you want to start over.

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Book May 2026
Deluxe: How Luxury Lost Its Lustre
Dana Thomas

Read this the week I bought a leather good that turned out to be glued, not stitched. Everything clicked.

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Book Apr 2026
Overdressed
Elizabeth L. Cline

Picked this up the week fast fashion finally broke me. Clear-eyed and without sentimentality.

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Album May 2026
Dummy
Portishead

The sonic equivalent of a well-worn coat. Put it on before a fitting and the garment always looks better.

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Film May 2026
Unzipped
Douglas Keeve, 1995

The only fashion documentary that refuses to romanticise the industry. Isaac Mizrahi in real time.

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Object May 2026
Muji Aluminum Ballpoint
Muji

Sketching silhouettes since 2019. Cold in the hand. Zero branding. The restraint is entirely the point.

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