Currently a student in 3D design at Cranbrook Academy of Arts. My website: Umemi and my CUTE blog: And Everything nice
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My pug, design (Eames, Sori Yanagi, Dunne and Raby, Boym, Jaime Hayon), contemporary art (Mike Kelley, Larry Clark, Mitch Epstein, Aya Takano, Junko Mizuno, Nagi Noda, Yoshitomo Nara, Matthew Barney, Takashi Murakami etc), street art (to many to mention), cuteness, classic and indie movies, documentaries, unique music, Japan, rollerskating, blogging, toys, travel, good finds, taking naps, literature, imaginary worlds, eating good food, going to theme parks, dancing Bollywood and taking a car ride on a sunny day with the windows open listening to Bonnie Prince Billy.
My evil twin.
David Bowie, Beatles, Beck, Blonde Redhead, Bob Dylan, The Breeders, CocoRosie,Deerhoof, Doors, Fischerspooner, Gary Numan, Goldfrapp, Hot Chip, Ian Brown, Iggy Pop, Jay Z, Justin Timberlake, Kraftwerk, Le Tigre, Lou Reed, M.I.A., Mazzy star, Miss Kittin, Of Montreal, Electrelane, Daniel Johnston, PJ Harvey, Pavement, Peaches, Prince, Radiohead, The Rapture, Salt n Peppa, The Shins, Snoop, Sonic Youth, Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club, Tricky, Velvet underground, Yeah yeah yeahs, The Knife, Fannypack, White Stripes, Chopin and my very talented father Sigurður Sævarsson.
Amelie, Mulholland Drive, American Beauty, The Shining, Clockwork orange, Carrie, The Rocky Horror picture show, Virgin Suicides, I Heart Huckabees, Garden State, Summer of Sam, Last King of Scotland, Breakfast Club, Boys don't cry, The holy grail, The meaning of life, Eternal Sunshine of a spotless mind, Napoleon Dynamite, So I married an Axe Murderer, Fire walk with me, Naked Gun 1, The Godfather, Alien, Shaolin Soccer, Happy Gilmore, Billy Madison, Misery, Lylia 4 ever, Jalla Jalla, Festen, Adams Æbler, Mýrin, Nói Albinói, Hrafninn Flýgur, 101 ReykajvÃk, The Others, Full Metal Jacket, Forrest Gump, The Terminal, Blast from the Past, Deer Hunter, The Exorcist, The Burbs, Goonies, Monsters Ball, Requiem for a dream, Wild at heart, Rosemarys baby, Science of sleep, Capote, The Tenant and most Polanski films. Spirited away, My neighbor Totoro, Howls moving castle, Kiki's delivery service and anything else by Miyazaki Documentaries that have affected me: Children Underground, Born into Brothels, Dark Days, La Sierra, When the Levees broke and Darwin's nightmare.
I don't really watch TV but when I do it's the Simpsons, Lost, Dexter or King of Queens.My love for Twin Peaks will never, ever end.
I recently read Cradle to Cradle and Shaping Things, both good. Today I mostly read about design. I like to read magazines, my favorites being Wired, Giant Robot and Hi Fructose.
My family and friends, David Bowie, Agent Cooper, Gina Garan, Ray and Charles Eames, Sori Yanagi, Christopher Walken and of course Spiderman.