MMerch
Reversible Hoodie
MMerch
Bubble Wrap Tote
Muse Boards, as they are known on Minnie Muse, have been intrinsic to the website’s DNA since launching in November 2017. As such, the Muse Board concept was one of the first categories I developed when outlining the content framework of Minnie Muse, over two years ago – a website, I envisioned, built on curation and contextualization.
Every Monday we highlight one runway collection throughout history, paying homage by publishing a carefully composed assemblage of reference images for said show, based on my personal interpretation and understanding of the collection in focus.
Now, 19 months in and nearly sixty Muse Boards later, it occurred to me that after subjectively decoding the collections of countless brands and designers, I have never turned the tables and utilized this format to visually illustrate the Minnie Muse brand. With the launch of Minnie Muse Merch, it felt only natural to employ this framework to delineate the countless ideas and pictorial references that have had a hand in defining who and what is Minnie Muse.
In college I read a book titled ‘Pirates and Farmers’ by culture critic Dave Hickey. Put simply, Hickey argues that throughout history, creatives are either categorized as farmers or pirates. Farmers cultivate new ideas through innovative means of thinking and creating, ultimately releasing their teachings into the world only to be appropriated – for lack of a better term, i.e. ‘stolen’ – by pirates. An important takeaway from Hickey’s argument being that he refrains from contending one side over the other. Both pirates and farmers are essential to the progression of culture, while the world would be remiss without the perpetual creative tension ignited by both groups.
Hickey’s philosophy has always stuck with me. Making me question and better understand both creative individuals and, ultimately, myself. As such, looking closely at the reference images that have collectively informed the genetic makeup of the Minnie Muse brand, it is all the more obvious that I am a true pirate. Sampling elements of 20th century art, decades of fashion, midcentury design, and modern and contemporary architecture, to make something entirely my own. The ‘pirate’ badge is one I hold with tremendous honor.
![Mmerch muse board final](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/5oBGLgVgZus1q0ksctjj3i/404a6edc3624487a64c15062822d09e0/MMerch_Muse_Board_FINAL.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
References
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Carlo Mollino
Teatro Regio, Turin, Italy
![01 lede architect carlo molino film](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/7bu53U2hRVxSbnDdijggml/0e61ac202e5c016b1b73278a50a9dfed/01-lede-architect-carlo-molino-film.jpg)
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Portrait, 1980s
![Thursday 2pm jean michel wearing minnie muse red](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/2WrC8pCFxDqRzd64oZfC3t/2584459fb1ed77e9bae2785761d0c6f4/Thursday_2PM_-_Jean_Michel_Wearing_Minnie_Muse_Red.jpg)
Renzo Piano
The Maison Hermès, Tokyo, Japan, 1998-2001
![9be446551cef5a8c4e39fcad9d476104](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/2PKt4RC60AtQ5SIcUnGCdB/3c8505fa259c94e1cfe914f55491d2c5/9be446551cef5a8c4e39fcad9d476104.jpg)
Naomi Campbell
Prada, Spring/Summer 1992
Humberto and Fernando Campana
Bubble Wrap Chair, 1995
![Campana bubblewrapchair](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/2JiuXAV62jvmoQSrZApWVT/e7961ef714f43a3752d03ac947d03274/campana_bubblewrapchair.jpg)
Alexander Calder
Silver Brooch
![Silver brooch alexander calder](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/6QsPV65LDHoqJHR5K39F7X/ba37f061f1ea6d83747ee4f79cb3ed2c/silver-brooch-alexander-calder.jpg)
Andy Warhol
Portrait of Tina Chow
![Tina chow](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/5js3hZzIiN7wct4694xXdz/eead870da6b7758dcfccb9a90d206832/Tina_Chow.jpg)
Miu Miu
Bubble Wrap Shopping Bag, 1990s
![3b9982f871a145fd725ee8657f9099db](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/3yZHVmTblJASZC2I38xuvQ/94f4d7f2dea7b1af88d47d91fbf9fd02/3b9982f871a145fd725ee8657f9099db.jpg)
Carlo Scarpa
Murrine Glass Plate, 1940
![0208lablck](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/2aMlCaQJlD69PzWKCy8Wm2/f1c57717be074ae5c9644cdcef877dc4/0208lablck.jpg)
Peggy Guggenheim
Venice, Italy
![380549](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/3545NZvS6XVNT3YESuPMb4/0aa8472743f6e4e2649ff4ce1f1ee592/380549.jpg)
Frank Lloyd Wright
Red Square Tile, Signature Branding of Structures
![464637779 f32ce8e3a1 b](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4gHx7i3SqY6TzDOBIhsX4i/f9a6a4a67ee9e41b85650c940d1ecc32/464637779_f32ce8e3a1_b.jpg)
Pierre Chareau
Maison de Verre, Paris, France, 1932
![Bassamfellowsjournal glass blocks 9](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/3wgvgCzKCDOGOACyRawRsu/fe464b25677ba3d3deef7819f748c44f/BassamFellowsJournal_Glass_Blocks_9.jpg)
Guy Bourdin
1970
![Bourdin1](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/3KxLMIhKClZySg2gbjpVpm/427dc65d2bef0e11de8c2657b831ec01/bourdin1.jpg)
Helmut Lang
Bubble Wrap Jacket, S/S 2003 Menswear
![Bubble wrap jacket helmut lang s s 2003 menswear](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/6xhVSTiATEuO6GY6p23h32/d87527bc0e04b160b881d68bdf004571/Bubble_wrap_jacket__Helmut_Lang_S_S_2003_Menswear.jpg)
Andy Warhol
Portrait of Gerard Malanga, Screen Test, 1966
Slim Aarons
Hotel Il Pellicano, 1973
![Hotel il pellicano slim aarons](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/p26jRdddo5sZ8xO6K9DPf/7e940bbb53fd8e6470a1d131b3032ec1/hotel-il-pellicano-slim-aarons.jpg)
Alexander Calder
Brooch for Mary Rower
![Img 9651](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/3lXUrpjj1N8ZaNDmh4qAwN/d49a201f81539b375a4c1e6c2a2eff87/IMG_9651.jpg)
Jean Prouve
Structure Nomade, 1957
![Jean prouve structure nomade rouge web 01](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/5EOY02qDExdcUaktrYwbTx/3e0977015eb98a0bd62928897522157f/Jean-Prouve-Structure-nomade-rouge-web-01.jpg)
John Lautner
The Elrod House, Palm Springs, 1968
![Leland y lee 014](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/6nP21OW8eXtpTnBvhd3kpI/afea054b58e0e83da4406d6409717da8/Leland_Y_Lee_014.jpg)
Jean Royère
Ondulation III Wall Light
![Ondulation wall lamp1](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/51suC3BfLcIXubz9hKiQyX/f4d41217d73d74bf1a74a3c98b3f65ed/ondulation-wall-lamp1.jpeg)
Ed Ruscha
90 % Angel, 10 % Devil, 1982
![Ruscha 1982 90 angel1](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/3UIRHDPDnXXBuB4RUHceT1/16291cd827c5ccdcbcc29dd3456749e2/Ruscha_1982_90_Angel1.jpg)
Miu Miu
Bubble Wrap Texture from Bag, 1990s
![S 5a19ce589c6fcfeb43023860](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/3WJPzO64u2iRkOFH938DdW/b91af264d5cfe15ca2da30eaee4413e1/s_5a19ce589c6fcfeb43023860.jpg)
Smiljan Radic
Habitación, Chiloé Island, 1992
![Smiljan radic habitacio n chiloe island 1992](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/1FAXbuNNAOQmvkp6QMpJ4F/a4a4a0b1d57a919e74f292559d64edc7/Smiljan_Radic_-_Habitacio__n__Chiloe___Island__1992.jpg)
Farrah Fawcett Skateboarding
Charlie's Angels, 1976
References
![01 lede architect carlo molino film](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/7bu53U2hRVxSbnDdijggml/0e61ac202e5c016b1b73278a50a9dfed/01-lede-architect-carlo-molino-film.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Carlo Mollino
Teatro Regio, Turin, Italy
1 of 24
![Thursday 2pm jean michel wearing minnie muse red](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/2WrC8pCFxDqRzd64oZfC3t/2584459fb1ed77e9bae2785761d0c6f4/Thursday_2PM_-_Jean_Michel_Wearing_Minnie_Muse_Red.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Portrait, 1980s
2 of 24
![9be446551cef5a8c4e39fcad9d476104](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/2PKt4RC60AtQ5SIcUnGCdB/3c8505fa259c94e1cfe914f55491d2c5/9be446551cef5a8c4e39fcad9d476104.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Renzo Piano
The Maison Hermès, Tokyo, Japan, 1998-2001
3 of 24
Naomi Campbell
Prada, Spring/Summer 1992
4 of 24
![Campana bubblewrapchair](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/2JiuXAV62jvmoQSrZApWVT/e7961ef714f43a3752d03ac947d03274/campana_bubblewrapchair.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Humberto and Fernando Campana
Bubble Wrap Chair, 1995
5 of 24
![Silver brooch alexander calder](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/6QsPV65LDHoqJHR5K39F7X/ba37f061f1ea6d83747ee4f79cb3ed2c/silver-brooch-alexander-calder.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Alexander Calder
Silver Brooch
6 of 24
![Tina chow](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/5js3hZzIiN7wct4694xXdz/eead870da6b7758dcfccb9a90d206832/Tina_Chow.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Andy Warhol
Portrait of Tina Chow
7 of 24
![3b9982f871a145fd725ee8657f9099db](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/3yZHVmTblJASZC2I38xuvQ/94f4d7f2dea7b1af88d47d91fbf9fd02/3b9982f871a145fd725ee8657f9099db.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Miu Miu
Bubble Wrap Shopping Bag, 1990s
8 of 24
![0208lablck](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/2aMlCaQJlD69PzWKCy8Wm2/f1c57717be074ae5c9644cdcef877dc4/0208lablck.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Carlo Scarpa
Murrine Glass Plate, 1940
9 of 24
![380549](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/3545NZvS6XVNT3YESuPMb4/0aa8472743f6e4e2649ff4ce1f1ee592/380549.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Peggy Guggenheim
Venice, Italy
10 of 24
![464637779 f32ce8e3a1 b](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4gHx7i3SqY6TzDOBIhsX4i/f9a6a4a67ee9e41b85650c940d1ecc32/464637779_f32ce8e3a1_b.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Frank Lloyd Wright
Red Square Tile, Signature Branding of Structures
11 of 24
![Bassamfellowsjournal glass blocks 9](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/3wgvgCzKCDOGOACyRawRsu/fe464b25677ba3d3deef7819f748c44f/BassamFellowsJournal_Glass_Blocks_9.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Pierre Chareau
Maison de Verre, Paris, France, 1932
12 of 24
![Bourdin1](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/3KxLMIhKClZySg2gbjpVpm/427dc65d2bef0e11de8c2657b831ec01/bourdin1.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Guy Bourdin
1970
13 of 24
![Bubble wrap jacket helmut lang s s 2003 menswear](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/6xhVSTiATEuO6GY6p23h32/d87527bc0e04b160b881d68bdf004571/Bubble_wrap_jacket__Helmut_Lang_S_S_2003_Menswear.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Helmut Lang
Bubble Wrap Jacket, S/S 2003 Menswear
14 of 24
Andy Warhol
Portrait of Gerard Malanga, Screen Test, 1966
15 of 24
![Hotel il pellicano slim aarons](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/p26jRdddo5sZ8xO6K9DPf/7e940bbb53fd8e6470a1d131b3032ec1/hotel-il-pellicano-slim-aarons.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Slim Aarons
Hotel Il Pellicano, 1973
16 of 24
![Img 9651](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/3lXUrpjj1N8ZaNDmh4qAwN/d49a201f81539b375a4c1e6c2a2eff87/IMG_9651.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Alexander Calder
Brooch for Mary Rower
17 of 24
![Jean prouve structure nomade rouge web 01](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/5EOY02qDExdcUaktrYwbTx/3e0977015eb98a0bd62928897522157f/Jean-Prouve-Structure-nomade-rouge-web-01.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Jean Prouve
Structure Nomade, 1957
18 of 24
![Leland y lee 014](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/6nP21OW8eXtpTnBvhd3kpI/afea054b58e0e83da4406d6409717da8/Leland_Y_Lee_014.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
John Lautner
The Elrod House, Palm Springs, 1968
19 of 24
![Ondulation wall lamp1](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/51suC3BfLcIXubz9hKiQyX/f4d41217d73d74bf1a74a3c98b3f65ed/ondulation-wall-lamp1.jpeg?w=1000&q=70)
Jean Royère
Ondulation III Wall Light
20 of 24
![Ruscha 1982 90 angel1](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/3UIRHDPDnXXBuB4RUHceT1/16291cd827c5ccdcbcc29dd3456749e2/Ruscha_1982_90_Angel1.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Ed Ruscha
90 % Angel, 10 % Devil, 1982
21 of 24
![S 5a19ce589c6fcfeb43023860](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/3WJPzO64u2iRkOFH938DdW/b91af264d5cfe15ca2da30eaee4413e1/s_5a19ce589c6fcfeb43023860.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Miu Miu
Bubble Wrap Texture from Bag, 1990s
22 of 24
![Smiljan radic habitacio n chiloe island 1992](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/1FAXbuNNAOQmvkp6QMpJ4F/a4a4a0b1d57a919e74f292559d64edc7/Smiljan_Radic_-_Habitacio__n__Chiloe___Island__1992.jpg?w=1000&q=70)