The Fox is Black

The Fox Is Black is a blog focused on art and design, created by Bobby Solomon. Its mission is to explore and highlight the most captivating and motivating aspects of modern life and culture. Originally named Kitsune Noir, the blog was launched in April 2007 to share thoughts and insights on various topics, including design, culture, music, and film.

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OÍR / February 2024 - The Fox Is Black Mixtape

Feb 1, 2024 | thefoxisblack.com | Bobby Solomon

Download the Mixtape →Love is a lot of things. Intoxicating, messy, nourishing, consuming, fleeting. And just like love, this mix is a lot things, and it really shouldn’t work, but I think it does. I set out to create a mixtape that contained a multitude of perspectives on love, coming at it from a number of different angles. It really started off with Crystal Castles classic “Not In Love” as Robert Smith’s vocals are incredible on it, and the way it builds at the end always gave me chills.
Eagle Rock’s Dunsmoor Restaurant by Lovers Unite

Jan 31, 2024 | thefoxisblack.com | Bobby Solomon

If there’s one thing I miss about living in Los Angeles it’s the caliber of amazing restaurants that continue to flourish there. A great example is Dunsmoor, the creation of chef Brian Dunsmoor, an Eagle Rock restaurant and wine bar that opened in late June 2022. But the space was really shaped by the creative genius of Lovers Unite, aka Karen Spector and Alan Koch. Lovers Unite describe their practice as an architecture and design studio creating one-of-a-kind homes and hospitality spaces.
SOPHIE Boiler Room Mix - August 2014

Jan 31, 2024 | thefoxisblack.com | Bobby Solomon

It’s now been three years since SOPHIE tragically passed away, and as a great way to remember her legacy is listen to this set she did back in 2014 in Los Angeles. It’s literally perfection, and you can still hear the impact she made on music today.
Rich, Colorful Photography by David Gomez-Maestre

Jan 31, 2024 | thefoxisblack.com | Bobby Solomon

Paris-based photographer David Gomez-Maestre caught my eye thanks to his gorgeous, richly colored photos. Growing up in Alicante, Spain, he is inspired by the light of his hometown, Spanish folklore, and his childhood memories. His sense of color is next-level, often utilizing a palette that’s reminiscent of the 60s and 70s. Think lots of deep reds, burnt oranges, limes, and brash turquoise tones. Gorgeous work.
A Genre-Defying Essential Mix from DJ Python

Jan 24, 2024 | thefoxisblack.com | Bobby Solomon

I love me a mix, especially when an artist truly does something unique and totally out-of-the-box. Enter DJ Python, who’s musical style has been described as “futuristic reggaeton” who comes out of nowhere with the most eclectic mix of 2024, and maybe, ever?! The range of this mix is unheard of. He describes it as “60-plus edited songs and unreleased stuff from friends and myself” but this literally spans nearly ever genre you can imagine.
Standard Equipment Makes Extra Ordinary Objects

Jan 23, 2024 | thefoxisblack.com | Bobby Solomon

Opened late last year, Standard Equipment is a Toronto based product/furniture company that produces simplistic decor for your home. Primarily fabricated from steel, SE has a wide range of bold products like sofas, incense holders, and ceramic mugs, which have this beautiful steel ring around them, it’s such a cool detail. Everything they create has a timeless feeling to it, there’s nothing trendy or fad-ish about them. Just a great series of iconic pieces that should last the test of time.
Liam Lee Tufts Together Fantastic Seating and Tapestries

Jan 22, 2024 | thefoxisblack.com | Bobby Solomon

What if you could sit in a fungi of microscopic proportions? Liam Lee makes dreams comes true, a New York artist is a furniture and textile designer who works in felted wool, crafting fantastical objects that look like the things you see in 70s science books. Vibrantly colored, oddly shaped, and beautiful to admire, his chairs and tapestries are wondrous objects. In an interview with Curbed, he loves the idea of his work being both desirable and repulsive.
27 Most Beautiful New Restaurants in America in 2023

Jan 17, 2024 | thefoxisblack.com | Bobby Solomon

Robb Report has outlined what they consider the most beautiful restaurants in America that opened last year. It’s a smart list, and it really helps highlight a lot of the trends that are developing. Standouts for me are Bad Idea in Nashville, Le Suprême in Detroit, and Bar Miller in New York.
Kim Gordon Releases “BYE BYE” in Anticipation of New Album, ‘The Collective’

Jan 17, 2024 | thefoxisblack.com | Bobby Solomon

I think Kim Gordon is one of the coolest people alive. If you’re unfamiliar, she is well-known for being part of iconic rock band Sonic Youth, and since then, has gone on to be a writer, a painter, fashion designer, model, etc. 40 years alter and she’s still making some of the hardest music out there. Her previous record No Home Record sounded like an amalgamation of electronic, hip-hop, and rock, creating a noisy mashup that is both hard to listen to and totally entrancing.
Branding Identity for LAI HUI Living by another design

Jan 17, 2024 | thefoxisblack.com | Bobby Solomon

another design describes themselves as a trans-media visual design team that challenges traditional thinking and expands design language boundaries. Located in Guangzhou, they specialize in cross-cultural and business design strategies creating solutions that balance cultural and commercial aspects. A recent project they released is for LAI HUI Living, a new Cantonese restaurant under the brand of Laihui.