May 17, 2008 | Illustration | by Ilana Kohn |
I’ve always been an enormous fan of the work of Laura Bellmont. She creates the most engagingly surreal, personal images. Though her work is constantly evolving in many directions, as of now, I’m feeling thoroughly engrossed by her expanding body of pop-ups and black and white drawings. Read more
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May 14, 2008 | Illustration | by Kate Barnett |
Although the work of Philly artist and skateboarder Thom Lessner is infused with a touch of mockery, his illustrations are undertaken seriously. Read more
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May 17, 2008 | Fashion | by Derrick Stembridge |
Created from recycled clothes, these hoodies and vests by Zoe W. Brent are each unique one-of-a-kind pieces. Read more
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May 14, 2008 | Fashion | by Lintcoat |
Saltwater is a British clothing design label based in London and Cornwall who aim to bring a fresh approach to fashion with their use of beautiful colour, selected cloth, and close attention to detail. The store also has a great selection of carefully sourced accessories from around the world and a growing range of other clothes.
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May 17, 2008 | Music | by Morgan Buksbaum |
The Raveonettes are like Jack and Meg (The White Stripes) on psychedelic drugs, twirling around in slow-motion at an Andy Warhol party back in the day. The duo, known for laying down echoic harmonies over fuzzy guitars and synth textures, released their forth studio album, Lust Lust Lust, in February 2008. Read more
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May 15, 2008 | Music | by Ari Stein |
Wow, wow, wow! So whilst Australia is quickly becoming known for its Ed Banger-styled modular stream of music, there is a little known Brisbane artist called Yeo Choong who is just insanely talented. Read more
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May 17, 2008 | Photography | by Romuald Le Peru |
It’s at a bookstore table that we meet for the first time. Hedi Slimane is not only a photographer. After he studied literature, political science, and art history, he was a talented tailor and today is also one of the most famous fashion designers, in touch with most of the Parisian creators like YSL and Christian Dior. Read more
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May 15, 2008 | Photography | by Alison Whittington |
I recently discovered Lauren Fleishman’s work while looking at an old copy of The Fader. After a visit to her website, I found myself especially captivated with her Indiana series. Here she talks about her experience shooting in this rural area and exploring the stories that hide beneath the surface. Read more
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May 16, 2008 | Trends | by Derrick Stembridge |
The Jewels is a 2008 release from the industrial legends, Einstürzende Neubauten. It’s an album of ‘miniatures’ housed in very lavish packaging, and the result of an experiment, which led the band back into hidden niches of the Einstürzende Neubauten universe. Read more
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May 15, 2008 | Trends | by Zolton |
The Indie Breakfast Club, a blog for socially responsible entrepreneurs, has launched a new initiative through Flickr where they’re inviting photographic submissions that capture responsible brands in action. Read more
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May 16, 2008 | Websites | by Derrick Stembridge |
The Virtual Shoe Museum was initiated by Liza Snook in 2004. Once the idea was born, a long search began for designers, photographers and publishers connected to shoes. Read more
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May 13, 2008 | Websites | by Gerry Mak |
Black metal and baking don’t usually go together, unless you’re talking about baked brains. The Black Oven, however, is a blog of cookie, cupcake, and brownie recipes, none of which require blood, animal sacrifices, or pledging allegiance to Satan. Read more
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May 16, 2008 | Products | by Derrick Stembridge |
Strida’s Mini Folding Bicycle is the first completely new bicycle geometry in 95 years. Inside a triangular frame of lightweight aluminum, power is transferred to the rear wheels via a silent clean Kevlar belt. Handlebars are mounted horizontally, so the rider can sit comfortably upright with an excellent view of the road. Read more
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May 14, 2008 | Products | by Ari Stein |
Even though Sennheiser is based in Hannover, Germany, it hasn’t stopped it becoming synonymous worldwide with quality. If you haven’t dipped your head into the high-end headphone market, then you probably should, because companies like Sennheiser are making leaps and bounds when it comes to personal audio products. In fact, they’ve refined a new development recently called ‘eargonomic acoustic refinement’. Read more
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May 15, 2008 | Video | by Ari Stein |
I don’t get Flight of The Concords. I just don’t find it funny. I also don’t get most comedy these days. It’s so derivative and clichéd. Everyone wants the same laughs. I like comedy that pushes the boundaries in strange ways. Fonejack is one underground unit that have had me rolling around on the floor with their real life skits. Read more
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May 14, 2008 | Video | by Zolton |
Oh man, what I wouldn’t give to be able to sing like Neil Finn. His voice rasps with all the sincerity and integrity of a thousand heartfelt melodies. Heck, I’d probably trade my prized collection of Archie comics for just the chorus on this song. Driving Me Mad? You betcha(dupa). This man is a treasure. Bow low indeed.
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May 14, 2008 | Architecture | by Snell |
The Dutch, the beautiful Dutch, in terms of architecture anyway. Here they have led the way again with this reuse of an old crane dock. A new glass office building, with a climatic façade of double glazing, motorized louvers on the outside and full length windows on the inside, hovers above the old dock. Read more
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May 5, 2008 | Architecture | by Snell |
The young architect Junya Ishigami is pushing the boundaries of the weightless aesthetic stream of architecture. Read more
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May 14, 2008 | Design | by Lintcoat |
Each year, Pentagram issues a small holiday book as a greeting to its friends and colleagues. The partners take turns researching and designing these books, which usually contain some kind of game or activity. Read more
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May 13, 2008 | Design | by Kate Barnett |
It’s hard to find a real textile designer these days, someone who has trained traditionally and who creates work that is interesting and multi dimensional. Read more
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May 14, 2008 | Art | by Lintcoat |
James White is a mixed-media artist and graphic designer living in Nova Scotia, Canada. Read more
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May 11, 2008 | Art | by Gerry Mak |
Two centuries before Gunther von Hagens started plasticizing cadavers, Clemente Susini was making wax replicas of body parts and structures. Read more
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