Wednesday, 14 September 2011
Bags of Rock
Check them out, new band, Scottish, messed up bagpipes and loud guitars, don’t know what else to say except they are quite good!
Full disclosure, Gregor who started it, well, he is my brother…….
War Boutique
With the rise of street art with a message many interesting artist that wouldn’t have been given the time of day in a gallery are now being lauded as arts next big thing. The most successful with out a doubt has been Banksy, though other interesting artists are following in his wake, notable and amongst them is War Boutique.
Having exhibited already with Banksy, Peter Kennard, collaborated with Maharishi and with works touring the US it’s time to invest before Brad and Angelina decide to have him on their walls.
Check out his website and recent show catalogue.
Antlers – how to get a head
You cant open an interiors or lifestyle magazine without seeing antlers being used to decorate the wall of the latest modern apartment or town house.
Here’s a few interesting antler inspired looks and uses to start thinking and inspiration
Skateboard art at Pool, Las Vegas, 2011
Antlers Bike - Jenny Nordberg
Monday, 12 September 2011
Great Scott! They actually made them - Nike Mag
Anyone who saw Back to the Future 2 knows and covets these shoes. Well now they’ve been made! Only 1500 pairs and all are being auctioned via e-bay at 350 pairs a day from the 8th September for the Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.
True to the ones in the film, except for the automatic lacing any sneakerhead would kill for a pair in their collection
Well Tinker Hatfield says 2015 for the automatic lacing version, but it has been patented so who knows.
Few days left for anyone with a few thousand quid spare, hover boards and Delorean not included
Check out freshness for more info or the nike auction site
Thursday, 8 September 2011
That wasn't flying! That was... falling with style!
I always thought base jumping involved a certain kind of screw being loose, and this video only confirms the fact. That said its stunning and scary at the same time, watch it!
Tuesday, 6 September 2011
Rise of the Chap - The streets are getting slightly smarter!
The gentrification of menswear, particularly streetwear has been creeping up on us in the past few seasons. Smartness with a wry smile, a prod at the stuffy lord of the manor tweed jacket and plus fours of the last century. A few observations about key trends and things happening……..
Tweed with everything, from ipod covers to dunks
Rick Genest – WTF?
It’s a look, it’s a bit different, that's for sure, but what happens when everyone’s tired of looking at him? Fashion is very fickle, so how long does he have, and how much more space is there left for a new tat? Can’t be long until Gaga, Mugler et al find another person to prop them up as cool? Why couldn’t he just go on X Factor like all the other people cashing in their 15 minutes?
honeypieLiving - super cool photos
Stumbled across this photostream when looking for some pictures for a mood board.
Had to take my time and look a little more, the sepia style of all of her work has a distinctive blurred almost gothic feel that flows through them all.
Stunning work
A few books designers need
Just my Type – Simon Garfield
You will think a lot longer and harder about Gotham, Helvetica or Gill Sans than you ever did in your life before and never use Comic Sans again!
Designers are Wankers – Lee McCormack
Funny title but a good book about how to get into design and the mistakes we have all made and probably will in the future, a good one for graduates!
Sunday, 4 September 2011
Star Wars – when merchandising goes a little too far…….
I was born the year the best film EVER came out so have grown up with everything possible in terms of Star Wars this and that. It was the first film that introduced the concept of merchandising with Kenner toys, and they just kept going and going and going.
It has come to my notice (and surely someone else) that Mr Lucas seems to be putting the Star Wars brand name to pretty much anything, some very cool and other slightly more than dubious.
There is the concept of brand extension, putting your brand name to things that are close or relate to what you already do, moving slowly into a new market with an established brand. I just don’t think George really believes in it, he’s become the Pierre Cardin of the movie world.
Take a look at the good, bad and simply WTF of the world of Star Wars merchandising……..
Adidas Luke Skywalker high tops, quality!
Quality Marc Ecko graphic
PolPhail - art and decay
On a trip back north I was told about Polphail, a small village in the middle of nowhere on the Argyll coast.
Built in the 1970’s to house oil rig workers who would have been building rigs for the North Sea in a nearby dry dock had any orders ever materialised. Built but never inhabited, it fell into a rather sorry state.
Pedal forwards to 2009 and a news story on BBCs Reporting Scotland about demolition of the site and a six artists, known as agents of change, saw the report and felt it was in need of a little love before being torn down.
Their film about what they did there, “The Ghostvillage Project” is super interesting and worth a watch:
Now in 2011 it still hasn't been torn down, probably because of the bats squatting in the rafters. We went for a look........
Much of the art has started to decay in time with the buildings, trees and shrubs which only adds to the otherworldly feel of the place.
Let the pictures do the talking.........
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