Launch of the highly anticipated Nike Air Jordan 1 x Fragment - styled by Hiroshi Fujiwara.
The shoes will be sold through Nikelab's own stores in New York, Paris, London, Milan and Hong Kong as well as through the Nikelab online store.
I highly recommend Foster's Instagram, too. If you ever considered setting up a 'proper' tree house, you'll find great inspiration and ideas there!
Foster Huntington - A Restless Transplant | Instagram / Fosterhunting
Ben Medansky was born under the blue skies of Scottsdale, Arizona. He left his desert paradise to attend the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, but the West was never far from his mind. After working for Peter Shire, Kelly Lamb, Anthony Pearson, Shio Kusaka, the Haas Brothers and a few other visionaries, Ben realized that his own visions were beckoning to be realized.
In the Summer of 2012, Ben Medansky Ceramics was created. Since then, Ben has blazed his own version of the California dream while staying true to the roots of his medium. His ceramics practice is simple: a few pounds of clay, an extruder, a wheel, basic tools, an ambitious team, experiments in glaze, and a vision for each individual object. From this simple practice, Ben creates sought after functional wares and objets d’art that are minimalist meditations informed by architectural structures and industrial processes.
Visit Ben Medansky's website for an overview of his current works and to purchase some of the new items online.
Apart from the yet to be released "Paradise Garage" items, the two Nature Decks are my favorites: 60s/70s style postcard motifs, clean and simple.
Bianca Chandôn Nature Decks | Isle | Magenta | Polar | The National Skateboard Co. | Palace
From Bradley:
"In February 2014 I suffered a severe snowboarding accident that has left me paralyzed with significant financial and physical challenges.
forbradleycarbone.com is a website platform that has been developed to raise funds for my ongoing recovery, which features a variety of items donated and created for my benefit. The auction has been ongoing for the past two weeks, and all items finish tomorrow, Monday morning, at 10 AM. Please visit forbradleycarbone.com and check out all the different items for sale. Everything will ship in time for Christmas delivery, please email me directly with any questions about specific items.
Thanks always for your support, I wish you and yours the best this holiday season.
All my best,
Bradley Carbone"
Hoedt’s project is to undermine traditional (and often clichéd) representations of carnival: here are no paraders somersaulting before the crowds, no embarrassing scenes of drunken debauchery. Instead, he photographs the revelers in earnest poses, static against a bright background, in a forest or next to rural buildings, juxtaposing classic studio photography, Polaroid snapshots and still-life imagery.
Often installing the quaint colorful masks within an unforgiving winter environment, Hoedt reminds us of what carnival once used to be: a final celebration before the dawning of hard times.
It's going to be interesting to see how Nike defines a category that's been covered by some very progressive independent labels in the past. The dark Blade Runner-styled teaser points towards a design direction that we could be familiar with already...?
The participating Photographers are: Keisuke Fukamizu, Mark Borthwick, Ryan Willms, Shoichi Kajino, Taro Hirano, Tommy Ton. For a preview look at the exhibition visit Inventory Magazine's "Updates" section.
visvim / F.I.L. | Chronicled Perspectives: visvim through the lens / Inventory Magazine
As do segments of the Berlin wall, Parlá's sculptures bear witness to waves of history that seem to be inscribed on their surfaces, told in an expressive and poetic language of the street.
High Museum of Art Atlanta | José Parlá
(José Parlá “Segmented Realities” 2014, Courtesy Artists Rights Society and Bryce Wolkowitz Gallery)
The collection consists of functional basics in various categories such shirts, insulated mid-layers as well as down-filled outerwear and accessories. Visit the brand's Japanese website to check the current lookbook and order the full line at the US online shop.
Furthermore, we believe that this art collection will serve to attract visitors from urban areas to the Seto Inland Sea region, with the city of Okayama playing a central role and acting as the hub of the Seto Inland Sea region."
KAWS, having frequently vacationed in Saint Barthélemy for many years, titled this show with a biting sense of humor: Permanent Vacation. This is also the title of his latest dolphin-shaped painting in which borders and depth become irrelevant. The artist utilizes his unique sense of color in a bold and saturated palette combined with increasingly fragmented close-ups of streamlined Pop Art iconography. Paintings from the artist’s new black and white series Man’s Best Friend will also be shown in the exhibition.
(KAWS “Permanent Vacation” 2014, Acrylic on canvas, 72 x 52 inches, Unique, Courtesy Galerie Perrotin)
Ba-Tsu Art Gallery, Tokyo, will be hosting a 20 Years of Chocolate Art Show with the man himself, Evan Hecox, in attendance.
All three scents will return this fall 1:1 as the originals, unchanged! Initially the Helmut Lang fragrances will only be sold through the company's flagship stores (US, London, Paris) as well as the US online shop.
The fragrance features top notes of neroli, lavender and white pepper; middle ones of iris, styrax and violet, and base ones of vetiver, patchouli, cedarwood and sandalwood.
You might share the notion that once you've seen the latest Planet of the Apes movie that you would actually like to meet these creatures, to talk to them, to interact with them. For the first time, I can truly say that through CGI life-like creatures were brought onto the screen that the audience will not recognize well-rendered 3D polygon models. It's hard to process that most of what you see on the big screen is not real, that most of it is 'just' pixels. However, and this is the most important asset of the film, while watching you never spend any thoughts on the technology delivering the story. What you see you take for granted as 'real'. If it was impossible 50-60 years ago to believe that films with such realistic artificial visual effects could be produced, it's rather hard to believe today, that what we see is artificial. That these apes don't exist...
NECA have produced a small set of fully posable action figures. These are real, not life-like but very close! Maurice, one of the main characters, is the most impressive - not only in the movie.
Opening of House of Vans London at the infamous Old Vic Tunnels.
Following in the footsteps of House of Vans Brooklyn, yet forging a path of its own, the 30,000 sqft venue provides a space like no other – a place to skate, create and enjoy. The music venue, gallery, artist labs, café, cinema, bars and skatepark lay beneath London’s Waterloo Station.
Don't ask why...
During a bit of Sunday surfing I stumbled upon Bermuda Trips. Dean Edmonds' and Natsumi Sashida's curated online store of their finds from the US, Japan and the UK. Head over there online or make an appointment to see the goods in the 'real world'. My favorite items: Nemadji pottery and vintage enamel pins.
2014 edition of Melt at Ferropolis.
This year's line-up includes, among others, Gesaffelstein (DJ Set), Röksopp & Robyn Do It Again 2014, Metronomy, Darkside, Boys Noize, Four Tet, Haim, Portishead, Moderat, Chromeo, Dixon, Future Islands, Little Dragon, The Notwist, and Whomadewho.
Release of Mark Gonzales' new wall clock for 'fictitious' Japanese souvenir shop Second Lab.
Massive Attack's only concert in Germany at Tempodrom.
There are a handful of T-shirts that I truly regret not having bought when they were right in front of me. Two of these are by Goodenough, one of Japan's earliest streetwear brands to make an impact overseas. I know exactly why I didn't buy neither the Little G Logo nor the GDEH Swimming Club T-shirt. They were insanely expensive and they were available. Two or three stores in Munich carried Goodenough at the time so it seemed not that special, not that desirable? Until they were gone...!
When the first designs for Hiroshi Fujiwara's latest retail venture "the POOL aoyama" surfaced, one of the store's key visuals instantly reminded me of that old Goodenough T-shirt graphic. And, lo and behold, just a few weeks back the GDEH Swimming Club was re-released as a POOL aoyama special item. My first instinct induced me to start the machine... to organize one. My second thought was: 'nope... no need'.
Not owning it will preserve that (nostalgic) memory of having missed out. And as with all retros they will always just be that - retros as in "not-the-original". What counts ist the fact that one got the original. Not off of eBay or from a vintage store but from the official stockist, at the time. What makes such pieces special are the stories connected to them: trips, friends, coincidences, frustration. The story for this retro/re-release might only be "I wrote an eMail".
Rizzoli Books: Hiroshi Fujiwara | the POOL aoyama
Release of the limited edition sandals by Suicoke, Japan, for Norse Projects.
Marlborough Broome Street, NYC
Marlborough Broome Street is pleased to present a special exhibition of works by an international group of artists celebrating the bicycle: a visual expression of the urban cycling movement. Joyride, has been organized by Ed Spurr and Brendt Barbur, and is presented in celebration of the 14th edition of the Bicycle Film Festival.
Artists in the exhibition: Ai Weiwei, Rita Ackermann, Tim Barber, Frank Benson, Lizzi Bougatsos, Julia Chiang, Francesco Clemente, Peter Coffin, Dan Colen, Thomas Eggerer, Urs Fischer, Leo Fitzpatrick, Rainer Ganahl, Andrew Guenther, Marc Hundley, Alex Katz, KAWS, Graham Macbeth, Ari Marcopoulos, Jonathan Monk, Jason Nocito, Laura Owens, Eli Ping, Richard Prince, Tom Sachs, Aurel Schmidt, Kiki Smith, Devin Troy Strother, Spencer Sweeney, John Tremblay, B. Wurtz.
Marlborough Broome Street | 14th Bicycle Film Festival
(Image: Frank Benson "Locked Frame", 2014, courtesy the artist and Andrew Kreps Gallery)
Classic / Modern / Comfort
Tennis styles have slowly but gradually entered the sneaker market and as it appears will be highly visible on the streets this summer. The second footwear project I was involved with this season is with Fred Perry and I'm very happy to show you some of the early concept ideas I put together over a year ago. As one can tell from the final product, not many changes were/had to be made. While the design itself appears subtle (wearable!) the focus lay on the choice of leather: an ultra-soft suede for the best comfort.
In 1934 Fred Perry took home the first of his three Wimbledon titles, 80 years on his name continues to make history on and off the courts. A limited release of the 1934 Tennis Shoe marks the unlikely rise of one of the greatest names in tennis. Five global independents customise their own edition of the 1934 Fred Perry archive shoe: OiPolloi, Bodega, Hanon, Footpatrol, and Firmament.
The 1934 Re-Issue Project launches Wednesday, June 25th.
Fred Perry | Oi Polloi | Bodega | Hanon Shop | Footpatrol | Firmament
Just Like Honeyee
New and exclusive items from visvim's women's line at Honeyee's online store "Just Like Honeyee".
Take note that this Japanese online shop offers international shipping!
Pine Sunset
After 12 months we're close to launching the New Balance x Firmament CT300 "Pine Sunset". After my first custom New Balance Beinghunted 576 (from 10 years ago...!) and the well-received Solebox x Beinghunted 575 "The Great Outdoors" project this is the third shoe I was happy to contribute to. To offer you information behind the concept, I've included some of the conceptual ideas for the design.
Originally released in 1979, the CT300 was one of the first ever tennis shoes produced by New Balance, offering superior cushioning and durability on the court. In 2014 this heritage style makes a return, hand-crafted from premium materials at New Balance’s factory in Flimby, UK. To mark the return of the CT300, New Balance collaborated with Hanon, 24 Kilates, Sneakersnstuff and Firmament to produce four exclusive limited edition make-ups.
New Balance | Firmament | Hanon | 24 Kilates | Sneakersnstuff
DJ Icons & Friends
DJ, producer, label owner, pop culture aficionado and Rekids founder Matt Edwards aka Radio Slave presents his latest project "ELECTRIC UNIFORM". The T-shirt collection features DJ icons and friends Diplo, Dixon, Loco Dice, Nina Kraviz, Chris Liebing, Marcel Dettmann and Radio Slave.
Join Electric Uniform at the launch event on June 18 at Supernova x Firmament @ Bikini Berlin.
Electric Uniform Online Shop | Supernova x Firmament / Bikini Berlin
Urban Archaeology
2013/14 marks the 21st anniversary of the birth of legendary UK label Mo'Wax. To commemorate this landmark, James Lavelle presents Urban Archaeology, a retrospective exhibition of the Mo'Wax archive, including tracks and record sleeves, previously unseen proofs and artwork.
Friday 13 June – Sunday 22 June
The New York painting scene is coming to Copenhagen! In the course of the summer of 2014 GL STRAND will be presenting carefully selected paintings from New York City in recent years. The multiplicity of subjects and painterly idioms will demonstrate the power and dynamism of painting, and the works of the 11 selected
artists will give us a close-up of the dynamic pulse of the city.
Featured artists are: Ellen Altfest, Kathrine Bernhardt, Joe Bradley, Sarah Braman, Cecily Brown, Todd James, Kaws, Erik Parker, Steven Parrino, Raymond Pettibon, Elizabeth Peyton.
Created in 1994, Sónar is a pioneering festival with a unique format and content. It's first class reputation as a leading reference for international festivals is by virtue of a carefully balanced cultural offering, combining a playful nature, the avant-garde, and experimentation with electronic dance music's newest trends.
This year's line-up includes: Massive Attack, Richie Hawtin, Plastikman, Caribou, Woodkid, Bonobo, Four Tet, Moderat, Jon Hopkins, I Am Legion, Gesaffelstein, James Holden, Boys Noize, Neneh Cherry with RocketNumberNine, Todd Terje, DJ Harvey, Theo Parrish, Röyksopp & Robin and many more.
Urban Contemporary Art auction organized by Digard in Paris.
In 75 photographic works, Funch takes the viewer on a visual journey to Atchison, Kansas and the “event” of the demolition of the Amelia Earhart Bridge. The project combines all of Peter Funch’s artistic talents from intimate snapshots over sober photojournalism to complex, vivid and well planned compositions.
Launch of the adidas Primeknit Stan Smith. This is a Consortium release available through select adidas dealers globally.
Visage T-shirt
Yes! I'm glad to see that Dime Montreal decided to bring back its entire line of apparel that was first debuted mid last year. Their designs are just too crisp to be tucked away in a "past-season" archive. The absolute highlight, and contender for the "favorite T-shirt for this summer" label, is the "Visage".
15% Discount...
If you're in the US, you should take this opportunity. Herman Miller has just started a Summer Sale. From May 30 until June 9 you can save 15% on all design classics such as the Lounge Chair and Ottoman!
From the Mercurial Superfly
In late April at the Salon de Reinos in Madrid, Nike revealed its fastest and most innovative boot to date, the Mercurial Superfly. But today’s footballers don’t just play on grass and aren’t simply looking for innovation for that surface. With that in mind, Nike introduces the Elastico Superfly IC – a shoe that brings all the innovation and technological benefits of the Mercurial Superfly to the court.
Grand opening of Jason Markk's Sneaker Cleaning Service and flagship store in Los Angeles.
Urban Archaeology
A lavishly produced celebration of the output, aesthetic, and legacy of one of the most influential record labels in contemporary music - Mo'Wax.
Edited by James Lavelle, published by Rizzoli - set to launch on September 9th.
If you're in London in June, check out James Lavelle's Meltdown for more Mo'Wax related events and lots of music.
Japanese Cherry Birch
Hand-crafted in Japan, the wooden version of Snow Peak's popular stacking mugs bring a lighter look and feel to the home or campsite without sacrificing durability.
Launch of the latest issue of Japanese product/retail magazine Prodism.
Bristol Launch Event
To celebrate the release of the limited edition copies of issue 26, VNA are doing a dual-city launch in both London at Lazarides Outsiders and at Weapon Of Choice Gallery in Bristol.
In the special limited edition packs, Weapon of Choice will also include a super-limited heavyweight cotton tote bag, with one of 3D’s iconic knife and fork prints, and some tasty postcards of his work.
The Travling Trailer
Not many of us might be in Japan at the moment, but if you are and have plans on going to Nagoya, this weekend could be good timing. More so if you're a fan of the (even) more sophisticated line of visvim "I.C.T.".
F.I.L. Indigo Camping Trailer pop-up store event at F.I.L. Nagoya. The store will feature limited edition F.I.L. Indigo Camping Trailer products, as well as vintage fabrics and accessories produced by Hiroki Nakamura himself.
First Drop.
As the world's focus turns to Brasil, Nike Sportswear will release two collections to honor how Nike Football transformed the game.
The Mercurial and Magista collections feature Nike Flyknit and Lunarlon technologies, as well as aesthetic adornments such as metallic hues and translucent outsoles. Part of these collections are the men’s and women’s Nike Free Flyknit Chukka, Nike Air Max 1, Nike Roshe Run HYP, Men's Nike Air Max 90 Jacquard, Nike Tiempo '94, Women’s Nike LunarElite Sky Hi Jacquard, women’s Nike Air Max Thea Jacquard, and the new women’s LunarTiempo Sky Hi.
Lupe Fiasco & Futura for US Soccer
Previewed on the Choclate Skateboards website in March, this series has just arrived at your local skateshop.
U.S. Soccer has named Grammy Award-winning recording artist Lupe Fiasco as the Music Director for the Men’s National Team and artist Futura the Art Director for the Men’s National Team’s 2014 FIFA World Cup campaign.
Congratulations!
Marc Johnson: Hand Carved
Previewed on the Choclate Skateboards website in March, this series has just arrived at your local skateshop.
All four decks feature photographic reproductions of pieces that Marc Johnson hand-carved out of old skateboard planks. The set includes four boards: Chris Roberts, Jerry Hsu, Kenny Anderson, and Marc Johnson.
May 17 - 18
Showcasing the latest in surfboard design and surf equipment from around the globe.
"It is all about the surfboard; has always been about the surfboard. Since 2007 The Boardroom has reasserted and maintained this philosophy. To put the surfboard–and the modern day kahunas who craft and design them—back at the forefront of surf culture. At The Boardroom we place surf culture, its influence, its importance, its responsibility, back in the hands of the artisans who shape our sacred craft- and ultimately our future."
- The Boardroom
Throughout 2014, Juxtapoz is celebrating its 20th Anniversary with special events, projects, and exhibitions around the United States.
On May 15, 2014, Juxtapoz has Art Truancy: Celebrating 20 Years of Juxtapoz Magazine open both Jonathan LeVine Gallery spaces in New York City, featuring specially contributed artworks from artists that span the two decades of Juxtapoz Magazine and also usher the magazine in the next decades to come.
Art Truancy will feature works by over forty artists, including: Aaron Horkey, Alex Gross, Alex Pardee, Andrew Schoultz, Brett Amory, Camille Rose Garcia, Chloe Early, Conor Harrington, Clayton Brothers, Doze Green, Faile, Gary Baseman, James Jean, Jeremy Fish, Marion Peck, Mark Ryden, Maya Hayuk, Miss Van, Neckface, Parra, Pushead, Robert Williams, Sage Vaughn, Saner, Seonna Hong, Shepard Fairey, Swoon, Thomas Campbell, Todd James, Todd Schorr, and many more.
Carnegie Museum of Art
Watch the documentary of the amazing discovery of Andy Warhol's digital paintings created on one of the first Commodore Amiga personal computers. In the mid 1980s that is/was...
May 15th, 02:00
Mo Wax label special: Benji shines the spotlight on seminal British label Mo'Wax.
A range of exclusive colorways of adidas' new Pure Boost sneaker will be available at Footlocker EU from May 12.
Library Street Collective is pleased to present "Easy", an exhibition of new paintings by Brooklyn-based artist Sam Friedman.
For the first time ever, Nike brings its key football innovations to Singapore in Hypersense: The Art & Science of Modern Football. It marks Nike’s every step and innovation that has evolved the game over 20 years.
From Nike’s first football boot, to key innovations that will take center stage during football’s greatest sporting moment this summer such as the revolutionary Magista, the first football boot made of Flyknit technology. Hypersense: The Art & Science of Modern Football is an interactive sensory journey through the art, science, passion and excitement of the world’s favorite game.
Second stop of Ino Hidefumi and Hiroshi Fujiwara's three day musical "Café Tour" to Nagoya, Kanazawa, and Kyoto in cooperation with Stussy Japan.
Frieze New York is one of the world's leading contemporary art fairs and takes place on Randall's Island, Manhattan.
What Design Can Do is an international event investigating the power of design as an agent for social renewal. At the heart of the event is a two-day conference in the centre of Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Opening of Other Criteria's new New York store.
Other Criteria works directly with Damien Hirst and a number of established and emerging artists to make limited editions, prints, books, jewelry, posters and clothing.
Ino Hidefumi and Hiroshi Fujiwara's three day musical "Café Tour" to Nagoya, Kanazawa, and Kyoto in cooperation with Stussy Japan.
Vault by Vans has joined forces with STAR WARS to create an exclusive collection of footwear drawing inspiration from the Vans archives. Featuring references to iconic characters in the STAR WARS movies, the collection is balanced between the Dark and Light side of the Force. A Miami AT-AT print is featured on both an OG Classic Slip-On LX and OG Sk8-Hi LX, highlighted by neon green, electric blue, and bright orange. A pirate inspired Darth Storm print in red and black wraps an OG Era LX and OG Sk8-Hi LX. A turtledove gray Yoda and an all black Darth Vader OG Half Cab LX, both with custom labels featuring the characters, round out the collection. The release is extremely limited with less than 300 pairs produced, and will be available on May 4th at a select group of Vans Vault accounts globally.
Release of the retro version of the classic Air Jordan XI Low "Concord" colorway. Quantities are very limited.
V1 Gallery proudly presents Electric a solo exhibition by John Copeland consisting of 19 new paintings, a series of modifications on vintage magazines and 2 bronze sculptures.
Vibrant, fragmented, tense, sexy, humorous, urgent, bold, violent, voyeuristic, engaging - the new work jolts you as you enter the gallery.
The first biannual Urban Art festival in Charleroi.
The festival holds a multidisciplinary program of activities (theater, dance, discussions, cinema) in addition to the mural works by Steve Powers, Poch, Sozyone, Husk Mit Navn and a new open-air installation by Delta/Boris Tellegen.
Pace Prints is pleased to present Ryan McGinness: Figure Drawings. This is the artist’s second exhibition with Pace Prints; his first since the gallery’s inaugural exhibition in 2007.
Ryan McGinness: Figure Drawings is a continuation of the artist’s Women series, which began in 2010. Drawing directly from nude models, McGinness approaches these drawings in the same manner in which he creates his signature undulating and layered icons. He begins with sketches, and refines those drawings down into their basic and most essential forms. In the Women series, the artist simultaneously embraces the inherent sensuality of his models through their graceful lines and gentle curves, while allowing his iconic drawings to be less about the individual woman and more about presentations of universal womanhood.
Established in 1818, Brooks Brothers® was the first to offer ready-to-wear clothing and has continued throughout history with iconic product introductions including: seersucker, madras, and the original button-down collar. Since its founding 196 years ago in New York, Brooks Brothers has become a legendary international clothing brand while maintaining a steadfast commitment to exceptional service, quality, style and value.
This spring, Supreme has worked with Brooks Brothers® to produce a new version of the Classic Seersucker Suit. Custom fit and colorway for Supreme, the two-piece suit will be offered in the Brooks Brothers® Fitzgerald silhouette along with a Bucket Hat.
Launch of the capsule collaboration collection between Carhartt WIP and Fragment Desgin.
For the first time ever BAPE will be collaborating with PEANUTS.
Created by Charles M. Shulz in the 1950s it has proved to be one of the most popular comic strips ever made. Featuring all favourite BAPE and PEANUTS characters this will be one not to be missed. Available exclusively in Europe through the BAPE webstore.
The latest Air Foamposite Pro Premium features two distinct yet subtle graphic patterns, with a carbon-fiber inspired print on the Foamposite upper and a snakeskin print on the eyestay.
Laser Crimson accents provides a pop of color along the upper while a glow-in-the-dark outsole keeps you visible day or night.
Twenty years ago, April of 1994 Supreme opened up its doors for business on Lafayette Street, New York City.
To mark the occasion Supreme will be releasing the same two T-shirts in original color ways that were available on opening day, the Box Logo Tee and Taxi Driver Tee. The T-shirts will be accompanied by two skateboard decks featuring the Box Logo and Taxi Driver graphic.
Private launch event in Tokyo for Ala CHAMP Magazine's 8th issue.
The first major exhibition devoted to the celebrated French couturier at The Barbican.
With his avant-garde fashion creations and cutting-edge designs, Gaultier has shaped the look of fashion over the last 40 years. His reputation for witty and daring designs and a ceaseless interest in society, identity and a beauty borne of difference has earned him a place in fashion history.
The latest in the HTM series celebrates the potential of Nike Flyknit technology to transform basketball. Launching in four distinct colorways, the KOBE 9 Elite Low HTM showcases pinnacle basketball innovation.
Opening of Hiroshi Fujiwara / Fragment Design's new retail space "the POOL aoyama" featuring limited edition product collaborations with the likes of Nike, Supreme, Stussy, Beats by Dre, Saturdays NYC, Disney, retaW, and many more.
The Centro de Arte Contemporáneo de Málaga is presenting the first solo exhibition in a Spanish museum of KAWS, entitled "Final Days". Curated by Fernando Francés, it includes five large-scale, carved wooden sculptures of his celebrated COMPANION, among other figures.
Robert Mapplethorpe was one of the great masters of art photography. He produced highly stylised black and white portraits, nudes and still lifes.
Over and above the erotic power that made Mapplethorpe’s work famous, the exhibition presents the classic dimension of the artist’s work and his search for aesthetic perfection, through over 200 images that span his career from the early 1970s to his untimely death in 1989.
Designs of the Year is the Design Museum's exhibition of the most innovative, interesting and forward-looking design of all kinds, from around the world. Everyday, starting 26 March 2014, be a part of the Design Museum’s social jury by selecting your favourite nominee. The nominee with the most votes will go forward to the next round until the Social Vote winner is crowned.
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The internet offered a much faster and also richer medium. There was much more information to be found AND the information could be sourced from all different kinds of channels: online shops or store websites, galleries, forums, bulletin boards, ebay.com, Yahoo.jp...
Most websites in those days were privately-operated 'fan sites' as the established publishing houses saw the web as a fad or even a threat to their archaic establishment; misjudgement and/or ignorance cost some of them their existence in more recent years.
View the trailer and follow the adidas Journeys diary - a feed of info and pictures from the early preparations to the final stages of this experience.
Cherry is directed by New York-based videographer, William Strobeck.
The video features Tyshawn Jones, Sage Elsesser, Sean Pablo, Nakel Smith, Kevin Bradley, Aidan Mackey, Paulo Diaz, Mark Gonzales, Dylan Rieder, Alex Olson and Jason Dill, in addition to the family and friends that have been a part of the shop throughout its 20-year history.
The work of the belgian fashion designer, Dries Van Noten, is featured at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris.
This is the very first exhibition devoted to the artist’s work. As Dries Van Noten takes us on an intimate journey into his artistic universe, he reveals the singularity of his creative process which he illustrates with his various and numerous sources of inspiration. This event is an eye opening experience, where Dries Van Noten’s men’s and women’s collections are put together with iconic pieces from the museum’s fashion and textile collection.
The show also includes photographs and videos, film clips, musical references, as well as artworks by renowned artists, from public and private collections, that have triggered the designer’s imagination throughout his life and career.
(Dries Van Noten, défilé Automne/Hiver 2006 © Mathieu Ridelle)
Limited Edition of 50
To celebrate the opening of their new Berlin flagship store Nike has produced a special colorway of last year's highly popular Air Max 1 SP German Camo with a black outsole and detailing. This ultra limited edition (remember Hyperstrike...) of only 50 pairs will not be sold but only given to friends and family. There is a chance to win one of 10 pairs that will be given away by Nike in cooperation with Sneakerfreaker Germany.
