Today 'Glamour Factory' by Viktor & Rolf- The creative union between Dutch designers Viktor & Rolf and Studio Job is a visual match made in heaven. Their fantastical imaginations and bold visuals first came together for Viktor & Rolf�s S/S 2010 presentation and six months on their A/W 2010 show, titled �Glamour Factory�, was a second outing. Studio Job created nuts, bolts and conveyor belt shapes in their signature……(more)
- Today Global View
- Globetrotting is part of the daily grind at Wallpaper* - it's how we keep up with what's going down around the world, from Aarhus to Zhanjiang and everywhere in between. Much of what catches our attention is the idiosyncratic and the incidental - signage, street style, packaging - things that don't merit a feature in themselves but tell a story as a whole about the places we……(more)
- Yesterday Robbie Cooper: Immersion
- When Robbie Cooper filmed a series of porn aficionados sharing (and showing) the depths of their passions for Wallpaper�s inaugural sex issue last year the response was explosive. The photographer and video artist films people through a screen (in which a Red digital camera is embedded) watching a range of different visual stimuli, from computer games to horror films, footage……(more)
- 3 days Paris Fashion Week
- It's show time again. From New York to London, Milan to Paris, the women's A/W 2010 collections are being unveiled and from top to toe we've got them covered in all their glory. Photographer: Jason Lloyd-Evans Profile: Jason Lloyd Evans Paris News 'Glamour Factory' by Viktor & Rolf View the film Chanel A/W 2010 show Read the article London Bloggers The……(more)
- 3 days Artist's Palate: Ed Ruscha
- For our Artist's Palate back page in the April issue of Wallpaper (W*133), American artist, Ed Ruscha, whipped up a Southern-inspired, cactus-filled omelette. Just as appetising was the typewritten recipe he sent to Wallpaper* Art Editor, Sarah Douglas, which we felt was too good not to share... Here, to the letter, are his instructions. Utensils Omelette pan……(more)
- 3 days Beat Takeshi Kitano show, Paris
- TV personality; film star; director; comedian; writer and artist � 'Beat' Takeshi Kitano is one of Japan�s most ambidextrous exports. Famed for cult gameshow 'Takeshi�s Castle', alongside films including 'Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence' and 'Battle Royale', Kitano's paintings have caught the art world's attention in recent years. See more of Kitano's 'Gosse de peintre' Despite……(more)
- 3 days Beat Takeshi Kitano, Paris
- TV personality; film star; director; comedian; writer and artist � 'Beat' Takeshi Kitano is one of Japan�s most ambidextrous exports. Famed for cult gameshow 'Takeshi�s Castle', alongside films including 'Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence' and 'Battle Royale', Kitano's paintings have caught the art world's attention in recent years. See more of Kitano's 'Gosse de peintre' Despite……(more)
- 3 days Book: Outsider Films on India
- For the April issue (W*133) we took a brief look inside Shanay Jhaveri's new book, 'Outsider Films on India 1950/1990'. Within the 264-page tome, Jhaveri - a one time Wallpaper* staff member, and current RCA research fellow - explores ten European films and documentaries made between 1950 and 1990, all of which take the post-independence subcontinent as their subject. See……(more)
- Yesterday Sign Language
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- Yesterday The Worst Condition Is To Pass Under A Sword Which Is Not One's Own
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The most fascinating show about design in London this year (and we've had a lot of design shows) is not a design show. Michael Rakowitz's 'The Worst Condition Is To Pass Under A Sword Which Is Not One's Own' at the Tate (on till 3 May) is the most revealing study of how design, fiction, and horrifying reality combine in the strangest of ways.
Rakowitz presents a rangey speculation on the relationship between Sadam Hussain, science fiction, Jules Verne, Supergun, WWF, Iran Iraq war, Star Wars,…(more)
- 3 days Design Will Kill Us All, Horribly, Again & Again
- Hausu, La lampara asesina from seres on Vimeo.
2.31 minutes which set out in the clearest terms the deep seated antagonism at the heart of design. In the end, design will suck us in, tear us apart, spit us out, and spray us with blood. At least physiologically. (From the incredible 1977 film Hausu.)…(more)
- More Scenes In Cartoon Deserta
- When you find yourself in times of trouble, historically speaking, its quite likely you'll find yourself in a desert. For Satan in Paradise Lost, for the Israelites fleeing Egypt, for Mark Thatcher on the Paris Dakar rally, deserts are places we become lost in or are exiled to. Equally, they are places where beyond-normal things happen, things like nuclear tests, alien autopsies and what-goes-on-in-Vegas-stays-in-Vegas moralities. They are places beyond our normal conception of place, empty of t…(more)
- Eiffel X-Rays
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From the medical records of St George's Hospital Medical School:
"A 3 year old boy presented to our accident and emergency department with an obvious penetrating head injury. He had tripped and fallen onto a metal model of the Eiffel Tower which then became rigidly lodged into his skull.
On arrival he had a Glasgow coma score of 15 and was neurologically intact. He was then anesthetised for a computed tomography scan which showed the tip of the metallic model penetrating the skull and lying …(more)
- Beyond: Values and Symptoms
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Excited that Beyond issue 2 is out. Alongside luminaries both literary and architectural including Douglas Coupland and Francois Roche, I have contributed a short story titled "Everything Dale Myres Could And Couldn't See". The story chronicles a digital animators increasing obsession with the assassination of JFK which leads to ever more byzantine recreations of Dealey Plaza and other sites noted for their conspiritorial nature - kind of Dan Brown via Nikolaus Pevsner if you will.
Here is an…(more)
- Sub Plan
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Sub Plan is a research project developed by an AA summer school unit led by Finn Williams of Common Office, David Knight and graphic designers Europa. It's a guide to what's known in the UK as Permitted Development. Permitted development is a subset of planning legislation which attempts to define the point where you no longer require planning permission, defining the extent to which you can add and extend your home without engaging the planning process.
The book explores the narrow set …(more)
- Shenzhen: Window of the World
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Back from Shenzhen, where amongst the super-speed urbanism is the model village Window of the World. Along side the kinds of thing you might expect (Big Ben, a giant sized miniature Eiffel Tower and so on) are some less likely candidates: Brazilias National Congress, Lenins Mausoleum, Niagra Falls and Mont Blanc. Oh, and Gaudis Park Guelle surrounded by a golf green for some reason.…(more)
- Today Link Drop from 03.06.10 to 03.12.10
- Looking back at the things that I thought worth mentioning this week on Link Drop Today, I don’t think I could have predicted the outcome of themes that developed. Lots of diverse elements that had to do with people’s lifestyles and the consequences of those habits such as eating, water seemed like a persistent [...]…(more)
- Yesterday Signs of Daylife
- While my time at Daylife is almost up I thought I’d share a lighthearted look at some of the signs floating around the start–up. The above door sign was made by Roy who got tired of delivery people ringing the door bell. Did it help—not really, but it’s the thought that counts. All other signs [...]…(more)
- 3 days No Undo Button for Transmitting Ideas
- OK Go’s new video made the interweb rounds pretty quickly. By any measure it was pretty cool to watch. But I also couldn’t really enjoy it because of something I read from them in an OP–Ed New York Times piece. How is it that one week the band is talking about the business of music [...]…(more)
- EVENT: PSFK Conference New York 2010
- Piers and PSFK have been pretty good supporters of the blog and helpful to me, so when he asked if I’d mention PSFK Conference New York 2010 on Friday, April 09, 2010 I said sure. Below are all the speakers—I’ve seen and heard a couple of them before and can attest to their smarts.
Colin Beavan [...]…(more)
- How do you write a post?
- Typically when I start writing a blog post I’ll open up Word Press to get things started. I’ll just use their editing window pushing my ideas out. I thought that was how most people published until I talked recently to another writer who mentioned that she uses text edit. She also mentioned that there’s other [...]…(more)
- Link Drop from 02.26.10 to 03.05.10
- The big news this week for me is that I did a quick announcement that I’m going to be leaving Daylife in a couple weeks. I’ve been given an awesome opportunity at Behavior that I’m pretty excited about. As that was being finalized below are the sites and posts that made me think this week [...]…(more)
- Link Drop Today Video Festival 005
- These are the latest videos posted from Link Drop Today……(more)
- REVIEW COPY: Flaunt: Designing effective, compelling and memorable portfolios of creative work By Br
- When Armin emailed me asking if I would be interested in reading the PDF version of Flaunt for review I said sure. I’ve only read a couple pdf books before but I was curious about the experience of something visual and how it would translate on screen. I did eventually print the whole thing out [...]…(more)
- Pleasure wear. Tokyo
- In Tokyo a day off work is a rare treat and whether you spend it walking in the park or working your way through your magazine stash, you'll need the perfect attire.…(more)
- ...And relax
- There’s no need to rush your Sabado in Madrid.…(more)
- Bang on
- This elegant, oval-shaped Suovo box (ideal for storage or laundry) is made by Villa, a third-generation family-run homeware firm based in Milan.…(more)
- Q&A Noriaki Okabe
- Noriaki Okabe, the Japanese architect who worked with Renzo Piano for 20 years and whose projects include the award-winning terminal at Kansai International Airport, has recently been putting the finishing touches to the new Belgian Embassy in the Nibanch…(more)
- Shelf help
- Vitsoe is expanding its reach with its first US shop, on Bond Street in New York.…(more)
- Happy place
- Residents in Keelung, Taipei's port city, now have more space to play thanks to a new plaza designed by Spanish architect Vicente Guallart.…(more)
- Shedding Light
- Brisbane-based architecture start-up Richards & Spence transformed a collection of run-down sheds (scheduled for demolition) into sleek new retail space for Brickworks South, a shopping collective in Southport, Queensland.…(more)
- Q&A. Mauro
- Mauro Bianucci trained as an architect in his native Argentina, before moving to New York to work as a retail architect in 2000.…(more)
- Today Die Antwoord signs to Interscope, Neill Blomkamp to direct next video
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Photos: Xeni Jardin (top) and Sean Bonner
The South African rap-rave internet star known as The Ninja grabs my face by the cheeks. He leans forward and stares into my eyes, like a large savannah predator about to inhale a hamster.
"And that's what I did to Jimmy Iovine," he says. "He didn't seem to like it, but nobody told me it wasn't cool to do that. And then I kissed him on each cheek, because we were making a deal like you do with the mafia. Die Antwoord is in business with Interscope …(more)
- Today French village went insane after CIA spiked its bread with LSD
- For 50 years, residents of the French village of Pont-Saint-Esprit have tried to understand the "cursed bread" incident, a moment of terrifying mass insanity and hallucinations that left at least five dead and dozens in asylums. Now the mystery is solved: the CIA secretly spiked the bread from the bakery with enormous quantities of LSD as part of its cold war mind-control experiments, at least according to recently uncovered documents. The allegation originates with H P Albarelli Jr., an investi…(more)
- Today Marque Cornblatt retrospective art opening in Baltimore
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Harbor East is hosting an art opening called "Tools, Trash and Technology - A 25-year retrospective of the Art and Design of Marque Cornblatt." Marque's whimsical, clever creations have been featured on BB and MAKE.
The event runs March 10-April 4, 2010 and is open Wednesday - Saturday 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Opening reception for the artist Friday March 12, 5-8 PM
Cornblatt will personally be in the gallery each afternoon, offering hands-on demos and opportunities to…(more)
- Today London Olympics: police powers to force spectators to remove non-sponsor items, enter houses, take posters
- The Olympics are coming to London, so our civil liberties are going out the window: because nothing epitomises the spirit of global competition and cooperation like corporate bullying and unfettered truncheon-waving.
Police will have powers to enter private homes and seize posters, and will be able to stop people carrying non-sponsor items to sporting events.
"I think there will be lots of people doing things completely innocently who are going to be caught by this, and some people will be p…(more)
- Today Child sorts out concept of gay marriage: "Husbands and Husbands" (video)
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The adorable little boy in this video, whose name is Calen, is sorting out what it means when two fellas get married to one another.
At one point, while face-palming, he says pensively: "I always see husbands and wifes, but this is the very first time I saw husbands and husbands! That's so funny. So—so you love each other! [...] I'm gonna go play now."
Video: Husbands and Husbands. Flip-cammed and uploaded by YouTube user TheColonelFrog.
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- Today Collect whale snot using a remote control helicopter
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Scientists want to study whale diseases, but collecting blood is difficult and dangerous to the scientists and the whales. But whale snot is also good for analyzing whale health, and whales shoot it out of their blowholes freely and frequently. The trick is in collecting it.
Dr. Karina Acevedo-Whitehouse of the Zoological Society of London things remote control helicopters are the answer.
Her recent paper in Animal Conservation (abstract), irresistibly entitled "A novel non-invasive tool f…(more)
- Today Just look at this awesome steampunk bananagun.
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Just look at it.
It Shoots Monkeys
(Thanks, Jessemoya!)
Previously:
Just look at this awesome underwear made from banana fibers.
Just look at this awesome slow-moving performance artist whose face has been covered with exploding bananas. Boing Boing
Just look at this awesome EU banana curvature regulation. Boing Boing
Just look at this awesome anti-banana-ripening bag. Boing Boing
Just look at this awesome Korean banana-ripening facility. Boing Boing
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- Today Thanks, advertising, for ruining another cherished movie cliché
- (Today's post inspired by the ghost of Andy Rooney.)
Don't we get to have our cheap movie clichés anymore? The well-shod feet walking away in the rain... the lonely figure in silhouette, illuminated by headlights at the mouth of a dark alley... the mirrored medicine cabinet that swings shut to reveal the knife-wielding maniac? These are movie inventions, and every one carries with it the emotional aura of a thousand iterations in a thousand films, and all those images add up to a part of cult…(more)
- Today Charlie Le Mindu - Live stream has now finished!
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Charlie Le Mindu's two day residency at SHOWstudio.com's LiveStudio has now drawn to a close. The final creation, a magnificent white headpiece, made from a combination of natural russian hair, Swarovski crystals, London's rats, satin, cotton and leather and titled Yetti was worn by the brilliant Vava Dudu in an... [more]
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- Today Charlie Le Mindu - Final Hours!
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We are now into the final stretch of Le Mindu's LiveStudio residency. We've already seen three vibrant performances from Vava Dudu, but there is more still to come! The incredible headpiece that Charlie and his team of assistants have nearly completed, will be adorned by Vava herself in a final... [more]
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- Today Vava Dudu - LIVE NOW
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Vava Dudu has just performed the first two songs of her set- she will be back on shortly and will be singing intermittently throughout the rest of the day. Charlie Le Mindu's Swarovski crystal embellished headpiece is still being masterfully created, and Stefan is still busy adding to his... [more]
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- Today Vava Dudu's LiveStudio performance- LIVE at 16:00 GMT
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Vava Dudu is getting ready for her LiveStudio performance, which, judging by the vast array of props on stage, is going to be full of surprises. Slightly later then planned, Vava will be LIVE at 16:00 GMT in the LiveStudio, performing songs from her band La Chatte's debut album.
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- Today Charlie Le Mindu in the LiveStudio!
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As a playlist including Kap Bambino, Cher and Meatloaf blasts out of the stereo upstairs in the LiveStudio, Le Mindu and his assistants are still working hard complete the extravagant headpiece and illustration. The arrival of a box of skinned white rats, (thankfully before lunch) has slightly altered our prediction... [more]
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- Today Charlie Le Mindu in the LiveStudio- Day Two
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Day two of Charlie Le Mindu's LiveStudio residency has just begun and is now LIVE. This afternoon we welcome Vava Dudu, fashion designer, artist and lead singer of experimental art-punk band La Chatte, to perform live alongside Charlie and his team of assistants whilst they continue to transform our studio... [more]
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- Today Late night at the LiveStudio
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The SHOWstudio.com headquarters were lit up yesterday evening, as Charlie Le Mindu and his team of assistants worked hard into the night, and over the course of just one day, managed to completely transform the otherwise plain studio space into a work of art. Keep watching the process in the... [more]
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- Yesterday Charlie Le Mindu in the LiveStudio- Day One
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Charlie Le Mindu's first day in the LiveStudio is now drawing to a close, as he and illustrator Stefan -who has been busy transforming the studio walls- begin to pack up. But fear not- Charlie will be back from 11:00 GMT tomorrow for another jam packed day, when he is... [more]
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- Today Minerals
- Carly Waito paints minerals. Simple and nice like that.
found at but does it float
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- Today Bounce Room 1 & 2
- Bounce Room 1 & 2 are 2 paintings by Michael Guidetti. They’re not just normal paintings, I would call them augmented paintings. Together with the paintings come projectors which add animation to the sceneries. This is probably one of the coolest things I’ve seen lately, just watch the videos below.
An other painting is called Untitled, here Michael added virtual sunlight which wanders through the during during the course of the day.
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- Yesterday Horsetail Firefall
- This photo was made by Rob Kroenert on February 18th 2010 in the Yosemite National Park. Every year during the month of February, the Horsetall Falls turn golden around sunset. Amazing.
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- Yesterday The Book Collection
- The Book Collection, a great project by Paul Octavious.
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- Yesterday Donkey
- Donkey by Frederik Van Simaey.
found at pietmondriaan
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- Yesterday bigassmessage.com
- bigassmessage.com is the online toy of the day! You can write simple messages and pick a style for it and send the link around. It’s simple as that. Of course I like this message much better. Made by Bjorn.
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- Grindin’
- This is the music video for Grindin’ by Nobody Beats The Drum. It’s a very impressive stop motion piece made with 4085 photos, yet very simple. The music is … well not my cup of tea and you might want to turn down the volume. The making of video is actually quite entertaining.
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- Sketch-a-Move
- Sketch-a-Move is a project by Anab Jain and Louise Klinker. They actually did this a few years ago. It’s a concept for a toy car that allows you to explore the unique relationships between small surface doodles and actual physical movements. If you draw a circle on the top of the toy car, it will move in a circle. If you draw a complicated spiral, the car will move in a spiral. They don’t explain how it actually works or could work, but it sure looks like fun.
via @sermad
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