August 2009
Wanted: Red Wing 8130 Classic Mod Boot
Red Wing have announed their latest ‘8130 Classic Mod’ boot, to be available in black chrome (pictured), oro russet, portage and briar oil slick colourways. The shoes are oil-tanned and water-repellent, full-grained leather work boots equipped with a Traction-Tred crepe wedge non-slip sole, a sweat resistant leather insole, silver eyelets and white...
Robert Geller Interview by Mike Kobal
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Shot during a photo shoot for Soma Magazine, photographer Mike Kobal captures New York-based fashion designer Robert Geller with a excellent video, shot with a Lumix GH1. The interview is just a short version of the complete interview and photo shoot which will be featured in Soma’s Fall issue, set to hit newsstands in September 2009.
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The Afflicted Yard: Photographs 2002-2006
3 Years in Kingston by Peter Dean Rickards (in one PDF!). Grab it here..(and send it to ten people!): http://afflictedyard.com/afflictedyard_2003-2006.htm
via Design You Trust
“Bitter Teeth” - Scary, Odd, Food T-shirt by Ibrahim Dilek
via http://www.threadless.com/product/1730/Bitter_Teeth
Sølve Sundsbø
big collection of surrealistic fashion photography via yay!everyday
http://bentrovatoblog.com/editorial/photography-by-solve-sundsbo/
Limousine
Limousine by Wouter Mijland.
from today and tomorrow found at trendbeheer
Hangman Light
Designed by Ji-youn Kim, this hanging lamp can shed light in the darkness, but probably won’t make you feel any more secure. Link -via Neatorama Coolest Gadgets
Frank?!
Boldly Going and Digging Up Gardens Where No Dog Has Dug Before
Well, this is pretty incredible. Yes, it’s a dog in a USS Enterprise costume made out of cardboard and Bud Light cans. His prime directive is to ruin this costume when he takes a leak. [via Gizmodo , SciFi Wire via Geekologie]
The Soviet Republics: Ukraine
We are travelling to Kiev, the capital of one of the most significant Soviet states — the Ukraine. Here you will find pictures from a book called “Amateur Photographers”, published in Kiev in 1986. (via Design You Trust)
100 Years of Visual Effects
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Laura Flippen
Photos by Laura Flippen. San Francisco.
once again
Kitsune Noir Mixcast No.005
Kitsune Noir Mixcast / No. 005 Click here to download
It’s midnight here on the West Coast, so it should be Friday everywhere else in the world. This weeks Mixcast is a little different. I was walking to get a coffee the other night when I started listening to The Magnetic Fields’ Take Ecstasy With Me and started thinking about Neon Indian’s Should Have Done Acid...
Band Of Outsiders Fall/Winter 2009 Lookbook Featuring Jason Schwartzman
Band of Outsiders has shot their new Fall 2009 Collection Lookbook. They worked with actor Jason Schwartzman, who models key pieces from their collection. The brand once again presents some perfect outfits in the new line, which consists of a strong line-up of blazers, suits, shirts, jackets and accessories. Of course the...
New Work from Banksy
A great rooftop piece seen only from the highway. You can always count on Romanywg for a photo! Live Fast Drive Slow
via http://www.theworldsbestever.com
Loopwheeler x Steiff Teddy Bear
Last year German-based plush toy company Steiff released a collaborative teddy bear with legendary fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld. Now they present another high-profile release with Japanese cotton masters, Loopwheeler. Well known for their recent work with Nike Sportswear, Loopwheeler manufactured a miniature hoody complete with elastic cuffs, metal zipper,...
13 most beautiful
Dubbed ‘mole people’ on account of their intensive speed addictions and generally trashbag lifestyles; these screen tests include cameos from Dennis Hopper, Lou Reed, Edie Sedgwick, Billy Name and Ann Buchanan. (via Lifelounge)
Here’s a little sneak peek of 13 Most Beautiful:
For more visit melbournefestival.com.au
Levi’s Strauss & Co. x ACE Hotel Suite 501
ACE Hotel makes headlines once again as the boutique hotel makes in-roads with the original jean purveryors in Levi’s on a special Suite 501. With a strong history at its back and the 501 style a staple in the closet of many, the suite looks to create a sense of “of putting on your favorite pair of 501s”. The set-up seen here is just a mock-up...
Tesco Tortilla Chips
Designed by Pemberton & Whitefoord:
The agency created “the Bandito”, a comical character who changes outfit and accessories according to the type of chips, bringing a touch of humour to a product which is, after all, fairly mundane. He is dressed in a Hawaiian shirt with sunglasses and a portable phone for the Cool Bandito version, has a water bottle extinguisher and...
Le Adult Pendant to the Recent Evian Rollerskating Baby Spot
Great 70’s style commercial for Bonds underware
Via : ViaComIT
Starstyling in a galaxy far, far away (-> Berlin, Germany)
Those crazy Germans, with their lederhosen and sauerkraut. Starstyling Berlin has released yet another amazing collection filled with items you’d kill for and others that you’d wear if you were going to … via Lifelounge
“Ceci n’est pas une pipe” Magritte in the Zeroes
via http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/02/magazine/02FOB-medium-t.html?_r=3&ref=magazine
Working time needed to buy a Big Mac
(via Eat Me Daily via Let Em Eat Cake )
Life on the rails with train-hoppers and vagabonds by Mike Brodie
Mike Brodie (aka the Polaroid Kid) is a self trained photographer who in 2003 left home at the age of 18 to travel across America via the railway network that divides the land. see the Gallery via Lifelounge
Lego Rolling Cookie Cutter Makes Lego Brick Treats
I used to chew Lego all the time as a kid, so a cookie roller that imprints 2x2 Lego bricks sounds tasty. It’s got a stainless steel handle and silicon grip, and can be picked up for $10. [Lego Lego also has some cool-looking $8 Minifig cookie cutters, but don’t tell Lego Santa.
via Gizmodo
Brian Dettmer
Brian Dettmer hace esculturas de esqueletos de animales con cassettes, para hacer enfasis en la muerte de la tecnologia analoga en este mundo que cada vez es mas digital. via Colectiva
Thought for Food: Alinea’s Reinvention of Cooking and Eating
Popout In his Taste Test guest editor intro, Nick Kokonas recounts meeting chef Grant Achatz and founding Alinea, a restaurant that cooks food by freezing it, distills ingredients’ essences to vapor and questions the very eating utensils you use everyday. via Gizmodo
Fred Perry Subculture / Grapevine
via http://www.fredperrysubculture.com/grapevine/
Frank Uyttenhove
Frank Uyttenhove
Eye Candy: Beautiful Dancing Smoke Video
Popout This is a video created by Esteban Diácono to the music of Olafur Arnalds’ Ljósið using “Adobe After Effects, particular v2, soundkeys and a little starglow”. It’s basically a bunch of smoke dancing around. But not like that shit in Lost!
i first imported the audio and set up 2 sounkeys layers, one for the piano and one...
Jon Malkemus
Great graphic work by Jon Malkemus (via Design You Trust)
wrenchmonkees.com
via http://www.wrenchmonkees.com/monkee07.html
15 Examples of Water Art That’s Simply Splashing
A cool compilation of water art. See more at My Modern Metropolis.
Street Jeans
Beautiful series from Elle shot by Luis Sanchis. See more.
via Paranaiv
Patrick Warburton Wastes Considerable Talents in New “I’m a Mac” Ad
PopoutTaking a break from being an all-around hilarious actor, Patrick Warburton (David Puddy from Seinfeld, The Tick from The Tick) appears in the newest irritating “I’m a Mac” ad, also featuring a Lauren (from Microsoft’s “Laptop Hunters” series) look-a-like. from Gizmodo
Andrea Galvani
The amazing work of Andrea Galvani has been spread through the blogosphere for quite a couple of months - more or less anonymously. Colectiva has now published a whole series Andrea Galvani series. So here it is: “Su nombre es Andrea Galvani. Es italiana. Sus fotografias son espectaculares. Buen provecho!”
Chulada vea? via Colectiva’s Daily Blog Is...
DQM x Oakley Frogskins “Bacon”
DQM are dropping what is perhaps the craziest pair of Frogskins to date with their “bacon” inspired joints. The entire frame features a streaky bacon-esque design complete with matching soft-case. The Frogskins will hit DQM on August 25th with a limited run of 50 pairs only. from Hypebeast
via http://www.microsiervos.com/images/Minifig3D.gif
RoyalTea Tea bags
RoyalTea Tea bags designed by German design company Donkey Products. Prince Willia and Obama(check out more) in a tea bathtub. from Interior design room RoyalTea Tea bags
Hurdles
Hurdles por Stephanie Davidson
from Colectiva’s Daily Blog Is Fresh by Stefan
Paintings by Francoise Nielly
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Snow Leopard Shipping August 28th
The Apple Store has come back online and its pretty obvious announcement is confirmed. Snow Leopard will ship out starting August 28th as a $29 upgrade. The Friday launch should make for a wild, crazy weekend. [Apple] from Gizmodo