Thursday 15 July 2010

Go Austria

This super cool building has been built in Austria for a motor tech company. It's a box. A box of pixels. Pixels of spherical images.
I thinks it's excellent and I've love to see inside too. Here is a little photo set of the exterior for you to feast on.

I wonder how visitors find the front door?

Herakut

I thought I had already blogged about Herakut. Maybe not so it seems.
Well, Herakut is the alias of 2 German artists, could say graffiti artists. I first saw them painting at Cargo in London. Pic here. Thought the work was amazing & looked into them further. Since then they have done many more amazing things & I can't keep up. Have a look at their website here and get an idea of what sort of work they are doing. I've got to point you in the direction of this snippet I've located in Juxtapoz. Amazing full building side piece. I love this. Check a few more photos here.
There is also a nice little bio of the duo here.

Would you live in a cement factory?

I would, if it was this one. As you will see by looking through the photo set here. It is AMAZING. The scale of the ceilings, the round walls, the huge windows, the full length drapes, the garden, the ivy, the furniture, the worn concrete, the lighting - it is all great. Except for some of the chairs, a couple of really unfortunate choices in there to be honest. As someone rightly mentions in the comments below - image the heating bill! Regardless, I would shift tomorrow. Big plus that it's in Barcelona.

30

It's my 30th tomorrow... Yay, apparently this is a time of change. Maybe it will mean I'll update my blog more regularly?

The High Seas

Now here is something local that you should keep an eye on. Funky little gallery up by The Supper Club on Beresford Sq off K'Rd. I saw a bizarre photography exhibition a couple of weeks ago, loads of cool overlaid images. I'm constantly seeing fun little viewings pop up in my facebook memo's. Definitely something to keep an eye out for. Check out their website here. It's got a good listing of upcoming events. Right nice.

Wednesday 14 July 2010

Krista Huot

Wonderfully playful art here from Krista Huot. Lovely colours & themes. Have a look around here work here. She has exhibited with names such as Amy Sol & Camilla D'Errico too!

Just a random FYI, it is so cold in my spare room - my fingers are freezing, I think it's nearly time we got curtains in here!

The Berlin Reunion

I know that this is a little on the old side - but I'm trying to get through a back log of things to blog. This is a rad little snippet of a performance by France's Royal de Luxe theatre company. Helping to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Using giant puppets covered in operators, they tell us a story. Amazing scale and design! Imagine being there and witnessing this. wow. Check out a bunch of photos here.

Tuesday 13 July 2010

Misfortune Cat

This is one of my long lusted after toys, new, awesome colourway too. Though very hard, if not impossible to get. Sadly. Though I have managed to find a cheap as anything Tado 8" Dunny. Stoked. Check out some more pics of the Misfortune Cate here, lovingly created by the collaboration between Ferg & Playge.

Thursday 8 July 2010

Super Octopus

This is a super cool pic, there is a gallery of more photos here if you wish.

1800 Tequila

Ooo yeah, if you are on the hunt for something super to collect then maybe this is for you. 1800 Tequila bottles. Ha, how westie... But seriously, there are wicked, graphics designed by the likes of Shepard Fairey... I'm really loving the owl. Rad. Check out the whole range here, even has a movie.

Wednesday 7 July 2010

haha

Lohan got jail.

Amanda Visell Studio Tour

If you like Amanda Visell's work like me, you always wanted to have a look through her studio like me and you have always wondered if someone so talented can live a normal life, like me. Then you will definitely want to check out these 2 little youtube clips like me. Great. Extra love for the burning wood labbit! Check the videos here.

Everything and me

Great work here by someone named Clemens Behr on Society 6. I'm loving the scale of these installations. Using wood, tape, paint & cardboard he has really managed to twist perspectives. Love it. Check out his Society 6 page here. Have a browse through his website here for further work.

Concrete Hermit

Now I think I may have mentioned Concrete Hermit on here before, but it's pretty cool so I'm aloud to mention it again.
It may be in London, just up from Brick Lane, but it still holds host to heaps of wicked artists work. I remember seeing a very strange experimental John Burgerman exhibition there. They have a uber rad range of t-shirts, stacks of lovely prints, hand pulled screens, books and toys. You get the idea... general raddness. I really love the record eater and I know a certain someone who would be well into this one. View the whole site here. Browse & enjoy & if you are ever near, have a look then go for a Beigel Bagels salt beef bagel here.

Tuesday 6 July 2010

I Love Dust studio

Super Studio... I would love to be working in a place like this. Especially because it would mean I'd be doing work for the ultra grand I Love Dust team. I've admired their work for years, across toys, clothing, branding etc... super. Nice to see some kidrobot toys floating around in there too. Except they are using those stink little standard apple keyboards... I can't imagine how they could be used for actually working. If you have not heard of I Love Dust before, you have to check them out. Do so here.

Domo invade!

Domo is rad. Most of my icons on my work mac are Domo.
Now I have to go without having my morning coffee in a Domo cup and a hotdog in a Domo box. Not that I buy a coffee in the mornings, or eat hotdogs. But if I had the Domo option then I probably would.

I love the spilt Domo a little further down the page. yum. But seriously, a spiced pumpkin Latte??
Check out the launch range across 7-eleven's here.

Miss Van

Here is an interview with Miss Van that I found. We saw some of her work when Sarah & I we going through Barcelona. It's def a trademark style. But really nice to see her steering away from just juicy hips & lips towards some of her almost traditionally painted pieces. V nice. Though our house has already got way to many ladies on the walls. She had an exhibition at the sorely missed StolenSpace Gallery in London a while ago. Jealous.
Interview is broken into 2 parts. Part 1 & Part 2.

Grand scale Polish

Excellent full building side mural in Poland. Not alot known, but super cool. Enjoy. Hi res here. More artist/krew info here.

endemicworld.com

Lovely website of NZ designed goodies. This should be in your bookmarks. Posters, tea towels, t-shirts, jewelry and loads more. Some of it is seasonal junk. But I've seen more than a few sweet things. Extra love for the Letterpress posters by Walter Hansen. ooooo View the site here.

Scott Musgrove

Awesome artist Scott Musgrove has given us a peak behind the scenes of his amazing project that he is working on with a bronze foundry. Check them out here. I have been trying to the completed pieces, seeing as these sculpts were done a while ago.

Shame

Well I have been kinda busy. I can't promise that this will stay very active. But I will try.