Los Angeles is known for its architectural diversity decorated with stunning murals and street art. In his latest project Ian Wood document icons such as Frank Lloyd Wright’s Hollyhock House, Cesar Pelli’s Pacific Design Center, Eric Owen Moss Stealth building, and Morphosis recently completed Emerson College Los Angeles on equal footing with freeways and freight trains.
27.12.15
20.12.15
Twin Peaks coming to SHOWTIME in 2017
Currently in production, TWIN PEAKS is written and produced by series creators and executive producers David Lynch and Mark Frost and is directed entirely by David Lynch. While the full mystery awaits, fans can expect many familiar faces, including Golden Globe winner and Emmy Award nominee Kyle MacLachlan, who reprises his role as FBI Agent Dale Cooper.
SUPREME by Complex
In 1994, James Jebbia opened the first Supreme location in a small
storefront on Lafayette Street in New York. At the time, Supreme was a
brand for skaters by skaters—even the design for the shop was more open
so skaters could come right in with their skateboards. But today, 21
years later, Supreme is a legendary streetwear brand that’s cultivated a
cult following well beyond that original fan base. Continuing to
release product in tightly controlled, limited amounts, the brand is as
big as it wants to be in New York, Los Angeles, and London; a titan in
Japan—arguably its largest market.
Complex has covered Supreme for well over a decade (Complex was founded in 2002). Most of it was from afar; we wrote about releases or lookbooks. But for the last year or so, our Complex News team has been reporting from the Lafayette Street shop to cover in-store launches. Every story was the same: Lines snaked around the block, kids camped out for hours or days, sometimes even in subfreezing temperatures, just to get any Supreme item. Each Thursday drop was chaos. In April 2014, the NYPD canceled the Supreme x Nike Air Foamposite One in-store launch at the NYC flagship after a riot nearly broke out earlier that day.
Complex has covered Supreme for well over a decade (Complex was founded in 2002). Most of it was from afar; we wrote about releases or lookbooks. But for the last year or so, our Complex News team has been reporting from the Lafayette Street shop to cover in-store launches. Every story was the same: Lines snaked around the block, kids camped out for hours or days, sometimes even in subfreezing temperatures, just to get any Supreme item. Each Thursday drop was chaos. In April 2014, the NYPD canceled the Supreme x Nike Air Foamposite One in-store launch at the NYC flagship after a riot nearly broke out earlier that day.
But there was something much bigger here. We learned that many were in
line to purchase gear that they’d later flip online for big profits,
selling apparel and other items for as much as 1,200 percent above
retail value. “We started to get to know these people and realized there
was a business here and real money to be made,” explains Emily Oberg,
Complex Editorial Producer and one of the directors of this documentary.
While the reselling market is hardly new, and people have been selling
Supreme online for years, it’s yet to be the focus of serious
investigation—until now.
14.12.15
First Layer Trailer - A Vans Snowboard Movie
“We are stoked to introduce the output of Vans Snowboarding's latest
European project: ‘First Layer'. Our goal was to showcase our European
snowboard family, including riders such as Arthur Longo, Sami Luhtanen,
Will Smith, Sparrow Knox, Markus Keller and many more...
During
the winter of 2015, we collected footage from the night of Lapland to
the light of Patagonia, passing by the Alpine powder. This mix of street
riding, backcountry and travel is our vision of snowboarding.”
8.12.15
5.12.15
The new Harrington Jacket: Baracuta's G9
A new version, made of precious "aged" leather with the same versatility, classic and timeless style.
30.11.15
The 2016 Pirelli Calendar by Annie Leibovitz
Pirelli unveils their 2016 calendar shot by the talented Annie Leibovitz and it’s unlike any you’ve seen before. The calendar
includes Yoko Ono, Patti Smith, Serena Williams, Fran Lebowitz, Amy
Schumer, Tavi Gevinson, Ava DuVernay, Natalia Vodianova, Agnes Gund,
Kathleen Kennedy, Mellody Hobson, Shirin Neshat and Yao Chen.
24.11.15
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20.11.15
ACROSS THE SKY - a world record slackline in the utah desert
On November 15, 2015 Théo Sanson walked nearly 500 meters on a slackline
rigged from The Rectory to Castleton Tower in Castle Valley, Utah, what is believed to be a new world record.
IKEA Space10
Swedish furniture giant Ikea has launched Space10, a research hub and exhibition space nearby Copenhagen to bring together a growing community of visionary designers, artists, technologists, makers and creatives from around the world to create a better and more sustainable everyday life.
The mission is to investigate the future of urban living through a series of labs. Each lab sets out to explore a major challenge that impacts people on a global scale, and together with a selection of experts, thought leaders and bright minds ideate, prototype and present possible solutions. Each lab unfolds through a series of talks, workshops, pitch nights, design residen cies, exhibitions, collaborative projects, and many other formats, called the Space Program.
via urdesign
via urdesign
19.11.15
A Very Murray Christmas
The full teaser of Netflix Christmas special which will debut on December 4th.
Directed by Sofia Coppola,
Features George
Clooney, Chris Rock, Miley Cyrus, Amy Poehler, Jason Schwartzman,
Michael Cera, Maya Rudolph, Rashida Jones and Paul Shaffer.
16.11.15
Han Kjøbenhavn 2015 Short Film
A mystery short film to promote Han Kjøbenhavn’s Holiday 2015 collection. The film
involves a group of hotel guests who are in the midst of a
murderer. Will you find out who did it?
Canada Goose Presents: Out There
A short film directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Paul Haggis, featuring inspirational stories chronicling a number of “Goose People”: Laurie Skreslet, Lance Mackey, Karl Bushby, Paddy Doyle, and Marilyn
Hofman.
It's Just Love
The French-born, Amsterdam-based Sophie Ebrard followed the porn director Gazzman around the world for the past four years, in an effort to find love and beauty in an industry that is typically surrounded by taboos and prejudices. The result is "the ultimate representation of human sexuality and the biggest way in which we incorrectly interpret human sexuality. Porn is us."
12.11.15
How To Iron Shirt
Mr Stephen Haughton, founder of Burford Valet Service, explains step by step how to iron a shirt to perfection.
10.11.15
8.11.15
7.11.15
Freunde von Freunden - Juerg Judin
Juerg Judin has created his very own gem in the heart of the city: a house with a garden on the site of an old ’50s gas station. Between bamboo bushes and cream-colored tiles, the influential gallery owner skillfully achieves a stylistic amalgamation of old and new, of historical consciousness and contemporary sensibility. Here, he discusses how he renovated such a singular building and his goal to bring people closer to art.
This portrait is part of Home Stories – a collaboration Freunde von
Freunden produces with Siemens Home Appliances. Home Stories explores
the topic of innovative urban living, seen through the lenses of select
inhabitants in modern global cities. We present unusual spaces,
highlighting their aesthetic and technological qualities, alongside a
look into their inhabitants' lives.
6.11.15
Man On The Moon
It’s Officially The Christmas Season, the new John Lewis TV advert is the story of a young girl called Lily. Looking at the moon through her family telescope one night, she is amazed at what she finds, a man on the moon. Lily watches on as our man goes about his chores, all alone up there. She becomes determined to get something to the moon, to send him a message and show him that someone down here is thinking of him. The music is ‘Half the World Away’ performed by Aurora, the original song was by Oasis.
5.11.15
Alice Through The Looking Glass, Trailer
Alice returns to the whimsical world of Underland and travels back in time to save the Mad Hatter.
Directed by James Bobin
with Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Mia Wasikowska, , Anne Hathaway, Sacha Baron Cohen
4.11.15
STFU (Shut The Fuck Up)
By providing a low-risk communication platform to anyone with a WiFi connection, the internet has brought to light the darker—sometimes crueler— side of human nature. In Names They Give Me, Marie Schuller uses footage of dancer Remy Fox, known for her provocative performance style and unapologetic approach to female sexual empowerment, to contrast with the voices of the trolls that litter comments across her social media.
26.10.15
21.10.15
20.10.15
Balmain x H&M – Behind the scenes
Behind the scenes starring Kendall Jenner, from the campaign
music video celebrating the launch of the new Balmain x H&M
collaboration.
19.10.15
17.10.15
REVERBERATION - Pavilion of Light and Sound
Palazzo Pisani Conservatory
Venice, Italy
Designed by the Pritzker Prize Shigeru Ban
"When enveloping together a space using the minimum material and power, a
tensile structure* is ideal. To cut out a space surrounded by the
narrow historical facade of Palazzo Pisani, I have used acrylic sheets
for the exterior of the pavilion, and allowed them to hang in a natural
suspension, creating a parabola.
The first time I saw the palette of clé de peau BEAUTÉ, the dark blue colors looked to me like a tile that reflects and absorbs light. So I've taken this case and stuck them on both sides of the acrylic sheets, spaced in 9 mm gaps, just like tiles.
They reflect light, and make darkness in the interior and through the spaces between them, a wavering light which is characteristic of Venice, flows into the structure reflected from surface of the water functioned as a fixed weight.
When I stood in the courtyard of the Palazzo Pisani Conservatory, I heard sounds from out of nowhere. These sounds were not music per se, but rather a component of the unique environment of this space.
This is a space filled with mysterious light and shadows, and harmonious sounds. This is not makeup applied to a historical facade, but rather a method for drawing out the charm of the existing context.
*Tensile structure: A structure that maintains stability not through pressure and flexion, but instead is held together by tension." - Shigeru Ban
The first time I saw the palette of clé de peau BEAUTÉ, the dark blue colors looked to me like a tile that reflects and absorbs light. So I've taken this case and stuck them on both sides of the acrylic sheets, spaced in 9 mm gaps, just like tiles.
They reflect light, and make darkness in the interior and through the spaces between them, a wavering light which is characteristic of Venice, flows into the structure reflected from surface of the water functioned as a fixed weight.
When I stood in the courtyard of the Palazzo Pisani Conservatory, I heard sounds from out of nowhere. These sounds were not music per se, but rather a component of the unique environment of this space.
This is a space filled with mysterious light and shadows, and harmonious sounds. This is not makeup applied to a historical facade, but rather a method for drawing out the charm of the existing context.
*Tensile structure: A structure that maintains stability not through pressure and flexion, but instead is held together by tension." - Shigeru Ban
16.10.15
14.10.15
Even Cowboys Get to Cry - A film by Mees Peijnenburg
At 18-years-old, Sven and Gijs are best friends on the cusp of
adventure: clubbing, meeting girls, planning their trip to South America
on motorbikes. No one can stop them. But just like that, the fragility
of life rushes towards them when Gijs is put into a coma after
intervening in a fight to protect Sven.
Even Cowboys Get to Cry illustrates the rapid and ruthless
coming-of-age for the boys, propelled into adulthood by an accident that
brings fear, guilt, anger and the precariousness of their friendship.
It’s the graduation film of Amsterdam-born Mees Peijnenburg of the
Netherlands Film Academy, exploring the reality of friendship, growing
up and painful emotion.
“I recalled a sentence my best friend told me when we were
12-years-old,” says director Peijnenburg. “He told me back then that if
you never cry, your tears will dry and so you could never cry again. As a
12-year-old I really thought this could be true, since I didn't cry so
much.
When life gets real, and pain is around the corner, everybody is
swiped away by tears. Even cowboys, the symbol of the alpha male.”
Peijnenburg captures a story close to him, that happened to people he
knew. While playing with the plot, the ‘emotional rollercoaster’ that
he witnessed is raw and real.
Sven and Gijs find each other again, but the journey ahead is long.
“I wanted to make an homage to friendship,” he explains. “Show people
the fighting spirit inside people’s emotions when it comes to those you
really care about.”
via Dazed
via Dazed
11.10.15
10.10.15
COS & the Donald Judd Foundation Partner to Support the Arts
Modern, functional, considered design for women and men.
6.10.15
Save Kids Lives
The 7th October signifies International Walk to School day. The day
promotes the fact that walking and bicycling to school is fun, healthy,
promotes a cleaner environment, promotes safety and has clear community
benefits. As we know, all around the world, many children do not make it
school. In fact over 500 children are killed everyday on the world's
roads. We encourage you to celebrate International Walk to School Day by
signing the Child Declaration for Road Safety.
Matching Numbers
Directed by Xavier Veilhan
Created for La 3e Scène, new digital platform of the Opéra national de Paris.
Music by Zombie Zombie
5.10.15
Alexander McQueen Savage Beauty
London-born fashion designer Lee Alexander McQueen (1969 - 2010) was renowned for his conceptually daring and beautifully crafted ensembles. His theatrical catwalk shows are now the stuff of fashion legend, and his work remains hugely influential. In this film, McQueen’s friends, family and contemporaries reflect on the life and extraordinary career of fashion’s ultimate ‘enfant terrible’.
3.10.15
Tom Ford Womenswear SS 2016
Directed by Nick Knight features Lady Gaga alongside models Mica Arga, Lexi Bolling, Kayla Scott, Xaio Wen Ju, Valery Kaufman, Aymeline Valade, Lida Fox, Lucky Blue Smith, Alex Dunstan, David Agbodji and Tarun Nijjer.
I Want Your Love, vocals by Lady Gaga, featuring Nile Rodgers and produced by Riot City.
29.9.15
Daft Punk Unchained
The first ever documentary film on the most secretive duo in the world.
The epic story of two uncompromising artists. With the participation of
their closest collaborators and friends from Pharrell Williams to Nile
Rodgers, Giorgio Moroder, Kanye West, Michel Gondry, Paul Williams,
Peter Lindbergh, Leiji Matsumoto and Pete Tong.
Daft Punk Unchained, directed by Hervé Martin Delpierre, is the first
independent film which explores an exceptional pop culture phenomenon of
the last twenty years: Daft Punk. Between fiction and reality, magic
and secrets, theatricality and humility, Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel
de Homem-Christo have created a unique artistic universe. Throughout
their career they have remained determined to control every link in the
chain of their creative work. The film highlights key moments of their
story, from their first school band in Paris to their historic concert
at Coachella festival in 2006 and their spectacular triumph at the 2014
Grammy Awards for the album « Random Access Memories ». In an era of
globalisation and the expansion of social media, they have refused to
show their own faces and they orchestrate every detail of their
appearances as robots. The documentary includes archives of radio
interviews with Daft Punk, rare footage and exclusive interviews with
their friends and close collaborators from Pharrell Williams to Nile
Rodgers, Giorgio Moroder, Kanye West, Michel Gondry, Paul Williams,
Peter Lindbergh, Leiji Matsumoto and Pete Tong.
A BBC Worldwide France production, 2015
Featuring
Pharrell Williams, Kanye West, Nile Rogers, Skrillex, Giorgio Moroder,
Michel Gondry, Pete Tong, Leiji Matsumoto, Paul Williams, Peter
Lindbergh, Joseph Trapanese, Pedro Winter
Directed by Hervé Martin Delpierre
24.9.15
Manish Arora Street Campaign
Charles Freger shot Debra Shaw for the Fall 15 collection of Manish Arora.
23.9.15
Agent Provocateur’s Fall/Winter 2015
Ellen Von Unwerth pays tribute to Agent Provocateur’s iconic imagery with a lookbook that focuses on two naughty girls frolicking around an old English manor house in corsets, crystals and luxurious lengths of finest silk.
21.9.15
Gilbert & George: The Early Years
Gilbert & George have been creating art
for almost fifty years. Describing their relationship in life and work,
they have said, “It’s not a collaboration. . . . We are two people, but
one artist.” George, born in Devon, England, in 1942, and Gilbert, born
in the Dolomites, Italy, in 1943, met while studying sculpture at St.
Martin’s School of Art, London, in 1967. One day while taking photos of
each other holding their small-scale sculptures, and then without, the
artists realized that they could dispense with them altogether. What was
most interesting was not the objects themselves, but their presence as
“living sculptures” within the images. They summed up their newly
conceived position as artists succinctly: “Art and life became one, and
we were the messengers of a new vision. At that moment that we decided
we are art and life, every conversation with people became art, and
still is.”
While the art world around them in the late 1960s and early 1970s was largely characterized by Pop, Minimal, and Conceptual art, Gilbert & George developed a wholly unique vision. Although they created their art in a variety of mediums, they considered everything they did to be sculpture: Postal Sculptures, Magazine Sculptures, Charcoal on Paper Sculptures, Drinking Sculptures, and Video Sculptures.
Gilbert & George have created a wealth of sculptures in ways never imagined before their union, fully integrating their daily existence into their artistic philosophy. Comprising the Museum’s multi-departmental holdings of their art, this exhibition focuses on their early years, from 1969 through 1975, during which they established the ideology that continues to shape their vision today.
While the art world around them in the late 1960s and early 1970s was largely characterized by Pop, Minimal, and Conceptual art, Gilbert & George developed a wholly unique vision. Although they created their art in a variety of mediums, they considered everything they did to be sculpture: Postal Sculptures, Magazine Sculptures, Charcoal on Paper Sculptures, Drinking Sculptures, and Video Sculptures.
Gilbert & George have created a wealth of sculptures in ways never imagined before their union, fully integrating their daily existence into their artistic philosophy. Comprising the Museum’s multi-departmental holdings of their art, this exhibition focuses on their early years, from 1969 through 1975, during which they established the ideology that continues to shape their vision today.
Gilbert & George: The Early Years
MoMA
The Paul J. Sachs Drawings Galleries, third floor
until September 27, 2015
20.9.15
Small Empires: Can Vimeo build a big business without selling out?
My favorite web series, High Maintenance, began appearing on Vimeo
back in 2012. The directors picked Vimeo for the same reason many
independent artists do: a guarantee that their material would appear
without ads and free of the clutter that surrounds videos on Youtube.
This year, after a very successful run as a free show, High Maintenance
became the first big-budget project backed by Vimeo, an attempt to emulate Netflix original content creation for a streaming video audience.
The market for professionally produced video that skips television
and theaters, going straight to the web, is still fairly young. As we
move into a world where more and more people are cutting the cord and
choosing their entertainment on demand and a la carte, there will be
room for plenty of competitors. The challenge for Vimeo is not getting
outbid, and overshadowed, by much larger companies with billion-dollar
budgets.
Vimeo has always been a sort of outlier, putting art above commerce.
Now it wants to position itself as a premium channel: the HBO to
Youtube's network television. The problem is that companies like HBO are
also rushing onto the web. The key differentiator for Vimeo would be
pushing its commitment to supporting these artists. It has lots of
reminders on its site that when you're buying something on Vimeo, "most
of the cash goes to the maker."
via The Verge
via The Verge
18.9.15
111 CHOSEN MOMENTS
During 2 months the french director and photographer Maximilien Franco travel across California, Mexico and Colombia all alone and shot these are 111 fragments of life.
GUCCI - The Cruise 2016 Campaign — The Director’s Cut
Following a guest into a dance party in a villa outside Florence, the
film directed by Glen Luchford captures the contemporary essence of
Alessandro Michele’s Cruise 2016 Collection.
Amy Deleted
A deleted scene with Amy and her manager Nick Shymanksy in New York.
AMY, the documentary, is available on DVD, Blu-ray & Digital from Nov 2nd.
15.9.15
Pasticceria Marchesi by Roberto Baciocchi Architects
The Italian fashion house recently acquired 80% of the historic Milanese pastry shop, Pasticceria Marchesi in March 2014, and opened, this week, a second location designed by architect Roberto Baciocchi. The new shop respects the classic atmosphere and the age-old allure of Marchesi’s landmark site in Via Santa Maria. While the restricted size of Marchesi’s original location allowed for standing service only, the new shop presents two intimate seating rooms in the back, the perfect place to enjoy a delightful and colored delicacy.
Pasticceria Marchesi,
via Monte Napoleone 9, Milan
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