ISSEY MIYAKE MEN SPRING SUMMER 2014

Brixton Fall 2013

SURVIVE DETROIT

1. To live. To remain alive.
2. To live through. To outlive.
3. To carry on despite hardships; or the death of a loved one.
from Latin, supervivere, super ‘over, beyond’ + vivere ‘to live’; or ‘to live beyond’. 

SURVIVE is an exhibition featuring a conceptually coherent and significant, original body of work by L.A. based emerging artists SINER, FISHE, DREYE, KYLE THOMAS, and NATHAN SMITH.

The exhibition will feature 36 3x4 ft. canvasses. The artists work from the same flat monochromatic palette mixing ink, acrylic, markers, brush, rollers, and spray paint.

Their abstract work on the street translates directly across surfaces, textures, and contexts onto the canvass. The fearless originality and brutal honesty of their works create a dramatic composition that reflects an aggressive obsession with technique and medium. The works’ distinctively raw aesthetic results in something chaotic, yet unique and beautiful.

FIRST FRIDAY AUGUST 2, 2013
SEVEN TO ELEVEN PM
SHOW RUNS ONE NIGHT ONLY

2600 TELEGRAPH AVENUE
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA 94612

SURVIVE has consciously chosen Oakland to follow up New Orleans and Detroit to provoke a dialogue on the transformative power of art. Inviting Bay Area street culture purveyors and art audiences to the showcase of emerging artists in a formerly vacant structure, and now transformed ‘pop-up’ gallery space, the concept, the process, and the art reinforce the purpose: SURVIVE.

To view the making of the traveling exhibition and large-scale street art murals visit: superviveredesign.com

Video Site Credits:
Curator// James W Riley
Creative Direction// James W Riley
Film// Oliver Lukacs
Music// DIAL.81
Layout// Kenny C.
Production// Norman Senn. Damian Esteem.
Special Thanks // Spark Media. Detroit. Inner State Gallery. ZES. REVOK. SINTEX.

Daiki Suzuki "Not Designed But Engineered"

Daiki Suzuki 
The head designer of clothing line "Engineered Garments"
 We surf together almost every weekend, and I became interested
in shooting his daily life after surfing. Concept behind this short film
is his core creative philosophy "Not Designed But Engineered" 

Directed by Manabu Gaku Inada

Pure Breeds: The Saluki

Graydon Sheppard's Celebration of the Animal Elite Reaches its Grand Finale

Warning: The above video contains many feathered coats, large eyes and wet noses. The viewer may witness scenes of astonishing dignity, dramatic posing and movement at great speed.

Writer and filmmaker Graydon Sheppard offers up the third and final installment of Pure Breeds, the series that celebrates the most charming and beautiful of pedigree pets. Having tackled the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and the Cornish Rex, today the creator of the internet phenomenon Shit Girls Say looks at the Saluki, thought to be the fastest dog on earth. The Saluki is alleged to be the most ancient of purebred animals, with mentions of similar hounds appearing in the Bible, the Avesta and the Koran. Petroglyphs and other forms of rock art showing Saluki-like dogs were created as early in human history as 10,000 BC. “My boyfriend came across a video of some Salukis online, and we were instantly fascinated,” says Sheppard. “They seemed so rare and elegant. They look like rich old ladies and they have that attitude, too, like they're saying devastating things about your wardrobe when you're not within earshot.”

Today we look at the Saluki. We understand that this time around the talent were less than cooperative on set. Can you elaborate?
Graydon Sheppard: They’re not so much difficult as “over it,” and they are not interested in posing for very long. I tried to put a pharaoh hat on one of the dogs but he wasn’t interested. Salukis are also very fast and bouncy, so getting them to sit still for long periods was tricky. But they’re so damn pretty. When we got the shots it was worth all the hassle.

The Saluki has been immortalized in art and religious texts for thousands of years. How do you think their personalities reflect their pedigree?
GS: There's definitely something otherworldly about them. It's kind of like that attitude of “being in the world but not of the world.” When I met these dogs they got right up in my face and stared into my eyes as if to examine my soul, but they could just as easily look right through you. That’s a bit dramatic, but they really are sprite-like.

Throughout this series we have heard about your family dog Molson. Last time you shared an anecdote about his having eaten an entire Christmas-worth of gifts. We love Molson. One last story? 
GS: One day I took him with me for a swim. He was doing this insane back-and-forth thing—running in and out of the lake, screaming—when he stopped, chest-deep, looked at me, and retched in the water. I wasn’t much in the mood for a dip after that.

Everybody Street Trailer

PRADA REAL FANTASIES FALL/WINTER 2013

For the Real Fantasies FW2013 by AMO, Prada introduces a sophisticated domestic imagery. Characters perform in a world of distorted normality, a collection of everyday moments assembled together to form the film noir of commonness.

The main topics explored in the collection stem from raw elegance and banal emotion, weaving in multiple interconnected stories. Profound romanticism, stories of normal men, women, and life, are brought together as an animated puzzle of recognizable daily elements.

For the first time, the inspirations from both MAN and WOMAN shows overlap to shape a distorted graphic universe. Urbanity and a mysterious domestic ambience merge in a sequence of stories where simplicity is observed as the ultimate form of perfection.

Credits:

Art Direction by AMO:
Lok Jansen
Jeroen Koolhaas
Ippolito Pestellini Laparelli
Miguel Taborda
Lucia Venturini

Artwork:
Lok Jansen
Jeroen Koolhaas

Editing and Visual Effects by APRIL:
Matteo Frittelli
Gabrio Bellotti

Music by 3o:
Andrea Cassano
Alessandro Sicardi
Fabio Visocchi

Filming by APRIL:
Matteo Frittelli
Gabrio Bellotti

Focus Puller by 4FRIENDS:
Krishna Agazzi
Massimo Cecchini
Gaia Ferme

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A BRITISH CLOTHING FACTORY

'A day in the life of a British clothing factory' explores Sunspel’s unique philosophy of design and craft. Filmed, Directed and Edited by Danny Cooke
Timelapse Photography by Alex Thornton
Production: Laura Holmes Production

DAMIR DOMA Men's Spring Summer 2014 Mood

Produced by: Fabrice Davillé
PREMICES FILMS

Directed by: Thibault Della Gaspera

'Portraits' by Solve Sundsbo