Lifestyle

16/03/2010 Native shoes: Love 'em or hate 'em

Native Shoes have hopefully put an end to the ridicule of Crocs. The company’s first collection (Spring/Summer 2010) will consist of sneakers in various colors and styles; looking similar to Chucks, Eras, and Wallabees. The Jefferson / Converse Chucks The Mille...

12/03/2010 Monocle switches on

Lifestyle magazine Monocle have confirmed they will venture into the world of television later this year launching a half hour TV show on BBC. Hosted by Monocle’s editor-in-chief and founder, Tyler Brûlé, the weekly show will focus on subjects such as “emerging geopolitical hotspots, business pe...

10/03/2010 Alexander McQueen unveils one last final collection

In what is Alexander McQueen’s untimely last hurrah, his last fashion statement if you will, has now been made public. His final line for the 2010 fall/winter collection has been unveiled this week, and you can see the photos here. Like a group of amphibious reptiles, models sombrely pa...

08/03/2010 Go-Go-Gadget… YikeBike!

Gadget geeks and trendsetters! Get ready to salivate over the newest must-have tech toy; the YikeBike. With its sleek black aerodynamic design this half bike, half scooter looks as if it’s been lifted directly from Darth Vader’s garage. As well as its out-of-this world design, the YikeB...

25/02/2010 Jan Banning debuts “Bureaucratics” series

In his photo study ‘Bureaucratics’, Dutch photographer Jan Banning documents public administration offices all over the world. The portraits provide a unique view of the bureaucratic differences in various countries. The completion of this project took the artist around seven years and...

24/02/2010 Design Vending Machine launched at Berlin Hauptbahnhof

On February 17, Berlinomat’s Design Vending Machine was inaugurated by Mayor Klaus Wowereit at Berlin’s Hauptbahnhof, the city’s central station. The prototype was conceptualized by the Berlin based company Coordination and offers 42 iconic design pieces from up-and-coming Berlin design...

18/02/2010 Ji Lee debuts upside down art installations

Korean artist Ji Lee recently published a new series of artworks titled “parallel worlds” on his website. Much like Cityshrinker Ben Thomas, New York based Ji Lee created miniature furnished rooms, which then are glued onto empty ceilings. The small parallel worlds are supposed to draw...

16/02/2010 KAWS to exhibit in Spain

Brian Donnelly, better known under his artist name KAWS, is to exhibit at the Spanish Galeria Javier Lopez starting February 17. Galeria Javier Lopez will be showing new work from the New York based artist who has been “busy creating new stuff”. Only last year he had a successful solo sh...

12/02/2010 The pressure of being a genius: Alexander McQueen dies

We’re sure you’ve already heard the news, but we were deeply saddened to hear that patron of highbrow fashion and muse to the stars, Alexander McQueen was found dead in his West End London apartment, on Thursday morning (11th February) at age 40. Details are unconfirmed at this stage, b...

11/02/2010 Augmented reality to invade every-day life?

Augmented reality is the view of the ‘real world’ through some kind of digital device such as a computer or iPhone, merged or ‘augmented’ with additional computer generated information. However at the moment it is still pretty hard to imagine that augmented reality could be a constant part of ou...

09/02/2010 Adidas x Star Wars Collection for 2010

***UPDATE*** Put promotion into overdrive Chewy, ionic brands Adidas and Star Wars have combined forces with Snoop Dogg, Darth Vader and an ectourage of Storm Troopers to spread the message of dope sportswear and canny marketing. The group recently invaded a New York Adidas store, where...

03/02/2010 Uslu Airlines and Reebok go disco

Reebok still live in our collective consciousness due to their classic trainers and their innovative pump-technology from the early 90’s. Now the cosmetic-orientated Uslu Airlines has teamed up with the British sports brand to create this shiny Retro Pop Mid model. The women’s pair for t...

02/02/2010 Tigers to introduce Chinese New Year in Sydney

These two crouching tigers gracing Sydney’s Customs House, will mark the start of the year of the Tiger, better know as the Chinese New Year 2010, on February 14. Illuminated by low-energy LED lights, the imposing 2 meters high, and more than 7 meters long origami tigers - “a...

28/01/2010 Spike Jonze releases “I’m here” book

“A male robot librarian lives a solitary and methodical life devoid of creativity, joy and passion, until he meets an adventurous and free spirited female robot…” Sounds familiar? Fabulous movie director Spike Jonze, known for stunning films like Where The Wild Things Are (2009), Human...