CUBAN CULTURE- HAVANA CULTURA
Presenting the work of Alejandro Gonzalez. Photographing the cuban youth. Alejandro González presented a proposal for a photographic series depicting Cuba's modern-day teenagers. He initially planned on focusing on urban subcultures, but later decided to also cover the countryside. This is how he expressed his interest in the subject-matter: “This millennium’s mass media outlets have homogenized urban subcultures to the...
POLO MATCH
In celebration of the launch of Lacoste's most recent fragrance, EAU DE LACOSTE L.12.12 Rouge, the brand decided to instigate a competition asking Central Saint Martins design students to produce an artwork surrounding the red, white and blue flacons. Christophe Pillet, a multidisciplinary designer whose work extends beyond objects and furniture, takes up residence at...
THE HACIENDA MUST BE BUILT.
Re-built for the 'British Design 1948-2012, Innovation in the modern age' exhibition inside the V&A, anyone can now try and get a buzz of how it could have been if you were the right age at probably the best period in time in history ever. 1 continuous looped video keeping you tight with the club...
ARENA HOMME + THE CLASH + GONG S/S12
Arena HOMME + goes worldwide and beyond for S/S12. Heading North, East, South, West + into fantasy land for a trip of a lifetime we celebrate all we love about S/S12 plus A/W12 too. Featuring a journey to the dark side of the Mersey with David Sims, a very special CRASH + Wolfgang Tillmans project,...
PLEASE SIGN !!
Please sign the e-petition for a memorial statue of Lee Brilleaux in Southend-on-Sea. http://focalpoint.org.uk/e-petition/ Lee Brilleaux (1952-1994), the former lead singer of band Dr Feelgood, is not only a world famous figure in musical history but also a local hero in Southend-on-Sea, and in Canvey Island, where the band originally formed in 1971. As such,...
INFINITE KUSAMA, LOUIS VUITTON + BEYOND
Infinite Kusama is a project that brings together young people aged 15 to 25 to experience and respond to the work of one of Japan’s most famous artists, Yayoi Kusama. Highlights include an immersive afternoon of fashion and sound workshops and a silent disco at Tate Modern on 24th March and an online competition to...
HUSSEIN CHALAYAN-PALLADIUM VISIONS
‘Hussein Chalayan for Palladium Visions’ Question & Answer Tell us about the opportunity you received from International Palladium Board? A few months ago, the International Palladium Board approached me to use palladium in our own Hussein Chalayan language, to see how I would interpret the metal. I’ve done a lot of things where product...
CARHARTT_WIP S’TYD.
Carhartt – Work In Progress Launched their 4th UK store, opening on London’s Shoreditch High Street on Friday 2nd March 2012. 15 years ago the original Neal Street store opened and since Carhartt – Work In Progress have extended their reach to Covent Garden’s Earlham Street in 2002, Manchester’s Oldham Street in 2008, and...
AH+ BOY RACER SPIRIT CONT PART 2.0
Boy racers. Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger. Words Elias Redstone Photographer Ed Aves’s interest in documenting youth tribes led him to a pack of boy racers in Great Yarmouth and Lowerstoft. “The people in the photos were all strangers to me’. It wasn't long until the guys were showing off for the camera. And playing up...
AH+ BOY RACER SPIRIT CONT. PART 1.5 ESSAY
WORDS PATRICK LANGLEY HEADER PHOTOGRAPHY ED AVES Boy Racers 1. The term ‘boy racer’ has become synonymous with ‘idiot’. At its heart, this subculture is built around a premise so crude and obvious it hardly needs to be emphasised: the car is an extension of its owner’s masculinity, a surrogate phallus. Boy racers...
AH+ BMW SPIRIT (DUB)
Travis Nash has been working with the BMW s1000rr star of the latest Arena HOMME+ Travis's interpretations now grace the office walls. Not long before they grace many more. (note. the boy racer mood still strong on the catwalks of Milan + Paris).
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