July 30th, 2010 HJGHER
What better to do than reading magazines made with love while sipping your Sangria in this 40°C summer?
Currently making rounds at De Zines, one of three exhibitions of Inéditos 2010, Underscore is seen rubbing shoulders with Apartamento, Purple, McSweeney, The Journal, Monocle, 032C, and ±400 other publications at La Casa Encendida, Madrid.
Organised by Roberto Vidal and Óscar Martín, De Zines “aims to reflect what is happening in contemporary publishing concerning independent publications; how this field relates to the field of artistic production and the contemporary social, cultural and political environment”. It is running from now till 29 August.
Hey, where did the pencil go?
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July 27th, 2010 HJGHER
“We want Eclecticism at Paragon to look like no other shop…” as directed by the ever full-of-sunshine client, “…it must be something we wouldn’t have thought of ourselves.” Another interior design project that allowed us just enough creative freedom to stay true to ourselves while we redefined the most often mentioned adjectives during the project; “cute”, “feminine” and “vibrant”.
Inspired by the circus, carnivals and joyrides that never ever end at never never land, soft “feminine” colour hues were juggled with a considered random pattern of three distinct emerald shaped gems that playfully balanced the interior walls. This helped set the background for the precise positioning of the reinforced metal rings of “vibrant” gold, where a gloriously glamourous myriad of womenswear from plain strapless tees to floral jumpsuits, little knicker shorts to denim overcoats, hang upon its roller coaster rails, surreptitiously engineered by our team of scientists that profess physics on the construct of “cute”. And what could be cuter than an array of Ferruccio Laviani table lamps converted and strung from the ceiling in its metallic colour splendour?
Sneak a peek visit and don’t blame us if the bright white fitting rooms tips your decision in making that purchase. We would sleep in there if we could.
For more images and information on their designer labels, look them up on Facebook.
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July 16th, 2010 HJGHER
After several months of sourcing, sketching and conceptualising, Time Taken To Make A Dress, a made-to-measure women’s label is finally ready to be introduced, with an exhibition by the dressmakers themselves.
— Of vein skin and bone, a debut collection defined by fifteen artisanal pieces will be showcased within their workspace for an intimate setting. Come, share their pride and joy as the studio opens its doors to the public for the very first time this Saturday, 17 July, 7pm at 61 Niven Road. We guarantee that time would be well spent.
Time Taken to Make a Dress × HJGHER.
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June 22nd, 2010 Jerry
There was a time when street photography wasn’t about what you wore today or which party you were spotted at last night—it was about people living life on the streets, with real emotions on their faces, along with the Great Depression or a World War as their backdrop.
And thankfully, Henri Cartier-Bresson was around to capture them all. From a Sunday morning picnic to Mohandas Gandhi’s funeral to the Maoist Civil War, Monsieur Cartier-Bresson documented life as it was with his Leica around the world.
An exhibition entitled Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Modern Century is currently running at the MOMA where you get to see more than 300 of his photos. Definitely a must to check out.
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June 8th, 2010 HJGHER
Watch video here.
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May 28th, 2010 HJGHER
It took us about a month for it to finally sink in and we still can’t believe it.
A D&AD 2010 In Book Award for Entire Magazines in the Magazine and Newspaper Design category, placing Underscore with the rest of the international magazines we’ve stacked/aligned our shelves with; A Guide, Apartamento, Qompendium and not failing to mention Singapore’s own Werk and Guerillazine which gave Theseus from WORK, pencils last year.
The best part about it was that the jury was led by none other than the godfather of magazines/newspapers, Jeremy Leslie, Design Director of magCulture and co-curator of Colophon. They should knight him for raising the level of editorial design to where it is today.
Again, I know we’ve done this a million times over, but we would sincerely like to thank you everyone of you who’ve supported us with your constant support/encouragement, as well as naysaying/disapproval for we could have never have pressed on this far without you.
As we’re now breaking all laws of time/physics for N°2, we’re keen as candy to announce its launch in July/August. Kindly stay attuned.
Image from D&AD homepage.
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May 7th, 2010 Jerry
We almost forgot how we used to marvel at Andreas Gursky’s God’s-Eye-View photographs since, well, Google Earth does the job quite similarly. No experience however beats standing in front of Indian Ocean to observe its full glory in detail.
In 2009-2010, Andreas constructed Ocean I-VI series using high-definition satellite photographs presenting us with epic and breathtaking images —a reminder of the wonder of our cosmic grandeur.
Space is very important for me but in a more abstract way. Maybe to try to understand not just that we are living in a certain building or in a certain location, but to become aware that we are living on a planet that is going at enormous speed through the universe. I read a picture not for what’s really going on there, I read it more for what is going on in our world generally.
–Andreas Gursky
Ocean I, 2010
Chromogenic Print
249.4 X 348.4 X 6.4 CM (Framed)
You can now view the series at Sprüth Magers Berlin, from 1st May to 19th June 2010.
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April 9th, 2010 HJGHER
Four months on from our inaugural launch of Underscore at the Singapore Design Festival 2009 and here’s
where we stand today:
Guest appearances that hold dear to us; 95bFM, BOOOOOOM!, It’s Nice That, createmake, Graphic Hug, The Post Family, Human Resources, Minimal Exhibit, siteInspire, Kitonomics, UNIT_log, the artist and his model, do you read me?! and the little dröm store.
Skipped a little closer to your shore; Amsterdam, Auckland, Berlin, Fukuoka, Hong Kong, London, New York, Melbourne, Osaka, Paris, Singapore, Sydney and Tokyo.
Might we remind you; you can download the soundtrack to UNDERSCORE N°1: THE ___ ISSUE here and do continue to feed us with your comments/suggestions/contributions.
From all of us at Underscore; we thank you thank you thank you and promise no less from us in all issues to come.
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April 2nd, 2010 Jerry
This is not a tale of Robinson Crusoe — this is an art piece by our long-time favourite Julien Berthier from 2007, titled Love-Love. He ’sails’ the sea in this constantly sinking ship: a diminishing hope, a dying dream; yet he manages to inject his trademark quirkiness by making it safe and functional.
A life lesson learnt.
We have always been inspired by Julien’s great sense of french humor and cynicism. Be sure to check out his other work here.
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March 19th, 2010 Justin
We’re giving it 4 out of 5 stars, only because we wish it was longer. Well worth all 93 minutes of sacrifice, even with your eyes closed. Watch it now.
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March 17th, 2010 Justin
The latest ABSOLUT creative collaboration serves us Spike Jonze’s latest short film, I’m Here, a half hour robomantic tale of the binary kind.
Given the impressive cast, the well executed website, the stellar reviews, the clever ensemble of musicians for the ethereal soundtrack and the fact that Mr Jonze was delighted with the absolut freedom to reassure us with his award winning direction, I’m still inclined to withhold any judgment till I get through all 31 minutes, unlike Where The Wild Things Are, where sadly, its super-sized roar outdid its locked jaw bite.
To watch the worldwide online premiere tomorrow, 19th March, all you have to do is register online for free tickets, remove all memory of Björk’s, All Is Full Of Love (which incidentally was directed by Mr Jonze’s Directors Label partner, Chris Cunningham) and expect it to be nothing remotely similar to Hirokazu Koreeda’s, Air Doll.
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March 1st, 2010 Jerry
Every once in a while there comes something that changes lives i.e. an iPhone or peanut butter jam; and
between these once-in-a-whiles, there are smaller things that improve life little by little. Thinking for a Living does that and more.
A series of inspiring content, from the greyness of paradoxes to recommended readings on their Shelf section, accompanied by a well thought out grid system and a fluid keyboard navigation, the redesigned TFAL is for the thinkers amongst us who want more than just eye candy amidst the tons of image-bookmarking sites.
Visit the relaunched Thinking for a Living.
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December 9th, 2009 Jerry
Yes we saw that aural fireworks exploded in rainbow colours, yes we saw ourselves as the fearless Peter Pan dashing through Never Neverland at the speed of light, fighting this super sonic pirate with peacock feathers masking his face, no we don’t know if Boy Lilikoi is edible, nor do we concern if we understand his english. In fact, we’re lost on this sea of ecstatic blissfulness Jónsi had just flooded us with (and we thought Gobbledigook was the happiest song).
To define Boy Lilikoi as epic is probably a rude understatement, no?
Listen to Boy Lilikoi here.
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December 5th, 2009 HJGHER
We just received news that we won a Silver Award for the Spatial Category in Retail for Kith Café in the HKDA Asia Design Awards 2009. And the best part, Thomas Heatherwick was a judge. We’ve been huge fans of his organic work since Littlehampton’s East Beach Cafe.
We cannot thank the folk at Kith enough for the trust they bestowed upon us, with complete design freedom for their branding, interior and furniture. We really wanted Kith to not just be another café, but a physical and emotional experience that could well justify their sincerity in doing what they do best, coffee (and our current favourite, kith’s special hot dog) from the heart.
So if you catch us there this week, be sure to ask for your free cappuccinos, on us. See you at Kith!
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December 3rd, 2009 HJGHER
Tonight, our very own DJ Phay spins alongside Zouk resident DJ Hong in Velvet Underground for another aural adventure into a ElectroNuTrance Dance Dance Dance Mofo Dance. Doors open at 10pm and free flow drinks till 11.30pm for invited guests only.
See you all there
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December 3rd, 2009 HJGHER
There was a suffocating silence in the room as we unwrapped the freshly arrived Underscore — 30 minutes before our launch day itself. No words or emotions could appropriately express ourselves, except sheer gratitude, and love.
After months of sleepless nights, door-slamming, desk-flipping and hair-pulling, we heartily thank all of you who have stayed with us as we carefully coaxed this baby out into this world. We have lots to tell, but we’d rather hear from you. So please get a copy of Underscore N°1: The ___ Issue, read it, listen to its soundtrack, abuse it; And write to us using the Underscore pencil attached.
Thank you.
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November 24th, 2009 HJGHER
It’s been a long time coming but we’re glad to say it’s all finally coming together now. What was in hindsight a simple love for print a couple of years ago, has now evolved into our first magazine publication and we’d be more than delighted if you could join us for the opening reception at Asylum, 6pm Thursday 26th Nov 2009.
We do hope to see you there.
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October 13th, 2009 Jerry
Call us bias but we expect nothing less than perfection from the Japanese, and the Japanese keep surpassing our expectation. Of course, we’re talking about Masamichi Katayama x Yugo Nakamura.
Visit the new Wonderwall.
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September 30th, 2009 Justin
Well, from the completion of their long awaited website to the Issue 0 preview of the Gentlewoman in Issue 10, all we can say is, please keep it coming.
Fantastic Man, the gentleman’s style journal now online, with the Gentlewoman out soon, we presume after her hair and makeup’s done.
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September 1st, 2009 HJGHER
We are extremely honoured to be featured in the only magazine (of the dozens that we subscribe to) that every one of us here at HJGHER eagerly awaits for their own personal copy. The Monocle Singapore Survey 2009, covers many of our retail faves; Books Actually, Chocolate Research Facility, Strangelets, Know It Nothing, and Blackmarket, as well as our latest branding and interior design project Kith Café, in the Top 5 bars, restaurants, coffee shops in Singapore.
The Monocle Singapore Survey 2009 in Monocle Issue 26. Out at your local newsstand now, whichever part of the world you may be.
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