October 31st, 2007 Justin
We’re all set to fly off to Nippon right now.
In a couple of airline packed meals later, we will be running amok down Tokyo town, especially National Stadium where it is the main site for DesignTide. This is the third year running for DesignTide. Based on the continued ideology that is the necessary things in life, the exhibition will show work from the fields of interior, products, graphics, fashion and art. We’re already planning to hit the ground running so if you do catch us hyperventilating in glee, don’t worry… we’ll still stop/chat/take pics with you and then drag you along with us.
As part of DesignTide, our contribution for DualCity Sessions: null is now being exhibited at the giulianoFujiwara store at Minami Aoyama, Tokyo. This is Masataka Matsumura’s first ever flagship store in Tokyo, and we are proud to be within space of his Milanese crafted label. The exhibition is coordinated by design studio, Artless and architectural firm, Upsetters Inc.
“Null” is the brainchild of Shun Kawakami who also is the founder of renowned design studio, Artless. This is the seventh exhibition of “null” which also includes the collaboration of 13 other artists from Singapore (14 including us).
More to come about all things Nippon when we return. And we promise no less in translation.
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October 26th, 2007 Jerry
Now available.
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October 26th, 2007 Jerry
Have a look at Mark Simonson’s take on the type master Adrian Frutiger.
Download the presentation here.
Read more about Frutiger here.
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October 18th, 2007 Justin
YangTan shows us his latest commercial work with his recently updated website.
Yangtan’s craft is his meticulous eye for detail and colour, but what truly separates him from the rest is his finishing treatment; a polished austerity with a dubious undercurrent of childlike wonder. Hire him now before he gets famous and charges too much.
Image taken from YangTan’s site.
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October 17th, 2007 Jerry
Watch this music video done by Mauro Vecchi for The Whitest Boy Alive’s “Golden Cage”, an interesting take on optical illusion.
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October 8th, 2007 Jerry
The third TV commercial for Sony Bravia’s “Colour like no other” campaign.
First we were enchanted by José González’s “Heartbeats” with the rubber balls bouncing down San Fran, then we got high watching 70,000 litres of paint exploding in Glasgow. Now, we have over 200 bunnies made of Play-Doh, ranging from 6-inches to 2-feet, hoping all over New York City.
The third TV commercial for BRAVIA is the most ambitious piece of stop-motion animation ever undertaken. Devised by Fallon and shot over three weeks in New York, the commercial employed 40 animators from Passion and used 2.5 tonnes of plasticine.
Watch it hare at Sony Bravia’s site.
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October 4th, 2007 Justin
The hugely anticipated (by us and for certain many others) READINGS movie, spawned from the zeitgeist collaboration of Nick Knight, Hussein Chalayan and Anthony Hegarty is finally out today!
The showcase movie premiered this evening in Paris at Hussein’s show and was launched simultaneously on the site at 7pm (GMT+1). What was truly intriguing about this project was the invitation to the general public audience of SHOWstudio’s blog, to submit their treatments for READINGS, based on a brief provided by Hussein Chalayan himself. Dare we say we had a part to play in the result? Watch it and find out.
Be forewarned, it’s already been 79mins, and I’m still waiting for the full movie to finish loading. This better be worth it.
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October 1st, 2007 Jerry
Along with 14 other artists/designers from Singapore, we were invited to participate in Dual City Sessions: Null.
We were tasked to produce a visual artwork using elements found in Singapore, based on the theme “- = +” (to subtract is to add). We finally submitted our artwork few days back, having worked on it for the past few weeks and were told earlier today that it had been sent to print.
Curated by the ever progressive Silnt, Dual City Sessions is a platform for international collaboration and cross-pollination from the diverse creative disciplines. It aims to showcase the collaborative effort between two creative communities, bringing together emerging and innovative practitioners in the field of art, fashion, design and music.
Having exhibited throughout Japan in cities such as Tokyo, Sapporo, Osaka and Nagoya. The first installment of Dual City Sessions marks the first overseas collaboration for null. This is the first time they are exhibiting out of Japan and also the first time it involves foreign artists.
Dual City Sessions launches at DesignTide Tokyo on the 30th October - 4th November 2007, and we’re crossing our fingers that we”ll be able to convince our clients that we”ll still be able to work from Tokyo during this period.
Read more at:
Dual City Sessions” official site.
DesignTide Tokyo’’s official site.
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