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Bicycle Film Festival x Puma: The Re-Bike Project
(26 September 2007) - As the Bicycle Film Festival winds its way from city to city, part of their unique sponsorship with Puma includes the Puma Re-Bike project that helps bike charities in five North American cities. What Puma did was donate $200 to seven magazines challenging each to build a cycle from recycled parts reflecting their periodical's theme. Don't worry, they didn't waste two c-notes on Men's...
(26 September 2007) - As the Bicycle Film Festival winds its way from city to city, part of their unique sponsorship with Puma includes the Puma Re-Bike project that helps bike charities in five North American cities. What Puma did was donate $200 to seven magazines challenging each to build a cycle from recycled parts reflecting their periodical's theme. Don't worry, they didn't waste two c-notes on Men's...
Alpinist 21
(17 September 2007) - The haute mountaineering magazine Alpinist has stepped it up another level by going green with issue 21. Advocates for clean-style climbing (leaving no gear behind), Alpinist 21 puts their money where their magazine is by using an eco-friendly printing process called Earth Ink, in partnership with Patagonia. The upshot is that in one year Alpinist will save 677 trees, 266,836 gallons of water, 469,000,000...
(17 September 2007) - The haute mountaineering magazine Alpinist has stepped it up another level by going green with issue 21. Advocates for clean-style climbing (leaving no gear behind), Alpinist 21 puts their money where their magazine is by using an eco-friendly printing process called Earth Ink, in partnership with Patagonia. The upshot is that in one year Alpinist will save 677 trees, 266,836 gallons of water, 469,000,000...
Duke Magazine
(07 September 2007) - In the latest issue of the funny and offensive Duke Magazine, the all-guns-blazing Sydney kids behind the fashion bent publication launch well-argued attacks against the green recycle bags as fashion, Tsubi ruining op-shopping for everyone and some woman who collects rubbish to add to the junkyard within her home. Yes, this is hard-hitting journalism at it's best. More info and subscriptions here. ...
(07 September 2007) - In the latest issue of the funny and offensive Duke Magazine, the all-guns-blazing Sydney kids behind the fashion bent publication launch well-argued attacks against the green recycle bags as fashion, Tsubi ruining op-shopping for everyone and some woman who collects rubbish to add to the junkyard within her home. Yes, this is hard-hitting journalism at it's best. More info and subscriptions here. ...
A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge
(23 August 2007) - Chronicling the lives of real people who lived through the hurricane and its aftermath, Brooklyn comic artist Josh Neufeld has created New Orleans After the Deluge, an online webcomic that captures the human comedy and tragedy of one the most devastating natural disasters in our lifetime. "The characters are real, the dialog is taken from direct quotes, the depictions of the inside of their...
(23 August 2007) - Chronicling the lives of real people who lived through the hurricane and its aftermath, Brooklyn comic artist Josh Neufeld has created New Orleans After the Deluge, an online webcomic that captures the human comedy and tragedy of one the most devastating natural disasters in our lifetime. "The characters are real, the dialog is taken from direct quotes, the depictions of the inside of their...
Kaiserin Magazine
(09 August 2007) - Eclectic, crazy and refreshing, Kaiserin Magazine should be on everyone's required summer reading list. Founded in 2006 by Arnaud-Pierre Fourtané and Didier Fitan, this French-English bilingual biannual calls itself "a magazine for boys with problems and all the girls who like them." It features the work of both established and emerging artists, photographers, authors, designers and illustrators who address homosexuality in their work. The...
(09 August 2007) - Eclectic, crazy and refreshing, Kaiserin Magazine should be on everyone's required summer reading list. Founded in 2006 by Arnaud-Pierre Fourtané and Didier Fitan, this French-English bilingual biannual calls itself "a magazine for boys with problems and all the girls who like them." It features the work of both established and emerging artists, photographers, authors, designers and illustrators who address homosexuality in their work. The...
Trig + Felix Mag
(08 August 2007) - If you're feeling a bit Face Spaced or My Booked, check out Trig. When behemoths of the social networking phenomenon are boring you, Trig is a more refined and well-designed online community experience . We were introduced to this Swedish site at First Exposure where we could immediately see that it is built to attract cutting edge creatives who want to showcase their work...
(08 August 2007) - If you're feeling a bit Face Spaced or My Booked, check out Trig. When behemoths of the social networking phenomenon are boring you, Trig is a more refined and well-designed online community experience . We were introduced to this Swedish site at First Exposure where we could immediately see that it is built to attract cutting edge creatives who want to showcase their work...
Maguila #12
(01 August 2007) - Maguila is a free PDF art magazine and its newest edition is now available for download. Full of spectacular art worthy of whitewashed walls in any gallery, this 94-page issue packs in drawings, paintings, photography, collage and graphic design work from two dozen global artists—most probably unknown to the casual viewer but all deserving their due. Maguila germinated from a idea that started with...
(01 August 2007) - Maguila is a free PDF art magazine and its newest edition is now available for download. Full of spectacular art worthy of whitewashed walls in any gallery, this 94-page issue packs in drawings, paintings, photography, collage and graphic design work from two dozen global artists—most probably unknown to the casual viewer but all deserving their due. Maguila germinated from a idea that started with...
Sneaker Freaker Issue #10 Global Launch Parties
(23 July 2007) - CH ally and Sneaker Freaker founding editor Woody is going large this with launch parties for Issue #10 taking place in eleven of the world's top cities. Starting off in his home town of Melbourne last week, Woody is now up in the skies on his way to party in Berlin (24 July), hitting Johannesburg, London and Naples on 26 July, Singapore and Copenhagen...
(23 July 2007) - CH ally and Sneaker Freaker founding editor Woody is going large this with launch parties for Issue #10 taking place in eleven of the world's top cities. Starting off in his home town of Melbourne last week, Woody is now up in the skies on his way to party in Berlin (24 July), hitting Johannesburg, London and Naples on 26 July, Singapore and Copenhagen...
Rojo®egal
(18 July 2007) - Rojo Magazine's in the midst of celebrating the launch of its newest issue, Rojo®egal, a weighty edition packed cover-to-cover with photographs, illustrations and graphic design pieces from over 30 international artists. Printed on quality paper stock, the text-less, quarterly magazine fits in next to the art and design books on your bookshelf. Rojo operates from both Barcelona and São Paulo, using those cities as...
(18 July 2007) - Rojo Magazine's in the midst of celebrating the launch of its newest issue, Rojo®egal, a weighty edition packed cover-to-cover with photographs, illustrations and graphic design pieces from over 30 international artists. Printed on quality paper stock, the text-less, quarterly magazine fits in next to the art and design books on your bookshelf. Rojo operates from both Barcelona and São Paulo, using those cities as...
Fashion Magazine by Alec Soth
(16 July 2007) - Photographer Alec Soth has been one busy guy lately. In addition to currently exhibiting work in six different galleries New York, England and France, he maintains his own very popular blog, has a new book set for release this fall (Dog Days Bogota) and last year he became an associate member of the renowned photography cooperative Magnum. To add to this list of accomplishments,...
(16 July 2007) - Photographer Alec Soth has been one busy guy lately. In addition to currently exhibiting work in six different galleries New York, England and France, he maintains his own very popular blog, has a new book set for release this fall (Dog Days Bogota) and last year he became an associate member of the renowned photography cooperative Magnum. To add to this list of accomplishments,...
Playground
(13 July 2007) - Founded by photographer Zach Gold and stylist Julie Ragolia, Playground is a new bi-annual magazine in the form of limited-edition loose leaf prints. The above images (exclusive to CH, click for detail) are from the first issue, which features handmade works by artists Terence Koh and Stuart Semple, alongside spreads that include designs by the likes of Thom Browne, Lanvin, Surface to Air and...
(13 July 2007) - Founded by photographer Zach Gold and stylist Julie Ragolia, Playground is a new bi-annual magazine in the form of limited-edition loose leaf prints. The above images (exclusive to CH, click for detail) are from the first issue, which features handmade works by artists Terence Koh and Stuart Semple, alongside spreads that include designs by the likes of Thom Browne, Lanvin, Surface to Air and...
Veneer
(11 June 2007) - A new collection of 18 books to be published quarterly over the next five years, Veneer resists easy definition—it's the kind of thing you really shouldn't think to hard about. When we met the founder, Flint Jamison, in Portland a couple months ago, he described Veneer as a venue for experts to write about their area of expertise. It's a 'for geeks by geeks'...
(11 June 2007) - A new collection of 18 books to be published quarterly over the next five years, Veneer resists easy definition—it's the kind of thing you really shouldn't think to hard about. When we met the founder, Flint Jamison, in Portland a couple months ago, he described Veneer as a venue for experts to write about their area of expertise. It's a 'for geeks by geeks'...
Beautiful/Decay Issue S: T-Shirts and Release Party
(25 May 2007) - It may be warm and bright outside but Beautiful/Decay magazine seems to have been languishing in darkness. Their newest, Issue S, presents a mix of ill–omened themes such as death metal, ritual suicide and the Dark Ages. Hanna Liden's eerie photo series of masked figures (cover image, above left) set in dark swamps only adds to the foreboding effect. Wu-Tang Clan's the RZA wanders...
(25 May 2007) - It may be warm and bright outside but Beautiful/Decay magazine seems to have been languishing in darkness. Their newest, Issue S, presents a mix of ill–omened themes such as death metal, ritual suicide and the Dark Ages. Hanna Liden's eerie photo series of masked figures (cover image, above left) set in dark swamps only adds to the foreboding effect. Wu-Tang Clan's the RZA wanders...
Luxury Printing
(08 May 2007) - One quick flip through São Paulo-based Luxury Printing magazine is all it takes to realize this is a different type of publication. High-quality and lacking any hints at pretentiousness, the first issue melds innovative graphic design with free-form creativity. The 128-page mag is the creation of graphic designers and architects Vicente and Nasha Gil, with the help of publishers Grafica Aquarela SA, and was...
(08 May 2007) - One quick flip through São Paulo-based Luxury Printing magazine is all it takes to realize this is a different type of publication. High-quality and lacking any hints at pretentiousness, the first issue melds innovative graphic design with free-form creativity. The 128-page mag is the creation of graphic designers and architects Vicente and Nasha Gil, with the help of publishers Grafica Aquarela SA, and was...
Format Magazine #12: Women's history month special
(29 March 2007) - In celebration of women's history month, Format Magazine #12 highlights some of the rising female stars out there making moves in urban culture, a traditionally male-dominated market. Within the streetwear scene, it's rare to see a women's line that's not an extension of a pre-existing brand, but Gabriella Davi-Khorasanee of Mama (above right) founded one of the premier and only independent female street-wear brands....
(29 March 2007) - In celebration of women's history month, Format Magazine #12 highlights some of the rising female stars out there making moves in urban culture, a traditionally male-dominated market. Within the streetwear scene, it's rare to see a women's line that's not an extension of a pre-existing brand, but Gabriella Davi-Khorasanee of Mama (above right) founded one of the premier and only independent female street-wear brands....
Spread ArtCulture
(28 March 2007) - Spread ArtCulture is a quarterly art and lifestyle magazine catalyzed by Bernstein & Andruilli who then recruited former editor-in-chief of Juxtapoz, Jaime O'Shea. Focusing on fashion, fine art, architecture, interior design, film, literature, and the performing arts, Spread is an open minded publication that compliments photo and art essays with in-depth interviews and articles. Thier second issue is due out April 24th and will...
(28 March 2007) - Spread ArtCulture is a quarterly art and lifestyle magazine catalyzed by Bernstein & Andruilli who then recruited former editor-in-chief of Juxtapoz, Jaime O'Shea. Focusing on fashion, fine art, architecture, interior design, film, literature, and the performing arts, Spread is an open minded publication that compliments photo and art essays with in-depth interviews and articles. Thier second issue is due out April 24th and will...
Five Art DVD Magazines
(19 March 2007) - The format of these DVDs vary but the content is consistent: collaborations between musicians, artists, directors and designers that often feature experimental and innovative styles and techniques. Here are five our favorites. Reline 2 is the second in a series of abstract and progressive audio visual works. Comprised of films by 19 artists from around the world, the videos enliven otherwise static architecture with customized...
(19 March 2007) - The format of these DVDs vary but the content is consistent: collaborations between musicians, artists, directors and designers that often feature experimental and innovative styles and techniques. Here are five our favorites. Reline 2 is the second in a series of abstract and progressive audio visual works. Comprised of films by 19 artists from around the world, the videos enliven otherwise static architecture with customized...
Beautiful Decay Issue R: Richard Stipl
(07 March 2007) - If you missed this year's Scope New York, Beautiful Decay worked with Scope to feature some participating artists showing at the 2007 fair in their issue "R." One that caught our eye there and that's also in the magazine is Richard Stipl, a Czechoslovakian-born painter and sculptor. Similar in to the plasticine realism of Ron Mueck's work, Stipl uses himself as a model to...
(07 March 2007) - If you missed this year's Scope New York, Beautiful Decay worked with Scope to feature some participating artists showing at the 2007 fair in their issue "R." One that caught our eye there and that's also in the magazine is Richard Stipl, a Czechoslovakian-born painter and sculptor. Similar in to the plasticine realism of Ron Mueck's work, Stipl uses himself as a model to...
Monocle
(14 February 2007) - What Tyler Brûlé did next. Well, maybe not as he's done a fair bit since selling the influential title Wallpaper* that he founded in the '90s. Monocle is, however, his much-heralded return to the magazine market he helped shape, and is being greeted in the same way as Tom Ford's return to fashion. Like Ford, Brûlé is nothing if not confident and ambitious. Squarely-aimed at...
(14 February 2007) - What Tyler Brûlé did next. Well, maybe not as he's done a fair bit since selling the influential title Wallpaper* that he founded in the '90s. Monocle is, however, his much-heralded return to the magazine market he helped shape, and is being greeted in the same way as Tom Ford's return to fashion. Like Ford, Brûlé is nothing if not confident and ambitious. Squarely-aimed at...
Litmus Journal
(22 January 2007) - The mysterious Melbourne-based Litmus Journal has been in bookstores for a while now—from Australia to London—starting with Litmus Minus Three and building momentum through Minus Two, Minus One and Zero to the inevitable Issue One, currently on sale. Each issue is themed and publishes work by an expanding community of emerging writers, artists, illustrators and photographers. Recently the founders launched Litmusphere, an "online magazine...
(22 January 2007) - The mysterious Melbourne-based Litmus Journal has been in bookstores for a while now—from Australia to London—starting with Litmus Minus Three and building momentum through Minus Two, Minus One and Zero to the inevitable Issue One, currently on sale. Each issue is themed and publishes work by an expanding community of emerging writers, artists, illustrators and photographers. Recently the founders launched Litmusphere, an "online magazine...
Tropolism: PIN-UP
(08 December 2006) - Tropolism has been highlighting their favorite architectural magazines this week. Among the best (and a great gift to surprise the favorite architect on your list) is PIN-UP, a brand-new magazine that plays with the idea of architecture as eye candy and aims to go "behind the clothes" of architects to figure out what makes them tick. PIN-UP features articles on Jurgen Mayer H., Zaha...
(08 December 2006) - Tropolism has been highlighting their favorite architectural magazines this week. Among the best (and a great gift to surprise the favorite architect on your list) is PIN-UP, a brand-new magazine that plays with the idea of architecture as eye candy and aims to go "behind the clothes" of architects to figure out what makes them tick. PIN-UP features articles on Jurgen Mayer H., Zaha...
Box Magazine #5
(21 November 2006) - Until now, the thinking person's softcore porn, Box Magazine, has (like un-thinking people's porn) been faithfully publishing in an online format only. With the work-themed issue five that launched earlier this month, the year-old publication goes print, featuring over a hundred pages of full-color photos, reviews, a Lady Sovereign interview (pictured above center), articles and illustrations. Memorable (perhaps even unforgettable) spreads include Diana Krell's...
(21 November 2006) - Until now, the thinking person's softcore porn, Box Magazine, has (like un-thinking people's porn) been faithfully publishing in an online format only. With the work-themed issue five that launched earlier this month, the year-old publication goes print, featuring over a hundred pages of full-color photos, reviews, a Lady Sovereign interview (pictured above center), articles and illustrations. Memorable (perhaps even unforgettable) spreads include Diana Krell's...
Popular Science Best of What's New 2006: Hurriquake
(08 November 2006) - Popular Science's annual "Best of What's New," currently on display in New York's Grand Central Station through this Thursday, 9 November 2006, and will be bringing you the highlights over the next several days. To kick things off, the winner of the magazine's first-ever top honor, "Innovation of the Year," the Hurriquake, is a tricked-out nail designed to protect homes against damage caused by hurricanes...
(08 November 2006) - Popular Science's annual "Best of What's New," currently on display in New York's Grand Central Station through this Thursday, 9 November 2006, and will be bringing you the highlights over the next several days. To kick things off, the winner of the magazine's first-ever top honor, "Innovation of the Year," the Hurriquake, is a tricked-out nail designed to protect homes against damage caused by hurricanes...
LVHRD MGZN
(24 October 2006) - The inaugural issue of LVHRD MGZN, a project by the New York City social event club, is hot off the internet. Through frank conversations and provocative images, LVHRD MGZN puts the spotlight on some of the more notable architects, editors, musicians, and artists who have been members of the club over the last two years. The quarterly e-format of the magazine allows for unique...
(24 October 2006) - The inaugural issue of LVHRD MGZN, a project by the New York City social event club, is hot off the internet. Through frank conversations and provocative images, LVHRD MGZN puts the spotlight on some of the more notable architects, editors, musicians, and artists who have been members of the club over the last two years. The quarterly e-format of the magazine allows for unique...
Good Magazine
(11 September 2006) - Premiering this month, Good is a smart bimonthly magazine that encourages and inspires conscious global citizens to band together and “give a damn." The inaugural September/October issue speaks to a generation of new capitalists (i.e. those who "embrace the merger of capitalism and idealism") with articles that include a primer on the upcoming mid-term elections to New Yorker writer James Surowiecki's insightful essay on...
(11 September 2006) - Premiering this month, Good is a smart bimonthly magazine that encourages and inspires conscious global citizens to band together and “give a damn." The inaugural September/October issue speaks to a generation of new capitalists (i.e. those who "embrace the merger of capitalism and idealism") with articles that include a primer on the upcoming mid-term elections to New Yorker writer James Surowiecki's insightful essay on...
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