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Tokyo Fixed Store
(20 November 2009) - by Richard Prime Now beyond a trend, the track and fixed cycling community thrives through the hard work of those involved in its passionate and dedicated scene. The latest proof of its staying power and those working for it, two-year-old e-commerce site Tokyo Fixed Gear's shop opens 25 November 2009. The physical manifestation from the group who have long fulfilled the demand in the U.K....
(20 November 2009) - by Richard Prime Now beyond a trend, the track and fixed cycling community thrives through the hard work of those involved in its passionate and dedicated scene. The latest proof of its staying power and those working for it, two-year-old e-commerce site Tokyo Fixed Gear's shop opens 25 November 2009. The physical manifestation from the group who have long fulfilled the demand in the U.K....
This Is Plot Jewelery
(18 November 2009) - Brainchild of a strategist and an art director, This Is Plot's necklaces illustrate the subtle beauty of economics, turning one of the most classic data visualizations into a physical object. The London-based duo (both of ad agency Wieden+Kennedy) handcraft the accessories, which use gold, silver, oil and lead to graph the materials' market performance. Celebrating the "stories of exact facts," each necklace plots the...
(18 November 2009) - Brainchild of a strategist and an art director, This Is Plot's necklaces illustrate the subtle beauty of economics, turning one of the most classic data visualizations into a physical object. The London-based duo (both of ad agency Wieden+Kennedy) handcraft the accessories, which use gold, silver, oil and lead to graph the materials' market performance. Celebrating the "stories of exact facts," each necklace plots the...
Macha Jewelry
(16 November 2009) - by Richard Prime The two-year-old brand Macha Jewelry marries style, craftsmanship and a sympathetic approach to materials that opts for a rough-hewn look over polish and flash for both men and women. “It’s about a quiet rebellion, not necessarily beautiful but not without nobility either,” notes Bernice Kelly, the Irish designer behind Macha now based in London. Indeed, each piece seems to grow and...
(16 November 2009) - by Richard Prime The two-year-old brand Macha Jewelry marries style, craftsmanship and a sympathetic approach to materials that opts for a rough-hewn look over polish and flash for both men and women. “It’s about a quiet rebellion, not necessarily beautiful but not without nobility either,” notes Bernice Kelly, the Irish designer behind Macha now based in London. Indeed, each piece seems to grow and...
Photographer Ashley Jordan Gordon
(04 November 2009) - With passion as intense as her photos, budding photographer Ashley Jordan Gordon recently caught the attention of London's National Portrait Gallery with her image called, "Girl on Kingsland Road." Shot at an East End music festival (pictured above), the 24-year-old caught the "convergence of the roiling crowd" as well as a fleeting moment of mutual awareness with her subject. The upshot, feeling like a...
(04 November 2009) - With passion as intense as her photos, budding photographer Ashley Jordan Gordon recently caught the attention of London's National Portrait Gallery with her image called, "Girl on Kingsland Road." Shot at an East End music festival (pictured above), the 24-year-old caught the "convergence of the roiling crowd" as well as a fleeting moment of mutual awareness with her subject. The upshot, feeling like a...
Pointer Footwear
(30 September 2009) - During a recent visit to the Shoreditch area of London, I had the chance to drop in on the five-year-old brand Pointer Footwear. Housed in a space with both Edwin and Carhartt, founder Gareth Skewis—a well-connected professional that started his career skating in the streets of Johannesburg—now helms the growing label. His office, cluttered (in the best sense) with original artworks, Pointer samples, skateboards...
(30 September 2009) - During a recent visit to the Shoreditch area of London, I had the chance to drop in on the five-year-old brand Pointer Footwear. Housed in a space with both Edwin and Carhartt, founder Gareth Skewis—a well-connected professional that started his career skating in the streets of Johannesburg—now helms the growing label. His office, cluttered (in the best sense) with original artworks, Pointer samples, skateboards...
Dizzee Rascal x Nike x Ben Drury: Air Max 90 Tongue N’ Cheek
(30 September 2009) - Pairings between sportswear giants and hip hop stars regularly make style blog headlines these days, but few come from a genuine partnership like the latest collaboration between Nike, Dizzee Rascal and his longtime collaborator and digital distributor 7 Digital's creative director Ben Drury. Named the Nike Air Max 90 Tongue N' Cheek, after Dizzee's new drop, the shoe has sneaker freaks around the globe...
(30 September 2009) - Pairings between sportswear giants and hip hop stars regularly make style blog headlines these days, but few come from a genuine partnership like the latest collaboration between Nike, Dizzee Rascal and his longtime collaborator and digital distributor 7 Digital's creative director Ben Drury. Named the Nike Air Max 90 Tongue N' Cheek, after Dizzee's new drop, the shoe has sneaker freaks around the globe...
Kiwi & Pom x Lucky Voice Karaoke: Party Pod
(29 September 2009) - Creators of the facet-design Marks & Spencer cafe, London firm Kiwi & Pom recently teamed up with another British establishment, collaborating with London's renowned karaoke bar Lucky Voice to create the Party Pod. Tagged as the world's most sophisticated and portable karaoke experience, they designed the aptly named "Party Pod" for paramount user experience. A toy-like unit houses the computer used to store the...
(29 September 2009) - Creators of the facet-design Marks & Spencer cafe, London firm Kiwi & Pom recently teamed up with another British establishment, collaborating with London's renowned karaoke bar Lucky Voice to create the Party Pod. Tagged as the world's most sophisticated and portable karaoke experience, they designed the aptly named "Party Pod" for paramount user experience. A toy-like unit houses the computer used to store the...
Cyclodelic Women's Bicycle Accessories
(22 September 2009) - Founded by cycling enthusiast Amy Fleuriot—a girl who tests Ridgeback hybrids with two goldfish in the front basket—Cyclodelic makes biking a bit more fashionable with a line of gear created by Fleuriot and her friend Sarah Buck, a former bike courier. Recent design grads, the London duo combine their knowledge of fashion and textiles to create a clever line of functional accessories for the...
(22 September 2009) - Founded by cycling enthusiast Amy Fleuriot—a girl who tests Ridgeback hybrids with two goldfish in the front basket—Cyclodelic makes biking a bit more fashionable with a line of gear created by Fleuriot and her friend Sarah Buck, a former bike courier. Recent design grads, the London duo combine their knowledge of fashion and textiles to create a clever line of functional accessories for the...
Postlerferguson Paper Weapon Model Kits
(21 September 2009) - Design duo Postlerferguson's new paper grenade, Uzi, M4A8 and MP5 join their first paper gun model kit, an AK-47, making for a full arsenal of DIY weapons. Investigating "the history, the aesthetics and the lethal seductiveness" of these war machines, the London-based multidisciplinary studio includes fascinating background on the objects, such as how the Uzi first captured the popular imagination when a secret service...
(21 September 2009) - Design duo Postlerferguson's new paper grenade, Uzi, M4A8 and MP5 join their first paper gun model kit, an AK-47, making for a full arsenal of DIY weapons. Investigating "the history, the aesthetics and the lethal seductiveness" of these war machines, the London-based multidisciplinary studio includes fascinating background on the objects, such as how the Uzi first captured the popular imagination when a secret service...
London Design Guide 2010
(15 September 2009) - Just in time for visitors coming to London next week for the city's massive annual design event, the London Design Guide comprehensively lists the places, people and resources that celebrate design. The book organizes the destinations—boutiques, restaurants, hotels, galleries and more—by neighborhood, including a map of the locale and a local's narrative through it—naturally, all with a clean, well-designed layout. Abetted by editorial features...
(15 September 2009) - Just in time for visitors coming to London next week for the city's massive annual design event, the London Design Guide comprehensively lists the places, people and resources that celebrate design. The book organizes the destinations—boutiques, restaurants, hotels, galleries and more—by neighborhood, including a map of the locale and a local's narrative through it—naturally, all with a clean, well-designed layout. Abetted by editorial features...
Barneby Gates Wallpaper
(28 August 2009) - Quintessentially English with a twist is the best way to describe these gorgeous designs from Barneby Gates. These new kids on the printing block produce beautiful wallpapers that embrace the past with a distinctive contemporary wit. Patterns show typical English influences of country houses, floral decor and heraldry, but on closer inspection have design details that merit a double take. One, called Deer Damask,...
(28 August 2009) - Quintessentially English with a twist is the best way to describe these gorgeous designs from Barneby Gates. These new kids on the printing block produce beautiful wallpapers that embrace the past with a distinctive contemporary wit. Patterns show typical English influences of country houses, floral decor and heraldry, but on closer inspection have design details that merit a double take. One, called Deer Damask,...
És x Crooked Tongues Foothills Sneaker Pack
(20 August 2009) - Back in June Complex announced the Foothills collaboration between éS and our friends at famed footwear site Crooked Tongues. After years of planning and development, the pack which includes a skate shoe, hat, backpack and jacket finally goes on sale today at the Crooked Tongues store. The shoes come in three distinct colorways (grey/pink, black/purple, tan/brown), Crooked Tongues scoured éS's archives to brew up...
(20 August 2009) - Back in June Complex announced the Foothills collaboration between éS and our friends at famed footwear site Crooked Tongues. After years of planning and development, the pack which includes a skate shoe, hat, backpack and jacket finally goes on sale today at the Crooked Tongues store. The shoes come in three distinct colorways (grey/pink, black/purple, tan/brown), Crooked Tongues scoured éS's archives to brew up...
The Art Of Guinness
(20 August 2009) - London's Museum of Brands, Packaging and Advertising joins in to celebrate Guinness' 250th anniversary with their current exhibition, "The Art of Guinness." Paying tribute to the legendary stout, the show simultaneously examines how the company remains so successful after all these years, Prominently featuring the work of John Gilroy (pictured below), whose use of zoo animals and the tagline "My Goodness, My Guinness" brought...
(20 August 2009) - London's Museum of Brands, Packaging and Advertising joins in to celebrate Guinness' 250th anniversary with their current exhibition, "The Art of Guinness." Paying tribute to the legendary stout, the show simultaneously examines how the company remains so successful after all these years, Prominently featuring the work of John Gilroy (pictured below), whose use of zoo animals and the tagline "My Goodness, My Guinness" brought...
Social Suicide Pop-Up Shop
(19 August 2009) - Purveyor of provocative suiting Social Suicide brings their refined tailoring to NYC's Lower East Side, opening tomorrow alongside fellow innovative designers for the "Wish You Were Here" boutique swap. Taking up residence for just under a month (see details below), Social Suicide represents Carnaby's Newburgh Quarter in the transatlantic exchange of independent boutiques taking place between the two Bohemian neighborhoods. While most labels are...
(19 August 2009) - Purveyor of provocative suiting Social Suicide brings their refined tailoring to NYC's Lower East Side, opening tomorrow alongside fellow innovative designers for the "Wish You Were Here" boutique swap. Taking up residence for just under a month (see details below), Social Suicide represents Carnaby's Newburgh Quarter in the transatlantic exchange of independent boutiques taking place between the two Bohemian neighborhoods. While most labels are...
Folk Clothing and Shofolk Footwear: Fall Winter 09 and Interview
(27 July 2009) - While perpetual reinvention and daring styles are at the core of the fashion industry, London-based Folk has bucked the trend by consistently produced unpretentious, everyday menswear since its inception in 2001. With the addition of the footwear branch Shofolk in 2004, the company has made its mark as meticulous purveyors of top-quality materials and distinctive designs, always with a subtle playfulness. Folk literally covers...
(27 July 2009) - While perpetual reinvention and daring styles are at the core of the fashion industry, London-based Folk has bucked the trend by consistently produced unpretentious, everyday menswear since its inception in 2001. With the addition of the footwear branch Shofolk in 2004, the company has made its mark as meticulous purveyors of top-quality materials and distinctive designs, always with a subtle playfulness. Folk literally covers...
Simon Foxton: When You're A Boy
(16 July 2009) - Considering fashion a tool for creating artful images, over the last 30 years Simon Foxton has become one of the industry's most prominent and avant-garde menswear stylists—his body of work now encapsulated in the exhibition "When You're A Boy" at the Photographer's Gallery London. Never concerning himself with trends, but instead gathering inspiration from images found within magazines spanning National Geographic to porn, ironically...
(16 July 2009) - Considering fashion a tool for creating artful images, over the last 30 years Simon Foxton has become one of the industry's most prominent and avant-garde menswear stylists—his body of work now encapsulated in the exhibition "When You're A Boy" at the Photographer's Gallery London. Never concerning himself with trends, but instead gathering inspiration from images found within magazines spanning National Geographic to porn, ironically...
INSA x Nike IAM1 Journey Project: Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places
(15 July 2009) - Street artist INSA's recent buzzed-about work pays tribute to the runner with 35 portraits of feet that he hand painted in East London. Produced by media think-tank Protein and created in collaboration with Nike Sportswear's IAM1 Journey Project, it's part of a push by the brand (see the campaign on CH and beyond) to celebrate the history of Nike's Air Max 1 as they...
(15 July 2009) - Street artist INSA's recent buzzed-about work pays tribute to the runner with 35 portraits of feet that he hand painted in East London. Produced by media think-tank Protein and created in collaboration with Nike Sportswear's IAM1 Journey Project, it's part of a push by the brand (see the campaign on CH and beyond) to celebrate the history of Nike's Air Max 1 as they...
Aston Martin x Foster + Partners Double Decker Bus
(09 July 2009) - We were just in London on the bus thinking the classic vehicle needed an update. Good thing premier luxury car producer Aston Martin and prominent architectural firm Foster + Partners recently teamed up to give a new spin on the classic London behemoth. The collaboration was prompted by London mayor Boris Johnson, who launched a "Design a Bus" competition last year. The AM/F+P model...
(09 July 2009) - We were just in London on the bus thinking the classic vehicle needed an update. Good thing premier luxury car producer Aston Martin and prominent architectural firm Foster + Partners recently teamed up to give a new spin on the classic London behemoth. The collaboration was prompted by London mayor Boris Johnson, who launched a "Design a Bus" competition last year. The AM/F+P model...
Absolute Appetite Zest Plates
(06 July 2009) - by Laura Neilson Designed by London-based Absolute Appetite Studio, these Bone china plates add comic book-style explosive doses of punchy humor to table settings, making even the blandest entree a feast for the eyes. Available in four different flavor bursts (olive green, chocolate brown, cherry pink and sepia black), the 11-inch plates vividly illustrate how an age-old industry can adapt to meet the demands and...
(06 July 2009) - by Laura Neilson Designed by London-based Absolute Appetite Studio, these Bone china plates add comic book-style explosive doses of punchy humor to table settings, making even the blandest entree a feast for the eyes. Available in four different flavor bursts (olive green, chocolate brown, cherry pink and sepia black), the 11-inch plates vividly illustrate how an age-old industry can adapt to meet the demands and...
Photographer Julia Fullerton-Batten
(29 June 2009) - by Alison Zavos for Feature Shoot Born in Germany and partly raised in the U.S., Julia Fullerton-Batten moved at the age of sixteen to England followed by extensive travels throughout the world. When she eventually returned to London, her still-life photographs won a number of awards. Soon after, came her first big commission, a cigarette campaign in Australia. Your personal work, advertising, and fashion work...
(29 June 2009) - by Alison Zavos for Feature Shoot Born in Germany and partly raised in the U.S., Julia Fullerton-Batten moved at the age of sixteen to England followed by extensive travels throughout the world. When she eventually returned to London, her still-life photographs won a number of awards. Soon after, came her first big commission, a cigarette campaign in Australia. Your personal work, advertising, and fashion work...
Kerry Miller: Passive Aggressive Notes
(04 June 2009) - Print is not dead and, compliments of Kerry Miller's collection of passive aggressive notes via the Internet, the fine examples of the physical interpersonal communication going on around us are free for our enjoyment. In the same spirit as Post Secret and the NamelessleTTer Project, Passive Aggressive Notes chronicles the various ways we convey frustrations with roommates, soul mates, coworkers and others in that...
(04 June 2009) - Print is not dead and, compliments of Kerry Miller's collection of passive aggressive notes via the Internet, the fine examples of the physical interpersonal communication going on around us are free for our enjoyment. In the same spirit as Post Secret and the NamelessleTTer Project, Passive Aggressive Notes chronicles the various ways we convey frustrations with roommates, soul mates, coworkers and others in that...
The Live! Show
(24 April 2009) - The year was 1979. Cable television had just broken the big three television networks' stranglehold in America when Jaime Davidovich began appearing on boob tubes across New York City. Appearing every week on "The Live! Show," Davidovich developed the character Dr. Videovich, a satirical television psychologist who claimed to treat TV addiction. The show featured fake advertisements for Videovich's treatments and products as well...
(24 April 2009) - The year was 1979. Cable television had just broken the big three television networks' stranglehold in America when Jaime Davidovich began appearing on boob tubes across New York City. Appearing every week on "The Live! Show," Davidovich developed the character Dr. Videovich, a satirical television psychologist who claimed to treat TV addiction. The show featured fake advertisements for Videovich's treatments and products as well...
Artist Natasha Law
(16 April 2009) - I feel deeply for the body language in Natasha Law's ladies. Body and movement have always been an interesting subject matter to me. Body language can speak such an intimate, potent language. Using gestures of form, a person can share what lies underneath their exterior and in one small movement you have the power to make someone feel at ease or a tiny twitch...
(16 April 2009) - I feel deeply for the body language in Natasha Law's ladies. Body and movement have always been an interesting subject matter to me. Body language can speak such an intimate, potent language. Using gestures of form, a person can share what lies underneath their exterior and in one small movement you have the power to make someone feel at ease or a tiny twitch...
Antenna Trade Digest
(03 April 2009) - Sharing a love for '80s grids and layouts as well as a penchant for cool toys and gadgets, I tracked down Ben Wise, one of the guys behind the site Antenna Trade Digest. Proclaiming to catalog all “publicly available goods of significant substance,” I asked him about the project. How did the idea for Antenna come about? My inspiration for the site was finding...
(03 April 2009) - Sharing a love for '80s grids and layouts as well as a penchant for cool toys and gadgets, I tracked down Ben Wise, one of the guys behind the site Antenna Trade Digest. Proclaiming to catalog all “publicly available goods of significant substance,” I asked him about the project. How did the idea for Antenna come about? My inspiration for the site was finding...
The Great Frog London Jewelry Online Store
(02 April 2009) - Fans of bold, rock n' roll jewelry will be excited learn that cult jewelry store The Great Frog recently joined the 21st century by launching an online store that carries. This family business, located just off London's bustling Carnaby Street, has been catering to a wide range of rockin' clients—from your average leather-clad biker to stars such as James Hetfield of Metallica, members of...
(02 April 2009) - Fans of bold, rock n' roll jewelry will be excited learn that cult jewelry store The Great Frog recently joined the 21st century by launching an online store that carries. This family business, located just off London's bustling Carnaby Street, has been catering to a wide range of rockin' clients—from your average leather-clad biker to stars such as James Hetfield of Metallica, members of...
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