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100,000 LED lights float down the Sumida River The inaugural...

Wed, 16 May 2012 23:08:00 +0200

100,000 LED lights float down the Sumida River

The inaugural Tokyo Hotaru festival was held last weekend. And kicking off the festivities were an impressive display of 100,000 LED lights – made to resemble hotaru (fireflies) – that floated down the Sumida River through central Tokyo. (via 100,000 LED lights float down the Sumida River | Spoon & Tamago)

Practical Things This contemporary ‘book-table’ is...

Wed, 16 May 2012 16:21:00 +0200

Practical Things

This contemporary ‘book-table’ is for that kind of reader who finds organization attractive and so often misplaces that page that he was just left off.

(via Buchtisch | Studio Voigt Dietrich | Produktdesign aus Potsdam)

Thank you very much - Photography by Ramon Haindl seen on the...

Wed, 16 May 2012 13:46:04 +0200

Thank you very much - Photography by Ramon Haindl seen on the FvF portrait of Ata.

thebowerbirds:

Source: Freunde von Freunden

Great collection of records. I love “collections” of things - being a Bowerbird myself :)

Hypebeast launches their store The ultimate fashion-savy global...

Wed, 16 May 2012 12:45:00 +0200

Hypebeast launches their store

The ultimate fashion-savy global media platform just realized their online store for accessories. The site shows once again that the creators of Hypebeast simply know what’s necessary to own. Have a look at the store and find some selected items of your interest.

(via Hypebeast Store | Products Handpicked for the Unique Individual)

FvF Interview from Berlin-Kreuzberg: Vivien Weyrauch and Fabian...

Wed, 16 May 2012 10:38:00 +0200

FvF Interview from Berlin-Kreuzberg: Vivien Weyrauch and Fabian Röttger

“Every day we are bombarded with these seemingly ordinary but surreal moments…The other day I observed a young child who refused to get up from the pavement. Snow still existed and other kids, passing by, covered the stubborn child with a blanket. As well, an invalid man in his wheelchair stopped and tried to convince the child to get up again. It created an obscure ambiance, yet nothing severe occurred.“

The creative couple A Nice Idea Every Day rediscovers the beauty in the simplistic, every-day life through their obscure, almost fantastical-seeming videos.

Much thanks to Cosima Walther and Philipp Langenheim!

The interview is available in German and English.

(via Vivien Weyrauch & Fabian Röttger — Freunde von Freunden)

Peter Lindbergh - The Naked Truth Es geht eben darum, die Hüllen...

Wed, 16 May 2012 10:02:48 +0200

Peter Lindbergh - The Naked Truth

Es geht eben darum, die Hüllen fallen zu lassen und das wahre Gesicht zu zeigen und nicht zu posen. Peter ist meines Erachtens der beste Fotograf für das Thema The Naked Truth, ich kenne ihn schon seit meinem 18. Lebensjahr.

Er schafft nonverbal und mit ganz wenigen Gesten eine wunderbare Atmosphäre, in der man sich freiwillig und sehr gern öffnet. Für mich war die Wiederbegegnung mit ihm als Fotograf sehr emotional nach all den Jahren: Ich hatte das Gefühl, dass ich ganz bei mir war und gleichzeitig etwas sehr Tiefes nach außen transportieren konnte. - Karina Krawczyk / Schauspielerin (via Peter Lindbergh für VOGUE: “The Naked Truth” - VOGUE)

Benji B’s latest studio guest at BBC Radio: Marcellus...

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:31:00 +0200

Benji B’s latest studio guest at BBC Radio: Marcellus Pittman

The infamous DJ and radio host Benji B invites the American DJ Marcellus Pittman to discuss and listen to music. Both a hilarious and interesting show!

(via BBC - BBC Radio 1 Programmes - Benji B)

Mini-Studios in Mexico City “FRENTEarquitectura has...

Tue, 15 May 2012 17:59:39 +0200

Mini-Studios in Mexico City

“FRENTEarquitectura has completed ‘mini-studio’, an art workshop located in colonia del vale, mexico city, mexico. using trapezoidal shapes and by controlling the perspective, vanishing points are emphasized achieving a dynamic and fluid space that awakens imagination while stimulating creativity. This area is limited to only 27 square meters and is nested in a small gap that was originally occupied by a storage room in the backyard of a residence.”

(via FRENTEarquitectura: mini-studio)

Skate Sculpture meets Club Culture This Art Project, a...

Tue, 15 May 2012 16:19:49 +0200

Skate Sculpture meets Club Culture

This Art Project, a “skateable” sculpture, set up in the backyard of popular Berlin Club Prince Charles, was realized in March 2012 by the Skateboarding Fraternity Ambivalent in collaboration with sculpture artist Roberto Cuellar.

(by Gonzalo Lizama)

Monica Bonvicini Knows Best In 2002, Italian Artist Monica...

Tue, 15 May 2012 15:36:18 +0200

Monica Bonvicini Knows Best

In 2002, Italian Artist Monica Bonvicini exhibited the installation Stonewall 3, a cell-like corridor of glass sheets and steel bars with the sentence “Architecture is the ultimate erotic act, carry it to excess” sprayed behind it, like graffiti on the wall.

(via hurtbytheword)

Opening Ceremony Launching Magazine “As magazine fanatics, O.C....

Tue, 15 May 2012 13:01:30 +0200

Opening Ceremony Launching Magazine

“As magazine fanatics, O.C. founder Humberto Leon and myself are aiming to create a collectible publication for a new generation, something beautiful and special in the vein of Benetton’s ‘Colors,’ Comme des Garçons’ ‘Six’ and Joe McKenna’s ‘Joe.’ We want to make a magazine that will appeal to kids in Nebraska as much as industry people.” says Carol Lim of Opening Ceremony.

From off August, OC Annual will hit the stands with a circulation of 30.000 according to WWD.

(via Opening Ceremony Launching Magazine - Fashion Memo Pad - Media - WWD.com)

Creatives on Instagram: Ryan Willms More and more people decide...

Tue, 15 May 2012 09:31:11 +0200

Creatives on Instagram: Ryan Willms

More and more people decide to show quick glimpses of their privat life to the public. While they seem at times ordinary, they also reveal the extreme intimacy of an individual. It is through those images that we can detect and perhaps grasp for just a little while the mind of another self.

This is a shot of Ryan Willms, Editor-In-Chief at the Vancouver-based menswear magazine Inventory. Follow @inventoryryan at Instagram.

(via Creatives on Instagram #5: Ryan Willms | 01 Magazine)

Superfuture - Opening Mogg&Melzer remember we talked about...

Mon, 14 May 2012 18:18:40 +0200

Superfuture - Opening Mogg&Melzer

remember we talked about berlin’s fabulous new pauly-saal restaurant in a previous post? located in a former jewish girls school, we already mentioned the mogg & melzer deli on the ground floor. well, here’s a closer look. run by owners paul mogg and oskar melzer, two previous nightlife veterans, it’s a stylish gastronomic haven that’s far too tempting to opt for takeaway. (via superfuture :: supernews :: berlin: mogg & melzer deli opening)

Mim’s bits - Joi Ito’s Near-Perfect Explanation of...

Mon, 14 May 2012 16:18:33 +0200

Mim’s bits - Joi Ito’s Near-Perfect Explanation of the Next 100 years

One hundred years from now, the role of science and technology will be about becoming part of nature rather than trying to control it. So much of science and technology has been about pursuing efficiency, scale and “exponential growth” at the expense of our environment and our resources. We have rewarded those who invent technologies that control our triumph over nature in some way. This is clearly not sustainable. (via Joi Ito’s Near-Perfect Explanation of the Next 100 Years - Technology Review)

Thank you for pointing this short impressive article out Johannes Kleske.

Lifestyle Mirror - Lilly Kwong Lily Kwong. Outside of...

Mon, 14 May 2012 15:55:31 +0200

Lifestyle Mirror - Lilly Kwong

Lily Kwong. Outside of Manhattan, you may not recognize her by name, and that’s okay—for the moment. The laid-back and fresh-faced Kwong, who happens to be the cousin of CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund award-winning fashion designer-of-the-moment Joseph Altuzarra, is just graduating from Columbia University with a degree in sociology and urban studies, after all. - by Nandita Khanna/ Photography by Billy Kidd (via Lily Kwong: It Girl | Lifestyle Mirror)

Spiegel Online einestages - Hip-Hop Fotos aus den 80er...

Mon, 14 May 2012 15:18:59 +0200

Spiegel Online einestages - Hip-Hop Fotos aus den 80er Jahren

Anfang der achtziger Jahre eroberte Hip Hop die Herzen und Kleiderschränke der europäischen Jugend. Von Finnland bis Spanien, von Großbritannien bis in die DDR erlagen innerhalb kürzester Zeit Zehntausende seiner Faszination. (via Yo! - einestages)

Customer Spotlight - Adobe and Non-Format Internationally...

Mon, 14 May 2012 14:36:39 +0200

Customer Spotlight - Adobe and Non-Format

Internationally recognized for their art direction image-making, and custom typography, Non-Format challenges what’s possible with its unique vision. (via Adobe tv)

FvF meets artist Sage Vaughn in Los Angeles “My parents...

Mon, 14 May 2012 12:59:00 +0200

FvF meets artist Sage Vaughn in Los Angeles

“My parents were full on off-the grid hippies, potbelly stove folks. Growing up, I didn’t realize until I was old enough to get a babysitter, that all of our family photographs were all naked. And when the babysitters would come over, and they’d be giggling at it, and all I could think of is, “doesn’t everybody grow up like this?”

Check out our latest portrait from Pasadena, L.A. where we introduce artist Sage Vaughn and talk about his hippie-past, the best places for a early-morning surf and how he became friends with Mike D.

Thank you David John (text & interview) and Zen Sekizawa (photography) for this great portrait!

(via Sage Vaughn — Freunde von Freunden)

Ten words and one shot - Nam Nguyen home - A wish for perfect...

Mon, 14 May 2012 12:46:07 +0200

Ten words and one shot - Nam Nguyen

home - A wish for perfect peace that if granted may become a transcendent horror of boredom.

treasure - I like it as a verb and not as a noun.

fame - One hopes that it is for notable achievements. engine - The machine is invisible until the everything breaks down.

(via Nam Nguyen « TENWORDSANDONESHOT) Thanks to Malte Müller for the recommendation.

A NICE IDEA EVERY DAY 2012 We are looking forward to a new week...

Mon, 14 May 2012 09:31:00 +0200

A NICE IDEA EVERY DAY 2012

We are looking forward to a new week ahead of us with exciting portraits from Berlin and Los Angeles. Have a look at A Nice Idea Everyday’s beautiful showreel and be prepared for a very surprising visit at their home coming up!

(by a nice idea every day)