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Props to everybody who participated at our Cover Contest. Unfortunately we can not show all entries. Here are our top five.
¬ Iela Herrling, www.ilai.ch
¬ Tobias Nussbaumer
¬ Cecilia Bianchi, www.produzionisante.it/autumnproduct.html
¬ Joëlle Lehmann, www.chouchoux.ch
Dear friends, We got many good and honest cheers of encouragement from all over which gives power to continue and makes working joyful - even if the financial situation is not at its best. Thank you. We are very happy that nearly 100 entries for the Cover Contest arrived at our office. It was not easy to make out a winner as we received many great pieces of art. Finally TIKA made the race with the colorful train-masterpiece which perfectly fits Amateur Magazine. When TIKA later offered us to do caption-fonts exclusively for this issue, we knew for sure the decision was right. TIKA is travelling around the globe just for the love to paint and the passion for art. Not out for the money, but the fun, the experience and the traveling acquaintances. A true Amateur! Now enjoy the whole issue. Again it‘s full of blood, sweat and paint from many creative indivduals. Yours truly
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10 LIL‘ ILLU BATTLE
ICON73 VS VERONIKA BRUSA
12 TIKA
COVER CONTEST WINNER
18 DOPEPOSE
A GROWING COLLECTION OF DOPE POSING PHOTOS
22 M8
MATE, MACHT
26 PIXELGARTEN DOING SUPERB SCIENCE
31 ULTRAVIOLET ROOKIE OF THE ISSUE
35 BROSMIND (COLUMNIST) SPANISH DESIGN POWER
38 DESIGNER‘S CLUB (COLUMNIST) CHILD‘S PLAY
42 RODJA GALLI (COLUMNIST) WE ARE NERDS
46 HOPEHOPE STURM & DRANG
50 ADRIEN ROVERO
PRESENTED BY SACHENMACHEN.CH (COLUMNIST)
54 I‘M ON FIRE
BRAND NEW DOWEL ROTATION TECHNIQUE
56 NUMBER ONE MAGAZINE GRAFFITI - MAG IN MAG
60 URBAN
WHAT IS „URBAN“?
62 EYES ON TOYS
CUTTERSKINK PRESENTS HIS FAVOURITE TOYS
63 BEEN THERE, DONE THAT
GET READY, DIPLOMA FASHION SHOW, NEUE GALERIE
67 SNEAKERNESS & NIKEiD BESPOKE
68 C.R.E.A.M. PRODUCTS
70 READERS DIG IT BOOKS
74 DISTRIBUTION & THANK YOU WHERE TO GET AMATEUR
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My face is based on lines and has a fat nose. I can be homie, aztec, Frida Kahlo, funkeiro, mermaid, indio, gipsy, geisha, Tiki, Gaissepeter, maharachi or pharaoh. Mostly I‘m black and white, outlined, with very long arms and legs. Sometimes brown or yellow. Usually alive. Sometimes dead. Then broadly smiling from both sides of the face and Dia de los Muertos inspired. If there is not just a huge skull by itself my body is out of twisted bones. With latex, spray and scratched texture on a wall or a woodboard. Combined with material found on the street. Sometimes I‘m a tiger, peacock, owl, kolibri, monkey, fox, fish, chameleon or beaver. Reduced graphic shapes that add themselves up to an animal. Painted on thin paper, papercut and collaged with other materials glued carefully on the place where the work is made for. Sometimes I‘m just a heart. Locked or unlocked. I‘m Antibiotika. I‘m four letters. I‘m TIKA.
What is your background? Beeing a gipsy. Never lived anywhere for a long time. Grew up in Kairo, Bruxelles, Cologne & Zurich. At the School of Art & Design my style got the reduced graphic influence and the compositional concept. While I lived and worked in Mexico D.F., my work was inspired by the Aztecs and the mexican tradition. Now I live half of the year in Rio de Janeiro where I focus on painting murals and prepairing exhibitions. The other half I live in Berlin from where it‘s good to travel around Europe to do shows, comissions, workshops, etc. Favourite color? sunny yellow... nnnaaahhh... fluor red! hmmm... or chewinggum mint... lately I like light purple a lot... oh! black and white!!! ... if they were colours... gold! the one from spanish mtn! I like the colours that emerge when I paint in a hall and scratch through the layers of paintings underneath. Who are your artistic idols? Picasso, Diego Rivera, Mucha, Hieronymus Bosch. Artesanian artists from Mexico, Brazil, basically all Latin America, Switzerland and Eastern Europe, Arabia, especially Egypt, South Sea. I dig handcraft and manual techniques like woodcutting, edging, scratching. sculpture in wood, stone and metal. I like to look at package design too. I adore swiss papercut & swiss graphic design. What makes a good picture? When the light has character. The spot has to be intresting, tell a story in itself, has textures and lines splitting up the picture. So that the arrangement of shapes, colours and content make a good composition. How does a typical TIKA day look like? Get up after 6-7 hours of sleep. Have a plate of fruits and 2 or 3 big glasses of black strong coffee. Check mails and my sites, then draw or go paint a comission or meet with friends to paint in some factory, riverwall, backyard, rooftop, etc. In summer go to swim, jump bridges, ride waves and bikes as often as possible. Cook and eat with friends. Go out to dance or play records somewhere. Usually just work all night long. When did you paint the first time in South America? How was it? In 2003 in Mexico D.F. Firsttimes are always exciting, adrenalin kicking, fresh... «Porta do Apache» latex, spray, scratch on wooden door, Rio de Janeiro 09 «Big Zis – und Jetz» marker, pencil on paper, Berlin 2008 «Barbatika» latex, spray on walll, Rio de Janeiro 2007
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How is it today? Depends on where I paint and what I paint. Painting is one of the things that «flash» me most. I can stand on the ladder for hours till I get dizzy of spray and nearly starving. I love it! Give us an intense experience while painting. I painted this piece on top of a hill in a favela in Rio de Janeiro - what a spot! With the most beautiful view. Getting off the mototaxi, the first thing I saw was a bunch of guys with machine-guns who wanted me to paint on their weapons. When I started to paint, a lot of kids came to watch and all asking me questions over questions, getting their school stuff and copied my painting. Next to it a guy selling drugs out of a huge bag. Every few minutes guys on their motocross bikes bursting by with their hand guns ready. If you could make a cover for any musician live or dead, who would it be and why? One musician in the past years definitely was Big Zis. So it was great when she asked me if I want to do her new album «Und Jetz ... was hät das mit mir z‘tue?» I like her flow, the beats, as well as her lyrics. They inspire me to draw. Now I‘m working on her RMX vinyl of «Suure Räge». For the future I‘d like to do covers for artists whose sounds make me go crazy. For example Diplo! His djing inspired mine a lot and Kuduro, Bailefunk, Miami Bass, Bmore & Hyphyv is what I like!
„...a bunch of guys with machine-guns wanted me to paint on their weapons...“ Tika
¬ «Amateuristika» acrylic, marker on paper, Rio de Janeiro 2009
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You are part of the TGS crew. What is it all about? hahaha... TGS... This Gang‘s Serious, or That‘s Good Stuff, They Gottabe Swiss, They Got Schnauz or... These Guys Suck! We never really found out. It‘s open to interpretation. Please tell me a good story you had with your crew. There are tons... hitting the fridgeyard with Enta, sticking Istanbul, dancing the marionett, working on our bikes, riding empty NYC streets in cold winternights, making dirty jokes aaaaaallll theeee tiiimmme, pasting London Streets, sleeping 6 people in a 2 people hotelroom, living in a clocktower, a 40h trainride through half Eastern Europe, jumping the Lätte or riversurfing with M8, barbeques in the ghettogrill, sitting and sketching for hours in Berlin Cafes, sleeping in an empty train waggon for a week with Elak‘s stinky sneaks, spending the night in the studio... It became quiet about TGS. What happened? Times changed. We moved on in diffrent directions. But you never know ... probably TGS means They Go Sixtie. What would be your dream project? Learn how to paint frescos like the Italians, do mosaik like the Mexicans, woodcuts like the Japanese and save the world. What do you love? creating, dancing, cooking, eating, reading and my family and friends. What‘s your next personal project? Go to bed. Kiss my love. :)
«Helvetika» acrylic on wooden wallcloset, Amsterdam 2008 «Macaco Royal» latex on wall, Rio de Janeiro 2007
«Heart of Gold» galvanized, Zürich 2009
«Vanitas» woodut, latex, marker on carbonpaper, Rio de Janeiro 2007
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from top left to top right: «Piratika» latex on wall, Rio de Janeiro 2008 – «Life is just a break of beeing pure energy» latex, spray on wall, Zürich 2007 – «Neurotika» latex on wall, Rio de Janeiro 2007 – «Master & Margaritas schwarzer Kater» latex on wall, Rio de Janeiro 2007 – «Zum frechen Pfau» acrylic, latex, marker, scratch on wood, Zürich 2008 – «Frutika» latex on wall, Rio de Janeiro 2007
«Weder Fisch noch Vogel» acrylic, latex, scratch on wood, Berlin 2008 «Vandalen» spray, latex on train, 2008
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«Warrior» latex, spray, scratch on wall, Barcelona 2009
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Dopepose is a growing collection of dope posing photos - oldschool-fashion and hiphop-style - from all around the world. Their mission started when they realized that a lot of people got nice posing-photos from back in the days at home, but nobody collects, shows or publishes them. Australia, Brazil, South Africa, United States or Germany - sendings come in from all the world, but a remarkable big staple is from England. From ‘Gangster’ and ‘Bode Vaughn̓ to ‘Think about it̓ or ‘Holy’ all kinds of poses are represented on their website. When it comes to the nomination of the ‘photo of the month’, style is the measure of all things. Now, after three years of growing, they decided to publish the dopest pictures in a book.
¬ KMA CREW, England, 1988
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¬ DJ WOOFA AND MC LEN, 1989
¬ COZE (KMA), England, 1988
¬ RUST ONE aka ONEK (KMA), England, 1988
¬ LIL ROX STEADY, England, 1997
¬ PHASE AND TERM (KMA), 1986
„Style is not Gucci or Louis Vuiton.“ -
Grand Master Flash and the Furious Five
¬ THE HEANOR CREW, England, year unknown
¬ KAY ONE, Italy, 1990
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We talked to Swiss RosyOne - the mainforce behind Dopepose. Hello RosyOne. Who is Dopepose? It’s everyone that loves hiphop - the music and the style. The dopeposePosse is a couple of people who run the website, organize parties and sometimes pose for a good photo.
insecure. On photos I was always hiding in the back. There are rare good photos from back in the days.
When did you have the idea to start this thing? A few years ago I started to do posing photos - what I rarely did in the 90’s. After a while I realised that other people love it the same way I do. Some people even sent me photos of their posings and I noticed that there was no platform, no book and no website about posing. I was always collecting clothes from the 80’s, and I dreamt of opening a real good hiphop store. The website gave me the possibility to show clothes and talk about style.
Who is your favourite poser? Did you ever see a Vaughn Bode comic? It‘s really fresh how the characters bend their body backwards, how they pose their hands at both sides of their body. Or look at the Tim Dog album cover where he does the ‘Bad Boy Pose’. This album cover is one of the most impressive. Not to forget the ‘Freeze’, where you stop to dance and freeze your body.
How many photos you get per week? A lot! Between 30 and 60. And it’s getting more and more. But I have to say, that most of the photos are bad quality, party pictures, mobile pictures or just bad digital pics. I don’t like this stuff. What is the strangest pic you got? We get a lot of tuff pictures like people standing on policecars, posing on a very high roof or in front of a painted train. Maybe in the future we will do a second book with this sort of photos. Is there a „king of posing“-country? The best pictures are from England. England had and has a groundbreaking hiphop-culture. I absolutely love these pictures.
What is ‘style̓ in your opinion? Style is to take some established elements and put them together with your own addition. It’s the same in graffiti, in design, in fashion, in music...
You are planning to release a book about dope posing. Please tell us some more about the book. It’s called “CAUSE WE GOT STYLE!” - European posing photos from the 80’s and early 90’s. Named after a song by Grand Master Flash and the Furious Five. We are working since a long time on that book, trying to get in contact with all the people from back in the days. Now we found a publisher for the book. It’s a very good publisher from Sweden, who published already a lot of hiphop books. But work is still in progress.
„Style is to take some established elements and put them together with your own addition.“ RosyOne
Why did you limit the book to European protagonists? There are already lots of books from the USA, for example from Jamel Shabazz. In Europe it is very interesting to see how people tried to imitate films like ‘Wild Style̓ and how hiphop gained ground. In my opinion European photos are much more humorous. And finally even Europe is too big to cover. When does it come out? We hope the book will be released by the End of this year. Anything else you want to say? We still collect as much photos from the 80’s and early 90’s as possible. Please start to dig in your albums, cases or basement and send your treasures to: cheechwizzard@dopepose.com
What is the background of posing? Where were these typical dope poses first done? Posing was always part of the hiphop as well as the afro-american culture. I think posing photos got popular with the ‘Black Panther’ philosophy in the 60s. It was a good way to show how beautiful, strong and proud black people were. Like James Brown said: „Say it loud, I am black and I am proud.“ And posing is a way to say it loud. The main idea of posing photos are to show who you are, how strong and proud you are and hiphop contains the same philosophy. What do you love about posing? I love to show what I do, who I am. Like Big Daddy Kane poses with his rhyme: „Let me show you how, look here, now check my style. What I spit out, it‘ll raise your brow, make you say wow.“ Can you remember your first posing picture (of yourself)? When and where was it? When I was younger I was too humble and
¬ KOKS MACHT HOHL for Wasserwerk Club, 2008
¬ PHASE AND TERM (KMA), 1986
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¬ THE TURNTABLE GLADIATORS West Midlands, England, 1983/84 FatLaces and his crew
„These photos were taken by my father David Higginbotham. We didn‘t have a crew name but we once had a shout on the Mike Allen show as the Turntable Gladiators. I‘m the only one who couldn‘t afford a padded Nike jacket at the time. Puma G Vilas was a particular favourite of ours. Also Adidas Wimbledon. The sounds that we were listening to at the time would have been the Streetsounds Electro series, Egyptian Lover, Bambaataa, Arthur Baker... None of us were particularly good breakers but we looked good! Peace.“ FatLaces www.dopepose.com
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What makes a good picture? Realness, authenticity, honesty and love! What are you working on at the moment? My image ;-) no, at the moment I like to tinker around with different materials and I‘m working on a patchwork blanket. What project are you especially proud of? Why? Mostly, I‘m happy and proud of my projects right after finnishing. Then I follow the next imulse and start something new. I‘m also proud when I did what I really wanted and remained true to myself. If you could make a cover for any musician alive or dead, who would it be and why? For any one who likes my style of course! And to name a particular musician: Santogold would be great, or Ryerye, m.i.a., burakasom sistema... I listen to this kind of music when I draw, so I think it would fit very well.
Foto: Sämi Bauhofer
You are part of TGS crew. How did it start? For me, it started when I went to Barcelona with Enta. As I saw all these different ways to express yourself in the streets like graffities, stickers, stencils etc. we wanted to leave something from us there... But my interesting in Graffiti, types and drawing started years before. Who is part of it? Tika, Elak, Enta and me Please describe yourself. Hippie, punk, graphic design, illustration, dreaming, love to play, move around, speed, lying on my bed, travelling, finding home, trying to get a reaction of what I‘m doing and of my existenz, loving music and people with attitude. What is your education / background? I discovered rock posters and record covers - back in 1989 - and started to draw types and letters everywhere. For example I spent more time on drawing the headlines for essays at school than for the actual text. Favourite color? Colorbombing rainbow style!
Artist name? M8 / mate / Macht Age? in my prime of life Hometown? Zurich
Your work consist of clear forms and colors. Are you an exact person? Hmmm, when I‘m drawing: Yes. Besides this: not really.
What‘s your next personal project? Hoooo - better don‘t talk about unfinished stuff.. just do it! What would be your dream project? A tree house or a house boat.
How would you describe your style? Deep shit... hehe. Symbolic, reduced illustrations. I‘m always trying to find the perfect shape.
What do you love? A lot – Peace and action, surprises, the perfect moment, love, swimming, cycling, vulcanos, layouting, fresh air, black tea and my girls & boys!
Who are your artistic idols? Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, Banksy, Thomas Campbell, Pippi Langstrumpf and types and pattern and colors from native people...
Anything else you want to say? GO GO GO! Thank you & big up to my mates!
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It became silent abut the crew. Why? We decided all together to become good, civilized and honest Swiss citizen like Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid once did... and emigrated... haha. No, our ways lead in different directions, but you never know when they cross again.
ÂŹ Holy / Shit, Posters, 2009
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Kindergarden drawing '84
Barcelona '08
Endless & forever '08
Fishsun, Lipari‘08 Sticker '08 ‹C› from M-A-C-H-T-Serie '09
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My Lips '09
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THE REAL LIFE OF PIXELGARTEN Who is Pixelgarten? Pixelgarten is a small bureau for multidisciplinary creation based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. We are Catrin Altenbrandt and Adrian Niessler. What grows in your garden? Books, catalogues, magazines, visual identities, illustrations, photography, websites and a lot more. What does a normal day in your life look like? A normal day doesn’t exist for us. That’s why we run our own business so we don’t need to have a grid. Everyday is a new day! Why did you choose the name „pixelgarten“? It was our first try out in the online world - and was actually supposed to be an interactive online platform where people could plant their works and watch them grow … well, we never realised that - instead it became our portfolio site - and after some time we named it „pixelgarten“. Since we have not come across any other name we like - we kept that one. But we also work under our real names. Very often, your graphics grow into the third dimension. You also just worked on a book named „Three D – graphic spaces“. Why are you so interested in that topic? We are basically trying to find new ways in graphic design by developing new concepts. Or by rediscovering old ones. If you come to think of it, the three-dimensional arrangement of things has a very long tradition - such as the still life, which is also a spatial composition of objects.
Who are your heroes? What inspires you? There are so many good designers and artists out there… Adrian: If by inspiration you mean blogs – they frustrate me! If I look at all those beautiful works, I either am annoyed that I didn’t have that idea yet or I think oh no—I had that idea as well! So I rather check out bicycle-blogs for a change. Catrin: I do have a look at blogs—first thing in the morning! You work in various fields—So what do you like best? It‘s the mix of it! Our life between the office, the DIY store and meetings is super - if we have time to do our personal projects next to it, it’s even better. But we also enjoy to work on books and exhibitions, it broadens one’s horizon. What will we see next from you? A book about technical paper for Birkhäuser Publishers. Pixelgarten in 5 years? It might grow into a Pixelpark! -.Interview: Luzia Kälin Pics: pixelgarten
Is it an attempt to free yourselves from the digital perfection? Well, we would say it is an extension of tools. If you work on the computer your possibilities are somewhat restricted. But there are so many possibilities! And work done by hand has a different character. Therefore we do no image editing - we leave the pictures as they are so you can see that it is a setup and how objects are fixed by strings. Perfection makes the image seem unreal, that’s why you often see hands in our images - to make clear this is real! And so you can see the true size of the work. All we miss is „apple+z“! We are so used to it, it’s really annoying to have no rewind possibility in real life … Do you always work as a team or do you also follow your own work? We always start a project together. It’s a bit like ping-pong. One of us has an idea and the other one criticises it and then we argue … (Adrian laughs). But that’s how ideas grow, in discussion. Our backgrounds are very different and that’s what makes the development of a concept in team exciting.
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Please describe yourself. I have always been kind of absentminded and living in my own world. I think drawing is the result of this parallel world inside of me. It’s my way of handling what happens around me and expressing myself in a different way. A really individual way. And I had to learn that, if you want to illustrate professionally, you have to endure a lot of critique. It has never been easy to handle that, and I suppose it never will be. But it’s also beneficial because it helps me to develop my skills. Even though it sounds really romantic “to live your dream”, I know now that it means hard work and it requires a strong personality. Age? 20
favorite color? Dark blue
Hometown? I was born in Pretoria, South Africa and I lived there until I was three years old. When my parents separated, my mother returned with me back to Switzerland, her home country. So I spent my childhood in a village near Bern.
How did you get into illustration? When I was about six years old, I dreamt about becoming a drawer for Walt Disney. As you can see, I have always been fascinated by drawing and illustration. After childhood the dream turned into a passion and eventually it became my dream job. After school I attended the prep course for art in Berne and I did an apprenticeship as a graphic designer in an advertising agency in Berne. There I had a lot of possibilities to work on my illustration skills. You prefer drawing girls, right? Why? That’s quite a difficult question. Maybe because I know the body language a lot better. What would be your dream project? A job for a big client but being totally free in what I do. What would you like to do when you are 30? I’d like to be a successful illustrator. If I could achieve that, I’d be happy. Who is your idol? I really look up to Sam Weber. The way he mixes techniques and creates mystic sceneries is quite impressive. What do you love? Electronic music, stormy weather, tattoos, books, being inspired, forests, streetstyle, some artists and some other people. Anything else you want to say? Whatever you do, never bend over backwards for someone.
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BROSMIND
ALEJANDRO & JUAN MINGARRO More witty designs by our friends the Mingarro brothers and their team in Barcelona. www.brosmind.com
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DESIGNER‘S CLUB CHILD‘S PLAY
„An idiom is a string of words whose meaning cannot be interpreted literally. But on this project, we at Designer’s Club decided to challenge convention (as we often do) and took inspiration from saying „why not?“ The result is a set of original posters featuring a few of our favourite expressions illustrating just how fun the literal can be. For more information about this limited edition series contact info@designersclub.ch Based in Zurich and established in 2008, Designer‘s Club is a collective of design professionals who plan to revolutionize visual communications with big ideas, one project at a time.“ Concept and Text: Peter Grant (mail@granted.ch) Poster-Designs: Designer‘s Club www.designersclub.ch
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RODJA GALLI (ro*) WE ARE NERDS
„To question myself and my topics in work and style is an evolving process of my daily grind as an independent designer and artist. In this spirit I often address myself to a task with the intention of a nerd: Motivated to remix my established skills with spontaneous brainchilds, I often work on my own stuff in a passionated but unforced way. That‘s what makes me a temporary amateur everytime I start a new personal project, I guess. So, getting the opportunity to take part in the first three issues of Amateur as a columnist, seemed like a logical consequence to me, right? Thank you Lain, thank you Amateur Magazine.“ www.rodjagalli.com
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HOPEHOPE
STURM & DRANG „Since starting in 2007 we are trying to present a wide spectrum of national and international fashion & design on our blog www.hopehope.ch. What we planned for this issue of AmateurMagazine was to show something about the upcoming Swiss fashion. We decided to show a small fraction of four Swiss designers in a rural Swiss ambiance.“ Photography: Julia Brütsch, www.juliabruetsch.ch Styling: HOPEHOPE www.hopehope.ch
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SACHENMACHEN.CH ADRIEN ROVERO
„I have the feeling that there is a new Swiss design scene evolving. It follows what could be called the truly Swiss way of thinking, since it is somewhat neutral, precise and of high quality.“ Adrien Rovero Concept and Text: Luzia Kälin www.sachenmachen.ch
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ÂŹ New colored version of this classic illustration by Brosmind. You can buy a copy printed on HAHNEMHLE WILLIAM TURNER 310grs at www.llreps.com
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¬ PEPSI USA asked fourteen artist from all over the world to customize an official NFL football to be part of the Super Bowl 2009 „Refresh the football exhibition“. The Mingarro brothers gave birth to „Norman, the hermit fish“ an 100% hand made sculpture using polyurethane resine and acrylics.
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¬ This is one of the preview images from the new upcoming Brosmind project „what‘s inside?“. Stay tuned at www.brosmind.com
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DRESSED TO KILL Invented by A.K. Boot, a heavily decorated retired British army general in 1932, the coat of arms was meant to revolutionize military combat like nothing before. Unfortunately only three such prototypes were ever made (and one sold) after repeated malfunctions left a number of Britain‘s best soldiers dead or wounded during training exercises at a military base in Northern England. The term however, lived on as it was adopted by the grieving families in reference to a small wooden plaque they received enclosed with a letter indicating the Queen‘s warmest sympathies and deepest regrets.
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WHADAYA KNOW? The term tongue-tied was first used to describe none other than Samuel O. Porter, a burly, veteran doorman at New York‘s Waldorf Astoria Hotel in 1941. Because professional doorman from 5-star hotels had insider knowledge on the whereabouts of hotel guests (film stars, politicians and dignitaries included), they were often targeted as a source of information by muckraking journalists and celebrity columnist of the day. Until they encountered Sam, bribery and threats were the most effective methods for getting a doorman to crack. Sam however stood tall, dared not to say a word and as a result restored honour and dignity to doormen the world over. He is also credited with increasing hotel personnel‘s salaries as it was around this time that hotel guests began leaving generous tips for even the most menial of tasks.
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Dress: Aleksandra Wisniewska www.aleksandra-wisniewska.ch Scarf: New Fashion, On y va Z端rich
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Dress: Mila Iquise www.mila-iquise.ch Scarf: Erfurt, On y va Z端rich
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Dress & Bolero: Toujours Toi Family Affairs www.toujours-toi-family-affairs.com
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Jumpsuit & Jacket: Mademoiselle L www.mademoisellel.ch
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ÂŹ Poster for Bad Bonn, www.badbonn.ch
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ADRIEN ROVERO „Adrien Rovero’s brain is teeming with ideas. Observing everyday life with humour and distance, he captures iconic situations and infuses them with poetry. Rovero is one of the most gifted designers to come out of the Ecole cantonale d’art de Lausanne (ECAL), brilliantly embodying the playful and clever approach that is one of the school’s trademarks. His projects have a distinctive visual aesthetic which makes them immediately recognizable.“ This text was written about Adrien Rovero after he finished his studies a while ago. Today, the 27 year old Swiss designer runs his own office and is internationally known. Sachenmachen.ch has interviewed this emerging Swiss talent.
What is design to you? That is something I am asking myself for a long time now but it is difficult to come up with an overall definition. Through my work, I try to answer that question and I don’t think an entire life could make it! But that is probably what is so interesting about design.
Define your work in three words… Conceptual, shifting and poetic.
Where do you see the challenge in design? When I start a project, I always have its context in mind. A good understanding of it makes me asking the right questions. I always try to find my own point of view. I care a lot about the balance between the visual quality of a project and its manufacturing possibilities, without losing the idea behind it. Simplicity is also a keyword. I want to be able to explain a project in just one sentence. ¬ MAPPING THE FIELD, 2009 A series of objects from a research in mapping processes. The so called hydro transfer printing is typical for the car industry to produce fake wooden car interiors.
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Do you believe that lifestyle effects design? If by lifestyle you mean the way people are living and interacting with products and materials, I would definitively say yes. Basically, we are making objects to be used. So if people have certain habits it naturally affects the product. That is why I enjoy observing everyday life to feed my mind.
You are an internationally known designer but your studio is in Renens, close to Lausanne. Do you think Switzerland is a good place to be as a designer? I have the feeling that there is a new Swiss design scene evolving. It follows what could be called the truly Swiss way of thinking, since it is somewhat neutral, precise and of high quality. At the same time, there are new furniture companies like Nanoo coming into existence, which is really interesting. To be more local, in the French speaking part of Switzerland, with the energy of the ECAL and the museum Mudac, it’s noticeable that some designers settle in the area, including myself.
What would you do if you were not a designer? I would figure it out!
What are your future plans? There are still many questions to be posed and things to be tested and that feeling increases day after day. So my goal is to further enjoy thinking of things and producing them. I would really like to create objects that are produced in a large number without losing the quality. The gap in the furniture field between mass production and high-end companies is growing and in my opinion there is an interesting space in between. -.Txt: Pics:
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Luzia Kälin for sachenmachen.ch Mapping the Fields - Olivier Pasqual Particule Process Images - Adrien Rovero Particule Stool - Marie Flores
¬ FLIP, 2009 This convertible sofa can be transformed into a table by turning the board upside down. Project realised for the Company Campeggi.
PARTICULE, 2007 The stool „particule“ is made of compressed and moulded wood chips with the natural adhesive tannin, a technology used for making loading pallets. The project was developped in collaboration with the HSB, Bern University of Applied Sciences in Architecture, Wood and Civil Engineering.
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The brand new dowel rotation technique allows wood joining without glue. The wooden dowels are fixed using release adhesives present in the wood itself - lingnin and hermicellulose. This report illustrates how a new technique determinates the design and origination process of furniture. Florian Hauswirth and Thomas Walde - members of the Swiss design collective postfossil - exhibit their work at the salone internazionale del mobile milano 2009.
Wooden dowel. Dowel rotation welding.
Oak wood shelfs. pre-drilled oak wood shelfs - ready for the dowel rotation welding process. the base of the table is assuming shape
The final designresults from various archetypes, drafts and CAD trials. Initially, 6 feet have been planned.
Exploring.
Research data build the basis for optimal results applying the brand new dowel rotation welding technology. Many on-road tests were necessary during the practical product origination process.
Beech wood component parts of the prototype. The bended elements are identical allowing an efficient production.
Beech wood elements.
Extracted wooden dowel. Hole diameter, feed and rev have determined the optimal procedure for the rotation welding.
Angulated wooden dowels have been welded directly on the girderlike side frame.
Side frame.
Dowel rotation welding process in association with Sebastian Kraft from the Biel School for Wood technology (BFH-AHB)
Dowel rotation welding.
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Assuming shape. The single wood shelfs have been welded with wooden dowels on a drill machine. the form is reminiscent of a charcoal pile. the elements are stacked conically.
Technique particular overlaps and overtiles distinguish the design. Remarkable burn marks around the wooden dowels accentuate the appearance - evocating wood branches.
Evocating wood branches.
Postfossil presents objects designed for everyday living. In an age of increased reliance on carbon emitting technology and a rapidly depleting natural resource pool, postfossil address the question: How will we handle resources in a postfossil fuel future? by examining and reassessing the use of day-to-day objects. Their objects are reconsiderated of their usual treatment. It is subtle criticism in detail, drawing out the issue of a sustainable treatment of resources.
Photoshooting for ‘salone internazionale del mobile milano’ 2009. ‘just wood chair JWC’ and ‘Charcoal Pile Table’ with glass plate.
Shooting.
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Marco Giaquintino Miriam Graf, Thomas Walde, Florian Hauswirth
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„I see myself as a Tom Sawyer, wanting to seek adventure in every day I live. The last time I went piecing I didn’t finish my piece, but I found a lot of adventure in this crazy journey.” Mare 139 While the great years of NYC subway bombing graffiti Artists in the 1970s and 80s would enter the train yards early Saturday night, pick up a takeaway pizza when feeling hungry and wouldn’t leave ‘till the last drop of color was squeezed out of their markers or spray cans — sometimes coming back home late Sunday afternoon. The graffiti covered trains would run for months or even years. Since the subway authorities declared war on graffiti, regarding it as an annoying plague, most transport systems intensified safety measures and remove immediately a painted car out of traffic, which will be cleaned within hours. They try to make “vandalizing” their trains as painstaking as possible. We seem to be outcasts, declassed by society, on the attempt to paint a subway car. Hiding in niches from passing trains one feels like a rat, crawling along filthy tracks avoiding camera surveillance and alarm systems. While spending hours in the tunnels and lay ups writers are followed with the constant fear of getting hit by a train or to run into an ambush by the police. Then why the hell bother to paint a subway car in the first place and not some nice comfy wall that will remain for years? It’s because we all have a bit of a Tom Sawyer in us, we want to reach out for life, leave our safe territory and seek the adventure! It’s not about the artwork — fuck it — it’s the thrill of a crazy journey that has its grasp on us and forces us to risk our lives entering the tunnels, over and over and over again... .-. Txt: !NCH © 2009 Pic: !NCH © 2005 Location: Berlin
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WINTER 08/09 Our main challenge this winter was to bring clarity to the term ‘urban’. We visited people throughout Switzerland to interview them about their definition of ‘urban’, became acquainted with their loved ones and researched within their environment. 03.11.08 - Acquisition in Tokyo
01.12.08 - Meeting with Noë Flum
13.12.08 - Zurich, Freitag Bros.
15.12.08 - Haldenstein, Peter C. Zumthor
16.12.08 - Bern, Gina Turner
16.12.08 - Bern, Anita Baumann
29.12.08 - Normal course of grided life
10.01.09 - Preparing the book launch
21.01.09 - Print approval
18.02.09 - Boarding in ZHR
19.02.09 - Picked up in NRT
20.02.09 - Coffee against the jet lag
25.02.09 - Reception party
25.02.09 - Reception party
25.02.09 - Reception party
Switzerland’s capital Bern, the biggest metropolis Zurich, the historically oldest town Chur and the probably most touristic city Lucerne were stops on our 960 km long research tour where we discovered a diverse treasure of inspiration that we would never have perceived similarly in our immediate vicinity. We photographically captured these impressions and compiled them to a 112-page book that postulates an ambivalent definition of ‘urban’ of its own. ‘Urban’ appears to have lost its clear-cut original content and adopted a range of blurry new meanings. Other words, such as ‘cool’ and ’sexy’ have long undergone a similar process. However, ‘urban’ somehow managed to be associated with more class and intellectuality than the other transformed expressions. Ultimately, it is not the person living in New York, London or Tokyo who is urban - it is the person who can explain the term to himself. Urbanity is no facade, no construction, it is neither quality nor quantity, it is no look or style: Urbanity is a feeling. People are troubled by having to define ‘urban’ as much as they are having a tough time defining any other feeling. Our result is a book that adds identity to Urban Research. ._. Colin Schaelli
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15.12.08 - Chur, Colin Schaelli
13.12.08 - Zurich, Ruedi Widmer
14.12.08 - Bern, Marcel Wyss
14.12.08 - Bern, Rodja Galli
17.12.08 - Lucerne, Zahra Abdalla
18.12.08 - Satoruh Saito, Urban Research
27.12.08 - Layout and story overview
One of five different covers
Pages 064-065
Pages 090-091
Index
23.02.09 - Short look at the gallery
24.02.09 - Interview number one
24.02.09 - Interviewed by esquire magazine
25.02.09 - After interview number nine
27.02.09 - NoĂŤâ€˜s party pop-up studio session
27.02.09 - Alex and Susanna, www.so-ba.cc
27.02.09 - Keita designer at Issey Miyake
27.02.09 - Soma, www.somuch.jp
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One of my favorite Toys in my ever growing collection is ‚Travel A‘. This is the first figure created by Graffiti legend ‚Doze‘ Green. Born and raised in New York City, Doze was an original member of the Rock Steady Crew and became a pioneer of hip-hop culture. He describes himself as a humanist first and an artist second. ‚Travel A‘ was released in Japan and limited to only 3000 pieces. It stands 8“ tall, wears a mobile suite and comes with two flight cases with turntables in each. A metal plaque under the foot is engraved with edition number – mine is number 371. Now unavailable unless some poor hard up chump has to sell it on ebay. I love this Toy because of the quality of the design, the attention to detail and because I love the Doze’s work – he is the artists’ artist. To see more of Doze Green and his dope style, visit his site. ._. Txt & Pics: Ian ‚whitey‘ White aka Cutterskink
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May 2nd, 2009 - ‘GET READY’ Characterstation Cafe XX, Fribourg (CH)
GETREADY!
It‘s been 10 years since Michael Lau first shared his urban vinyl toy creations with the world. Art toys, urban vinyl, designer vinyl, whatever you choose to call these artistic creations, have gradually grown into an art movement that has influenced modern culture globally. From Hong Kong, Japan, USA, UK and Europe, they have made their mark. However, since moving from London to Bern just over a year ago I have been asking - no begging - for someone to show me the Swiss toy scene. Nothing has so far appeared. „Where are the toys? Show me the dunny!“ I say. Switzerland is a great country full of world renowned design, creativity and style so there should – no, must be - something going on somewhere? Seriously it‘s like toys have dropped off the radar. Ok, so I exaggerate somewhat. A few graphic agencies have created their own toys as a kind of promo tool and I have seen some in the odd streetwear store, but really that is all. No custom shows, collector events or friendly like-minded get togethers. The general response from people so far has been that there isn‘t a toy scene Swiss side, that people are not interested and just don‘t care. One guy overheard me talking with some friends about this and told me that a few people he knew collected them and had great collections but that was it - „Swiss people don‘t get what they are about.“ Then as I am writing this piece, reporting on the horror of my findings, some magic seems to happen. In my inbox I receive an email for a toy custom competition and it‘s happening the very next day. A mad coincidence or is it fate! So I head over to the town of Fribourg and the venue cafe XX for ‘GET READY’ a custom dunny competition organized by Characterstation.com, the online toy people from Geneva. As I enter the venue and climb the stairs a smell of glue, paint and vinyl fills my nostrils. I look around and see artists all busy beavering away, painting and creating - a fantastic and wonderful sight! You could feel the energy in the room.
So this is how it came about. Online Characterstation asked for custom designs to be submitted for ‚GET READY‘. They then selected 13 of the best entries and invited the artists to bring the designs to life, live in front of an audience. The live event provided a platform to express the artists’ creativity and talent in front of the public. Each artist brought their own equipment, paint, pens etc, and was given an 8“ dunny which they had 6 hours to customize. Once they had completed the dunny they were displayed and judged by the Characterstation team (and a last minute invitation for myself). Marked on design, technical ability and overall appearance 3 winners were announced, with each winner taking home various Characterstation vinyl goodies and other exciting bits ‘n’ bobs. The crowd roared and whooped, everyone had big smiles, and drinks flowed. I met some lovely people and finally after all this time the mystery of toys in Switzerland was revealed. ._.
Txt & Pics: Ian ‚whitey‘ White aka Cutterskink
1st place: Jaromilka and the saucy boa wearing burlesque custom 2nd place: Icon73 and a great coi carp custom 3rd place: Monsieur Morse and the inventive walrus custom
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March 14th, 2009 - diploma fashion-show FHNW, institute fashion-design Kaserne, Basel (CH)
Same procedure as every year! Once more, the fashion institute of FHNW Basel organized a diploma fashion show at the Kaserne Basel. Once more, it was a professional event of tomorrow‘s Swiss fashion designers.
¬ Kerfuffle, Lila Olivia Veerapen
¬ Ein Pullover für Paul, Janine Wirth
¬ C‘est Bastion, Sebastian Schibler
¬ Ein Pullover für Paul, Janine Wirth
Pics: Alexander Palacios & Boris Marberg
¬ C‘est Bastion, Sebastian Schibler
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¬ Kerfuffle, Lila Olivia Veerapen
April 24th - May 14th, 2009 - ‘keep the secret’ Neue Galerie, London (UK)
In East End London, the centre of innovative and exciting art, a young group of artists from Switzerland delivers a refreshing example of artistic progression. The theme of the night was secrets, and no word could more aptly describe Die Neue Galerie on London’s Vyner Street. Last Thursday, the new establishment’s curators threw open the doors to a discerning crowd of art lovers and critics. On display were works by seven Swiss artists, whose treatments on contemporary issues of secrecy and privacy herald a unique approach to tackling social degradation through the medium of art. Privacy rights have been a hot topic in recent headlines: as Facebook gathers information about our relationships, so Google tracks our whereabouts and offers a street-level peek at our homes and bedroom windows. The repeal of Switzerland’s banking secrecy laws is yet another step along the road to privacy elimination. Rather than railing against the virtual publication of our personal details, these contemporary artists present a riddle in each of their works, a throwback to the cherished need for secrecy. The characters in Ivan Ebel’s oil paintings, display troubled, seemingly griefstricken expressions, leaving the viewer to guess at the origins of their anguish. As Charles Baudelaire wrote in his treatise Le Peintre de la Vie Moderne, art is a process of reflection, a merging of the artist’s intentions with the spectator’s inner perceptions. When faced with Sebastien Verdon’s Digital Portraits, the viewer’s introspective process kicks in, and we are left mulling over the darker side of our own secrets. This exhibition is proof that motivation for art can be found in any topic. Moreover, artistic responses to changes in society need not fit a prescribed mould. A well-planned exhibition should challenge the mind and provoke the senses (aesthetic as well as emotional). By reaching across the varied mediums of oil, digital and installation art, ‘Keep The Secret’ succeeds in both. The gallery itself is situated in an unimposing building on the artistic highway of London. Gallery visitors and artists alike tour refurbished warehouses housing some of the most intriguing art in the East End. Afterwards, spectators, journalists and artists gather in the alley’s old Victorian pub to contemplate and debate artistic themes. Nowhere else in London could attract such an uninhibited, bold and adventurous group of artistic merit. Die Neue Galerie and its neighbours propose a glimpse into a new realm of exciting art designed for the modern gallery visitor, set apart from the mundane offerings of Central London. ._.
Txt: Chris Lupo / London Journalist Pics: Raja Stern
keep the secret - April 24th - May 14th, 2009 curated by Sandino Scheidegger & Luca Müller Neue Galerie Vyner Street / Mowlem Street London E2 9DG www.neuegalerie.co.uk www.neuegalerie.ch
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May 9th, 2009 - ‘Sneakerness’ Schiffbau, Zurich (CH)
We are living in an era, in which wearing sneakers became a culture even outside of sport use and sneakers depending upon form, colors and model stand for youth movements, fashion, lifestyle and identity worlds. The Sneakerness dedicates itself in the way of documentation, promotion and networking of this sneaker-culture and offers lovers and fans a platform, in order to exchange sneakers to sell and refer directly over the exhibitors – in this case the most known fashion shops of Switzerland. Further Attractions: NIKEiD.STUDIO, Customizing by Da Tru Shoes, Art Corner by Manu Angot alias Art Force One, Afterparty with Bobbito Garcia & DJ Clark Kent, ...
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+41 X GROTESK NIKEiD BESPOKE FOR SNEAKERNESS `09 Zurich, April 28th. For this years Sneakerness event in Zürich Nike invited the two Swiss artists and designers Grotesk and +41 to create an exclusive and unique pair of sneakers with NIKEiD Bespoke. Two iconic shoes served as inspiration for the design - the Air Jordan 3 and the Air Jordan Sky High. The ‘making of’ is an Amateur exclusive! The Story Grotesk and +41 are both Swiss, living and working in two different countries. +41 is based in Lausanne, Switzerland and Grotesk in Brooklyn, USA. Independently they came up with the idea to refer to a vintage Air Jordan design, +41 to the Air Jordan Sky High and Grotesk to the Air Jordan 3. It’s the first time ever they work together. As they could not meet in person, both Philippe from +41 in Switzerland and Grotesk at the NIKEiD Studio on 21 Mercer in New York City, collaborated online and created this NIKEiD Bespoke sneaker.
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GORILLA X DOODAH X MIZZO Fixed Gear Bikes GOrilla Bicycle Company from Zürich, Swiss stores doodah and artist MIZZO came together for this limited to three pieces fixed gear collabo. It‘s their shared values; supporting locals, quality and and being a stickler for details that brought them together and brought us these slick fixies. Handmade Italian frames, top components and Mizzo‘s distinctive handwriting. To round the story off two T-Shirts and a ZipHoody have been designed. The Fixed Gear Bikes can be seen in doodah Bern, Luzern and Zug.
KRINK X ALIFE X GIRL Skatedeck
www.gorillabicycles.com www.doodah.ch www.mizzo.ch
What results when a marker, a clothing and a skateboard company come together? A nice silver shiny piece of skate-wood! Welcome to the future. This is the next level of collaborations.
www.krink.com www.alifenyc.com www.girlskateboards.com
MYMINIME Personalized dolls Create your individual ‘Myminime’ caricature based on the pictures you submit. Just send a personal photo of your front and profile and either choose one of the bodies provided or send us additional information if you want an individual figure. Everything is possible! This creative gift will be produced within 3-4 weeks! Price: 80 - 120.-CHF Height: +/- 15cm
www.myminime.ch
C1RCA Select Two slick movers from C1RCA Select C1RCA‘s premium line: The C1RCA Select Convert, a high-top design with unique removable strap for optional looks and the C1RCA Select 99VLC - both available in different colorways.
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CARHARTT X MONTANA Carhartt Brown For the first time Carhartt and Montana Colors team up to bring you the ultimate spraycan in legendary Carhartt Brown. Paris´ KoolFunc´88, member of the Ultra Boyz crew and contributor to the current Carhartt collection, created the design for this project. The result is “Cosmic Dust Brown” in a true Futuristic Func Style, printed directly on the can, and packaged and stamped in an individual box. Carhartt, with a long heritage in the skilled trades and being one of the leading streetwear brands in Europe today, has supported the European graffiti scene for more than a decade. It only seemed natural to team up with their friends at Montana Colors, the reference in spray paint production, straight our of Barcelona. Montana Colors started limited edition cans around four years ago, the idea being that a Graffiti artist customizes a spray can. First up were Brazil’s Os Gemeos with a few hundred cans. From that moment on the collectors market went crazy and the limited editions normally sell out in less than one month.
www.carhartt-streetwear.com www.montanacolors.com
Carhartt x Montana Colors Can: MTN Hardcore 400ml Color: Carhartt Brown Limited to 1000 cans
GRAVIS The Roadway Collection A snapshot of the colors and signs that bring life to streets around the world. Roadtrip this season in style.
VOLCOM Feat. Artist Slim Fit T-Shirts
¬ Shadow - spicy orange, volume: 30l
Volcom teamed up with Matt French, Ozzy Wright and Mike Sieben for a unique series of T-Shirts. You too can be a part of this Volcom Art Revolution by submitting your volcomish artworks. Your art could be chosen for display on Volcom‘s website or even for a future Volcom tee shirt design! Long live the arts! www.volcom.com/art/PublicArt
¬ Contra - spicy orange
www.gravisfootwear.com
¬ Indo - black/white
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WE MAKE MAGAZINES Inside the Independents Editor: Andrew Losowsky Language: English Features: 21 x 27cm, 320pages, full colour, softcover Price: Euro 36,00 / $ 50,00 / £ 32,50 ISBN: 978-3-89955-246-1
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NAÏVE Modernism and Folklore in Contemporary Graphic Design Editors: R. Klanten, H. Hellige Language: English Price: Euro 35,00 / $ 50,00 / £ 32,50 Format: 24 x 28 cm Features: 176 pages, full colour, softcover ISBN: 978-3-89955-247-8 www.gestalten.com
BEYOND ARCHITECTURE Imaginative Buildings and Fictional Cities Editors: R. Klanten, L. Feireiss Price: Euro 44,00 / $ 65,00 / £ 36,00 Format: 24 x30 cm Features: 208 pages, full colour, hardcover ISBN: 978-3-89955-235-5
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URBAN THE BIGGEST URBAN MYTH Published in 2009 by COLIN SCHÄLLI PUBLISHING Printed in Switzerland ISBN: 978-3-033-01885-3
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Three D Graphic Spaces The book highlights the current trend in international graphic design: More and more visual designers are staging three-dimensional scenarios and turning them into posters, flyers, book and magazine covers, and animated films. Birkhäuser Verlag By Gerrit Terstiege ISBN: 978-3764387716 www.three-d.ch
HERAKUT The perfect merge This book depicts the complex process of Hera & Akut, the well-known graffiti loving and street art affiliated art-couple. Showing works from the beginning in 2004 to their latest most beautiful outcome. 200 pages ISBN: 978-3-939566-24-3
www.herakut.de
VANS: OFF THE WALL Stories of Sole from Vans Originals
VANS OPENED ITS DOORS IN ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA IN 1966, A MANUFACTURER WELL AHEAD OF ITS TIME. AS A CLOSED-LOOP SYSTEM NOW WIDELY IS USE, VANS WAS AN ALL-IN-ONE FACTORY, WAREHOUSE, AND RETAIL SPACE. ALTHOUGH VANS' PRODUCTION MOVED OVERSEAS IN 1994, VANS HEADQUARTERS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN LOCATED INSIDE OF A 10-MILE RADIUS, CONTINUALLY BRANCHING OUT WITHOUT EVER GOING TOO FAR FROM ITS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HOME. TO MANY, THE MADE IS THE USA VANS BEST REPRESENT THE SOUL OF THE BRAND.
Vans: Off the Wall tells the story of the community of action sports legends, musicians, artists and trendsetters that inspired it all – as well as the iconic shoes threading it all together. By Doug Palladini Published by Harry N. Abrams Price: Euro 25,00
www.vans.com/vansbook
HAKUIN Alex Schauwecker This limited to 50 pieces sketchbookbooklet is a selected collection of drawings, including collages and photographs produced during a half-year period of winter 2008 by illustrator Alex Schauwecker. Contact: alex@aschauwecker.com 31 pages, black&white edition Price: CHF 21.50 www.aschauwecker.com
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No. 003 Jun - Oct 2009
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