Before releasing their new album, Dave 1 and P-Thugg, the Canadian artists from
Chromeo, designed a T-shirt in collaboration with the sophisticated French fashion house Surface to Air, the same firm that already has the duo Justice
among its designers. Their design consists in a limited edition T-shirt featuring the cover art of
Fancy Footwork (2007), their previous album. However, it is just
the beginning of an entire new collection.
"Some people make limited-edition records — we're making a limited-edition jacket," said Kim Gordon, Sonic Youth's bass player, to the New York Times as regards Mirror/Dash, the clothing line she has just launched that offers exclusive designs "for cool moms."
Apart from the techno sound of the German capital city, the DJ and producer Ellen Allien has been setting the beat of Berlin techno look with her exclusive clothing collection for a couple of years. Comfortably casual garments, with clean lines and minimal colors, perfect to wear in clubs, at outdoor festivals or while walking around any European city. Take a look at her latest collection *PLUS*.
From toothbrushes to sophisticated gadgets,
industrial design is omnipresent in daily life. That's the aim of
Objectified,
a documentary that explores the objects and the creative processes of designers made by Gary Hustwit
, who also directed Helvetica and Moog documentary
. While we wait for its launch, take a look at this blog
that gathers interviews with the most influential industrial designers.
After presenting his new alias The BPA, Fatboy Slim is preparing everything to throw, in his hometown Brighton, a new edition of his outdoor parties Big Beach Boutique. For this special occasion, he will surely wear the Hawaiian style shirt -Norman Cook's trademark- he has designed with the brand Skunkfunk.
The reinterpretation of 40 years of psychedelia of the pop duo MGMT not only gave the indie scene a nerve and audacity injection, but also inspired Frida Giannini, Gucci's creative director. In the Milan Fashion Week shows, the traditional Italian fashion house dedicated its latest Spring 2009 menswear collection to MGMT, defying common sense. Take a look at the designs.
The
trend is growing together with fashion and ecological consciousness. Being green friendly is a daily job, and the organization I Don't Use Plastic Bags also considers so. It is
an initiative that combines craftwork, glamour and the effectiveness of social networks to promote the use of these beautiful and useful bags instead of polluting plastic bags.
Nintendo Wii is the game console of the moment. The realism offered by its controllers is superior by a mile to the advantages offered by PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, its rivals in the gamer world. Besides, Wiimotes can take a great variety of shapes, such as a cue or a tennis racket, or get into street art through Wii Spray, a gadget to make virtual graffiti.
The duo Booka Shade has included in the launching campaign of their new album
The Sun & The Neon Light their own model of sneakers, a super exclusive design since only 100 pairs will ever be produced. The
K Swiss Booka Trainers, made by the design studio Hort, are a recreation of the basic K-Swiss model. Beatportal, the dance music site, gives you the chance of winning a pair.