Nokia + P.S.1’s WarmUp
In recent years Nokia has designed deco handsets, turned LCD screens into mini art galleries, backed arts related organizatons, and tasked creative types (like judges of the Tribeca film fest) with creating …
Ami Kealoha
American Apparel Mexico City
American Apparel threw a flea market-themed pre-party for its first Mexican shop last month on Mexico City's Masaryk Street (their take on the Champs-Elysees). The event launched a campaign by the Mexican …
Photocuffs
Better than wallet-mangled photos, Smoy's new picture cuffs are brag book alternatives and, if you choose a sweetheart's snapshot, a cross between a modern locket and wearing your heart on your sleeve. …
Fernando Romero at Ras
Mexican architect Fernando Romero, the 35-year old founder of the Laboratorio de La Ciudad De México, well-known for designing the Casa Da Música in Portugal while working for Rem Koolhaas' OMA, and …
Gimme Shelter
Pictured here, Rock-n-Roll Suicide is the latest limited edition tee in a series called Gimme Shelter, a music-influenced t-shirt line cofounded by Rob Abeyta, Jr. and Josh Caffrey. Abeyta, a SoCal-based artist …
adidas ToGo + Design Hotels
Starting next month, a unique marriage of footwear and hotels makes adidas' new ToGo series available exclusively for a period of two months at eleven selected Design Hotels lodgings in Europe and …
Wooooo Zine
Co-founder and editor Jason Crombie wants his new pocket-size zine, Wooooo, to be "funny and stupid," which is pretty much exactly why I liked it when I found a copy in a …
Betsy Ross Patterns
Betsy Ross, Aimee Dolby's line of chic user-friendly clothing patterns, is one of the most recent additions to the growing DIY institution. Thanks to O.G.s like ReadyMade magazine (I'm a regular contributor), …
RES’ Comics and Animation Issue
The July/August issue of geek chic arts and culture magazine RES brims with a crop of comic-book-fans-come-of-age who are making their own mark in today's media. Profiles include Matthew Vescovo, the artist …
Piece by Piece
San Francisco graffiti often plays neglected stepchild to its cousin to the East. Piece by Piece, a documentary showing this Sunday in New York as part of Vision Fest 2005 and on …