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A preview of an upcoming collaboration surfaces as it involves Warriors of Radness and Gourmet. The model at hand features the low-top TRE, something soon destined to be a perfect summer time offering. The shoe features a thick gray/white striped motif with turquoise hits on the outsole and liner.
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I’m not exactly sure when Kid Cudi left in the first place, and that’s ok, I’ve always been the kind of person that will go to a birthday party without knowing who the birdthday boy/girl was — I just want cake.
On “Cudderisback”, Kid Cudi, or Cudder (terrible nickname, it just sounds dirty) raps over Vampire Weekend’s “Ottoman”. If you didn’t know, “Ottoman” was commissioned by the Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist people for an indietastic, better than New Moon Soundtrack soundtrack.
Other than the Vampire Weekend, “Cudderisback” doesn’t stray from Kid Cudi’s proven method of indie-rap song craftsmanship. Cudi touches base on a colorful array of topics, but again leaves me feeling like he doesn’t have much to say. He has nothing to worry about though, Ivy League afro-pop in the background makes everything better.
Best plan: A two-mast schooner to go live around the world. Second best plan: A house like Universe, in Roca Blanca, Mexico. And neoprene suits, surf boards, and diving gear. OK, and a two-mast schooner too. Come in and chill:
We always feature the most amazinglytastic and awesomerest architecture, packed with high-tech materials and impossible shapes. And yet, every time I come across something like the Universe house, I keep coming back to the same thought: The best architecture is the simplest one. No need for titanium plates, no need for complex computer-aided design—just good design integrated in the perfect natural spot. Add a hammock and an internet connection, and you'll be set, thank you very much.
Created by Mexican artist Gabriel Orozco and architect Tatiana Bilbao, Universe's design is based in the Jantar Mantar Astronomical Observatory, which was built in Delhi in 1724. Orozco visited the observatory in 1996. After seeing it, he wanted a house that captured the concept of Jantar Mantar. Bilbao's office drafted the detailed plans after his sketches, and a team built the house in the traditional way, which included the help of a donkey called Panchito, who ferried some of the materials and stones into this wild spot of the Mexican Coast. The house offers a 360-degree view, with no glass windows—just some wood planks in case a hurricane comes by—with a swimming pool in the middle replacing the observatory bowl from the Indian temple. A design change that I strongly agree with—and I would enjoy, Margarita in hand, if I were so lucky as to watch the sun set from there. One day. [Tatiana Bilbao and Interview with Gabriel Orozco via Archdaily]
The other day we gave you a first look at the upcoming adidas Originals Star Wars Collection. Today we can report about a collaboration between Porter and Star Wars. The line consists of tote bags, backpacks, shoulder bags and wallets. They used a Stormtrooper and a lightsaber all-over pattern on the bags. We appreciate the fact that they kept it pretty subtle with the colors and patterns, at least compared to what they could have done. The collection will be released at Zozo in January 2010.
More images of the Porter x Star Wars Luggage Collection follow after the jump.
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Eric Haze recently presented a new series of works under his upcoming exhibition, New Abstracts and Icons on display at the Level 2 Gallery, set up by Sky Gellaty. The event featured an appearance by numerous high profile creatives while offering a closer look into the work of one of the more celebrated names in the world of street art. For those interested in attending, New Abstracts and Icons runs through December 10th, 2009. See more at Eric Haze New Abstracts and Icons Exhibition Recap
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Stop pretending to do work and watch the video for the Charlotte Gainsbourg/Beck duet "Heaven Can Wait" right this minute. (Please.)
It's a Dada brainfuck directed by Keith Schofield that features a dinosaur in a wig (in a bathtub), a giant rat getting held up at knife point, a dude in a SpongeBob costume getting tackled by the fuzz, an astronaut with pancakes for a head, a guy racing a flying axe, a dude chilling on the street with a giant walnut, and one more guy with half a beard.
Charlotte's Beck-produced LP, IRM, is out on January 26 via Because/Elektra. The video is below and you're very welcome! (Via Spinner.)
Go to Vampire Weekend's site for am officially sanctioned five finger discount on the Horchata, the first single from their upcoming album Contra, due in January. It's a creeper.
ERIC HAZE ‘NEW ABSTRACTS AND ICONS’ NOVEMBER 19 – DECEMBER 10, 2009
Eric Haze is proud to announce New Abstracts and Icons, a major solo exhibition in New York City of new paintings, drawings, and sculpture. It is the artist’s largest exhibition to date. Deeply rooted in the graphic arts, Haze has established a vocabulary of personal symbolism with a repertoire representing departures of an abstract and minimalist nature. For New Abstracts and Icons Haze recontextualizes the aesthetic congruences of geometry, symmetry, and repetition through his iconographic lens. “This show represents a clear window into the process I have dedicated myself to over the last three years, with a deeper exploration of the minimalist and pop styles that have always informed my work,” says Haze. Recognized worldwide for more than three decades for his design work and artistic productions in a multitude of mediums, the 21st century has seen Haze return to his fine art roots. His work in acrylic, ink and charcoal culminated with a solo exhibition in 2008 at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Hong Kong. In New Abstracts and Icons, bold iconography and his natural line quality are free of any predictable design or past imagery. Haze is intent to convey his overall message in the purest and most organic terms possible through the combination of stark color contrasts and clean lines. The result is an overtly minimalist composition. The viewer does not have to sift through metaphors and signifiers; instead, Haze bravely reveals his personality and identity in stripped down, simple form. Through these new works chaos is calmed and harmony is nurtured. New Abstracts and Icons will be the first event held at Level 2, a newly built-to-suit 2500-square foot gallery space on 812 Broadway and 11th Street. Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres will be served at the opening reception with world class DJs A-Trak and Neil Armstrong providing the audio.
Exhition hours will be 12-6 p.m., Monday through Friday, and 1-7 p.m., Saturday and Sunday. More background on Eric Haze, plus extensive archives of his past works can also be seen at: www.interhaze.com
OPENING RECEPTION: Thursday, November 19, 8-10 p.m.
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Sonos, best known for wireless music systems that link to your iTunes library and internet services like Pandora, Rhapsody and Napster, is offering a one piece, 5 speaker system that can be placed in any room. It's called the Zone Player S5 and it's US $399 direct from Sonos or dealers around the country. Sonos shipped me a review system to try for 30 days, and I thought the sound was great. I already had a mutli-room Sonos system so adding the new portable player was just a matter of plugging it into AC power and pressing two buttons on the S5. If you don't already have a Sonos system, you have to plug your unit into a router to connect to your music library and the internet. If that doesn't work in your home layout, you can buy what Sonos calls a Zone Bridge (US $99) that plugs into your router and lets the S5 make a wireless connection. Once that basic pairing is made, you can add as many other Sonos music systems as you like, all connecting over a wireless mesh network. The system sounds quite good, given the limits of the small desktop-friendly size (8.5 x 14.4 x 4.8 inches). There are 5 speakers, two tweeters, two 3" mid-range drivers, and one 3.5" woofer all driven by individual amplifiers. The woofer is a ducted port design and the rear port serves double duty as a carrying handle.
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Toy makers MINDstyle offer a preview into its latest release, a 3′ version of Ron English’s McSupersized Me character, an obvious comical play on Ronald McDonald. The deluxe fiberglass monochrome figure was only produced in a run of 10 pieces, available through De La Barracuda, Toy Tokyo, and MINDstyle ATS direct.
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