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George Lucus Sandcrawler Building
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UNDFTD + PUMA Clyde: Nylon Ripstop Clyde
Available in 4 colorways, including a simple all-black and all-white edition, all set for a release day of this Saturday, September 10th, at UNDEFEATED Chapter Stores in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and the new San Francisco location.
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A Conversation with Hommy Diaz
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New York native Hommy Diaz, best known as the Global Design Merchant & Marketing Director over at DC Shoes. Primarily handling the brand’s LIFE collection and newly developed NVRBRKN. line, Hommy speaks of the latest innovations coming from DC Shoes, while also touching base on a more personal note with some random insights into his busy life.
The evolution of DC Shoes from skate to lifestyle… has been a part of the DC DNA from the very beginning. Our two founders Damon Way and Ken Block helped shape the industry into what it is today. Damon injected the lifestyle aspect into the brand with art and music. Pioneering the DC ReMix Series® and the DC Artist Projects® in the late ‘90s through 2008. He spearheaded the first sneaker collaborations with Shepard Fairey, KAWS and Thomas Campbell between 2001 and 2003. Just a few among the many he worked with that are most relevant now. The Damon effect lives on today at Incase as well.
Ken pushed the envelope on the action sports side with skate, snowboarding and now the GYMKHANA® series. His influence and guidance has helped the action sports side of the brand to dominate the industry with the best athletes on the planet. Our athletes bring a rock star lifestyle to the equation from the records they break to the houses they live in and cars they drive. One of them spends his time in a “Fantasy Factory” that he built, need I say more!
Developing NVRBRKN.… was a natural progression for the DC brand to offer product conceptually to cater to the crossover between skate and fashion. Today pro skaters make more than enough money to live the lifestyle they desire. How they look and feel off the board is just as important. And from the opposite spectrum we have non-skaters who have adopted the ”dressed like a skater” look.
Driven by our core skate roots and the fashion that developed out of it we were inspired to introduce NVRBRBKN. (Never Broken) – a metaphor about overcoming adversity, mentally and physicality. Branded by a broken star logo which is symbolic of the 7-point star within the DC logo. Despite the fracture, the star is still in its true formation. Skateboarders are a testament to this spirit, since they are known for their ability to adapt to obstacles on the street using an unorthodox approach (i.e. a handrail and ledge).
Their mentality is to get back on the board despite injuries and being overlooked. Skaters pave their own way in society with a mindset that allows them to succeed on and off the board. The footwear and apparel offering is designed for moments during post injury while off the board. Consisting in premium executions of comfortable clothing to wear during the day, at night for dinner or the gym while rehabbing. Some silhouettes are designed with a lightweight EVA bottom construction to help support common skate injuries like heel bruises. The brand mantra is “Never underestimate your opponent, never compromise, and never quit.”
The importance of instilling a web presence… is the first option on the list to get your story out. Unfortunately I don’t know many people who buy the newspaper every morning these days or are home to watch the 5 o’clock news, but do know that at least a third of the world’s population is checking their Facebook page right now.
Balancing fashion and technology… is a challenge because skaters prefer to ride vulcanized shoes because the old age construction gives them more control over the board. I believe fashion and affordability has played more of an influence behind the popular choice of footwear. Fashion has steered skaters away from cup sole constructed shoes that have added shock and impact absorbing technologies. As a result comfort is sacrificed for this vulcanized aesthetic. This gives NVRBRBKN. more reason to exist. Your feet will need something more forgiving after a long session down a ten-stair handrail in vulcanized shoes. In addition DC has been in the lab working intelligently with solutions to bring the fashionable aesthetics to the skate performance market without stripping out the ergonomic friendly technologies. For now all I can say is that the new Spring ‘12 Chris Cole shoe will wake up the competition.
Traveling is… a priority despite the fact that you can see what is going on anywhere in the world via the internet. The in-person interaction and cultural participation in an environment outside your own is a priceless experience. So get out there!
Finding inspiration… when you least expect it is the best inspiration. For me the magic happens when I’m away from the desk having a good time elsewhere. I find valuable inspiration while spending time with family. I am fortunate to have over 30 first cousins that keep me motivated to do my best while setting a good example for them to respect.
Working with world-class athletes… has been a bit of a surreal experience for me. I was born and raised in NYC while watching these legendary pros’ skate in videos for the past two decades. Now I get to work and hang out with them on a regular basis. It’s a humbling experience to learn more about them and the industry from their personal perspective.
My favorite moments at DC Shoes… come every 30 days upon receiving samples of the products we work on as a team in 2D form. Sometimes the factory executes our instructions spot on…. And then there are bad mistakes along with good ones that often inspire us to push the envelope even further.
The most difficult… challenge is pleasing everyone through the effort of developing one collection each season as a global offering. This is another reason why it’s important to travel and learn about different cultures across different countries, cities, etc… In the end it’s a priceless experience even with failures along the way.
The definition of success… is doing something I did yesterday, better today…. NVRBRBKN.
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iPhone 5 Concept
Amazing Concept iPhone 5. This CG iPhone 5 has advanced iPhone features such as a sleeker iPhone design, a laser keyboard & holographic display all rolled into this iPhone 5 video.
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INSA “Girls On Bikes” Project
INSA‘s ongoing public project combines the best of girls, bikes and murals to define his “Girls On Bikes” project. I like is style.
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High5Collective Presents: Jay-Z and Kanye West’s “No Church in the Wild”
he collective describes themselves as people “who make art for artists that inspire them.” Their past work has included original takes on material ranging from Arcade Fire to The Weeknd.
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Dominos Pizza Plans to be First Fast Food Chain on Moon
Dominos Pizza is planning to expand its fast food chain in a huge way by building a pizza restaurant on the moon. Dominos the world leader in fastest pizza delivery announced that it has been planning a pizza moon base for a year.
The Japanese arm of Dominos estimates the entire project to open a lunar branch will cost around 1.67 trillion yen ($21 billion), a price which covers construction as well as transportation of materials to the moon’s surface. The company will also require 15 rockets to transport 70 tons of construction materials and pizza-making equipment to the moon, The Daily Telegraph reported.
“We started thinking about this project last year, although we have not yet determined when the restaurant might open,” spokesman Tomohide Matsunaga told The Telegraph. “In the future, we anticipate there will be many people living on the moon, astronauts who are working there and, in the future, citizens of the moon.”
Hoping to maximize on local resources, and minimize expenditures, Domino’s said it will keep costs down by using mineral deposits on the moon to make the concrete, which is likely to cost 194 billion yen, or roughly $2.52 billion. A firm date for deployment of the “Moon Branch” of Domino’s is still undetermined.
An artist’s initial sketches of the restaurant shows a two-story dome with a diameter of around 26 meters, a basement level constructed of steel plating and an area to prepare pizzas. Staff would be required to live on the premises. The images show delivery people on special moon-scooter, as well as a green house for growing ingredients and special pizza-forklifts for bulk deliveries. The company has already set-up a Web site for the project.
However, the company offered no words on whether its “30 minutes or it’s free” promise would apply on moon or not. Dominos is not the first company that will deliver pizzas in space. In 2001, rival Pizza Hut delivered a pizza to astronauts in the International Space Station.
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Morning Deliveries: NYC Bike Messenger Video
Morning Deliveries – NYC Bike Messenger from Coca-Cola Content Factory on Vimeo.
A short film by burn.com, about the life of a bike messenger in NYC. I know it’s probably not the first messenger film or the last you’ll see, but this has been executed very well.
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Theory One
Dylan Jones aka Theory One is a graphic designer and illustrator based in Cape Town, South Africa.
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Philographics by Genis Carreras
Beautiful minimal illustrations series called “Philographics” explaining complex philosophical theories through basic shapes, by Genis Carreras, award-winner graphic designer based in London, born in Catalonia in 1987. Basically it’s philosophy explained through simple and effective design.
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Reebok Classics Presents: Common
In 2005, Common released his sixth studio album, and second gold record, Be. In describing the album’s concept shortly after its release, he said, “I named it Be to be who you are, man, and be able to be in the moment and not try too hard. Be is another way of saying just do without trying hard, like I said, natural and be true to the core of who you are; and this album, I wanted to just be and not just go and exist as just an artist, not worried about the past.”
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DSL: Supalove
The new DSL video directed by Mayson and Mayson and Thomas Tyman. I nice vibing track with a video to match.
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Palladium presents Tokyo Rising with Pharrell Williams Launch
Tokyo has always drawn creatives from around the world to take inspiration from the Japanese culture. So it’s no surprise to see Pharrell and Tokyo together. Palladium Boots presents “Tokyo Rising,” a new film featuring Pharrell Williams. Facing a new reality, what comes next for Tokyo?
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Wacom Inkling Digital Stylus Pen
Get on this! I’m ordering one of these ASAP!!
Do you start your artwork with pen and paper? But at the same time regret that your work is stuck on paper until you have scanned the image? Then Inkling is an indispensable tool for you. This digital sketch pen allows you to sketch with a real ballpoint pen on any paper. While you are drawing, all strokes are recorded electronically which can then be imported as raster or vector artwork in to your preferred graphics applicationfor further editing. With just one button click you can record layers, for instance, to separate preparatory and final drawings. These layers are then retained after import.
- Enhance your professional workflow by capturing digital data while sketching with a ball-pen on normal paper
- The ink sketch can be structured in layers while drawing – no need to recreate layers in software
- 1,024 levels of pressure sensitivity for natural pen strokes
- Store hundreds of high resolution sketches on the receiver before transferring to your PC or Mac
- Save time and export your sketches with layers directly into Adobe® Photoshop® or Illustrator® (CS3 or higher), or Autodesk® SketchBook® Pro or SketchBook® Designer (2011 or higher) as vector graphics
- Be versatile by saving your sketches in the following formats: JPG, BMP, TIFF, PNG, SVG and PDF
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Lightning At The Opera
Lightning At The Opera is a series of digital illustrations created for the group Sixty Watts by designer Gianmarco Magnani.
Sixty Watts does not actually exist, but gave Gianmarco an excuse to illustrate some beautiful posters and album covers.
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Land Rover Defender DC100 Concept
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Land Rover Confirms All-New Defender Concept For Frankfurt Motor Show
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
• Land Rover DC100 investigates the potential future direction of the iconic Defender
• Demonstrates the future of Land Rover capability and versatility
• Functional and purposeful design delivered by Land Rover design team, led by Gerry McGovern
• Land Rover confirms its intention to launch a new Defender in 2015
The Land Rover DC100, a modern interpretation of the iconic Land Rover Defender will make its debut at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show.
Land Rover also confirms today, that production of a new Defender is intended for 2015.
Commenting on the Land Rover DC100 concept car,Gerry McGovern, Director of Design, Land Roversaid:”Replacing the iconic Defender is one of the biggest challenges in the automotive design world; it is a car that inspires people worldwide. This isn’t a production-ready concept but the beginning of a four-year journey to design a relevant Defender for the 21st century.”
John Edwards, Global Brand Director, Land Roveradded: “Loved the world over for its simple, honest and distinctive design, we are determined that the new Defender will be true to its heritage, while meeting the requirements of a changing global market.
We plan to engage with existing and potential customers to help us finalise the details of the new vehicle. One thing’s for sure, it’s going to be an exciting journey, and we can’t wait to get going.”
The Land Rover DC100 concept builds upon the essential elements of the car’s character and allows Land Rover to open the debate and inspire people to dream about the Defenders of the future. The next chapter in the Defender story will unfold at 09:15 hrs (CET) on September 13, 2011 at the Frankfurt Motor Show.
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Sony HMZ-T1 Wearable 3D Home Theater
Sony presents their new HMZ-T1 headset, which features a a display for watching movies and playing games in 3D. Not only does the device feature two OLED screens, but also digital surround sound. Each screen comes with a resolution of 1280×720 pixels, which is reportedly like looking at a 750 inch (62.5 feet) screen from about sixty feet away.
The headset will make its debut on the Japanese market, November 2011 and will go for about 800 USD.
They’re not the cheapest toy, but damn I’d love to get a set of these if they’re as good as they say.
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Terius Nash aka The Dream – 1977
Due to delays with his upcoming studio album and problems during negotiations, The Dream has decided to release an album on his own terms and presents today the free ‘1977′ album download. Not only is the method of releasing an album new to The Dream, the artist also for the first time uses his actual name on it – Terius Nash.
The-Dream – 1977
1. “Wake Me When It’s Over”
2. “Used to Be”
3. “Long Gone”
4. “Ghetto” feat. Big Sean
5. “Wedding Crasher”
6. “Rolex” feat. Casha
7. “Silly” Introducing Casha
8. “1977 (Miss You Still)”
9. “Wish You Were Mine”
10. “Real”
11. “Form of Flattery”
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YOHJI YAMAMOTO: “PEOPLE HAVE STARTED WASTING FASHION”
Mr. Yamamoto, film director Wim Wenders said that when he bought his first piece of your clothing, he was fascinated because it felt new and old at the same time, and he felt protected by it. Would you say that describes your clothes quite well?
My starting point was wanting to protect a human’s body. This is the beginning, actually hiding women’s bodies. This is about sexuality, about protecting it. From the very beginning of my career I was not very sure that I would become a so-called “fashion designer”. The term “fashion designer” sounded very light.
What do you associate with that term?
When I think about the image of a fashion designer I think about trends. I have to think about what’s new, what’s next, what kind of feeling customers want. It’s too busy for me. So, from the beginning, I wanted to protect the clothes themselves from fashion, and at the same time protect the woman’s body from something – maybe from men’s eyes or a cold wind. I wanted people to keep on wearing my clothes for at least 10 years or more, so I requested the fabric maker to make a very strong, tough finish.
You say you wanted to protect the female body and your clothes often have a playful androgyny in them. Should men and women be able to dress more like each other?
When I started making clothes for my line Y’s in 1977, all I wanted was for women to wear men’s clothes. I jumped on the idea of designing coats for women. It meant something to me – the idea of a coat guarding and hiding a woman’s body. For me, a woman who is absorbed in her work, who does not care about gaining one’s favor, strong yet subtle at the same time, is essentially more seductive. The more she hides and abandons her femininity, the more it emerges from the very heart of her existence. A pair of brilliantly cut cotton trousers can be more beautiful than a gorgeous silk gown.
Over 30 years later, are people still too stuck up when it comes to what they wear?
I simply cannot stand people’s tendency to become conservative. There’s always a move back to established conventions, otherwise upcoming waves would be soon categorized as common sense. Even the term avant-garde – avant-garde is now just a tiny fashion category. It became so cheap and pretentious. I hate it. But still, I strongly believe in the avant-garde spirit: to voice opposition to traditional values. It is not just a youthful sentiment; I live my life by it. Rebellion. You will only be able to oppose something and find something of your own after traveling the long road of tradition.
You said in an interview that you hate fashion, yet you seem like you love it as well. Have you ever thought about giving it up? Quitting the fashion business?
About five or six years ago I felt strongly that my role was done. But nowadays, especially in Tokyo, New York and Los Angeles, everything is covered by fast fashion. Faster, faster, cheaper, cheaper. People have started wasting fashion. So suddenly, there was some space again for me to do something. Minor in terms of numbers, but there might be young people who have questions or doubts about this trend, they might be waiting for something to come back or for something new. So I said to myself: ”Yohji, you can continue to do your job. Don’t change. You can just continue to do it.” I told myself this last year.
Is that also the reason why you decided to publish your autobiography My Dear Bomb?
I got an invitation from the Belgium publisher Ludion, but yes it was a time, after all my company went through, to say “I am still here and I feel 10 times stronger!”
You seem to always do your own thing, but yet you are still bringing out collections twice a year like most other brands. Would you prefer to show whenever you please?
In 2002, I decided to show my ready-to-wear collection at the timing of the couture. I did it for 3 seasons. There were less people attending, so the possibility was there to have smaller places and allow people to actually hear the sound of the fabric. It was a very nice parenthesis.
Zac Posen told me in an interview that you influenced his decision to move his collection from New York to Paris. You said it is the only place worth showing. Why is that?
Paris is the place for establishing your brand as an international one.
How are your designs connected to your Japanese heritage?
Think of the association with Japan as an exotic exchange. It is fun. Japanese people, or Asian people, like European aesthetics and European people love Asian sensibilities. So as an exchange of senses it is all right. In that way I agree 100 percent. But when a paper writes about me, they start with “the Japanese designer…” We have to find a new vocabulary. I understand why European people take my creations as very Japanese. It is probably because if you see a creation as a whole, as 100 percent, I will always try to finish before arriving at 100. This five, seven, or ten percent we call empty or in between or uncompleted in Japanese.
Can you give me an example?
It’s when you go to shut a window or door and leave a space. We need this space, so I design space. Space has always been very important in Japanese traditional art of every genre – like painting, sculpting, or theatrical expression. The space of expression is even more important than the visual or written.
But you also still produce in Japan, which gives your clothes a certain Japanese feel because of the unique ways of treating fabric.
Maybe I will be the last designer who cares strongly about “Made in Japan”. If I stop, maybe young designers cannot afford to do business that way. It costs a lot; a Japanese man’s hand has become the most expensive in the world. So it’s my duty – not duty – it’s my desire to protect these small, traditional Japanese techniques. I use almost all family factories. The most important thing is to keep going, otherwise it will disappear.
Do you also live in Japan or do you spend the majority of your time in Paris where you present your collections?
I live in Tokyo. I only come to Paris around my fashion shows.
Which role does traveling play in your life?
Working time. I travel to Paris for Menswear and Womenswear collections in January, March, June, October, and to New York for my Y-3 collection in February, September.
How do you find peace within all these different places?
You need embellishment. You might be able to sleep with rock and roll music blaring full blast, but you can’t just have an absence of color. Transparency, that’s no good. I really enjoy being in cahoots with people, having fun with them, being connected. Equality, justice and all these values haven’t quite gone out the window, but we don’t find much evidence of them around either.
Depth of Speed: A Pinch of Salt
HBTV: Depth of Speed – A Pinch of Salt from HBTV on Vimeo.
Depth of Speed was born from a desire of story, travel and a love of anything automotive related. Next year my wife and I will be taking to the streets to uncover and document the greatest stories from the automotive world. From coast-to-coast and from top to bottom, finding the best stories will take the highest priority. Every time I meet someone new or attend an event I’m amazed at the depth, passion and love that the automotive world brings. Depth of Speed is just that – an in-depth look at these stories. There is something about motors and machines, that to an outsider looking in, would make us seem plain crazy.
We have begun the process of outfitting our trusty Scamp trailer to traverse the entire country. Known affectionately as a fiberglass egg, our Scamp will be our home for one year of our lives. At only 13 feet long it will make for a cozy year.
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