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Happy Chinese New Year 2012: May the Year of the Dragon bring you health, wealth and happiness!
This is the first time I’ve got to experience a Chinese New Year first hand in Hong Kong. It’s an amazing to see the visual displays around the city and hear all the cultural and family traditions that go on. This is an especially exciting year because it’s the year of the Dragon.
May the Year of the Dragon bring you health, wealth and happiness!
The only mythological creature in the Chinese zodiac, the dragon epitomises the yang (male/warm) energy. Those with the dragon as their animal sign are lively people who are straight to the point, proud, full of enthusiasm and have great passion for life. They are dynamic and stand out in a crowd as they are flamboyant and tend to leave a blazing trail behind them, igniting passion in some, but also scorching others who fall to ride the wave with them. Dragons are also profoundly loyal to family and friends and think nothing of laying their lives down to protect their brood. Although sincere and honest, dragons are known to act first, think later, and suffer in leisure. They can never keep their mouths shut, indulge in idle gossip and tend to believe they can take on just about anything. They can be eccentric and egotistical, demanding others to laugh at their jokes or laud that their actions. Intelligent and charismatic, but the dragon seldom applies its wisdom carefully and chooses to flirt with imagined grandeur instead.
The Chinese zodiac signs are determined by the lunar year in which you were born. The Chinese believe the animal ruling one’s birth year has a profound influence on personality, and destiny. The saying is: “This animal hides in your heart.”
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Greenland Group Suzhou Center by SOM
American architects Skidmore, Owings & Merrill have won a competition to design a skyscraper for China with proposals that incoprorate a 30-storey-high opening window.
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THE NIKE+ FUELBAND
The Nike+ FuelBand is designed for anyone who wants to be more active. It measures your daily activity and turns it all into NikeFuel. So you can set a goal for every day and then go out and beat it. Life is a sport. Make it Count.
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Futura 2000 – Galerie de Noirmont – Paris
Futura 2000 – Galerie de Noirmont – Paris – Live Painting from Guillotine on Vimeo.
Futura 2000 – Galerie de Noirmont – Paris – Live Painting – 2012-01-09
FUTURA 2012 – EXPANSIONS
2012-01-13 / 02-29
Galerie Jérôme de Noirmont
75008 Paris
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Krink App
New York based artist Krink has very recently launched his very own app for both the iPad and iPhone. You have the ability to choose your own marker, write on any photo from your library, and be able to upload it to Instagram or Facebook.
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Du Juan for Style Singapore January 2012
Chinese fashion model Du Juan for Style Singapore January 2012 as photographed by Wee Khim and styled by Sharon Tulasidas.
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Timmelsjoch Expierence Pass Museum by Werner Tscholl
The new Pass Museum on the North Tyrolean side juts out like an erratic boulder into the South Tyrolean side, underlining the cross-border nature of the Timmelsjoch Experience. The “Ice Cave” inside the museum pays tribute to the pioneers of the High Alpine Road and their remarkable accomplishment…
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Bape + Star Wars Release
Every week I get a call or Facebook message from my uncle back in Australia with a list of new Bape gear about to be release that coming Saturday. Lucky for me I have few good mates who work at the store in Causeway Bay, so a quick phone call and the gear is put aside for me and no lining up out the front of the store. On this occasion with the release of a collaboration with Star Wars on a number of different apparel. Bape went all out with an appearance from a few of the Star Wars characters including Darth Vader. So of course being a Star Wars fan and a geek streak running through me. I had to get a photo.
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The snow church of Mitterfirmiansreut, Germany
A church made entirely of ice and snow that was built at the end of December 2011 in in Mitterfirmiansreut, Germany, hearkens back to a century-old tradition. Back in the winter of 1910, the townfolk of Mitterfirmiansreut were unable to visit their local church due to a heavy snowstorm. In 1911, the same townfolk decided to build a church out of the most readily available building material they had at their disposal – snow and ice. The new snow church is expected to stand firm for another month before it begins to melt but in the meantime, it welcomes locals and visitors who wish to pray inside an ice cold house of worship.
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HB ESSENTIALS: NICK JOSEPH
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Blogger, photographer and all-around awesome dude, Nick “NJE” Joseph recently sat down with Hypebeast to explore his daily essentials. The co-curator of the well-received “Under the Radar” photo exhibition with Stussy and Heel Bruise, NJE has worked with iconic brands like Oakley and Element, and is currently running the online lifestyle editorial The Combined with fellow cool cat Marcus Troy. Spilling the contents of his Nike Sportswear Cheyenne 2000 Backpack on the ground, we see a wholesome collection of necessities including a Moleskine New Era notepad, Panasonic GF1, Altoids, Nike X Bodega Footscapes, and a pair of Oliver Peoples frames. Be sure to check out NJE’sTumblr as well for a look into his latest photos.
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Treehotel – Sweden
Years ago, when researching an article we published on amazing tree houses, we discovered some concept renderings for a mirror cube treehouse in Sweden. Years later, the cube finally exists as part of Treehotel, a collection of wildly imaginative tree houses in Harads, Sweden. The Mirror Cube, designed by Martin Videgard and Bolle Tham, is perched high in the trees overlooking a valley forest below. Its exterior is entirely lined with mirrors, appearing like a floating reflective cube amidst the pine trees. Its interior is surprisingly spacious, with a floor-level bed and a loft above.
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Grizzly Mitten Gloves
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Victoria’s Secret Swimwear 2012
The 2012 Victoria’s Secret Very Sexy Swim Collection gets the VERY VERY SEXY treatment in this slow and sultry video,shot on the beaches of Tahiti and Turks & Caicos. Featuring Victoria’s Secret Angels Candice Swanepoel, Lily Aldridge, Miranda Kerr, along with new faces Edita Vilkevičiut and Michaela Kocionova.
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Biggest TEAHUPOO EVER ridden
BIGGEST TEAHUPOO EVER, SHOT ON THE PHANTOM CAMERA. from Chris Bryan on Vimeo.
This day at Teahupoo- Aug 27th 2011 during the Billabong Pro waiting period is what many are calling the biggest and gnarliest Teahupoo ever ridden. Chris Bryan was fortunate enough to be there working for Billabong on a day that will go down in the history of big wave surfing. The French Navy labeled this day a double code red prohibiting and threatening to arrest anyone that entered the water.
Kelly Slater described the day by saying “witnessing this was a draining feeling being terrified for other people’s lives all day long, it’s life or death. Letting go of that rope one time can change your life and not many people will ever experience that in their life.”
All images where shot by Chris Bryan using the Phantom HD Gold camera. To see more of Chris’ work check out his website. WWW.CHRISBRYANFILMS.COM
Music: Lower Your Eyelids to Die with the Sun’ by M83.
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HK War Games
Just created this poster for the next War Games event I’m organising at the end of the month.
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The Nike Dunk NG Golf Shoe
I’m a diehard golfer and one thing that still lacks in the sport is any cool golf apparel. I couldn’t tell you if these are more for just for looks than having the latest in golf shoe technology. But they def blend the sport and social lines. The Nike Dunk NG comes with two sets of shoelaces, allowing athletes to either accentuate the bright color of the shoe or to opt for traditional white. With full-grain waterproof leather, the Nike Dunk NG can battle the elements of poor weather conditions. The Scorpion Stinger Spikes ensure that traction is not an issue for the Nike Dunk NG.
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Retrode Lets You Play Classic Games on the Computer
Retrode is a USB adapter that lets you play vintage video games, such as Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis, using the original game cartridges and controllers, on your PC or Mac.
The device is a cartridge reader that can play ROM images and saved files off your cartridge.
Users just need to find and install an emulator, plug in their cartridge, connect the controllers (optional), connect Retrode to the computer, load the ROM into the emulator, configure the controllers, and play!
Retrode would be available from 23 January 2012, costs US$84.99.
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Chocolate Solar System
These tasty creations are by “L’éclat”, an upscale Japanese chocolate maker based in Osaka.
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