Hands up if you’re struggling to face Monday? Fear not, Mr James Brown would actually like to see your hands up!
Feeling down? … Mr James Brown would like to see you get up!
If this doesn’t lighten your day then you’d probably be best advised hopping back into bed.
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Pierre-Andre Senizergues, the Frenchman behind skateboarding empire Etnies has turned his hand and imagination to home design – teaming up with LA’s Air Architecture to create a home for those who are more likely to roll to bed than walk!
an architectural project mixing a modern single family home with a skateboard ramp structure – all from an environmentally-driven perspective.
To be built in Malibu, only part of the house has been realised so far in a full scale mock-up seen in the video above. With every surface designed to be “skatable” including the kitchen, we’d be making sure the stove top was off at all times!
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Sydney’s CBD fringe plays host to myriad lanes and back streets that are seeing a rebirth as the area explodes with creative businesses and an increase in residential developments where there were once commercial operations or derelict sites.
Some months ago we wrote about a small Sydney City run gallery on Alberta St to the city’s Southern boundary, it’s a blink and you’ll miss it location and quite hard to stumble upon – but where this rotating public gallery once stood now stands Creasion – a slick addition to this gritty urban landscape.
Opened by Yu Sasaki, (having trained under Christine Manfield of Universal fame), the space is sparse but instantly inviting in what is ostensibly a back lane that rarely - if ever - sees sun!
Their speciality is Macarons and sweet things but we just can’t go past the single origin coffee which is genuinely fantastic. Worth a visit… for those who know their secret Sydney eateries, it’s right next door to Berta at 21 Alberta St, Sydney.
Now this is really cool!
The late Johnny Cash recorded his last studio track Aint No Grave in 2003. Last year it was released as part of a broader collection on the album American VI.
As part of these ongoing posthumous album releases, his memory is kept alive in this online digital public artwork: “The Johnny Cash Project“.
Inviting global website visitors to submit a single film frame for the tracks music video, the project is a fantastic melange of artistic styles, interpretation and tributes to Cash and his legacy. With multiple edits based on styles, popularity and a directors cut, what results is an evolving canvas of imagery that keeps you coming back to appreciate the song in a different light each time.
Take a look for yourself and contribute your own frame with the online contribution page.
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A little light relief with the return of Tuesday Tunes: This week it’s actually a regular readers request!
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Cuba, 1948. Chico is a young piano player with big dreams. Rita is a beautiful singer with an extraordinary voice. Music and romantic desire unites them, but their journey – in the tradition of the Latin ballad, the bolero – brings heartache and torment. From Havana to New York, Paris, Hollywood and Las Vegas, two passionate individuals battle impossible odds to unite in music and love.
Javier Mariscal, the man behind some of the most iconic designs and artwork of this generation, has turned his hand to movies! The full length feature film “Chico & Rita” was premiered earlier this year and is the culmination of years animating and re-imagining New York and Cuba of the 1940’s and 50’s, through an artists eyes. The tale of love, heartbreak and music is set against an intensely dramtic political backdrop that serves to create some of the most memorable animated scenes in recent times.
Whilst Mariscal may be better known for his work designing furniture for Nanimarquina, Moroso, Andreu World, Vondom and Magis, as well as his interior and graphic projects for Absolut, Camper, Barcelona City and Amnesty International – his first foray into feature film direction has won him high praise from around the world.
Impeccable work of art – TIMEOUT
One of the 10 best films of the year – BBC
The film is being released in different markets in stages, having premiered at the Telluride Film Festival in late 2010. Also available to purchase is the accompanying graphic novel that captures the story through Mariscal’s unique and evocative drawings.
Not one to rest on his laurels, Mariscal will also launch a new chair on at Milan this April. The 100% recycled and 100% recyclable chair sensibly named: GREEN will be manufactured by his fellow Spaniards Mobles 114. For more on the chair…. click here.
We couldn’t pass up the opportunity to share this little diversion with you.
It seems Tom, who happens to be one of the KE-ZU warehouse’s casual team, rocketed to International stardom overnight for a Kazoo backed acapella rendition of KE$HA’s latest track “BLOW“. Notorious Hollywood Entertainment blogger Perez Hilton shared the YouTube video two days ago and it has already clocked over 40000 views!
Tom and co form Shed Muzak, a group who take current Top 40 and chart tracks then record covers that we’re guessing you won’t have seen coming!
Take five and hear the track as perhaps it should have been recorded… Kazoo and all!
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Catalog Living can be great for a giggle.
Created by US comedian Molly Erdman, this venture has gone from strength to strength.
Light-heartedly poking fun at the work of stylists in print media and advertising, this cheeky site sees Erdman captioning images lifted from magazines and catalogues.
Keep it bookmarked for when you need some light relief.
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Vanessa Bruno launches her Spring/Summer 2011 Collection with this charming short film shot on location in Cuba. Titled: ‘Miracle’ it features stunning visuals and a funky little soundtrack to boot.
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