An old friend (and neighbour) of Jeremie’s, Rainer Spehl, is a very talented craftsman. From furniture, interior and exhibition design, Rainer’s choice of materials, the detailing and the incorporation of the respective surroundings are characteristic for his work. They aim to be of the highest standard; functionally – as well as aesthetically. See a selection [...]
Washed Out‘s new album ‘Within and Without’ released on Sub Pop Records. Washed Out‘s Life Of Leisure EP never really went off high rotation on my Itunes library in the two years since it was released, so I was of course excited (but wasn’t expecting) to hear that his debut album was out. It’s not nearly [...]
This is the first update from our new Russian correspondent Oxana Bondarenko (of art agency The July 16), who will be sending us regular news on the Moscow Art and Fashion scene. Thanks Oxana! This is Bistro 16: a collaborative public art project commisioned by art agency The July 16 and the trendiest Moscow spot Strelka [...]
One of Jeremie’s favourites is Werner Herzog’s 1982 masterpiece, Fitzcarraldo. A tale of epic proportions, it sees the maniacal European (Klaus Kinski) enlist natives of the Peruvian rainforest to pull his 340 ton paddle steamer over a mountain, in order to harvest an untouched expanse of rubber trees on the other side; all in the ultimate [...]
In the spirit of women hitting the beach this summer, soaking in some rays in a certain scantilly piece of clothing, we’ve decided to delve a little deeper and find its roots to add to your register of insightful poolside conversation. While two-piece bathing suits had been worn on the beach before, the modern bikini [...]
One of the highlights of the Venice Biennale is no doubt Christian Marclay’s The Clock. Made up of thousands of fragments of film in some way showing the time, it is edited together to make one 24 hour non-stop video that runs perfectly in sync with the local time of where it is being exhibited. [...]
David Shrigley‘s new exhibition ‘Thoughts’ just opened in the amazing Yvon Lambert space next to our own boutique in the Marais. Offering his tongue-in-cheek view on life, the art world, the banal and everything in between, these drawings are sure to make you smile. Check out 200 drawings and a dozen giant ceramic eggs on [...]
Surface to Air Beachwear Combining the finest swimwear fabrics with the very latest in Brazilian swimwear design, the collaboration highlights our bestselling prints from the Spring/Summer 2011 collection, with two pieces of men’s and women’s beachwear respectively. Surface to Air is proud to announce the release of our first ever beachwear line, designed & produced [...]