2011

JUSTICE 'AUDIO, VIDEO, DISCO' ...

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The long awaited Justice album ‘Audio, Video, Disco’ is finally out today! Buy it now on Itunes and in stores everywhere. Artwork by Charlotte Delarue & Jeremie Rozan of Surface To Air Studio Model Making by Serge Stephan Photography by Raphaël Dallaporta Image Manipulation by Adrien Blanchat @ The ABC  

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JUSTICE HITS PARIS METRO

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Metro station in Paris, France.

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A MESS TO THE MASSES: ANTOINE ...

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Our friend Antoine Wagner co-directed the Phoenix tour documentary ”A Mess To The Masses” (trailer below) with Francisco Soriano. I talked to Antoine about the making of his clip for Phoenix’s ‘Lisztomania’ and how he ended up on the road with them for the last two years. Karl Henkell: How did it come about that you were working together [...]

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M83 - Midnight City

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Directed by Fleur & Manu.  

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HBTV: Surface to Air NYC

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HBTV had a chance to recently sit down with the creative minds behind the French rising star, Surface to Air.  Founders Aldric Speer and Jeremie Rozan so humbly brought us through the inception of their brand, their vision, the recent Kid Cudi collaboration and the opening of their latest store in New York.  The video [...]

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MEET: ARIEL KLEIMAN

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Our friend Ariel Kleiman is an award-winning Australian filmmaker and director of music videos and commercials (through Partizan). He currently resides in London and among other things, enjoys blended meals for breakfast. Being an equal advocate of the blended meal and sharing the same hometown of Melbourne; I was interested to know more about how he does what [...]

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SHOP: iN THE MiDDLE - BIARRITZ

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The AW/11 women’s ‘Paul Boots’ now available at iN THE MiDDLE, Biarritz! 11 Rue Alcide Augey, 64200 BIARRITZ-FRANCE, 0033 (0)5 59 26 69 30.

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CHROMEO DONUTS!

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“It should additionally be noted that the good folks at PDX’s legendary Voodoo Doughnuts gave us this…” - Chromeo The cover we did for Chromeo’s ‘Fancy Footwork’.

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The Cheapest Lunch In Paris

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The gold shimmer shines bright from the mirrored façade of this humble establishment. ‘J.Lapersonne Boulanger Patissier’ (also known as Delphine’s bakery) is by far the cheapest (good) lunch in Paris. Nestled away near Metro Republique in the Marais, this little gem serves up an assortment of sandwiches, cakes and pastries daily. By no means a gourmet [...]

SPOTTED: LEIGH LEZARK at Chane...

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The lovely Leigh Lezark spotted at the Spring/Summer 2012 Chanel Show in the S2A x Leigh Lezark platform pumps! Shop them HERE

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The Way Things Go

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Take some time to watch “Der Lauf der Dinge” (The Way Things Go, 1987); an amazing 30-minute film documenting a long causal chain assembled of everyday objects resembling a Rube Goldberg machine, by Swiss art duo Peter Fischli and David Weiss. Watch Part I below: Click to see: Part II and Part III

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Leigh Lezark in S2A

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It could have been a Saturday in July for all we knew yesterday as the scorching weather continued throughout Paris Fashion Week. Regardless of the heat, countless re-scheduling, shows, parties and after parties …. I  managed to catch up this week with Ms.LEIGH LEZARK at our Paris Flagship store to check out her latest Surface [...]

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Scientists Reading Minds

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In what is basically the wet dream of every high school nerd; Scientists can now read the minds of others. Or at least piece together a very blurry window into their brain. In a recent study scientists were able to link video images seen by subjects to a corresponding brain activity. This leads to technology [...]

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VAULT: CHARLOTTE DELARUE

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Here’s a retrospective of illustrations done by Charlotte Delarue of Surface to Air Studio as a part of our collections! A talented Breton!!!

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François-Xavier & Claude Lala...

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Some photos of the incredible work-life partnership of François-Xavier & Claude Lalanne.

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WHEN CONAN MET CUDI

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Last night on Conan O’Brien, our beloved Cudi was invited to sit down and talk about his music, upcoming projects and his new Back To The Future kicks. Cudi surprised fans by giving Conan the “Fire” jacket from the Kid Cudi x S2A Leather Jacket collection. Hope you all enjoyed Conan looking fly in our [...]

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A/W11: Carry On Your Way

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Shows, presentations and parties oh my! Yes ladies, Paris fashion week has arrived!! Whether you need a bag to fit a laptop or a second pair of shoes or a dainty one with just the right amount of space for your essentiels…we’ve got you covered from the carry-all to the clutch. Shop our A/W11 Women’s [...]

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SUNSET TELEVISION

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Sunset Television is probably best enjoyed in a slightly mind-altered state, somewhere between being awake and delirium. That space late at night where you can laugh at stuff without having to make sense of it. Basically, Sunset Television kicks ass and we love these guys for their messed up sense of humour. Check out their videos here. [...]

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SHOP: Brussels Pop-Up

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On the 17th of September we celebrated the opening of our one-month pop-up shop at Hunting and Collecting in Brussels. Check out photos from the night below! [slidepress gallery='huntingandcollecting'] Hunting and Collecting, 17 rue des Chartreux, Brussels

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Sonic Youth - Teenage Riot

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1991 European Tour