Nancy Sinatra convinced us that boots were made for walkin’, but French bootmaker Palladium takes things to a whole new level with their innovative video walking tours.
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Archive for May, 2010
Walk the Walk
Friday, May 28th, 2010
Full of Wonder
Tuesday, May 25th, 2010
Wonderwood by Comme Des Garcons
Directed by the Brothers Quay
This enchanting film for Comme des Garcons’ newest scent, Wonderwood, comes to us courtesy of legendary stop-motion animators the Brothers Quay.
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Hanging With the Wild Bunch
Friday, May 21st, 2010
Buffalo Stance by Buraka Som Sistema
Directed by Anthony Burrill
In Issue 21 of The Block, we told you all about how as part of Dr. Martens’ 50-year anniversary celebrations, the footwear brand commissioned a bevy of musicians to produce videos of classic tracks. Here’s one of those vids: Buraka Som Sistema’s cover of Neneh Cherry’s “Buffalo Stance,” directed by Anthony Burrill. We think it’s smokin’ (not cokin’).
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Interview: Serena Cole
Wednesday, May 19th, 2010
Fashion loves art, no question. But the functional canvases of YSL, Marc Jacobs, or Alexander McQueen aren’t frequently seen as a painter’s muse. However, we like to think the line between art and fashion is a little blurry, so discovering California artist Serena Cole’s fashion-fantasy paintings was a bit of a revelation. A life-long worshipper of fashion, Cole questions our veneration of pop culture by melding images from fashion ads with traditionally saintly symbols (think halos and haunted eyes). Her goal is to create iconic faces that explore “the strange double-edged sword of being wanted.”
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Knit to Thrill
Friday, May 14th, 2010
With a collection self-described as “dark urban hippie,” Lars Andersson hasn’t completely forgotten his Swedish roots: “It’s a minimal environment, really old, dark and mysterious,” says Andersson. “It’s raw and unfinished, but still beautiful.” And we can’t help but be mesmerized by Evaan Kheraj’s film of Andersson’s F/W 2010 collection. Inspired by Norwegian figurative painter Odd Nerdrum, there’s a sense of ethereal romance evoked throughout the knitwear collection. If only fall came sooner.
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Art Book Extravaganza
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010
Just as there’s a flurry of emerging artists out there producing amazing works in basements and tiny loft studios, there’s a clutch of small publishers rushing to capture their pieces in limited-run art books, chapbooks, and magazines.
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In The Area
Monday, May 10th, 2010
Cubebot by David Weeks
Our apartments would be a total yawnfest if it wasn’t for New York-based design shop Areaware, and we’re pretty excited that our favourite source of objets d’art is celebrating its five-year birthday during the celebrations for New York Design Week.
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THE BLOCK MIXTAPE
by Young Empires
Mixtape: Young Empires
Toronto's Young Empires send us straight to the dancefloor with this mixtape for The Block.
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01. Sabali (Vitalic Remix) - Amadou & Miriam
02. Lies (Herve Remix) - Fenech-Soler
03. Hour of the Wolf (Lifelike Remix) - Adam Kesher
04. Dance the Way I Feel (Armand Van Helden Remix) - Ou Est Le Swimming Pool
05. Snake Charmer - Bag Raiders
06. Wait & See - Holy Ghost!
07. All Night (Azari & III Remix) - Voltage
08. You Know I Know It - Tensnake
09. La Mezcla - Michel Cleis
10. Rain of Gold (French Horn Rebellion Remix) - Young Empires
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