“Il dandy dovrebbe aspirare ad essere ininterrottamente sublime. Dovrebbe vivere e dormire davanti a uno specchio”, scriveva Charles Baudelaire. Dopo la Musa, Polkadot reinterpreta per la Maison Perrier Jouët il Dandy contemporaneo, che sarà celebrato in un evento ancora top secret nelle prossime settimane a Milano. Musa e Dandy non possono non incontrarsi, quindi…aspettate un’altra settimana. …
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Jonathan Safran Foer’s new book, entitled “Tree of Codes,” it’s a collection of die-cut pages from his favorite book, Bruno Schulz’s “The Street of Crocodiles.” Made as an exploration of “the pages’ physical relationship to one another” and the die-cut technique, Foer attempts to create a meaningful narrative with an existing text. Thanks to Die Keure, …
INFLUENCERS is a short documentary that explores what it means to be an influencer and how trends and creativity become contagious today in music, fashion and entertainment. The film attempts to understand the essence of influence, what makes a person influential without taking a statistical or metric approach. Written and Directed by Paul Rojanathara and …
The Raconteurs – Carolina Drama “The whole emphasis of the show is about being artist friendly and making our bands as comfortable as possible so that they can give great performances without the usual agony of TV promo which everyone has to do but no one seems to enjoy.” – From the basement | Via
Contesto: RADIO, spazio espositivo che propone trimestralmente prodotti editoriali, audio e video realizzati da giovanissimi “guest owner” dell’artigianato, curatela, design e fotografia chiamati a viaggiare per dare voce, tramite la propria personalissima visione, all’immaginario e alle tendenze dei luoghi che essi visitano. (Milano, via Pestalozzi 4). Cosa: mostra fotografica, a cura di Serena Pezzato e …
La Maison Perrier-Jouët, rinomato champagne francese, sull’onda del successo suscitato dalle rinnovate immagini di Dandy e Musa reintpretate dall’artista Kareem Iliya, ha invitato alcuni blog italiani ( Polkadot compreso) ad una reinterpretazione “artistica” dei loro due personaggi-simbolo. La Musa Perrier-Jouët è indipendente e audace, sensuale, autenticamente costruita, consapevole della sua femminilità al punto da poter …
Procrastination I always had a particular addiction to stop motions. And this one in particular caught my attention because it’s about a subject very close to me, an advertising person! | via
Advert by the Irish national Lottery, who created an artificial rainbow in Dublin city by spraying water from the river into the air at the new Samuel Beckett bridge in the IFSC. | via
It’s the 60th Peanuts Anniversary! We are really proud to celebrate the comic strips with a special interview of Jill Schultz, the dauther of Charles M. Schultz, the father of Peanuts. She was very cute and selected two strips for Polkadot’s readers (above)! Polkadot: “Hi Jill, nice to meet you! We know you as the Mr …
La Evolución Silenciosa (The Silent Evolution) . An underwater installation by Jason de Caires Taylor. 400 life-size figures. Depth 9m Cancun / Isla Mujeres, Mexico. | via
“For next year i wanted to do something different, so i decided to make a poster, something that will stay on the wall for the all year, more permanent, that would inspire and bring happiness to the owner… 2011 Calendar made with love & care, hope you’ll like it” – Maria Helena Size: A3 / …
MUTE: the silence of dogs in cars. Photos by Martin Usborne Thursday 21st October till 9th November @theprintspace, 74 Kingsland Road, London E2 8DL