Marco Pietracupa is an italian photographer close to fashion system but not only. He also loves to make portraits and project focused on common people and sometimes on objects. Marco’s phylosophy is based on irony, fun, and sensuality. His works are surely unconventional and really originals. He usually collaborates with important fashion magazines as D …
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This is is time for reunion in the rock music world ! We have talked about Soundgarden few days ago, Kiss and AC/DC are ready for a big tour, Placebo completed gigs at the end of December, Blink 182 have confirmed thei presence at Sziget and Leeds/Reading festival 2010, and so on. Now the Hole’s …
Phaidon, publisher of the Wallpaper* City Guides, today announced the top 10 bestselling Wallpaper* City Guides to Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin, London, Los Angeles, New York, Paris, Milan, Rome and Tokyo are now available on the iPhone App Store. The retail cost for one Wallpaper* City Guide is $3.99 but the Berlin edition is currently offered …
The sleek form and clever functionality of British designer Mark Sanders’ foldable bike Strida have been earning accolades in Europe for over a decade. Inside a triangular frame of lightweight aluminum, power is transferred to the rear wheel via a silent clean Kevlar belt. Handlebars are mounted horizontally so the rider can sit comfortably upright …
Single speed. Coaster Brake. A comfy leather saddle. And a stylish minimal frame. Vanmoof could be your bike, if the hipster trend of a fixed gear bike attracts you but do not convince you. Designed in Amsterdam, VANMOOF’s unique aluminum construction houses two solar powered lamps for dual visibility. This single speed sleek and smooth …
A freak young american artist: Devendra Banhart. His music is generally defined as indie/pyscho folk but his songs are an unusual combination of rock and folk also. Devendra has got an attitude and a way of life close to old hippies, and the songs are surrealistic but very funny. Sometimes he sings in spanish probably …
Based on a window display he first presented in 2004, the japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka has now restructured it using a japanese actress currently being presented at Maison Hermès, Japan. The installation will run from now until january 19th, 2010. “On designing a window-display of Maison Hermès, I intended to express people’s daily ‘movements’ with a suspicion of …
Dunlop Falken Tires are being promoted in Japan through association with a “Melody Road” set up in the Nagano Prefecture. A billboard informs motorists that if they slow down to 40 km/h on the twisting hilly road, they will hear a melody played out by their tires on the road. The safety message won the …
We wrote about Volta shoes some months ago, they are without doubt one of the best new products of the year in the fashion world and we@Polkadot love their design, classic and innovative at the same time. Inspired by the footwear development of the last 50 years, Volta shoes are designed to instantly become part …
Sympathy For The Unusual dopo l’esordio estivo riafferma la sua personalità creativa con una mini collezione invernale, anche questa frutto di una collaborazione internazionale. Unusual lo stile, unusual il connubio tra i tessuti, unusual l’idea alla base di questa nuova linea: quando il design incontra la moda per regalare suggestioni inedite, immagini inattese. 4 nuove …
Color frames and Aviator-like shapes are here to stay. Glassing Sunglasses has taken a new approach to this color and shape combination, adding a twist of humor to it, at least for its latest ad campaign, shot by italian photographer Paolo Franco for Y&R Italy. If you want to have more information about Glassing and/or …
MEI is the italian music fair dedicated to independent labels and artists. Every year the music event takes place in Faenza (Ravenna). Gigs, conference and discussions about music world with a lot of representatives coming from labels, radio, music magazines, artists, and all of them involved into music business. MEI is an event to celebrate …
A partire dal 18 novembre è nato a Milano un nuovo ciclo di live interamente dedicato alla scena Indie-Electro internazionale. Se la prima data ha visto protagonista lo statunitense PUBLICIST (all’anagrafe Sebastian Thomson, già batterista dei Trans Am) che con la sua batteria, campionamenti e vocoder ha conquistato gli astanti, a partire dal 25 dello …
