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 …
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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 …
San Francisco, 31 december 1969: with their first performance on stage, the performer group called Cockettes is officially born. Trough 60s hippie rebellion and political revolution of 70s by Harvey Milk, these “psychedelic drag queen” makes of freedom their flag. Self-irony, extravagance, glitter, beard, high heels and muscles: there are no rules into Cockette’s aesthetic. …
Plans for tonight? We suggest you Saetta Party @ Bitte in Milan. A lot of music and performances: Cabaret with Dos Ankos, (b) Ananartista with Orgasmini live show (crazy and ironic performance). Following them Moscova Dreamers Dj set: indie new-wave and electro, plus Digital genetic pasta: funky, electro and breakbeat. But the main artist will be Etienne Jaumet from France. …
The Japanese retail brand MUJI and LEGO teamed up to develop a set of 4 different boxes. Inside those boxes you’ll find the classic LEGO bricks but also a few sheets of paper. No big deal. But when you also have the right punch hole tool, you can combine both to create something new. You can order …
Spaghetti Grafica, la collettiva dedicata alla grafica italiana organizzata dal Ministero della Grafica, ritorna alla Triennale di Milano con un secondo appuntamento. 125 progetti, selezionati su un totale di oltre 1300, saranno esposti nella mostra, la quale non si limiterà a documentare i lavori più significativi dei graphic designer italiani, ma dedicherà alcune sezioni alle …
If this was a bored and rainy sunday we suggest you a last minute pretty event in Milan. The international comics fairy at Milano Ata Hotel Executive (Viale Sturzo 45, MM2 Garibaldi) until 8.00 o’clock pm. You will find a full overview of the most important editors (Sergio Bonelli, Max Bunker, Astorina, Hazard, Star, Habanero) and authors …
