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. …
A 3d animation created over the course of 5 years documenting the graffiti on the wall outside of Serge Gainsbourg home. Via
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 …
Coal Beanies was founded on the belief that headwear is more then an accessory. It’s part of you, your identity, and your lifestyle. Coal Beanie Hats build this idea into each of their beanie hat designs by using quality materials and exacting detail, and crafting beanie hat styles that are as unique as you are. …
Official video of the new Charlotte Gainsbourg’s single, in duo with Beck. Directed by Keith Schofield. The IRM album, produced by Beck, will be released by Because Music / Warner / Elektra on Dec 7, 2009 (France, Swiss, Belgium, Germany) and Jan 26, 2010 (Rest of the world). You can download the first single, IRM, …
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 …
Boxbird are looking for the hottest new illustration & printmaking talent to take part in our Fringe Festival 2010 exhibition ‘A to B’ which is inspired by travel and foreign adventures! We will be selecting 10 new artists to exhibit along side Boxbird artists including Graham Carter, Jon Burgerman, Sam Chivers and many more! If you would like to apply to …
We are fun of the fun theory, and we showed you few times ago two videos about the Volkswagen initiatives of making funny the waste recycle. It’s on line now a new one focused on the glass and how people could improve the recycle just having fun. Usually people collect plastic bottles and cans but not …
Daniele Tamagni is an Italian freelance photographer based in Milan and London. His background is in art history, only dedicating himself to photography in recent years. Gentlemen of Bacongo is a book about the immaculately dressed dandies from the heart of the Congo. Look at the invitation to the presentation of 26th November… Paul Smith …
WRATH ARCANE was started on January 3rd, 2006 when Cleveland boutique owner Brian O’neill called Cleveland designer and long-time friend Sean Bilovecky. The next day the two began tossing around ideas and making patterns. By the end of April ’06 WRATH ARCANE had developed a small production run (Spring ’06) and was in Brian’s store …
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 …
Today is a special day for raggae & rastafarian movement. We are talking about the Rototm Sunsplash and the bad news of the last days. We at Polkadot usually don’t speak a lot of raggae music, but we like it and we respect absolutely every kind of music events if they were based on quality …
