Striking artworks in unexpected places

Incredible rainbow houses in the slums of Rio de Janeiro. Praça Cantão, the square at the entrance of the community of Santa Marta, has been the scene of a spectacular art intervention where it has been turned into a vibrant artwork of monumental scale.

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Jimon Magazine. Art. Fashion. Aaaand our current new obsession.

Independently published straight outta LA, this bi-annual publication is pure aesthetic delight.

Focused on cutting edge imagery, experimental art and fashion (as featured above) where “the only limit is taste”… and it tastes good. Read more…

It’s like a concert tour, but with sketchbooks.

Sometimes you stumble across something/one that is just so darned inspirational and those creative, community minded folks over at the Art House Co-op are just that. In particular, The Sketchbook Project, their ‘open for participation’ project where anyone – from anywhere in the world – can be a part of the project. Read more…

Recent Adventures by The Neon Hive

The most common question(s) we’ve been asked of late is “Hey, where the heck did you go?!” or “What the [bleep] is going on?” or “Why are you guys so quiet?” and in short, there is no short answer. Lots of reasons.

It IS very rare we are this quiet though. Read more…

The Quintessential S&C Festival Survival Guide!

Summer is upon us and that can only mean one thing – it’s Festival Season, wahoo!!! We’ve compiled our annual “Festival Survival Guide” to see you through the season:

1. Tent: Don’t forget the pegs, ground sheet and rubber mallet!

2. Wheelbarrow: Handy for lugging camping equipment and slabs of cider into the event and for wheeling overly merry friends out!

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Catwalk Trend Reports: Autumn/Winter 2010 Nail Colours

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Cheeky Peek! Custom logo design for Von Shape.

One of our crew members, Shep also dubbed “Von Shape”, asked us to create him a unique brand identity. Von Shape’s vision is an array of life happenings being translated into a variety of shapes – some simple, some more complex but all from his own bizarre perspective. His creative “shapes” will likely be served up in a myriad of mediums Read more…

Jon Burgerman to launch The Lossy Botany Lab in Hamburg!

1st July – 6th August 2010 @ Helium Cowboy Artspace

Jon Burgerman is back in Hamburg town for his second solo show in the city. “The Lossy Botany Lab” promises a whole new, never before seen, set of works by the UK artist not to mention a botanical installation on site. Read more…

Top notch UK graphic design magazine Grafik has closed.

Falling prey to the economic crisis, another of our favourite designcentric publications closed this week. The independently published, monthly graphic design magazine, Grafik, was a pioneer of of the design community – a loyal servant and dear friend. Grafik showcased the cream of both cutting edge and commercial graphic design. Read more…

Revolutionary Pantone Inc. launches a colourful new realm to their colourful universe.

Introducing The Pantone Hotel™ Brussels…

Pantone Inc. revolutionised the graphic arts world by introducing their globally recognised colour matching system some 40+ years ago. Continuing with their innovative approach, the company have just added to their growing consumer offerings with the recent opening of first Pantone Hotel™ in Brussels. Read more…