Playtime

Septembre, the fashion week is coming soon here in London.

I decided to talk a bit about fashion on Playtime this month and I am beginning with the Elvestedt sisters, Sofie, Pernilla and Jennifer. The sisters are designing beautiful collections for their Minimarket project. Created in 2006, the line had a big impact in the fashion world and continue to grow.

The Autumn/Winter 2010 collection is a brilliant mix of different cultures with a theatrical and graphical touch. The make-up is perfect and I love the hats, obviously! I look forward to see the next collection.

Sweet video about the Mast Brothers, chocolatiers, by The Scout.

Blisters Blackout, the next Print Club London’s show is calling for entries!

40 Illustrators. 40 Edition and hand signed prints. 40 Pounds each.

Our big annual poster show is here again and its open submission so if you are interested in taking part please do look at the link below for more information!
The show will take place this december in M C Motors the same amazing venue as last year.

All posters designs are to be new work, not previously exhibited or seen by the public. The final piece MUST be screenprinted.

It might be the best design show of 2010. Unfortunately, we can not make it so we are supporting it. If you are lucky to live in Chicago or nearby, please pop in!
Public Works 2 is a group exhibition of new work by Sonnenzimmer, Seripop, Dan Funderburgh and Mike Perry. Opening on August 6th, the exhibition runs through September 3rd. The show’s run will be punctuated by some amazing Friday talks presented by amazing speakers: Scott Thomas (Post Family / Obama), Stephen Gossett (Flavorpill), Chuck Anderson (No Pattern), Zach Dodson (Featherproof Press / Bleached Whale), Mike Perry (Brooklyn designer), Dan Funderburgh (Brooklyn designer), Chris Force (Alarm / Design Bureau), Nick and Nadine (Sonnenzimmer). Every talk is following by an afterparty with a rotating cast of DJs.
Sounds so good!

Untitled A Magazine Issue5 is curated by Hugo & Marie and designed by STUDIO NEWWORK.

Waiting to put your hands on it, you can watch the preview. Featuring Anna Giertz, Fontaine Anderson, Anna Wolf, Micah Lidberg, Cecilia Carlstedt, Von, R.J. Shaughnessey, Sam Greeen, Jesse Auersalo, Heather Culp, Blossom Berkofsky, Si Scott, Mario Hugo, Sam Green, Benbo George, Leslie David, Elias Tahan, Mike Perry, Alex Merto, Douglas Lee, & Jules Julien, this current issue can only be very good. Purchase!

Small note to recommend you to follow Daily Drop Cap. Made by Jessica Hische, this every day dose of type is definitely vital.

Each day (or at least each WORK day), a new hand-crafted decorative initial cap will be posted for your enjoyment and for the beautification of blog posts everywhere. To use a Daily Drop Cap on your site or blog, follow the instructions in each post and read about the usage limitations…
Enjoy!

Let me introduce you the latest album of Jazzkamikaze, a Wim Wenders masterpiece and an essential architecture’s book.

Travelling At The Speed of Sound is one of my favorite album so I was looking forward Supersonic Revolutions. “The primitive forces of rock music mixed with intricate jazz progressions, pulsating beats of electro, the grandiosity of classical music performed with the attitude of punk.” I enjoy it more and more every day.

Im Lauf der Zeit or Kings of the Roads is one of this movies that you can not and do not want to forget. It makes you living!

I recently borrowed Barbican: Penthouse Over the City by David Heathcote at the YCN Library. The Barbican is such an intriguing and exciting place. I keep in mind the wonderful washbasin made by Twyford especially for the Barbican flats!.

Good for eyes and ears.

—Emma

Atelic. Interesting film about movement decomposition. Discovery of the Day!

A motion control test film by DuckEye developed from ‘Iatrogenesis’ created for Rambert Dance Company’s ‘Season of New Choreography’.

Choreography Alexander Whitley.

Dancers: Jonathan Goddard, Miguel Altunaga, Eryck Brahmania, Estela Merlos.

Music: Guy Connelly.

Directed by Duckeye

Awesome! I can’t say anything else!

Phonovideo is a homemade visual tool that allows to display and mix short animations in an analog way without computers etc. It’s a mixture of the phenakistoscope technique from 1832 and turntablism. Clemens Kogler for the motionographer interview.

Phonovideo is a VJ tool or visual instrument used to display animations in an analog way without the help of a computer. “Stuck in a Groove” is the first film made with this technique, it serves also as a demo for the technique . In the future phonovideo should be used for live performances in cooperations with musicians, performancers and other artists. The music for “Stuck in a Groove” was created by Richard Eigner/ Ritornell.

Today I featured some brilliant young photographers on C&L. I am glad to introduce you: Elizabeth Brooke and Chrissie White.

Elizabeth Brooke presents an incredible sensitiveness. She is only thirteen years old and her pictures are like tales.

Chrissie White is inspired by art and fashion. Her work is deep reminding me Caravaggio paintings.

All of them explore a mystic and dreamlike world bringing beautiful stories, feelings and colours.

Credits: Photographer Chrissie White – Models Lisa & Summer.