Gucci – Archive Exhibition in Japan Taking place at the Golden Pavilion located in Kyoto, Japan is an exhibition showcasing Gucci bags as it commemorates the cultural exchange and the significance of quality craftsmanship. The event will occur from June 25 to July 13, 2011 as this exhibition will also celebrate the 90 years of Gucci, the brand superior in leather goods for 9 decades. With the Golden Pavilion as the setting, it definitely exemplifies the cultural and artistic traditions. [...]
What is bright blue with pink highlights and dishing out the latest sports wear delights? Certainly not your average ice cream truck… Introducing the Nike Sportswear Ice Cream Truck, a mobile platform to serve the Big Apple with new delectable from Nike Sportswear’s Summer 2011 Collection. A part of the new “Always On” campaign, it along with enticing treats, will travel to various locations starting this Friday, June 24th, till August. To follow the where about and its location at all time, [...]
Lady Gaga – $90 Million Black Eyed Peas – $61 Million Justin Bieber – $ 52 Million Usher – $46 Million Jay-Z – $37 Million Diddy – $35 Million (Music now accounts for less than 20% of earnings ) Beyonce – $35 Million Forbes Full List Jay-Z and Diddy are the only Hip Hop acts in the top 25 although most of Diddy’s income doesn’t come from music. Not sure how Eminem isn’t on there with all the albums [...]
To coincide with today’s lunar eclipse, A Bathing Ape (or better known as BAPE) unveiled itsTransformers Special Collection. Scheduled along with the third and final installment of Transformerslive-action movie, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, BAPE decorated a series of BABY MILO graphic tees with the Autobots’ insignia and facsimiles of its leader, Optimus Prime. With help from toy maker TOMY, BAPE also resurrected the schematic for the original Optimus Prime toy figure, re-done in BAPE First Camo pattern. Available on 2 different release schedules with the [...]
Renowned architect Zaha Hadid latest project has taken her to Glasgow to create the Riverside Museum, highlighted by an amazing zig-zagging, zinc-clad roof. Housing a museum of transport with over 3,000 exhibits, the building has a 36 metre-high glazed frontage overlooking the River Clyde. The building zig-zags back across its site from this pointy roofline in folds clad with patinated zinc panels. Strips of lighting inside follow seams in the green underside of the undulating roof. The Riverside Museum is derived from its context. [...]
With the release date to his debut album just around the corner (June 28th), Complex reveals the official tracklist (with production credits). 01 Intro (prod. Kevin Randolph, Key Wane) 02 I Do It (prod. No I.D., The Legendary Traxster) 03 My Last f. Chris Brown (prod. No I.D.) 04 Don’t Tell Me You Love Me (prod. No I.D.) 05 Wait For Me f. Lupe Fiasco (prod. No I.D., Exile) 06 Marvin & Chardonnay f. Kanye West & Roscoe Dash (prod. Pop [...]
A Utah man was charged for disorderly conduct after he paid a medical bill with $2,500 in pennies. Jason West allegedly had an outstanding bill of $25 at the Basin Clinic in Vernal, Utah. He went there to dispute the charge and asked the clinic Clerc if they accepted cash and preceded to “dump” the pennies on the counter demanding the staff count the pennies, assistant Police Chief Keith Campbell said. West was later issued a citation for disorderly conduct [...]
Louis Vuitton continue to maintain a broad scope on creativity by working with diverse people from all over the globe. This time round the French house have commissioned London-based artist Billie Achilleos to create four beautiful “creatures” using Louis Vuitton’s most recognized leather products, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Louis Vuitton SLG Savoir Faire collection. Take a closer look at the Grasshopper (above), Beaver, Armadillo, Chameleon below. Thanks to Fashion Mag for the info.
Aakash Nihalani continues to bring out his street art involving his isometric rectangles and squares. His latest pieces involve a strange and illusionary over-sized falling dominoes, raining bricks, and a 3-D cube walking path as well as other works he’s placed throughout the city of New York. He utilizes brightly-colored sticker tape, in order to help people step into a different New York and offers the opportunity to see the city more playfully, as a world dominated by the interplay of very basic color and shape.
Pharrell Williams designed a glass sculpture to be exhibited as part of the GLASSTRESS show during the Venice Biennale, starting this week. ““Inside Out” is located at the Berengo Centre for Contemporary Art and Glass in Murano. The sculpture is of 2 angel skeletons. One is just over 6 feet tall and the smaller one flying behind it is about 18 inches. Both were hand made by Berengo Studio in Murano.” Many more images and a full explanation on the [...]
