First Playable Beer – Beck’s Edison Bottle
German beer company Beck’s, so long associated with art, has turned its cultural affiliation to music and created the world’s first playable beer. The Beck’s Edison Bottle conceived in New Zealand, saw 19th Century technology meet 21st Century music, with the latest from the Beck’s Record Label project. The label is replaced with vinyl-esque grooves … Read more
Nathan Sawaya – The Art of the Brick
Over fifty years ago, when the colourful interlocking toy bricks were created in 1949, no one would have believed the strength of brand love that was to follow for LEGO. However, to this day this perpetual love affair shows no sign of abating. In The Art of the Brick, an exhibition at the Discovery Times … Read more
Banpo Bridge – LED Rainbow Fountain
Banpo Bridge over the Han River in downtown Seoul, South Korea is the setting for a spectacular LED rainbow fountain. The stunning moonlight show is the world’s longest bridge fountain with nearly 10,000 LED lights illuminating the 190 tons of water shot out form the bridge every minute. The display runs along both sides of … Read more
New Music City – Nashville
British-based clothing company AllSaints, who were one of the first to clothe Kings Of Leon on their Youth & Young Manhood tour in 2004, have gone back to the band’s home town of Nashville, Tennessee to see the rising talent being born out of ‘New Music City’. The likes of Jack White, The Black Keys … Read more
Puma Dance Dictionary
Street dance and freestyling has normally been owned by Adidas, but now their competitor Puma is making a play to own the trendy language of dance by turning it literally into its very own ‘body’ language. Puma, the urban sportswear company, has created the Puma Dance Dictionary which allows the public to send personalised messages … Read more
Recycled Brooklyn
Sustainable living is grabbing a hold of all of us, forget 3D printing, recycling, reusing and re-selling old, unwanted materials has never been more ‘on trend’. Williamsburg, New York-based furniture design company Recycled Brooklyn – the clue is in the name – are masters in making sustainable items fashionable must-haves. They do this by ensuring … Read more
Dave Cole – Patriot Games
New Hampshire-born, Rhode Island-based conceptual artist Dave Cole mixes craft with political messaging, often making the viewer rethink their thoughts on national identity and patriotism. Cole’s protean craftsmanship gives voice to both a scholarly knowledge of this nation’s past and a conscientious understanding of what it means to be American in today’s society. His work is a poetic inquisition … Read more
Evian – Baby & Me
The clever folks in the marketing department at Evian and their team of creatives at BETC Paris have come up with another smash hit, with the baby-infused dose of pure fun in their latest ad campaign Baby & Me. The follow up to 2009′s all-conquering Roller Babies video and 2011′s Baby Inside, sees a group … Read more
Portrait of a Poet
Paris-based French film director Kendy Ty has a penchant for brilliant visual portrayals of creatives and his latest film ‘Portrait of a Poet’, is another stunning example of his work. The short film features French poet Mai Vallee who narrates the piece with her own poem that starts “Thank you dad thank you mum, for … Read more
Sarah Anne DiNardo – Tape Artist
Sarah Anne DiNardo is no ordinary artist; she has a unique skill born from a curious childhood love of Chiquito banana stickers. DiNardo’s love of the tactile feeling of tape evolved and manifested itself in her adult life into a creative passion for making intricate tape sculptures. The talented artist, creates one-of-a-kind tape sculptures with … Read more
Martin Usborne – The Silence of Dogs in Cars
East London-based artist Martin Usborne’s has turned a childhood memory of waiting in a car whilst outside a supermarket into a series of photographs that focus on the ever-curious relationship between humans and man’s best friend, the dog. The series, entitled ‘The Silence of Dogs in Cars’ showing now at The Little Black Gallery in … Read more
Hanksy – More Than Just Tom Hanks
New York-based artist Hanksy uses the streets as his canvas, employing clever puns and turns of phrases to delight fans and observant passersby. Shortly after moving to New York in 2010, Hanksy began noticing the city’s vibrant street art scene, in which hand painted works of art, elaborate stencils, and detailed screen prints enrich blighted … Read more
Where Am I – David Dang
French film director and screenwriter David Dang has produced a captivating narrated tale of a young lady traveling through a new found land entitled Where Am I. The shirt film sees the beautiful French actress Cécile Jeanneret-Amour travel through several settings in Ireland trying to find peace of mind, with Dang cleverly playing with the … Read more
Nike Air Max Reinvent
To celebrate 25 years of the iconic Nike Air Max, the sportswear brand has partnered with five up-and-coming London creatives to launch Air Max Reinvent. The exhibition, at Arch 402 Gallery in Hoxton, showcases Matt Box, Bruno Drummond + Gemma Tickle, Rosy Nicholas, Oscar Bolton Green and Sam Coldy’s creative reinterpretations of the classic sneaker’s … Read more
Williamsburg
Brazilian film director Ian Ruschel and photographer Gabrielle Mo, his partner and long-term collaborator, have created a beautiful video tale of their trip to Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Ruschel, a prolific filmmaker for Zeppelin Films in Porto Alegre, is usually seen directing big brand advertising campaigns, however, with Mo, he has created some of his most captivating … Read more
New York – Natural Light TV
Norwegian film production company Fram Film is launching a new service Natural Light TV, a home to footage of cityscapes and natural landscapes. The service will see a host of films from over 20 different locations in the first year, with the first videos showing the stunning natural beauty of Prague (Czech Republic), Bergen (Norway), … Read more
Instagram Socialmatic Camera
Italian-based ADR Studio first came up with a real-life version of the Instagram camera last year. However, despite attempts to make it a reality, it is only now that Socialmatic announces they have signed an agreement with C&A Licensing, an authorised Polaroid licensee, granting them the rights to produce a Polaroid branded instant digital camera. … Read more
PRISM – Mario Testino
PRISM gallery in West Hollywood, Los Angeles, is hosting the first gallery exhibition by Mario Testino in the United States in seven years. One of the most celebrated photographers in the world, Testino ingenuity lies in his capacity to cement the cultural, social and commercial impulses of the moment and distill them into lustrous images. … Read more
Jake and Dinos Chapman – The Sum of all Evil
London-based artists Jake and Dinos Chapman present their first ever solo exhibition ‘Chicken’ in Ukraine at the PinchukArtCentre in Kiev. The show includes the artists’ latest piece ‘The Sum of all Evil’, four miniature landscape dioramas charting significant historical events with their typical subversive humour. The works play to the central themes of the Holocaust, … Read more
Great Expectations – Review
Despite numerous adaptations of Charles Dickens’ much-loved classic novel Great Expectations, the production at the Vaudeville Theatre is, surprisingly, the first time it has been staged in the West End. Condensing the story’s 28 years into just over two hours is no mean feat, but, Jo Clifford and Graham McLaren’s adaptation rises to the challenge … Read more
