LEGO Weekend

Went pass one of the few UK LEGO stores recently and discovered the pirates series is back after more than 10 years of long hiatus. I can still remember my first lego set was an Imperial ship back in 1992, those were the good days. After seeing the new series, me and Elibe decided to get two sets for the Easter weekend ahead...work in progress!

After trying out the HTC Hero for a few months, Sohaib kindly offered me to try out the HD2 model, which is quite similar to the widely popular iPhone. After a few days of trials, I'm still not used to the Windows base system, as I much prefer to the Hero's Android interface. However, the overall experience is great e.g. GIANT screen, amazing animation and fast internet speeds. Looking forward to the new HTC models coming out soon.

Acne/All Gone

Went to the Acne's Autumn/Winter 2010 Presentation this evening in an old factory around Shoreditch. It has to be one of the most well thought out shows I've been to, where models walked towards the front in midst of smoke, then proceed to the audience passing a curtain and horizontal red laser beams. It is not surprising that the collection named as 'Black Snow' was inspired by Star Wars: The Clone Wars with dark, strong and floaty silhouettes. At the end of the show, the guests were given a bottle of fragrance, which was used in the presentation.

Also received a copy of All Gone 2009 today. Been collecting the series from its beginning, and its a great way to look back on the development on Streetwear through the years. Completely forgot the release due to my Dissertation last week, but was lucky enough to be given a chance to have one.

HTC/Haiti

I've always wanted to try out the new wave of touch phones in the market, but due to my current contract tying me now (never go on a 18th month contract!), therefore I'm still stuck with my Nokia E71. However, Sohaib from HTC has given me the Hero to try out. After several hours playing around with it, I have to say is one of the most user friendly phones out there. Hopefully it'll change my mind about getting an iPhone in the future.
When the Haiti disaster happened, I thought of donating straight away, but seeing a lot of brands out there are creating charity tees, I decided to take on that step. 'We shall love again' is the graphics used on the tees, which says a thousand words towards the cause. In 3 days, I've already sold out my first batch of 25 and already accepting the second round of orders, which you can get them here. Please support the charity fund raising!

Playing Cards

Got a brief a few weeks ago from Ping, on a collaboration project to recreate a deck of playing cards. Had quite a lot of fun doing this mini task, where I was given seven cards to design. Again, as I'm interested in the history of all things, I referenced the background and meaning of the cards and came to a few surprising results. The full deck will be revealed soon, so stay tuned.

Pop Up Galore

While working on the 'Disappearing City' project, I became heavily inspired by the Victorian Era and also Alice in the Wonderland. After some research, I came across Robert Sabuda's series of pop up books and quickly bought it to see what it's like. As you can see, its pretty amazing stuff where each books have around eight major pop up spreads, not counting the smaller openings in each page. While on the subject, I also picked up a Star Wars book in pop up form, although not by the same artist, but still, there's some pretty amazing stuff going on. And yes, that is a light saber which lights up when you open it.....May the force be with you.

We Shall Love Again

While browsing through Google Map trying to find a parking space, I came across this lovely message randomly. It's amazing how the technology allows us to see wherever and whenever we want. Would love to work on something similar in future projects.

Rotating Kitchen

For the opening of the exhibition: Eating the Universe, in Germany. An installation work, named 'The Rotating Kitchen' by Zeger Reyers was put into motion. It will be rotating continuously will February 28th 2010.

Dieter Rams “Less and More” Exhibition

Opening today is the Dieter Rams 'Less And More' exhibition at the Design Museum in London. Dieter Rams was the director at the German electronics manufacturer Braun for over 30 years and is known globally for his simple and elegant aesthetics. He has created a blueprint for the designs of today and even heavily influenced an upcoming UNDERCOVER S/S Mens collection, where Jun Takahashi followed the tones and details of Dieter Rams' work and placed them in the context of fashion. The exhibition is a retrospective of Dieter Rams' career and showcasing his ground breaking designs for both Braun and Vitsoe. The event runs from today to March 7th 2010.

Do you want a box with that sir?

This is a great example of viral advertising/promotion. These letters soon got passed on through the internet, which made the agency a big hit. Please take time and read them on here.

Wonderwall

I'm sure most of you have been to at least one of many stores designed by Wonderwall, and amazed by the space, design and thoughts that went into them. Now Masamichi Katayama has updated the site with an amazing interface. Check it out here.

Jo Ratcliffe

Picked up this months issue of Dazed & Confused yesterday and found the front cover very beautiful illustrated. After reading into it, the work is by Jo Ratcliffe, who is also known as JOCANDRAW. Check out more of her work on her website.