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From New York 04/29/09
UO Inside: A Continuous Lean permalinkA few weeks ago, Michael Williams from A Continuous Lean paid a visit to our offices, so we returned the favor (or more like invited ourselves) and dropped by his Manhattan apartment. He served us drinks in Springer Spaniel glasses, showed us his collections, and made us feel right at home.
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From New York 04/28/09
On The Record permalinkFrom Nylon editor Luke Crisell and Scratch DJ Academy founder Rob Principe comes On The Record: The Scratch Academy DJ Guide. The book includes interviews with the old school (Grandmaster Flash, Grandmaster Caz, Grand Wizard Theodore), the new school (DJ AM, Z-Trip, A-Trak) and the in-between (Q-Bert, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Rob Swift) to provide a comprehensive guide for anyone who aspires to be more than just an on-the-go-playlist kind of dude. |
From Elsewhere 04/23/09
Everyday Life Shopping Experience permalinkTwo of our favorite design connoisseur, Apartamento and Reference Library, have teamed up in Milan to create Everyday Life Shopping Experience, an object shop with in-store happenings by Bertjan Pot, Martino Gamper, Max Lamb and Rich, Brilliant, Willing, and featuring everything from artist zines and paperclip jewelry to eBay finds and whittled spoons. |
From Elsewhere 04/17/09
Record Store Day permalinkThis Saturday, April 18, is Record Store Day, which means you stop downloading and get your ass out there to support your local independant record store. Musicians such as Ebony Bones, Samantha Crain, Ra Ra Riot, Bouncing Souls, and Asleep at the Wheel are doing free in-store performances at various locations across the globe, and there’s a mega-list of exclusive releases (Blitzen Trapper, Black Kids, Black Moth Super Rainbow), too, dropping on RSD and only in the indie shops.
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From San Francisco 02/23/09
Micah Brenner permalinkMicah Brenner‘s cut-paper and mixed-media collages put his junk-mail to good use. |
From Los Angeles 02/17/09
UO Inside: Mollusk Surf Shop at Gallery Space permalinkThe talented tribe from Mollusk Surf Shop has descended on Space 15 Twenty’s Gallery Space. For those unlucky enough to be outside of sunny Southern California (and in February, no less), here’s a peek inside the show and opening party. |
From Elsewhere 02/11/09
Action Figure Museum permalinkKevin Stark convinced the town of Pauls Valley, Oklahoma to turn his collection of action figures into a museum, and viola! In addition to the action figures, there’s also a superhero room, where kids can dress up as superheros. No word on whether they have, ahem, adult sized costumes. (Via Gizmodo.) |
From Elsewhere 12/08/08
Vogue Russia’s Matrioshka Dolls permalinkTo celebrate Vogue Russia’s 10th anniversary, the magazine commissioned 31 distinguished fashion designers (including Marc Jacobs, Martin Margiela, and Stella McCartney) to create a look for a traditional Russian matrioshka doll. From spike collars to frilly florals to faceless abstractions, check out all their interpretations. |
From Los Angeles 12/08/08
Secondary Market permalinkCurator Hanne Mugaas has organized a collection of art ephemera purchased on eBay into a new show at Ooga Booga. Entitled Secondary Market, the show runs from December 11 through January 7, and as the name might imply, everything is for sale. |
From New York 10/16/08
Paul Pope permalinkForget comics nerd. Paul Pope is more of a comics bad-ass. His latest graphic novel, Heavy Liquid, is in comic shops now, and hits book stores October 28.
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From Elsewhere 09/23/08
Exactitudes permalinkWe like to think of ourselves as individuals and one of the fundamental ways we distinguish ourselves from the pack is with how we dress. The Rotterdam-based duo, Ari Versluis and Ellie Uyttenbroek, stick a wrench in that idea with their ongoing project, Exactitudes. For 14 years, the pair has photographed thousands of people all over the world painstakingly categorized them by their style of dress, and compiled their collection into a website and a book. A fascinatingly thorough and somewhat deflating project that might makes you feel like just one of a million.
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From Portland 07/11/08
Tenth & Grant permalinkThe notebook debate is always quietly raging. There are obsessives of the mini and the large, the gridded and the lined, the spiral and the perfect bound. We’re not even going to try to end the debate, we just wanted to offer up some clean and mean mini options from Tenth & Grant. (Via VLU.) |
From New York 06/09/08
The Mirf permalinkWe don’t get too deep into graffiti related ephemera here on the UO blog but The Mirf definitely caught our eye. The throw-up-cum-vinyl-toy-cum-wall-sculpture is something we’re digging and want to keep our eye on as it’s kinda next levs. This particular piece is designed by MINT and SERF, who’ve been keeping the boroughs covered in aerosol for years. Collector geek n.b.: The 9” long MIRF is rotary molded in soft-vinyl and made in 4 color-ways, each limited to 200 pieces and drops in June. |
From Japan 04/15/08
Supreme X Kermit Kubrick permalinkOk, so maybe we got a little ahead of ourselves by saying that Supreme’s Kermit collab was jumping the shark. When your product gets turned into a Kubrick, you’re definitely doing something right.
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From Philadelphia 03/28/08
Philadelphia Record Fair permalinkGet ready to get your fingers dusty this Sunday as Vox Populi is hosting the Philadelphia Record Fair at the UPenn Rotunda. There will be up to 50 vendors there with special attention being paid to collectible vinyl (geek alert!). It’s located at 4014 Walnut, it’s free to the public from Noon-6pm and $10 early admission from 10am-12pm for all you obsessives. Happy hunting. |
From New York 03/10/08
Julia Rothman for ReForm School permalinkWe loves us some Julia Rothman. This is the third post we’ve done about her work and she really can do no wrong. These are limited edition, laser-etched ceramic milk bottles that Julia hand-inked in red or grey for ReForm School. Only 40 are available and each are signed and numbered. These’ll look good on a prominent shelf in your living room as opposed to say, left out on the porch for the milkman! (Via d*s.)
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From Australia 12/21/07
Chinnychinchin permalinkChinnychinchin can’t be accused of skimping on detail. Case in point: their individually hand burnt range of urban collectable cars. Hot.
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From Elsewhere 10/17/07
BNE Print permalinkOne man sticker juggernaut BNE just released his latest print, entitled Tokyo Neighborhood Watch. He releases one print a year, only 100 are made, and they’re not cheap. But consider this: you’ll be providing BNE with enough coin to keep up his global stickering campaign. |
From Paris 10/12/07
Halloween Bearbrick permalinkThis Halloween you can bring your 400% Bearbrick along with you to spook the neighbors.
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