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April 2010 - IV: Some thoughts on design
Fashionoffice on 'No Discipline!' Web/Mobile/Map
Designers, artists are practising from time to time 'indiscipline' by working in other creative fields than their own. Fashion by Vivienne Westwood for Lee, flowers by Zweigstelle in shoes by Humanic, art by Bless,
interior by Diesel, fashion video about new shoes in Jean Paul Gaultier design...
'Time and Place' Web/Mobile/Map
Time and place inspire designers for new collections such as a Spanish design duo that is working on the rural United States clothing style. The result is a mysterious Twin Peaks-Laura Palmer outfit. Or the Lebanese designer Noor Fares who is inspired by her Middle Eastern heritage. Journalists on the other hand, chronicle what happens on these places at certain times; such as 'Cronotopo'...
The Realization of Design; Vienna Insight by publisher Karin Sawetz Web/Mobile/Map
Vienna's public transport operator 'Wiener Linien' presented the new uniforms designed by students of the fashion school Michelbeuern. I couldn't attend the event, but the next day in the morning while drinking my coffee, I stumbled in a newspaper about a picture of the new dresses that make me think of my time in fashion school. I don't know how often I had to go with my creations to the technical dean, I even had to leave the school several times and continued my education only by begging the school director. BTW: later we had a good relationship. Probably because I was the college-student who spent the most time with her...
SHORT MESSAGES:
Photojournalism Awards
“Why do the media continue to drive us mindless with stupid shows and magazines? And why do they continue to give useless news items, instead of interesting and important news events?” explains Marion Mozzi the decision to extend the education program for photojournalism during the next Visa pour l’Image Festival in Perpignan from 28 August to 12 September 2010. 3000 accredited professionals, 280 press agencies and associations of photographers from all other the world will join the platform of press photography. Exhibitions, meetings, and screenings reflect the sociologic impact of press photography and provide material for a critical analysis. On the festival's website you will find details on several awards such as the 2010 CARE Award for Humanitarian Reportage (deadline 10 June) or the Canon Female Photojournalist Award (31 May 2010), where you can send your work.
Media alert, April 2010: Fashionoffice has gone Green
Fashionoffice was founded in 1995 with the "FashionAvigator”-study about fashion online and started in 1996 with www.fashion.at one of the first fashion magazines exclusively published online. Now, Fashionoffice is powered by 100% wind energy...
Website that offers an insight into Thailand's textile and fashion
The directory of Thai fashion and textile is using Google maps, videos, photo showcases of the products, you can learn about the history of the companies, etc. ttisonlinedirectory.com was launched at Bangkok International Fashion Fair and Bangkok International Leather Fair, BIFF & BIL 2010 in early April. The designers of the search tool (company names, product categories, keywords, description, geo-location map) followed the needs of buyers and sellers, suppliers, product and service providers - even those who are not familiar with the computer.
Fashionoffice's 'Green' website tip: 'Track my T' advices how to reduce the Carbon Footprint
Just received the information about the US t-shirt label Anvil's website on www.trackmyt.com that provides an insight into certified cotton, textile production, advices to reduce the Carbon Footprint and offers a tool for tracking the own Anvil-t-shirt by tipping in the number from the 'Tracking label' which is sewn into shirts since 14 August 2009; at the first step into kid-shirts. Anvil announces that the tracking code will be included into other products in the near future.
MUSIC:
Music video tip: garage-rock by 'The Soft Pack' with stars from the movie 'Kick Ass'
California based Mean Magazine has just released a new 'mean' video with Chloë Moretz, Christopher Mintz-Plasse and Clark Duke from the movie 'Kick Ass' for the track 'Answer To Yourself' by the LA garage-rock band 'The Soft Pack'. The concept of 'Mean Video', so the title of the magazine's mash-up production, is to work with movie material and bring it into a new context. Director of the video is the publisher of the magazine, Kashy Khaledi. On the website of Mean Magazine meanmag.net, you can find mash-ups to 'Carrie', 'Tron', 'Dirty Dancing'...
Album tip: 'Art School Girls' by the Brooklyn rap-punk trio 'Ninjasonik'
The 14 tracks album 'Art School Girls' by Ninjasonik was released on 19 April 2010. Ninjasonik has created the indie/hip-hop sound on an art a-like concept that focuses on cultural fusion: "It's obviously not the normal collaborative line-up for what many could misconstrue as a hip-hop record, but a "cultural fusion" says Telli, "I don't think sound has been merged like what we do. I'm a rapper, Jah's a punk, and Teenwolf's a musicologist." Ninjasonik is on tour in US.
Music video tip: 'Acapella' by Kelis from the new album 'Flesh Tone' (release May 2010).
The new video for the dance-music track by US singer Kelis, produced by David Guetta, was in April the favorite free video at US iTunes. Kelis is known for her extraordinary outfits and hairstyles; but also for her punky-provocative songs such as 'Caught Out There' or 'Bossy' which have already got attention - even from feminists who love humour. 'Acapella' is dedicated to her son.
Music video tip: 'Clap Your Hands' from the new album 'We Are Born' by Australian singer/songwriter Sia (aka Sia Furler, album release on 7 June 2010). On 19 April, the video premiered on PerezHilton.com. On http://www.myspace.com/siamusic you can listen the great voice of Sia on tracks from the new album! In April/May Sia is on tour in Europe and North America.
Music tip: 'Big Majestic' by the Viennese duo 'Madchen Amick'
The dark vintage sounds by Jimmy Zurek (vocals, lyrics) and Robert Schwarz (sound design, guitars) are inspired by David Lynch’s Twin Peaks, "the poetry of Heiner Müller, Johnny Cash’s ‘speed’, and the dark rockabilly heartbeat..." such as they are stating on their MySpace-site.
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