noma bar: playing with negative space
Israeli graphic designer, Noma Bar, cleverly plays between positive and negative spaces in his illustrations.
There is more to his graphics than meets the eye as Bar adds a comical touch to topics like religion and politics.
Now, who wants more?
pretty pret-a-surf
New York based Pret-A-Surf has brought some justice to the girls who don’t want to wear the typical gear when they pound the waves. Their styles, color palettes and artfully shot lookbook makes us want to pick up the sport — just to look this good. Available at Opening Ceremony, Jeffrey and Mollusk and other stockists.
rendez-vous round-up
We ended up in Paris with the CIPHER team on their first showing during Paris Fashion Week at Rendez-Vous Homme. We were given an unusual store-front space on Rue Saint Merri, which we discovered was owned by Pierre Cardin and had his name appearing everywhere. The four days went by in a blur as a great mix of buyers, friends and random strangers walked into the showroom thinking it was a shop and wanting to buy the sneakers. Here are the some of the highlights from the show.
Entrance to Rendez-Vous on the 2nd day.
Collin and Marika in the Espace Evolution showroom.
The black and white Vertigos, just hours before they vanished from the front window.
The rest of the CIPHER collection.
The Seditionaries sitting next to the Sentients.
Inside Rendez-Vous, where the greenhouse effect took place on the upper floors.
The front window display.
Marika with “Mr Jones”, our mannequin.
Jenny’s love tattoo by Rude.
Thanks to all the people who made this trip possible and whom we met throughout the week. The Whitespace team, Antoine, Daniel and Nic at Surface to Air, Zenith and Jonathan Morss at Mors Footwear, Moose at Sneaker Lounge, Ashley Marc Houvelle, Jenny and Alex at OFR shop, Ivan at T-Frankin, Pak Man and Isabella and numerous others. We hope to be back soon.
garage turenne
We took a break from our show and checked out nearby Capsule. Tucked away in a garage on Rue de Turenne, we not only found some familiar faces but some fantastic distressed type at the front entrance.
Ground floor full of brands and the ubiquitous Vitamin Water.
We ran into Arnault from Kapok upstairs.
Also caught up with Jeff and Nico over at Staple.
Wonderfully weathered and layered French garage type.
wild promises
We love this cotton quilt cover design by Glasgow-based David Shrigley. Sold out at Colette but look out for future stock and quirky ideas from this artist.
you and me the royal we
Our friend Li-Ting is a fan of all things artsy and quirky, and she referred to this map from You And Me The Royal We for her wedding invitation we are helping her to design. We love it when our friends love cool stuff.
covers
Some brilliant sketches/illustrations of magazine covers by John Paul Thurlow.
Blog here. Flickr here.
hyperactivitypography
Rather cute look on typography, in a rather hyperactive way.
By Studio3, an in-school design agency at the Graphic Design Department of Westerdals School of Communication in Norway!
http://www.hyperactivitypography.com/
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