June 10, 2009 | New Fashion | by Sonya Rosendorff |
Marc Jacobs is giving it back by teaming it up with Creative Growth, who are the world’s oldest and largest art studio for adults with disabilities. In the Special Items section of his site, you can buy bags, wallets, trinkets, and help a fantastic cause.
June 1, 2009 | New Photography | by Sonya Rosendorff 
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Melbourne-based Jay Matthews creates giddy self-portraits based on his obsessions with balloons, donuts, green sludge, beauty queens and maids of honor.
June 1, 2009 | Cool Travel | by Sonya Rosendorff |
I love Crif Dogs. I’m sure most of the locals in New York know about this awesome hot dog place, but for those new to the area, it’s a must see, do and eat. Deciding on what hot dog your belly desires is probably the most difficult thing to do here as there are many to choose, from the classic New Yorker to my all time favourite, Spicy Redneck: a house dog, bacon wrapped, with chilli, cole slaw, and jalapenos. You may need to get two hot dogs and a side of tatar tots to fill your stomach, as I was craving more. While I was waiting, I killed some time playing my favorite 80s arcade game, Galaga. Also, you may get invited into their secret bar, PDT. You need enter the phone booth to answer a secret password or just be let in by chance.
May 30, 2009 | New Photography | by Sonya Rosendorff |
Alberto Rojas Newton creates complex photographs using loads of texture and varied colour. He grew up in Colombia, has lived in Paris, and now is based in London, where he is quickly positioning himself as one of photography’s real emerging talents.
May 29, 2009 | New Art | by Sonya Rosendorff |
Nathan Sawaya creates art with lego bricks, creating fun, colorful blocks of large-scale sculptures. He started using lego bricks in his art early on in 2000. Mythbreakers wanted to see if they could make a large large ball and roll it down the hill without it breaking. But they didn’t have enough lego pieces, so they called upon Sawaya to supply them with lego bricks. Mythbusters tried rolling it down the hill, but it didn’t roll straight and broke apart before it hit the car. Sawaya advises to use glue.
May 27, 2009 | Video | 
by Sonya Rosendorff |
Multitouch Barcelona are a newly formed design collective that explores natural communication between people and technology enabling visitors to their interactive displays to can touch and play with the technology.
May 25, 2009 | New Fashion | by Sonya Rosendorff |
It’s a revival! The always original Pam Hogg is back. She’s opened her Pop Up shop for one month only in Soho, London, only a few stores down from her original haunt from the 70s and 80s. And, yes, if you pay a visit, I’m sure you’ll be able to buy some of her trademark fluro-coloured lycra catsuits, shiny leggings, and PVC mini-dresses.
May 22, 2009 | New Trends | by Sonya Rosendorff |
Trust the Japanese to endorse this crazy new product, a Marriage Hunting Bra by Triumph. Is it the start of some bizarre trend for single girls waiting to wed? It features a marriage countdown clock, showing the deadline for the wearer to get to the altar. When an engagement ring is inserted between the cups, the clock stops ticking and, surprise, surprise, music plays. The song? Here Comes The Bride, of course.
May 22, 2009 | New Art | by Sonya Rosendorff |
Mikael Alacoque rips familiar and nostalgic objects to the core to create a new sinister image sculptured with abstract moulding techniques. His dead dogs, in particular, have fantastic symbolism, with ice-cream smashed on their little heads. Alacoque is certainly an artist for now and beyond.
May 19, 2009 | New Music | 
by Sonya Rosendorff |
I love the song, I Remember, by Deadmau5 and Kaskade. It’s such a summer delight: beautiful and uplifting. Can it get any better with the London sun shining? Not in my books.
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May 15, 2009 | Cool Travel | by Sonya Rosendorff |
Visiting London’s Broadway Markets is always a fun afternoon, especially when the sun is shining gloriously. It features a variety of organic food, meats, coffee, tea, sweets, fashion, and vintage clothing. At the moment, it’s all about jewellery for me, and I couldn’t resist these fantastic enamel tea cup necklaces by Buddug Wyn Humphreys. She has a market stall with Jessie Chorley, who makes fantastic jewellery, diaries and fabrications of yum. If you don’t mind a bit of a walk from Bethnal Green and Hackney, the Broadway Market is a welcome surprise.
May 12, 2009 | New Illustration | by Sonya Rosendorff |
James Unsworth creates beautiful but grotesque, interesting yet idealist drawings, all of which taps into your crazy side. Read more
May 12, 2009 | New Fashion | by Sonya Rosendorff |
For many years, Sam Arkus was a well-known tailor at 60 Berwick St, Soho, in London. I’ve walked past this store many times and wondered to myself, ‘is it open? Is it derelict?’ There are stories of him still living there. To my surprise, a new designer boutique has recently opened there and transformed this place into a store and gallery called Digitaria. Stavros Karelis and Eleftheria Arapoglou have created a fantastic fashion forward clothing space featuring their many delectable pieces for women and men. This is a must to visit, where you can pick up an original item of clothing and experience mystical loveliness downstairs in the gallery.
May 8, 2009 | New Design | by Sonya Rosendorff |
I was at the gym the other day, doing these arm weight exercises my personal trainer gets me to do, and I looked down and saw this amazing footwear on another gym goer. They’re called Vibram FiveFingers and I want a pair. Now! They’re ideal for scrambling up rocky hills, camping, yoga, canoeing, going to the gym, walking. This footwear ensure that no gravel, grit, sand, or dirt will annoy you while doing an activity you love. This amazing concept was developed by industrial designer Robert Fliri for Vibram.
May 7, 2009 | New Art | by Sonya Rosendorff |
You see a man pondering life, but on closer inspection, realisation sets in, and what you actually notice is a sculpture covered in photography prints, creating a truer than life image of art. Gwon Osang is a Korean contemporary artist who has exhibited at the Manchester Art Gallery, among other places. He creates life-size sculptures of people, spending ample time researching his subjects and creating an inspiration for his works.
British graffiti artist mobstr. recently had an amusing back-and-forth with the Newcastle City Council, which painted over his stenciled statements directed at them. Read more
Korean designer Jaebeom Jeong has got the idea. Jeong fulfils every drunken person’s dream (who’s ever ridden a shopping cart home) by turning a cart into a bicycle.
The Hatton hotel epitomises Melbourne cool. Those who value design, location, and luxury will find The Hatton the perfect Melbourne base. Read more
I am really into Hong Kong action flicks from the 1980s and 90s. When I first moved to New York, there were a handful of curious friends who were also interested in watching movies such as City on Fire by Ringo Lam, which Reservoir Dogs was based on. How did they find videos like thus? At the legendary Kim’s Video in New York City. These days, City on Fire can be find online, and Kim’s is history. But all the videos that entertained the film geeks of this city for more than twenty years have found a new home in, wait for it, Salemi, Sicily. Yes, the southern island of Italy. Kim has recently relocated there, as this sad but heartwarming story about him in yesterday’s New York Times reveals.
You know that band you’ve always wanted to form, the one with the little-girl-lost singer with the mischevious eyes and the propulsive beats that drive bass hooks so catchy you want to bottle them up and sell them to Sting? That’s right, that fictional band that lingers just that little deeper in your imagination every time you saunter down Bedford Avenue, surrounded by girls in neon tights and guys in ruffed up converse. You know the one? Well, guess what, you’re too late. It’s arrived. It’s French. And it’s so damn good.
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With his heavy, all-protein diet, Leatherface probably needs to exercise a little, so this Nike sneaker made from human skin leather should suit him nicely. Actually, this piece is a grotesque and almost too realistic shoe made from latex as a comment on the horror of sweatshop labor
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