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thom lessner

Illustration / Thom Lessner

May 14, 2008 | Illustration | by Kate Barnett |

Although the work of Philly artist and skateboarder Thom Lessner is infused with a touch of mockery, his illustrations are undertaken seriously. Read more

ben woodward

Illustration / Ben Woodward

May 13, 2008 | Illustration | by Kate Barnett |

Philly based artist Ben Woodward attended the Rhode Island School of Design, but never graduated. It hasn’t impacted on his career though. Read more

May 12, 2008 | Illustration | by Zolton |

Canadian illustrator Michael Wandelmaier creates moody and atmospheric work which burns deeply in your inner-most conscience. Read more

johnny cheuk

Illustration / Johnny Cheuk

May 10, 2008 | Illustration | by Zolton |

I love the work of Hong Kong illustrator Johnny Cheuk. ‘When developing portraits, fashion, scenery and commercial products’, he says, ‘I like blending different materials, such as watercolor, pen, pencil and ink, with computer graphics’. Read more

Olka Osadzinska

Illustration / Olka Osadzinska

May 9, 2008 | Illustration | by Zolton |

Looking deeply into Olka Osadzinska’s vibrant and exciting illustrations is like staring into a world I know I’ll never, ever be a part of. Read more

chris rubino

Illustration / Chris Rubino

May 8, 2008 | Illustration | by Zolton |

The phenomenal illustration work of Chris Rubino is like sugar for the brain: sweet, more-ish and totally enveloping. Read more

christopher norris

Illustration / Christopher Norris

May 7, 2008 | Illustration | by Kate Barnett |

When asked to describe his work to a stranger, Christopher Norris writes: ‘Pencil and ink drawings that hinge abjectly on transgressive statements, haunted house imagery and thick seeming minimalism, hopefully projecting an awkward but propelling narrative’. Read more

May 5, 2008 | Illustration | by Zolton |

There’s just one word that applies to the work of Italian illustrator, Andreco: brilliant. Though what strange, twisted thoughts race through his mind are a mystery. Read more

May 1, 2008 | Illustration | by Zolton |

I love the vibrant and slightly offbeat artwork of New York-based illustrator Jonathan Bartlett. Read more

mayo

Illustration / Mayo

April 30, 2008 | Illustration | by Zolton |

I like the muted tones and conceptual themes in the illustration work of Mayo. Read more

April 29, 2008 | Illustration | by Zolton |

I love the sense of imperfect realism about the illustrations of Melbourne-based artist Nom Kinnearking.

janicej

Illustration / JaniceJ

April 26, 2008 | Illustration | by Zolton |

There’s a sense of classic timeliness about the work of London-based illustrator, JaniceJ. Read more

Jordan Anwar

Illustration / Jordan Awan

April 24, 2008 | Illustration | by Ilana Kohn |

I’ve known the New York-based artist Jordan Awan for quite a long time now. Since he was in high school in fact. So I have had the privilege of watching his art truly evolve into something amazing. Read more

lauren atha

Illustration / Lauren Atha

April 24, 2008 | Illustration | by Zolton |

Lauren Atha works with cut outs and illustration, with each piece of work especially designed to function with the whole, while still evoking a sense of displacement and lack of stable identity. Read more

chichi

Illustration / Chichi

April 23, 2008 | Illustration | by Zolton |

New York-based Japanese artist, Chichi creates elaborate illustrations that are both colourful and exotic. Read more

 

Martin Parr took the photographs for my latest album, Lady’s Bridge, which was a real surprise as he’s a name photographer who does exhibitions rather than album pics. Read more

Have you ever felt engulfed by a strange mix of emotions, ones which make you feel all giddy? Well, that’s what this track — Not For All The Love In the World — does to me. French pop-folk extraordinaire Sebastian Tellier remixes Irish pop band The Thrills. Totally luscious and dreamy, especially the glockenspiel sound. Beautiful stuff.

It looks like the New Rave movement is making a big comeback thanks to Carrie Mundane, designer of the UK-based fashion label, Cassette Playa. Read more

Each room in Copenhagen’s Hotel Fox is an individual piece of art. 21 international artists descended on the hotel to turn each of the 61 rooms into a unique space, featuring creative artwork ranging from Japanese manga to fluid graphic design. Read more

Many moons ago, when my hair was longer and my eyes were wider, I played guitar in a Sydney rock band. Over a period of several years, the four members in the group went from relative normality to the very personification of imagined rock glory. Read more

‘Lost’ is the most recent film production in the urban art series produced by Tokyo-based art crew Rinpa Eshidan. Read more

I’m enjoying reading the insight and witticisms of the Indie Breakfast Club blog, which casts a wide net over entrepreneurship and what it means to be one and still have a conscience.


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Robin Rhode

There’s a lot I could say about South African artist Robin Rhode, whose work is currently part of Street Level, a traveling group exhibition now at the ICA, Boston. Read more

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T-V

Monika Tywanek and Ingrid Verner are the Melbourne-based designers behind T-V’s boutique label. Read more

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Prefab House

New York and Connecticut based Brio54 have just added this design to their range of prefab houses. Read more

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Zhang Peng

Taking a cue from Trevor Brown, Mainland Chinese artist Zhang Peng creates highly stylized photographs of women, whom he tweaks, with deft usage of the liquify function in Photoshop, to look like dolls. Read more

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Travis Louie

Travis Louie’s paintings are inspired by 19th-century portrait photographs. Instead of people, however, his subjects are goofy-looking monsters. Read more

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To tie in with the release of the new Raveonettes album, Lust Lust Lust, we have four [2 small, 2 medium] Brett Rubin screen-printed t-shirts to give away to randomly selected new subscribers to Lost At E Minor. Read more

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