New Hygienic Dress League work in Lodz, Poland

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By Mikel Bilka in New Art on Wednesday 18 July 2012

The Hygienic Dress League project, by husband and wife team Steve and Dorota Coy, is an officially registered corporation that advertises through a variety of means including street art and is already well known in Detroit. However, the Hygienic Dress League doesn’t produce anything or offer any kind of service. Instead, it acts as a [...]

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Book of U: ink drawings by Edyta Ubych

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By Michael Amter in New Art on Tuesday 3 April 2012

Occasionally one discovers the most fascinating treasures. Edyta Ubych has one of the most rewarding expressions within this vast global network. She is a prolific Flickr user from Poland. Ubych creates a strange narrative with her mysterious Book of U. Precious antiqued ink drawings on paper are coupled with gorgeous minimalist photographic documentation. Ubych offers a special peek into an enchanting private universe.

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George the Hedgehog: an animation from Poland

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By Anna Blaszczyk in New Film on Wednesday 14 March 2012

Often gross and rough, and definitely for adults only (wink wink), George the Hedgehog is a full length animation movie from Poland. Strangely rich in its graphics, the animation brings a disturbing portrait of the cult of celebrity. It’s good to watch something not that cute once in a while.

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Dramatic light show takes over Polish building

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By Isobel Sliv in Video on Monday 9 January 2012

P.I.W.O is a project created by a Polish student, Filip Rus. ‘Piwo’ in Polish means ‘Beer’ in English. Through an innovative building illumination system, they entertain university campuses and color the socialist architecture design of Polish buildings at the same time.

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Nthlee’s fine world of fashion illustration

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By Nthlee in New Illustration on Wednesday 26 October 2011

Natalia Nazimek (NTHLEE) is Polish illustrator, living and studying in the UK. She started out learning with graphic software at home through trial and error and now she work on various art projects for international brands, magazines and advertising agencies.

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11,000 lanterns float into the sky in Poland

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By Gerry Mak in New Events on Friday 12 August 2011

Here’s some haunting footage of the recent Midsummer celebrations in Pozan, Poland, where people released 11,000 floating lanterns into the sky. Apparently they were all made out of biodegradable sugar paper and compacted hay, so they didn’t do much environmental damage.

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11,000 lanterns float into the sky for Midsummer celebration

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By Gerry Mak in Video on Monday 4 July 2011

Here’s some haunting footage of the recent Midsummer celebrations in Pozan, Poland, where people released 11,000 floating lanterns into the sky. Apparently they were all made out of biodegradable sugar paper and compacted hay, so they didn’t do much environmental damage.

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Haunting photo manipulations by Peterio

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By Nini Baseema in New Art on Saturday 5 February 2011

Peterio is a photographer and artist from Poland. His photo manipulations are both surreal and intense: his very personal interpretation of gloomy visual poetry.

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Roadside self-service blow up dolls in Poland

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By Zolton in New Trends on Wednesday 2 February 2011

Wow, they are getting into some crazy things in Poland! The aptly named PMS Collective have positioned a series of ‘‘friendly blow-up dolls‘ for those Polish drivers, and cyclists, who just can’t wait until they get home. Sander Reijgers, where are you when we need you!

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Bart Pogoda’s travel photography

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By Piotr Szymaniak in New Photography on Friday 23 July 2010

Bart Pogoda is one of these people whose life is an inspiration for others. He quit his office job and traveled low cost around the world, telling the stories of people he met on the road. In the process, he learned to take pictures and become one of the leading photo-bloggers in Poland. His passion was such that soon he became one of the top professional photographers in the country.

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2010 OFF Festival

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By Piotr Szymaniak in New Events on Friday 4 June 2010

OFF Festival is a unique event on the map of summer music festivals in Europe. The organizers invite only indie, low-fi, experimental, and avant-garde artists who are worth showing, including bands like The Flaming Lips and Dinosaur Jr. This year’s special event is devoted to Frederic Chopin. Born in Poland 200 years ago, the composer’s [...]

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Kuba Kossak

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By Piotr Szymaniak in Video on Saturday 29 May 2010

Kuba Kossak is one of the most interesting young Polish filmmakers. He’s got a solid music education, so his great shots are always well matched to the music. Check out his recent shoot for Maleman Magazine.

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Warsaw’s Pepper Pirate

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By Piotr Szymaniak in Cool Websites on Saturday 1 May 2010

Karol Grygoruk, acting as the Pepper Pirate, takes pictures of hipsters and strangers amidst the coolest spots in Warszawa. He catches the dark side of the city and the colorful people who sin there.

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Floating platform for water purification

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By Piotr Szymaniak in New Events on Monday 26 April 2010

Have you ever thought about how much energy you might be wasting just using your muscles to move your body? Well, Jakub Szczęsny from Warsaw clearly has. He has decided to collect the energy of people exercising outdoors by building, in conjunction with a group of engineers and the team the FunBec.eu foundation, a synchronised [...]

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Agata Nowicka’s new website

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By Yuko Shimizu in New Illustration on Friday 19 December 2008

Polish illustration superstar, hipster mum, edgy creative director of lifestyle magazine, Exklusiv, and my best friend, Agata Nowicka’s site finally got a makeover, with tons of new exciting work. Be the first to witness the coolest of Warsaw.

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