Following a competition held by the city of Seville, Spain back in 2004, a redevelopment project was initiated to build the Metropol Parasol at the site of the city’s Plaza de la Encarnacíon. Designed by J. MAYER H. Architects, the Metropol Parasol took five years to build at a cost of €90 million and is [...]
A consistent purveyor of his signature aggressive and at times dark cartoon style, Italian artist Simone Legno and his brand TOKIDOKI join forces with Medicom Toy on a new Bearbrick. Having worked together in the past, the upcoming release will include both 100% and 400% Bearbricks with several different graphics incorporated into the overall jailbird [...]
Dutch creative studio I HAVE POP were commissioned by Nike to create a cheeky take on the traditional game of foosball. Reducing the number of players to only a total of 4 players, the set-up on a concrete pitch is reminiscent of street soccer with different kits and footwear on each respective player. Unfortunately the [...]
United by their knack for customization and re-appropriation, it only makes sense that Dr. Romanelli and George Bamford of BAMFORD WATCH DEPARTMENT are the midst of working together on an upcoming project. We took a particular curiosity in this shared interest involving deconstruction and reconstruction over the respective platforms of fashion for Romanelli and luxury watches with Bamford. Luckily, the two were able to link up a short while ago at the Pallihouse Holloway in Los Angeles as they spoke candidly about their respective crafts.
Designer Maximo Riera presents the Octopus Chair, the first piece of his Animal Chair collection which establishes a base and point of departure for the pieces to come. The Animal Chair collection constitutes a diverse range of species, from mammals to reptiles, and even including insects. Each creation retains the animal’s natural vitality whilst being [...]
Following a Zurich store opening in early 2010, Berlin-based MYKITA continue their retail ventures with a new retail spot in Tokyo. Tucked away in the fashion mecca known as Harajuku, the store is housed in the basement portion of a two-story building stocked with the brand’s fine goods, including prescription spectacles and limited edition eyewear [...]
Beginning January 2011 and for the next two years, Rapha has partnered with four masters of frame-building to offer four distinct, handmade bicycles. Each partner has been selected because of the mastery of their craft and passion for road cycling, with all four creating a model constructed uniquely for a particular style or purpose of [...]
Falling under Dazed’s publishing group, Another Magazine recently interviewed Masamichi Katayama. Tokyo based Katayama is of course best known for founding revered interior design firm Wonderwall, who are responsible for creating spaces belonging to A Bathing Ape, Colette, Original Fake and many more. Katayama was on hand to offer an insight into Wonderwall’s design, from [...]
The last half of 2010 saw director John Madere release this short documentary film on Milanese designer Massimo Vignelli. Vignelli stars in the production, talking us through his vision of modernist design. Aiming to avoid ephemeral designs in favour of timeless staples, Vignelli not only makes comment on the production and technological evolution of product [...]
AnOther magazine catch up with Wonderwall founder and architect Masamichi Katayama in a short recently published interview. Since its inception, Wonderwall and the work of Katayama has been universally praised for his efforts in retail design. His list of clients reads as a veritable who’s who with spaces such as A Bathing Ape, A.P.C. and [...]