We’ve now completed this 12inch sleeve for Arcadion. In the end I managed to blag a bit of extra budget from DC so the sleeve will now be printed in fluro inks. It will be his second release on DC Recordings, and although I’ve been blathering on about this record before, it’s worth mentioning again – it’s very, very good!!!
New addition to the La Boca shoe cupboard. Check the zip-off soles!
We’re very honoured to have several bits of work featured in a new book published by DGV, titled Naïve – Modernism & Folklore in Contemporary Graphic Design. In the words of the publisher:
“Naïve documents the extraordinary renaissance of Classic Modernism, from the 1940s to 1960s, in contemporary graphic design. This compilation introduces a new wave of young designers who are rediscovering the stylistic elements reminiscent of classic graphic design such as silkscreen printing, classical typography, hand lettering, woodcutting and folk art and integrating them into their work.”
It’s a pretty book and we’re happy to be a part of it. The book cover design (top image) is by a very talented chap from Finland, Pietari Posti.
Editors: R. Klanten & H. Hellige
ISBN: 978-3-89955-247-8
Publisher: Die Gestalten
Very nice public information film from the UK, featuring a rather pleasing voice-over by Donald Pleasence and a brief appearance by ‘Benny’ from Grange Hill. Many thanks to the Cox-Dorée Institure.
We’re really busy at the moment, but I finally managed to drop by the Hussein Chalayan exhibition at the Design Museum for a quick poke about. It’s a really nice show overall and features a summary of his work from the past 10 years or so, including his film collaborations and actual samples from the collections. The exhibition graphics and guide are all designed by åbäke, so of course these are also quite special, and the guide in particular is a beautiful little chap.
The show is quite unusual as there are no captions to accompany the pieces, instead all the info is provided in the small, but extensive, 12×12cm black and white guide (shown above). I thought this was a nice touch as you appreciate the guide even more and it avoids the inevitable problem of nobs blocking the captions so you can’t read them!
The highlight of the show is definitely experiencing the laser dress in person (video above in case you can’t make it though!). A very, very beautiful piece of design.
Show continues until the 17th May.
I have fond memories of this…
Here’s our 12inch sleeve for another classic by The Emperor Machine, “Kananana”. This will be the second release from the forthcoming album, allegedly due to be released on DC Recordings in June. We’re also collaborating on a little video for this one – but more on that soon I hope.
New addition to the La Boca shoe cupboard.
We’ve just added loads of new prints to our shop. We have several new Giclee prints available and some very large one-off Lambda prints (including one at 4.4metres wide!).
Here’s a rather nice Japanese TV ident to celebrate my safe return from Tokyo.