A piece of design from the swedish design group Front
A constantly transforming cupboard built out of turning advertising signs.

"In our new collection FOUND we have put together different ordinary already existing things and changed some details. We have let the small characteristics within one object become the essence of the new product.


We were interested in looking at the relationship between the new designed objects and old existing objects. What differentiates objects from one another within a category - were does the found object end and when is the product redesigned? Recognition is part of the in understanding of a product; design is influenced by and built upon already existing objects and ideas."

to see the video : http://www.frontdesign.se/newsupdate_CHANGING_CUPBOARD.htm
to learn more about Front : http://www.frontdesign.se 

Everybody knows the Stockholm based brand Acne Jeans and their now cult...jeans.
But their ready to wear collection also really deserves a look !
Great ultra light jersey, casual inspired coats and jackets, great chunky knits, creative pants, and a slhouette somewhere between workwear and swedish minimalism. Very modern in a word.
they also developp a line of accessories from easy trainers to sculptural high heels (they do!).

They also founded the "Acne Collective" with

Acne Film - a film production company
Acne Creative - an advertising and design agency
Acne Digital – a digital production company
Acne Paper – a bi-annual magazine


"There are, forever, buildings to be made, music to be composed, art to be created, clothes to be designed and photographs to be taken. But high speed can make for wrong turns, and short cuts can come out the wrong place. Inspiring are those who break free to find a richer soil in which to create."

Find more info on their website
http://www.acnejeans.com/default.asp

Disposable is turning durable !
Nathalie Thakur is turning paper and plastic bags into leather.
I can't help thinking of Margiela and his supermarket bag in white cotton... :)

it's here : http://www.natthakur.com/home/

SPACE INVADERS is the second video performance of the GAME OVER Project, directed by the Swiss artist Guillaume REYMOND (NOTsoNOISY creative agency).

Who does not remember SPACE INVADERS, one of the very first video-games? With your spaceship, your task was to defend the Earth against squadrons of invaders coming from outer space...

Well, the biggest SPACE INVADERS game of the planet took place on June 24th 2006, during the Belluard Bollwerk International Festival (Fribourg, Switzerland) in one of the theatres of the Espace Nuithonie:

67 extras
4 hours of shooting
390 pictures

>>> to see the video : http://www.notsonoisy.com/spaceinvaders/

Artysm is a french brand of "arty streetwear".
the project is named TOC (compulsive obessive trouble)

" today, as the "fashion industry" is dressing up the masses, we want to dress up the person, someone, a friend..who will recognize himself through our clothes"

Each sweatshirt has a name :
- Valentin never goes out without his hood
- Anto has a fragile neck, he always need a scarf
- Loic rolls up his sleeves but doesn't like short sleeves
- Nico is a kleptomaniac, he needs huge pockets

The basic sweatshirt is mutating to fit their obsessions.

Since there's a real buzz around streetwear/sportswear and sweatshirts in fashion, this just the right time to talk about TOC !

to know more : http://www.artysm.com,
to buy : http://le-bouclard.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=21_23&sort=5a&page=2,