The Savage Detectives

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While most are reading the posthumous translation of his final novel, 2666, some are also discovering the earlier work of dead Chilean writer, Roberto Bolano for the first time.

A stark, odd dissection of artistry and how one sends themselves into such a classification, The Savage Detectives takes the life of a writer and boils down every success, failure, and pretension into a 600 page plus warts and all confession. Sometimes cringe worthy, sometimes terrifying; by the end you are left with one absolute: no one’s artistic value can be truly estimated until their death. A very prophetic message for Roberto Bolano to send so early in his short career.

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Mark Newson

Mark Newson is one of the most influential industrial designers of our time. He’s designed just about everything you can think of  from airplanes to cell phone, chairs, dish drainer, a vibrator (yes, that kind), suitcases, tables. He’s so prolific he can’t remember what he hasn’t designed yet.

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There’s a pretty good bio for him over at Design Boom.

The Basics – “With This Ship”

Hi

A friend of mine has created this fantastic new music video for The Basics down in Melbourne, Australia. Check it out here…

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We also interviewed Matt Arnold about the creation of another great clip he did for an artists called Whitley. He’s a talented guy and turning out some great work.

Matt Arnold – Whitley

Hope you like them…

Nick

De Longhi’s Artista Series w/ Damien Correll

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Artist/Designer Damien Correll has recently been commissioned to add his signature touch to De’Longhi’s Artista series of high-end espresso machines. High-five to us for beating Kanye’s blog to the punch on this one.

Damien also collaborates with Vancouver, BC based RadioZero designing accompanying pieces for their internationally renowned podcast series (think disco, synth-pop & balearic beats a la Beats in Space or D*I*R*T*Y Podcast). His work has also graced the pages of XLR8R, New York Magazine, and Juxtapoz among other publications. Make sure you cruise over to Damien’s website to scope out the rest of his collage/cut-n-paste inspired designs. 

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Some of Damien’s other work:

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Sea Monster Animation

Hi guys,
Here’s my last work I made using Maya and Realflow.
Here’s the download link to the little animation,youtube link and a little grab
from the movie.
Hope you’ll like it.

VIDEO ON YOUTUBE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24PErcZ7bFk

Download Link:
http://www.easy-share.com/1903916920/SM.rar

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Mirror Tech

Who would have thought that the world of mirrors was expanding. Apparently mathematician Andrew Hicks is fascinated by these reflective surfaces. His designs range from mirrors that don’t reverse the image to crazy cylindrical mirrors used for anamorphic paintings.

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Found over at New Scientist.

Matthew Tischler Screen Series

Matthew Tischler gets a lot out of mesh. His images look like wet pixel impressionistic miniature color studies. Although his work looks like it is digitally manipulated, Tischler says he prints everything traditionally from negatives with no fancy enhancements. He uses the screens to obscure the identity of his subjects, ultimately isolating and integrating his subjects into their environment. Check out more  here.

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Interview Mag w/ James Jebbia of Supreme

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We just came across an interesting little interview with James Jebbia of Supreme for Interview Magazine. Take a read and get the goods on why Lou Reed wears Supreme t-shirts, how Damien Hirst wound up spinning paint onto their skate decks, and how Supreme managed over 15 years to consistently be the best instead of the biggest. 

for more.

Click HERE for more.

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BathTub Overflow

Using Maya and RealFlow….

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Car Skid……

Maya FluidFX .Movie coming Soon…

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