With the imminence of 55DSL’s 15th anniversary in 2009, 55DSL is ready to celebrate the unique mix of attitude and aesthetics it has made all its own. To do so, 55DSL has turned to the input of design company Cut&Paste’s own culturally diverse, design-savvy, and urban-centric global audience through the 55DSL Logo Remix contest.
THE CHALLENGE: to revamp the iconic 55DSL Shield logo, spinning it into a visual remix that reflects 55DSL’s culture and spirit.
Contestant’s designs submitted to http://logoremix.55DSL.......com will be...
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Shipping containers are cheap, plentiful and strong. I always thought the interior dimensions too small, the floors too toxic and the problems of insulating and making them comfortable too challenging, but dozens of architects and shipping container designs have proven me wrong.
What can’t the shipping container do? We know you can live in these fabulous prefab versions of shipping containers; you can shop in them; you can even serve beer out of them. Now, even more recycled fun can be had in Melbourne-based Phooey Architects’ shipping...
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The rumors are true: Banksy is — or was, or has been — in ork Times, and he’s doing more than just painting, or hiding.
For the last few weeks aficionados of street art have been atwitter with sightings of work by this pseudonymous, secretive British artist. Several of his murals, all featuring giant rats, have popped up on walls and billboards in Lower Manhattan, and on Wednesday a Banksy piece was unveiled at 89 Seventh Avenue South (near Bleecker Street) in Greenwich Village.
This one is not a mural but an installation: a mock...
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Benjamin Verdonck is literally nesting. The Dutch artist built a giant human-sized nest on the side of the Weena skyscraper in Rotterdam. Nest Rotterdam hangs 50 meters above the street and was accomplished in six weeks. Check out the materials list after the jump...
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The city of New York looms large in Grégoire Ganter's photography.
55DSL in collaboration with SOUND OF ART is excited to bring you a unique sensory experience
entitled 'SEEN ON AUDIO' which will blow your mind.
Featuring wonderful pieces of art crafted from recycled and found objects from the streets of NYC
each piece is music inspired and complements the tone of the new 55DSL Fall Winter 08 collection
LOW NOISE HIGH QUALITY.
The icing on the cake is a special guest appearancefrom Christopher Fachini's Rock Box
Sound System all the way from Detroit (which has to be seen to be believed)
and...
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New Nate Williams pillows commissioned by urban outfitters
http://www.n8w.com/wp/7...26
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55DSL invites you to celebrate 10 years of prolific output of one of the most requested artists of the moment, Mitchy Bwoy, offering a unique opportunity to see Mitch’s new work sans client.
From Dub to Roots, Balkan Beats to Broken Beats, Desi to Disco, whatever you’re into Mitch is likely to have made his mark on your record collection at some point!
Best known for his artwork adorning music, club culture & clothing, Mitch has recently reached a more intimate level exploring themes surrounding contemporary culture, idioms &...
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Taking vintage typewriters and turning them into sculptures without out using an kind of glue, welding or soldering may sound impossible but not for Jeremy Mayer who has created these amazing typewriter sculptures by using cold assembly methods.
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Worlds Within the World of Balmy Central Park
By GIA KOURLAS, New York Times
Published: July 14, 2008
In dance, outdoor settings are tough to negotiate, and Central Park is especially tricky: no choreographer wants a dancer to look like an ant. In the first SummerStage dance event, on Friday evening at Rumsey Playfield, Rennie Harris Puremovement demonstrated the right way to overcome the challenge, and Francesca Harper Project the wrong way.
The choreographer Rennie Harris in “Prince Scarekrow’s Road to the Emerald City....
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