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Monthly Archives: September 2009

LEARN IT THE HARD WAY

Monday, September 7, 2009

While the typical cookbook format gives you a recipe for obvious success it does not take into account the many ways in which its execution can fail due to the cook’s lack of experience. Based on Aleksandra’s personal history of cooking disasters, the project invites 1000 people from all around the world to give their [...]

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T.HOMME OR THOMOSEXUAL?

Sunday, September 6, 2009

Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke will release two new songs in September on limited-edition 12″. Radiohead and Yorke have been busy these last few weeks, the band released a tribute to first world war veteran Harry Patch at the beginning of August. These Are My Twisted Words, another new track, was posted to their website just [...]

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LET THEM BE BRIGHT!

Saturday, September 5, 2009

Finally Europe’s illuminant culture shows some advance. After 150 years of yellowish twilight the EU banned the classic energy wasting bulb. Even Australia’s liberal John Howard was quicker on that one.
For those nostalgics who already miss that ‘natural’ coziness at 2700° Kelvin, the internet offers consolation, as often: There is a light that never goes [...]

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TRUST TILDA

Friday, September 4, 2009

Thank you everyone for joining us last night in spite of Scottish weather conditions and our slightly obscure location. We had a great night (and the hangover to prove it), and by the sound of it, so did everyone else. With more than 150 guests and a nearly full moon over the truly wonderful courtyard [...]

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BERLIN PUBLISHING WEEKEND #05

Friday, September 4, 2009

In tune with this weekend’s foray into publishing and design, our friends at the excellent Pro QM bookstore have invited Swiss–American (there it is again…) designer Zak Kyes for a conversation with Matthew Evans about graphic design and ‘other forms of publicity’. Kyes has become something of a shooting star in the British design scene [...]

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CASTLE IN THE AIR

Friday, September 4, 2009

Also missing your old tree house? Get the ‘grown-up’ version from baumraum – specialized in the planning and realization of tree houses and other constructions in natural surroundings: ‘A promise of adventure for the kids, a retreat for the adults, a romantic hideaway close to nature. These special little dwellings installed up among the trees [...]

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BERLIN PUBLISHING WEEKEND #04

Thursday, September 3, 2009

For this weekend’s publishing spree, Kunstwerke Berlin are hosting Miss Read, an art book fair with a focus on slightly more established and renowned publishing imprints, such as Book Works from London, Roma Publications from Amsterdam or Printed Matter from New York. Make sure to come with some change in your pockets and plenty of [...]

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DAVID SHRIGLEY AND PRINGLE OF SCOTLAND

Thursday, September 3, 2009

Pringle of Scotland is launching an exciting collaboration with Glasgow based artist David Shrigley as part of the celebrations for 25 years of London Fashion Week. Shrigley says, ‘I didn’t know what a twinset was before I collaborated with Pringle. I thought it was underwear or something. Now I do know what it is I [...]

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BERLIN PUBLISHING WEEKEND #03

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Saturday, 05.09.2009, will see a 12h-marathon of 60 independent publishers gathering under the roofs of our friends at Motto Bookshop and Chert Gallery to present their combined efforts in making the world of magazines a more exciting place. Curated by Motto, Rollo Press and Nieves – all Swiss, for some reason. What is it with [...]

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BERLIN PUBLISHING WEEKEND #02

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

The Kiosk – Modes of Multiplication exhibition at Kunstbibliothek is the mother for this weekend’s self-publishing extravaganza in Berlin. The show presents the archive of more than 6,000 titles of artists’ books, magazines, videos, etc. [including mono.kultur, naturally] collected during 10 long years by Christoph Keller, the founder of Revolver Books and Christoph Keller Editions [...]

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