David Byrne: Bicycle Diaries

For most people, bicycles represent a means of transportation, a fun activity, or even objects of affection. For David Byrne they’re much more – they offer a unique opportunity to experience the culture, history, and vitality contained within our built environment. Due for release today, Bicycle Diaries is a freewheeling travelogue that finds Byrne pedaling through the cities of the world as he expounds upon architecture, infrastructure, and life within the world’s great cities. (via inhabitat)

Mr. Larkin's Spring/Summer 2010 collection

Although the post at ecouterre.com claims several times that Mr. Larkin's Spring/Summer 2010 collection is innovative, I might actually claim that it's the opposite. Larkin lets the old influence her fashion-forward looks creating garments that are coture, but flattering and wearable at the same time. Her use of all-natural materials for production purposes is refreshingly ancient, as well. Larkin's beautiful dye jobs are done with  old practices in mind; berries, mint and iron are some of the all-natural ingredients used for pigment.

via ecouterre.com

FAME in Taranto, Italy

I came across this post on famefestival.it awhile back, and was not only struck by the piece (by artist Blu), but also it's in-your-face answer to a pretty unfair situation.

from famefestival:

"if you’re new to FAME festival, you probably dont know that Grottaglie is 10 minutes far from Taranto. if you’ve been in Taranto, you probably remember that the city has a massive ugly factory called ILVA (one of the biggest steel factory in europe).

this factory is destroying the territory and killing a lot of workers ’cause of its big lack of security measures and high environmental pollution. the direct consequence is that Taranto has one of the highest rate of death by cancer in Italy.

As a plus, the smartest politicians from Grottaglie’s town council allowed, back in ‘96, the construction of a very filthy special wastes dump right outside the city. they did not inform the people, they did not ask anybody’s opinion, they just did it. i wish i could wonder WHY they did it.

this said,
i usually like to think that every piece of art can have different meaning, depending on who is looking at it and from wich perspective he is looking from. this time, i prefer to think that we’re all looking at a mere mirror of the actual situation we’re living in."

all via FAME festival (which is awesome. go check it out.)

Attn NC State Students: Fishmarket Call for Entries

Poster Designed by Meghan O'Brien

NC State's Fish Market Gallery is calling for submissions and musicians for their Music & Rhythm show.

Drop off your submissions in Leazar 325 A. Interested in playing? Contact: ncsufishmarket@gmail.com

Redress shirt on Skreened.com

First Redress shirt up for sale on Skreened.com. Redress makes $5.00 on every purchase, so think of it as a stylish good deed :)