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Undefeated Case for iPhone 3G
Since the world isn’t fair and square all the time, UNDFTD rallies all to play dirty– on their iPhone covers. To be released in three colorways– luxe gold, cool silver and blue– all covers feature the UNDFTD logo on the back and “PLAY DIRTY” on the inside. The covers will be dropping this coming weekend on Oct 10 at all UNDFTD chapters and webstore for you to play safe, and play dirty.
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Yi Zhou - “The Ear” Featuring Pharrell Williams | Video
Not too long ago, we introduced some images and stills from The Ear created by Chinese contemporary artist, Yi Zhou. Yi Zhou grew up in Rome and studied between London and Paris, eventually ending up with degrees in Political Science and Economics for her academic career. Her artistic venture had been based on large scale multimedia installations and her work explores a fascination with hyper-realism and neo-realism. Carrying on the dream-like quality and imaginative surreal experiences from her line of work into this short film featuring Pharrell Williams, Zhou investigates and re-imagines the transcendental journey of Pharrell’s ear. Based on Gogol’s short story, The Nose, the ear undergoes a similar Freudian treatment of amputation and detachment, and goes on a journey and transforms into an Earbridge as it gets crossed by a bridge. The story eventually ends where Pharrell is pulled back into reality reading a newspaper article about the Earbridge in Baku, Azerbijian. This collapses the art work into the other side of reality as well as the project is part of a public design project for Azerbijian involving the likes of Jean Nouvel and Cai Guo Qiang in 2013. While Pharrell has been immersing himself in the art world with various recent projects, it is refreshing to see him as a protagonist in a video that veers from pop entertainment.
Ferrari - Ferrari 599 China Edition - Cracked Porcelain
Ferrari’s front-engined super speedster, Ferrari 599, gets a Chinese makeover by contemporary Chinese artist, Lu Hao. Lu Hao is know for creating meticulously painted realistic paintings that come off as photographs at the first glance. His subjects depicted organized displays of everyday items as seen in China such as wall display of socks on sale, shelves of books and so forth. For his work with Ferrari, other than the fire-engine red Ferrari 599 with a new ignition button carved out of jade and inscribed with ancient Chinese script of Xiao Zhuan of “Engine Start”, and rev counter with numerals done up in Chinese characters, there is a special one-off Ferrari 599 hand-painted in style of cracked porcelain by Lu Hao himself.
Also known as Ru ware, cracked porcelain is one of the rarest major porcelain in Chinese ceramic wares. First created for the Chinese Imperial Court back in AD 1086 - 1127, there were only known to be approximately forty surviving pieces up till recently. However, don’t let the Ferrari’s delicate cracked appearance fool you– the model still features the Enzo derived 611bhp, 6.0L V-12 engine that speeds from 0-60 in just 3.7s.
Unfortunately, this is a one-off piece that will be auctioned off at a charity gala auction this month. You might have a better chance of trying to secure one of the dozen samples of the red China Edition Ferrari 599– not that this would be an easy feat either! Check out the pictures and behind the scenes video as this is probably as far as most of us are going to get to the ride.
Chanel - Spring/Summer 2010 - Runway Show | Featuring Lily Allen
Chanel’s Spring/Summer 2010 Runway Show in Paris at the Grand Palais might look like a barn (though is inspired by Marie Antoinette’s 18th century hamlet at Versailles) but it is absolutely star studded with Prince, Claudia Schiffer, Sean Lennon and Rihanna on the front row. The hit of the night though, would be a surprising performance of “Not Fair” by Lily Allen, who popped out of the hay from the floor with her band. Check out the video of her performance and the runway shoe, paying attention to the incredible rustic set which a team of 38 sculptors, painters, carpenters and metal workers a week to build.
Hype Means Nothing - Sweatshirts - Notorious B.I.G | Pharrell Williams
Hype Means Nothing is a relatively new label but is onto something interesting– playing with the concept of icons and remakes, the label takes on contemporary cultural and pop icons and put “hand glasses” on their portraits. Some of the characters the label played with and turned into tops include Britney Speakers, Marilyn Monroe, Kanye West and the world’s most famous talking sponge- Sponge Bob Square Pants. We had previously introduced the Kanye West Sweatshirt and Michael Jackson R.I.P Tee and now to join the ranks are Notorious B.I.G and Pharrell Williams in sweatshirt forms for the cooler weather. The sweatshirts are now available for purchase at colette.
Where The Wild Things Are | iPhone App
Scratch Carol’s belly, duel Carol to a dirt clod battle and watch him eat up your contacts and photos maniacally with the latest Where The Wild Things Are iPhone App that is now available for free download. Other than interacting with Carol and trying to keep the wild thing happy and perhaps, tamed (if only possible!) you can also listen to the OST of the movie featuring Karen O and The Kids. Sure there’s a wild thing in all of us, and now there can be a wild thing in all our iPhones too.Griffin - Fixed Cycling Jacket
With unsuspecting danger lurking around every corner, urban cycling is difficult enough. The risk multiply several fold when Mother Nature get into the mix. Enter the Fixed Jacket by U.K. designer Jeff Griffin. A fusion of tradition and a touch modernity, the jacket utilized waxed nylon fabric made by the 100+ year old British Millerain Co. in a form of today’s cycling jacket. A Wetland Camouflage create a certain flare to the design, while the application of Emergency Orange colorway around the rear ensure safety on the road. In addition, reversible RIRI zipper to seal off the elements, along with raglan sleeves and a spacious cut provide coverage in whatever stances you’re in, on or off your bike. The Griffin Fixed Jacket is currently available at the Griffin online store.
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