15 Jun
Guy Laramee's waves, mountains & caves in tome form

Guy Laramee has recently completed a series of sculptures in which he transforms tomes into incredible, vast, highly detailed landscape topographical features. Some of the sculptures are part of his project, Guan Yin, which is dedicated to the forces “that enable individuals to endure grief and pain”. Click through the Gallery below to see how […]


We’re sure you remember us writing about Jim Mahfood‘s L.A. inspired illustrations — how can you forget about a cartoon where tacos, Tecates and copious medical brownies are the gist of life? As you well recall Jim is synchronizing the release of his first book of personal illustrations, L.A. Ink Stains vol. 1, with a […]


Jail is the worst place ever and if you go to prison for a long time your best bet is probably to join a gang. If you ever find yourself in a South African prison the three speeds of gangs are thusly organized: 26, 27 & 28. 26s are scammers and counterfeiters. 27s are “Manskap of blood” or […]


Parisian fashion legend Louis Vuitton is preparing to release a hardcover book, 100 Legendary Trunks, highlighting its foundation as a luggage company in 1894 all the way up to its most recognizable piece: the Trianon canvas-covered flat-bottom trunk. The history of the French luxury brand is rich, and the book aims to illuminate its century-old […]


9 May
Surely a more positive geek & firearm combo than Columbine

Sometimes nerds and firearms don’t mix so well. The results can be messy. But other times, such as with the new instructional book from Jack Streat titled LEGO Heavy Weapons, the results can be more… creative. LEGO Heavy Weapons details instructions on how to build 1:1 scale replicas of four different guns out of everyone’s […]


3 May
Projects, posters & history of illustrated information by Taschen

How do you best grasp obtuse concepts? With a constant influx of information, prose becomes tedious, PowerPoint is mundane, lectures are too easy to tune out; but the information graphic seems to maintain focus from even the shortest of attention spans. Author of Information Graphics Sandra Rendgen has concluded that visuals are the only way […]


25 Apr
Cataloging avant-garde ideas in fashion & stage design

Henrick Vibskov cannot be boiled down to simply “fashion designer” when his work spans from trendsetting fashion label (featured regularly at Paris Men’s Fashion Week) to creating elaborate stage design to drumming in various music projects (most notably, Trentemøller). Given the wide-range of experience and expertise in several facets of the art world, a book […]


It was a last minute change of plans for photographer Harry Benson that changed his life, and future documentation of The Beatles’ lives both on and off stage. Benson, perhaps best known and recognized for the iconic photo of The Beatles’ pillow fight at George V Hotel, also captured The Fab Four’s appearance on The […]