Finally, American supercar manufacturer Shelby Supercars (SSC) has announced the name of its latest Bugatti killer: the Tuatara. Although we posted about the vehicle being designed by American designer Jason Castriota at the beginning of June (when it was still being referred to as the “Next Generation“), the car remained nameless till yesterday. Named after […]
19
Jul
Recently announced American supercar name unveiled
3
Jun
French ready-to-wear brand preps for warm weather in cold days
French label A.P.C. is known for the impeccably crafted work, and their latest collection for Autumn/Winter 2011 is no exception. But unlike most A/W collections, this Winter Resort Collection for men aims at warm weather resort destinations — hence the line of tshirts above. Jean Touitou, the Tunisian born designer, founder and principal artistic director […]
5
Jan
While Jeffrey Deitch keeps a very low profile
The thing that most bugs me about this whole BLU mural getting whitewashed is not really the beauty or fantastic nature of the mural itself. To be honest, the mural was so straightforward that it almost bordered on obvious. But that’s not the point. When you ask an artist to paint you a mural — […]
15
Dec
MOCA director Jeffrey Deitch's most disappointing action
As we reported last week, world class Italian street artist BLU’s controversial mural on the Geffen Contemporary was whitewashed after being up for only 24 hours. As a piece created to promote MOCA’s upcoming Art on the Streets “street art” exhibit, many assumed the buffing over of BLU’s work was a Banksy-style publicity stunt. Well, […]
24
Sep
Rankin shoots the upcoming Transformers star for Thomas Wylde
Accomplished photographer and Dazed & Confused founder Rankin shot Victoria’s Secret model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley for a book titled Ten Times Rosie. The hardcover coffee table book features the model/actress portraying ten different characters while showing off the designs of Paula Thomas (the 10 characters are to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of Thomas’ luxury label Thomas […]
2
Jul
The classic Corvette gets a revamp
Custom coach-builders Rossi Motors introduce their SixtySix, a 1966 Corvette Stingray homage built around a completely modern Corvette C6 chassis. Founder David Rossi explains, “we’re designers who choose to make cars we fall in love with. Cars that our friends and enthusiasts can enjoy for years to come and that get better with age.” Sure […]
11
Dec
Sophia DeArborne goes deep undercover at the art world's most debaucherous weekend
In preparation for my evening arrival in Miami for the 2009 installment of Art Basel I prepared with all of the essentials including camera, pen, paper, computer, sunscreen and Advil. Basel is the tour de force of the Art world and I did not want to be trampled. The minute I stepped out of the […]
