In 1985 Andy Warhol painted a picture for Absolut Vodka, this initial painting turned out to be the starting point of a collection that has spanned over two and half decades, featured numerous artists and covered a wide range of media from paintings to furniture, fashion and even entire rooms. The collection now boasts over
Highsnobiety blogged this a while ago and I’ve not had a chance to get it on CTR until now. Artists Verbal and Yoon of Ambush Design sat down and talked about their art recently at the RSVP Gallery in Chicago. Both of these artists fit perfectly into our recent posts about influencers, and are part
Adidas have launched a new collaboration with Chairman Ting at their Hong Kong store, combining custom art pieces, a digital graffiti wall, live music performances, and some very innovative design installations. I can’t find much information on the purpose of it, but hopefully the visuals will do the job. What do you think of the
By this time, if you’re reading this blog you will invariably have heard about Kanye West’s latest project, the Runaway music video. Inspired by Pink Floyd’s The Wall, Michael Jackson’s Thriller, and Prince’s Purple rain, Runaway is a concept video clocking in at 35 minutes long, telling an elaborate story through the use of imaginative
London based design and art studio, Troika, have put together a new public piece as part of a permanent installation in Toronto’s Waterfront, commissioned by TEDCO. The sculpture covers a massive 50 meter corridor and consists of 467 fish like objects hanging on wires from the ceiling. Combining architecture with technology, the fish rotate rhythmically
During the daily Twitter routines, I just noticed this post from The Cool Hunter’s Twitter. TCH’s Twitter has been fully rebranded to adopt a Banksy look and feel, including the avatar being changed, to make out like the prolific graffiti artist has taken control of the account. Whilst it is obviously a PR stunt, it
The art of street power duo Supakitch and Koralie has been popping up all over the busy urban landscape and more frequently in galleries. They have just recently collaborated on a piece for the Kimono Fusion exhibition that was being held at the Museum of World Culture. With their art heavily influenced by japanese culture
My personal favourite artist, KAWS, has got a new exhibition coming up in Harbour City, HK. The event organisers have released a sneak preview of the event for your pleasure. Check the video below out. The exhibition starts on October 4th, and whilst I won’t be able to go myself, I can’t wait to see
Yesterday myself and fellow blogger, Pete, went into central to check out some of the London Design Festival. We ended up in Established & Sons in Mayfair, where we were able to watch a live art performance, titled Design Against The Clock. The event allowed customers to come and watch artists constructing a piece, and
The legendary Bill Tykos over at thecoolhunter.co.uk recently wrote a piece on inspiration. Being the founder of the site, he’s had the chance to dedicate years of his life to finding the most inspiring and awe-striking things across a variety of platforms, and his experience in “cool hunting” has put him in a great position
