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A Gem Show
Not surprising if you consider the caliber of people behind it
It is always satisfying to see talented people who walk the talk without making a fuss.
The first ever Joe Black and Gibson show (Melbourne, March 2010) was refreshingly down to earth for an event that was also setting a new benchmark for men’s fashion in Australia (in my opinion). It also struck a homely chord for me as dad and his dad’s were both tailors (and gemmologists). Moreover it was cool to return to Melbourne after living there for three years (circa 2006 to 2009).
On the back of a dozen new retail outlets in Australia, menswear label Joe Black and Gibson kicked off their first Australian show on their very own runway – which is now a firm fixture on the top floor of their HQ on Brunswick Street, Fitzroy, Melbourne. Yup, the runway is built into the company’s headquarters. Neat.
The show was snapped up and hosted exclusively by Men’s Style – Issue April 2010, which meant the seats were filled with more media than retail buyers. Most garments were one-off and hand-made specifically for the show (not available on rack) and apparently were so g’damn hot that they were lifted (stolen) within 24 hours of hitting the runway. Fortunately the garments were caught on film.
Established in 1867, in business for 130 years, Cambridge Clothing is the oldest menswear maker in New Zealand. Lead by bunch of top quality people who aim to be the leading provider of men’s formal and semiformal wardrobes in Australasia by 2011. It’s safe to say Joe Black and Gibson are in the right hands.
Take a look at Joe Black’s Espoke tailored suits. ‘The price is revolutionary.’ – Men’s Style Australia Autumn – Winter 2008.
The hospitality I received from the Joe Black crew was bar none. Thank you. Was a great show and I look forward to the next one soon.
The after party was at Comme.
Filed under Connections, Entertainment, Exhibition, Fashion, Menswear, Original Craft, Trends
HTML5 Readiness
ATT: Digital Planners, Web Producers and Good Developers
Here is an interesting tool that will help you plan a digital campaign around the launch of a particular technology. And if you know your browser splits (by region) then you can probably figure out how many are likely to engage and interact with your digital campaign (when it goes to market).
Click here to play with the interactive version http://html5readiness.com
This tool come courtesy of the asylum – run by Paul Irish and Divya Manian
MY SOURCE TRAIN (because I love giving credit and distribution is important): Delivered to my inbox today, 1pm, 21st April 2010, by Manfred Linzner via Posterous Subscriber Feed // Published By Chris Bowler, 19th April 201 // Design and implementation notes published by Divya Manian, 17th April 2010.
Filed under Connections, Insight, Sharing, Technology, Uncategorized
It'll make you stand straight. It's gonna make your hand shake.
“Art doesn’t actually overthrow anything except itself.” – Michael Kimmelman
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POINT OF VIEW
Fortunately this article D.I.Y Culture, by Michael Kimmelman, New York Times, caught my attention this morning amongst hundreds of impressions that I had already been exposed to before 7am. The cool image is courtesy of Béatrice de Géa for The New York Times.
I was lucky this article caught my attention when it did otherwise it would have disappeared into a bunch of haphazard morning activities (ordering coffee, texting, recalling ethereal thoughts as I woke up, checking email, reading news, checking voicemail, rescheduling meetings, organising a date for the weekend, deciding what to get my niece for her 2nd birthday, following up on a conversation about a deal I need to close this week) before actually looking at my official ‘to do list’ for the day.
Kimmelman is on point with his story and I like it (a lot). His story demonstrates clear insight and understanding into what culture truly is and highlights the “…forces of globalism that were expected to erode local cultures are helping to preserve them.”
FAVOURITE QUOTES (from the article)
“A generation or more ago, aside from what people did in their home or from what’s roughly called folk or outsider art, culture was generally thought of as something handed down from on high, which the public received.”
“..to restore civilization in West Germany by supporting a kind of ecosystem of small publishers and small bookstores to which, in certain small towns, trucks that delivered books to the bookstores overnight also delivered drugs to the drugstores: drugs for the body, books for the mind, a metaphor of recovery.”
“The myth of an avant-garde serves the same market forces avant-gardism pretends to overthrow..”, and “Art doesn’t actually overthrow anything except itself..”
“..culture identifies crucial ruptures, rifts, gaps and shifts in society”, and “..it helps reveal who we are to ourselves, often in ways we didn’t realize in places we didn’t necessarily think to look.”
“..Gazans, like that Swedish Ikea designer, made their own culture from the bricolage of global choices.”
“Hollywood and Broadway, the major museums and art fairs and biennials and galleries, buildings designed by celebrity architects and the music business are all the traditional focus of big media, and they tell us a lot about ourselves. They constitute our cultural firmament [sky]..” and indicates that “Most culture is dark matter.” not the stars (as ‘big media’ would suggest).
The image is courtesy of Béatrice de Géa for The New York Times.
THE TEST
When I read this article I thought it would be fun to see how long it would take to publish something from the moment I experienced it (while simultaneously waking up and preparing for a day of work). Basically, I read it on my iPhone (via Twitter feed) at around 6:30am and then published with a point of view by 9am (via Posterous).
THE HAND SHAKE
The “hand shake” mention in the heading relates to the wide variety of hand shakes that occur and how they differ from place to place. The hand shake is often the first formal exchange when two people meet (for the first time or each time) and it is interesting how formal exchanges like the hand shake are now shared with a ‘tweet and greet’.
Filed under Clear thinking, Culture, Insight, Point Of View, Sharing, Social Media, Technology
MadMan Old School 3D Goggles [Desktop GWP]
Playing around with a magazine and an iPhone application
Three complementary copies of Desktop magazine arrived on my desk this morning 
and I thought the pair of old school cardboard 3D glasses (courtesy of MadMan Entertainment) was an interesting GWP (Gift With Purchase) idea. So instead of spilling coffee all over them I decided to fool around and take a photo for the first time using the Tiltshift iPhone application.
The above photo was the 3rd shot that I took [using the appl] and I thought adjustments made with the control tools (in the image on the right) were fairly easy to play with. However this may be a little adventurous for some people. Basically, the tiltshift application allowed me to focus on the MadMan logo and also blur everything else out in an interesting way.
Overall it was semi-fun. So knock your self out with it.
Filed under Connections, Insight, Observation, Technology
Desk Phone Dock for iPhone [test post from posterous]
Use Your iPhone Smarter (not something I would normally write about)
This product is mildly interesting and if you ask me I think a bit of a no brain’er. Looks nice from a design perspective and I am sure who ever came up with it is waiting for the cash to start rolling in (good for them). Maybe someone should tell them [deskphonedock people] to send one to me so that I can write about it and tell you if it actually works.
This is not something I would usually write about at all. This post is a test post using posterous (an excellent blogging platform). The following text is an excerpt from http://www.deskphonedock.com
Even though most of your telecommunication is being done via iPhone, we know that you still have a wired desk phone or IP phone on your desk. Are these traditional devices still essential in this new era of iPhone? Probably yes until the advent of Desk Phone Dock.
With Desk Phone Dock, use your iPhone as your one and only integrated wired desk phone in your office or home environment. You can make and receive calls like you did with a traditional wired phone. You don’t have to look up a phone number in the other devices any more. Your iPhone is always fully charged and ready to go at any time. It is very convenient for your business and personal needs.
Desk Phone Dock has built-in two stereo speakers, microphone, volume control, instant mute and USB & AC power dual sources. With these built-in features and distinctive design, Desk Phone Dock will keep your desk neat.
No more multiple phones, bunch of cables and other accessories on your desk. Use your iPhone smarter with Desk Phone Dock.
Filed under Uncategorized
No Blogs in Summer 09/10
My apologies for not blogging here more regularly and recently.
I have been flying around the country to attend a secret celebrity wedding, the first Gibson and Joe Black show in Australia, as well as consulting in Redfern as a digital planner at The Brand Shop – on Australian Pork, Safcol Australia and Kimberly-Clark UbK, doing some agency planning stuff as well as adding new digital capabilities to their credentials.
There is loads of other stuff worth knowing and sharing with you, which I will write up and broadcast very soon, so stay tuned. . .
Meanwhile, here’s an interesting photo to share with you, that I took of one of Ron Mueck’s hyper real sculptures at the NGV, Melbourne on March 10th 2010.
Filed under Uncategorized
MySpace CALL OUT
So much debate about MySpace at the moment. . .
This is a CALL OUT for your thoughts on “Online Worlds”. Tell us what do you think?
My inane curiosity needs you to contribute toward this – which is also an AdSchool assignment. Get it off your chest and help by sharing (if possible please fwd this survey to any teenagers). Once it is finished I will share a presentation of results here on my slide share.
[ Go for it - pls help by doing this 2-min survey ]
Incidentally, we have also completed extensive qualitative research [in-depth interviews] and therefore if you are interested in more infomation on this subject then let me know via email here and I will look into it for you.
Filed under Entertainment, Insight, MySpace, Point Of View, Qualitative, research, Social Media, Teenagers
CULTURE CLUB MIX FIX – 001 'Still Going'
“Still Going” is the combination of two NYC dance music leaders.
I rummaged through scores of music mixes and challenged my exquisite taste in the last month to bring you the first Culture Club Mix Fix. This mix is definitely all about up time. Bit dubious? Totally fine if you are. I suggest to try this booty-shaker as you are dressing up before hitting celebration-central. You may even pick up a new move or two.
“Still Going” is the combination of two NYC dance music leaders – Eric “Dunks” Duncan of Rub ‘n’ Tug and Olivier Spencer of Manthraxx and Mr. Negative. Spencer and Duncan met many years ago at the now infamous Rui’s Loft, where Duncan spun legendary sweaty late night parties as one half of the New York DJ duo Rub ‘n’ Tug. Rub ‘n’ Tug began to take off, and Duncan was soon DJing around the world, releasing mix CDs on Eskimo, Fabric, and aNYthing Records, and remixes for LCD Soundsystem, Coldplay, Roxy Music, and the Beastie Boys.
Both Spencer and Duncan are part of edit supergroup How & Why alongside Rong co-founder Jason Drummond (AKA DJ Spun), and as one part of House Of House, Liv is responsible for the end of the night disco-house bomb “Rushing To Paradise.”
‘Still Going’ featured as mix #172 on Resident Adviser (RA), September 14th 2009. It is 84Mb and goes for about 1 hour and 10 minutes. Dare I say it is surprisingly impressive for an RA Podcast. I found it by default after listening to 1x Laurent Garnier [RA Mix #107] – downloaded a year ago.
You can score the ‘Still Going’ mix by clicking here [for a limited time]
Filed under Entertainment, Music Fix, Podcast, Sharing, Still Going