2011 red dot design Award Winners

Every year, design trendsetters red dot dole out their coveted awards to a few of the best producers of design in the world. The international competition is broad in scope, merely aimed at all companies who would like to distinguish their business activities through design. Selected by an expert jury, the slew of 2011′s winning ideas range from blacked-out magnetic knives to beachside bungalows; CO2-neutral, LED-powered street lighting to a small backpack that can transform into a full tent in the case of emergency; and from chairs and faucets to sleek shelves that double as mp3 players. It’s difficult to pick which winners the most useful, beautiful or straight-up cool – either way, however, the red dot design award certainly proves that innovative, creative thinking is far from inapplicable in the realms of business and production.

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Entourage Season 8 Extended Trailer

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ODO YAKUZA TOKYO by Anton Kusters

ODO YAKUZA TOKYO is a personal visual account of the life inside an inaccessible subculture: a traditional Japanese crime family that controls the streets of Kabukicho, in the heart of Tokyo, Japan. 

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Directors of Spoek Mathambo's video 'control' win at Cannes

Pieter Hugo & Michael Cleary won the Young Director’s Award at Cannes film festival for their 'Control' video by Spoek Mathambo.

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Illustrations by Minka Sicklinger

Pieces by talented illustrator Minka Sicklinger of New York.

Minka's Website

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Voicetag and Richard the Third in "Limerence"

Voicetag & Richard the Third - limerance (video)

HUF 2011 Summer Lookbook Video

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Tyler, the Creator featuring Frank Ocean – She (Video)

Directed by Tyler himself, offered is the new visual aid for his latest single, “She” alongside his fellow Odd Future artist Frank Ocean. The impressive video showcases Tyler’s creative dexterity aside from his polished producing and writing. The single can be found on his latest album Goblin which is available now through iTunes.

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The Worlds First Pinball Skatepark

There have been some pretty outrageous skate parks built over the last decade as skateboarding has made the leap from a hoodrat pastime to legitimized sport. This Mountain Dew-sponsored Pinball Machine Skate Park in New Zealand, however, may be the most outlandish to date. Built in only 17 days for an upcoming competition, this park cost almost R3,500000 to create and will remain open for only 3 weeks once the contest is over. A true replica of a pinball machine down to the lights, sounds and launcher at the beginning. Probably a giant waste of money but hey it seems Mountain Dew has plenty to blow and this is a pretty epic idea.

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Street Style: Reblog

I'm really fond of this jacket, decent colour and finishes. The picture was taken by New York street style blogger William Yan of williamyan.com.

www.williamyan.com

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Artist Profile: Retna

Retna (real name Marquis Lewis,31) a mural artist from Los Angeles is a rising star in the contemporary art world. With his roots in street art he has gone from bombing buses and trains to having his own three continent world tour.

At first glance Retna's captivating pieces look like an undiscovered ancient script But he has in fact created an original alphabet, fusing together influences from ancient Incan and Egyptian hieroglyphics, Arabic, Hebrew, Asian calligraphy, and graffiti. All of his pieces carry a hidden meaning which are encapsulated in his mysterious text.

Heres an 8 day time lapse of a mural that Retna did in association with RVCA and their Artist Network Program.

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RVCA Artist Network Program

I think the RVCA Artist Network Program is such a fresh idea, check out the clips below and decide for yourselves!

"The RVCA Artist Network Program, commonly referred to as the ANP, is an ongoing program which aims to showcase the talent of accomplished as well as unknown artists who inspire our generation and push the boundaries of creativity; providing something of substance and culture.

To RVCA, an artist is not someone who just paints a picture, or writes a song, but someone who is dedicated to sharing with the world their life, emotions and soul through innovative and creative ideas. RVCA and the ANP were developed to shake the very foundations of the business, by giving back to the artists and providing a voice for their creative growth."

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Trend: Desert boots/Veld Skoene

Desert boots are quite big at the moment with most footwear companies coming out with a version of the iconic shoe made famous by Clarks Footwear.

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5 Panel Hats: Summer Trend

Five panel caps are definitely a trend too look out for this summer. With these caps posted all over street style blogs and look-books it seems inevitable that they should make their way over to our side of the world for summer 11'. 

We can see 'Tyler The Creator' wearing a supreme version of the cap in his massive YouTube hit, Yonkers.

Here are a few 5 Panel's that I reckon are pretty tasty

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Double Exposure Photography

 These photos are the work of Dan Mountford a 20 year old graphic design student at the university of Brighton, uk.

These images are created completely 'in camera' and the change in tones, removal of odd blemishes and the addition of some vector was all minimal post production work, created using Adobe Photoshop & Illustrator.

WeWood South Africa Launch

We are excited to tell you that WeWood watches launch in South Africa today. Originating in Florence, Italy and already available in the UK and US, these eco-trendy timepieces will be on sale online at www.wewood.co.za or at The Official WeWood Store in Albert Road, Woodstock, CT.

With two designs and various colour schemes this range has something for everyone. 

Wewood watches South Africa have promised to plant a tree for every watch purchased.

So not only are you buying a badass watch but you are also helping out the environment!

Buy a watch, plant a tree.

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