Behind the Blog: MoCo Loco
Visto en http://www.unplggd.com a través de evasee.
Modern and contemporary design is the driving force behind MoCo Loco. The name ‘MoCo Loco’ comes from editor Harry Wakefield’s self description of being loco about modern contemporary design. Their blog is a daily inspiration for us so we were curious to see the space that inspires it. Click through for some more pics of the MoCo Loco space and some Q and A with Harry.
How would you describe your overall space?
I should start by saying that the space is an indirect outgrowth of my being a blogger, it’s actually the offices for Praized, a startup I’m involved in that’s making a web-based local search service for bloggers. It’s also my unofficial MoCo Loco office, the place where I do most of my MoCo Loco blogging. The space is a 1000 sq. ft. loft close to downtown Montreal in an artsy building filled with galleries, yoga studios and small web design firms. Back in 1912 it started out as a factory so we have the high ceilings and wood floors.
Matador K: “La belleza”
Vía lecool magazine
Ayer se presentó en el Fnac Triangle de Pl. XCatalunya de Barcelona la revista Matador K: “La belleza”.
Esta revista que mas que una una revista, es una especie de objeto de culto que tiene una estantería llena de premios. Sale una vez al año y editan 7000 ejemplares, de los cuales 3000 son para socios.
Entre sus páginas de 30×40 cm relucen nombres de devotos del arte, magos de las palabras, genios que dominan la luz y los encuadres y coleccionadores de ideas. Gira entorno a un tema, un color la define y una letra le da nombre. Les gusta lo poco sencillo, lo que abarca demasiado, así que ahora discuten creativamente sobre La Belleza.
En los números anteriores uno se pierde entre Cartier-Bresson o Jimmy Fox, Saramago o Alberti y entre sus suscriptores están Oliver Stone, Enrique Morente y tal vez tú. Y ahora, afortunados nosotros, estas páginas fetiches salen de nuevo a la luz y hacen un mitin de presentación donde charlarán Bigas Luna, Alberto Anaut y Toni Segarra ¡toma ya!/ Descalza
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thabto: two heads are better than one
El ingenio como arma.., una forma diferente de unir dos situaciones en un producto…
Peliculas Ponder
Interesante video para concer a esta productora localizada en Miami y los directores que en ella trabajan..
En este video, no0s muestran una prespectiva diferente…
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Colin Henderson (LONDON, UK)
Vía dazed & confused
23-year-old London designer Colin Henderson mixes craft with light-hearted humour.
23-year-old designer Colin Henderson describes his work as “ruggish”, because his bold, modern and tribal-inspired design may remind you of a magic carpet. Having studied illustration at Brighton University and now in London, Henderson creates multi-coloured, ethnic- and textile- informed designs, and whether they’re hand-drawn, digitally illustrated or cut-and-paste, the results are breathtaking. He has also created one-off prints and designs for T-shirts and clothing, and undertaking several special projects, in fields that range from from books to music videos.
The designer has always had an interest in the native art of global cultures. “My mum’s Vietnamese and my dad worked and travelled around Africa,” he explains. “So the house I grew up in had lots of artefacts, photos and folk art from these places.” Textiles are also a big inspiration.”My grandmother knits just about everything and used to make carpets,” he says. “Her house is filled with lots of old rug and carpet reference books.”