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Venice Beach, on the west side of Los Angeles is an area called Dog Town which is famous for tough neighborhoods and the street culture of the West Coast such as a hippy, a skater, a surfer etc… These days, it's becom...
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Venice Beach, on the west side of Los Angeles is an area called Dog Town which is famous for tough neighborhoods and the street culture of the West Coast such as a hippy, a skater, a surfer etc… These days, it's becom...
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Culver City is located north of Beverly Hills, south of L.A.'s downtown. From the city you have good access to Santa Monica or Venice. A big promenade is planned to be built around the area at Washington Boulevard...
THINGS

Armani Ginza Tower has been open since November, 2007. As one of the top fashion designers in the world, Giorgio Armani has been integrating his brand in Japan for 20 years. The tower is full of aethetics that put a h...
PEOPLE

PAto Architektur was functioning for more than 4 years as an independent architecture firm. But in September 2008 the two young architects Maria del Pilar (Santo Domingo 1980) and Julio César Palacio (Valencia 1977) d...
HAPPENING

Hello, everyone. This is YOSH from "greenz". The year 2008 should be the year of unprecedented change with the presidential election in the US and the global financial crisis. Even the G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit and...
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From its swinging sixties days to present, Carnaby street has stood out from central London as the crucible of the funkiest and newest trends. Its twelve pedestrian streets are lined with boutiques, café’s, bar...
NEWS

Untitled prints (2008) Two copper nails, Ten sheets of carbon paper, ten sheets of cotton paper, one piece of yellow fullscape, A4 card, parcel tape, staples and pencil on paper. Galerie Gabriel Rolt presents Ha...
HAPPENING

Out there: Architecture beyond building. The 11th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia (Venice Biennale) explores architecture beyond building. Directed by Aaron Betsky, the 2008 edit...
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basis Elbestrasse. Photo: Jakob Sturm Located near the Schauspielhaus (theatre) in the city center "basis" is a not-for-profit cultural institution in Frankfurt am Main. "basis" is not only a curated exhibition s...
PEOPLE

Green products made by recycled glass that adds a value to the piece. Blob Bowl White w/ Turquoise, Blue or Ruby / 7”W / $600 / 2008 Within my 5 minutes of (miraculously) finding the meet-up location, I was w...
2027

Graphic design: Tsuyoshi Kusano Isaac Asimov's Book of Facts by Isaac Asimov This is a trivia book by Isaac Asimov who had thought of Three Laws of Robotics (which now has been put in practical use). The cover...
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Rafael Lozano-Hemmer’s work is featured in two spaces in New York this fall. An outdoor installation at Madison Square Park is being shown simultaneously with two indoor works at Bitforms Gallery. I visited the Bitfor...