L’artiste Christopher Tirrell a pu réaliser ce clip sur le titre “Velo” du groupe Figures. Composé par Jamie Blanco and James Delay, le groupe se retrouve illustré par cette vidéo à la réalisation soignée, doté d’une photographie réussie. Un clip à découvrir dans la suite.
Voici cette présentation qui tente de reprendre 15 faits importants du monde digital et de la consommation des médias afin d’essayer d’imaginer leurs évolutions à l’horizon 2015. Graphiquement très réussie, cette vidéo intitulé Digital Life est à découvrir dans la suite.
A celebrated Turkish art form dormant for more than 300 years, Iznik tiles play an integral role in Turkey’s Ottoman Empire history and the production of them today is a labor of love.
In 1993 economics professor Dr. Işıl Akbaygil visited some of Istanbul’s historic buildings and noticed that some of the tiles were as bright and clear as new, while others were dull and deteriorating. Research soon confirmed that these tiles were indeed special, though they hadn’t been made since the early 1700s and there was no historical record or documentation of how they were made.
Dedicated to reviving this lost art, she founded the Iznik Training and Education Foundation. It took around ten years for the Foundation, along with a host of government, preservation, research and university partners, to determine what made the tiles so unusual, to recreate the lengthy handmade production process, train local artisans and construct a manufacturing facility. Today the Iznik Foundation creates tiles for repair and restoration of historical buildings, pubic works (including large murals in Istanbul’s subway stations) and for private use.
The secret to the tiles is their composition, primarily ground quartz, which also makes up the bright glazes that adorn them. Quartz brings many purported health benefits, such as improved circulation and shielding from radiation, but they also have some practical features such as being temperature neutral (ideal for warm environments) and durable—these tiles are engineered to last 1,000 years.
Our video features Istanbul-based architectural historian Gökhan Karakuş, who takes us through the history and modern-day labor-intensive process of making these beautiful tiles.
A WiFi-enabled hard drive serving computers and mobile devices alike
Launching today, the new GoFlex Satellite wireless hard drive from Seagate enables users to wirelessly stream movies, music, photos, and documents directly to their mobile device or computer. While the drive comes with a companion app, it also works seamlessly through any web browser. Five hundred GB of storage, up to five hours of streaming battery life and the ability to serve content to multiple connected devices at once make this hard drive great for families and workgroups alike.
The beauty of the GoFlex Satellite is that it creates its own Wi-Fi network, so there’s no outside internet source required, allowing users to connect to their media wherever they may find themselves. Just set your network to “GoFlex Satellite” and type in any URL to be automatically redirected to the GoFlex Satellite media browser, once there you’re set to browse all of your media freely. Plus, with a range of 150 feet, you’re welcome to move about freely without being tethered to the satellite itself.
To help make everything run more smoothly Seagate offers a free app for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch. The GoFlex Media app makes for an easy, user-friendly way to browse your media library by category or keyword search. To load to the Satellite, you can connect it to a computer like any other hard drive using USB.
Selling for a respectable $200 the GoFlex Satellite comes with a 3 year warranty and both wall and car chargers that while not in use can charge your USB compatible smartphone as well. Take a look at Seagate’s wheretobuy search to find one for yourself.
Brian Thomson a filmé cette vidéo intitulée Optimist afin de mettre en avant le festival annuel de la couleur. Tournée au temple de Sri Sri Radha Krishn, cette vidéo nous dévoile sur un musique de Zoe Keating la beauté du mélange des couleurs lors de cette fête joyeuse.
Little Red est un groupe australien, originaire de la ville de Melbourne. Ils ont sorti leur nouveau clip avec le titre “All mine”, extrait de leur second album. Le clip, réalisé par D’Arcy Foley-Dawson, arrive à mettre la musique en avant grâce à une mise en scène simple et efficace.
We dig this interesting play on the virtual/tangible dynamic.Perfect Fools’ latest interactive Converse installation features 480 individually powered Chuck Taylor All Stars, each acting as a pixel in a giant screen.
Our exclusive behind-the-scenes visit to the set of Diesel’s newest fragrance campaign
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We recently visited a New York City set where we met the models, creative team and crew behind the campaign for the launch of Diesel’s newest fragrance line, Fuel For Life Denim Collection.
Conceived by the acclaimed director Melina Matsoukas, the fast-paced, sexy videos feature models Marloes Horst and Marlon Texeira, who also appear in the print campaign shot by Terry Richardson. The campaign was created by Bruno Collin, Diesel’s Artistic Director, and Steeve Hagege, Diesel Fragrance’s General Manager, and Paris-based ad agency Fred & Farid
You’ll see many versions of the campaign, but we’ve got an exclusive 60 second cut of it here:
The companion scents (one for men and one for women) are fresh and fun, and play off of denim’s youthful, free-spirited history. We asked Annick Menardo of Firmenich, who created the scents, to tell us a bit more about her inspiration.
Cool Hunting: Diesel is such an active, youthful and en energetic brand. How do you translate that into a signature fragrance style?
Annick Menardo: When we create a perfume for Diesel we try to keep and transmit the values of youth and energy which are really important for the brand. In order to transmit this energy, we use citrus notes like grapefruit, lemon and mandarin orange. To give a trendy and youthful touch we work with new and innovative ingredients. We have access to new raw materials which we didn’t have in the past. All these ingredients allow us to express and to create innovative fragrances in a different way—this is important for young consumers who are looking for some new experiences.
CH: How is the Fuel for life Denim Collection similar to the other Diesel fragrances? How is it different?
AM: The Fuel for Life Denim Collection is fresher and more luminous on top, though it keeps the modern and sensual character of the Fuel For Life Classic. The new Denim Collection naturally fits in the Diesel perfumes range. It respects the values of modernity, youth and sexiness that are so important to (and characteristic of) the brand.
CH: How are the mens and womens versions similar and different?
AM: They keep the sensual and enveloping signature of Fuel For Life and add a fresher and more sparkling top note. The women’s fragrance features blackcurrant notes, and the men’s lemon notes. The common note between the two fragrances is raspberry. It brings the fresh and sparkling side in the women’s and the sensual and captivating aspects in the men’s versions.
CH: What does creating a fragrance for Diesel allow you to do that other brands don’t? AM: The modern universe of Diesel, which is very rich and colorful, offers us a wider freedom than most other brands, and that is the greatest luxury for a perfumer; it allows us to work the fragrances in multiple ways and thus to bring something new and innovative.
The flask-shaped bottles are wrapped in Diesel denim. Stonewashed for guys, and a light denim for girls.
You can learn more at the Diesel Fuel For Life site, see more videos on YouTube or become a fan on Facebook. The fragrances launch in May 2011 in Italy, the rest of Europe in June 2011, and will be available exclusively in Diesel stores in the USA.
Le créatif Martin Woutisseth a eu l’idée de réaliser cette vidéo en l’honneur de la filmographie de Stanley Kubrick. En re-interprétant les couleurs, les motifs et les typographies des différents films du cinéaste, elle permet de donne un nouveau regard sur ses oeuvres.
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