SUMMER ROADTRIP TIME!

We have put the finishign touches on our coolest summer campaign- Summer Roadtrip! We have created a resource for you to build the pimpest roadtrip EVER! Choose from suggested itineraries in Spain, Austria, Italy, Germany, and Switzerland with events and points of interest. Additionally, submit your coolest roadtrip images to our flickr group and win some great prizes. Summer Roadtrip was also our chance to expand our online shop with some basic supplies that you will need for the road including glasses from Mykita, reading material from Do You Read Me?! and bags from Raf Simons X Eastpak!

Start your trip here…

“ALLES LIEBE” BY BUERO EXHIBIT AT CONTRIBUTED GALLERY, BERLIN

Buero New York is a small creative studio that was founded eight years ago by art director Alex Wiederin, that has “quietly contributed, in various capacities, with just about every major fashion magazine, photographer and brand.” Wiederin has been the creative director for numerous magazines, including Another, Vogue Hommes International and 10, while also working on special collector issues for Big magazine (most notably the Lauren Hutton issue) and the 20th anniversary of Germany’s influential Tempo, which launched his career more than a decade earlier.

Beyond its editorial work, the studio has created trademarked typefaces and provocative imagery for everyone from small insider brands like Adam Kimmel to corporate powerhouses like Dolce & Gabbana.

Check out the exhibit at the Contributed Gallery in Berlin 

(via The Moment)

Images courtesy of Buero New York An Elle cover story on Gisele. Photo by Matt Jones.

Moon and Fashion Thin fonts.

A spread from Dolce and Gabbana’s book, “Diamonds and Pearls.” Photo by Günter Parth.

Lauren Hutton. Photo by Tom Munro.

TOP PACKAGE DESIGN OF THE YEAR

The 54th Cannes Lion International Advertising Festival just wrapped up and we were excited to see the winners of the “Package Design” category.  Fast Company was on hand to share the news…

Jamie Oliver’s condiment line, designed by Pearlfisher, won Gold (you know the company’s work–they designed the bottle for Absolut Vodka):

Another Gold: Gut Oggau Wine, designed by Jung von Matt:

Raison Pure also won Gold, for their work on “Flowerbomb Safe,” a fragrance by Victor & Rolf. The design manages to suit Victor & Rolf’s overriding brand aesthetic perfectly–fancy but dangerous:

One of the Silvers went to Taxi Studio, for their work on Willie’s Cacao:

Quite unlike any of the other Vodka bottles out there, Karlsson’s Gold Vodka, which also took Silver. (For some reason, grenade shaped bottles are a new trend in packaging–check out this lovely Scotch bottle.)

MURAKAMI´S GOLDEN KANYE BEAR

Takashi Murakami´s latest sculpture is currently on display at the Paris gallery of Emmanuel Perrotin.  As the latest coolaboration between the legendary Super-flat artist and Kanye West, the bear is cute, pensive, and GOLD.

“LEAKED” BMW X1 SHOTS

While the 2010 BMW X1 will not be officially launched until September at the Frankfurt Motor Show, BMW has conveniently “leaked” 43 images of the new car which looks pretty hot to us.  The design follows essentially a mishmash of an X5, 3 series wagon, and the new 7 series style lighting.

Click here for all 43 high resolution images.

BASQUIAT X REEBOK PUMPS

Hypebeast has introduced a new sneaker collaboration to rock both the worlds of sneaker freaks and art lovers- the Basquiat X Reebok Pump.  “Reebok unveils a new rendition of their popular Pump Omni Lite silhouette for the 2010 Spring/Summer season. Following the look of their recent Jean Michel-Basquiat sneakers, this latest preview keeps in tune with much of the same designs qualities, although executed much more cleanly. The kicks boasts a white/black colorway adorned with the classic a Basquiat look and mood. Look for these to drop sometime early next year.”

JEFF KOONS AT THE SERPENTINE GALLERY

In his first major English public exhibition, Jeff Koons is showing part of his Popeye series at the Serpentive Gallery in London.  Consisint largley of works that incorporate some of Koons´s motifs including surreal combinations of everyday objects, cartoons, and children´s toys.

Serpentine Gallery
Kensington Gardens
London W2 3XA
020.7402.6075

TIGER HIFI: MESMERIZING SUMMER JAM!

As member of the Design Hotels family, Peter Barton- member of reggae band Tiger Hifi, has hynotized us with his island beats time after time. The band´s latest track, “Get your island on” fails to dissapoint yet again. Filmed in Berlin, the video captures the spirit of the summer that has only recently decided to show its face around here! We will update you when the new album drops

By the way, Peter is the guy in the bunny mask.

ANNUAL DESIGN REVIEW BY I.D. MAGAZINE

The Annual Design Review from I.D. Magazine is one of the most antipicated media events in the design world- it hits US newstands today. For anybody who is interested in seeing the winning, and runners up, designs in person rather than simply in the magazine, pay a visit to the Material ConneXion showroom. Material ConneXion is an international materials consultancy firm located at 60 Madison Ave. in NYC.

Winners include Peek, IDEO’s email-only device with a silicone keypad, and One & Co.’s Periodic Table, made from reclaimed Douglas Fir coated in silver. Also pictured are Harry Allen’s First Aid Kit for Johnson and Johnson and Design Virtual Studio’s Link desk lamp.

XOOOOX EXHIBIT, CIRCLECULTURE GALLERY, BERLIN

Berlin´s own Circleculture Gallery, and a personal favorite of mine, released news about its upcoming exhibit entitled XOOOOX. According to the press release,

“The mystery surrounding the Berlin street art phenomenon XOOOOX continues to provoke questions. The seductive, introverted-looking women stenciled on building facades and construction fences have fascinated passers-by from Milan to New York City, but what exactly do they mean? And who is hiding behind the name? A man, a woman or a group of young street artists? Since being arrested for graffiti vandalism in the late 1990s, XOOOOX has refused to reveal an identity to avoid trouble with the law.”