Project 4000 - Shut Up & Read

Le Mans Classic by Laurent Nivalle

twizm — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:39:26 +0000

I find it harder and harder to find something I feel is worth sharing, but the photos that Laurent Nivalle took at the Le Mans Classic are something I really enjoyed. Car photography is something of an interesting topic that leads to some points that we’ve come to believe. There are two types of photographs of cars, the ones you take to look at the car, and ones that treat the car as part of a greater picture.

Ok so I think I might be a little tired and thus blabbing. But basically I love the cinematic feel of Laurent’s photos. You can check out my favourites after the jump or see the whole gallery here.

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Nardwuar vs. Drake

Taz — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:17:05 +0000

- T, Nardwuar The Human Serviette is at it again

Grand Scheme Launch – Laced Brisbane

Taz — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:47:33 +0000

- T, do it to it!

Optiko – Tattersall’s Arcade, Brisbane

Taz — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:06:10 +0000

Ok so a while ago yours truly needed some new spectacles and while gallivanting through the city we found the mothership of Eyewear, quiet possibly the best optical store I personally have ever stumbled into. Vintage, quirky, stylish, cool, praise worthy and the most eclectic collection of eyewear as far as the eye can see (pun wholeheartedly intended). I’ve been to great stores in Paris, London, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore and Bangkok, but no one place has ever offered more than the 4000’s own, Optiko at Tattersall’s Arcade, Brisbane.

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Curator Michael Makras’s knowledge of current and vintage models of eyewear is borderline insane but for the most part astounding. Calling the selection of eyewear “eclectic” is an inappropriate appraisal of the incredible amount of thought behind creating such a astonishing collection of optical eyewear. Be sure to drop by Optiko on your next visit into the CBD and checkout their website and blog in the meantime.

I’m betting you have no idea what is so unique about these particular pairs, look very closely and you might catch it…they all have movie “Cells” from Donnie Darko, The God Father, Bourne Identity, and Match Point, inlays in the temples…Nerdgasm :

These particular ones are sandwiched by hand made in resin with real feathers:

I have these in black, everyone asks where I got them from and I let them know Optiko! :

The rest is just spectacle porn…

Outstanding

twizm — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:38:17 +0000

So you got your new iMac and you’re impressing everyone with the wireless keyboard and Magic Mouse, but the energizer batteries that you power them with are a bit passe aren’t they? Plus you’ll need some more chemical cylinders when your new Magic Trackpad (not to be confused with the much less magical trackpad seen on Macbooks). Well thank the good lord that Apple has released their battery charger that supplies you with rechargeable batteries that are apparently good for 10 years, and it’s only $40!

Look there’s a point to this whole speel. As much as you can sling crap at Apple or its fanatical customers, there’s a good reason why it is kicking just about every other company’s arse in the sector. It’s things like this that are absolutely brilliant, what happens when you have systems that are wireless and run on batteries? Why you sell rechargeable batteries that last for 10 years, but you give people 6 so that they can power each of the wireless peripherals you make Bravo again, Mr Jobs.

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Swap and Cop 2010 – This September!

Taz — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:30:28 +0000

- P4, lets do this!

Nine Lives Presents Art by Artists

Taz — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:30:42 +0000

“We have a pretty small gallery space. So its fitting really, and definitely a little last minute, that we decided to deck out a shipping container as a temporary space for Splendour in the Grass and put together a group show ingeniously named ‘Art by Artists’” – Nine Lives

Logorama by H5

Taz — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 05:50:48 +0000

This is a short film that was directed by the French animation collective H5, François Alaux, Hervé de Crécy + Ludovic Houplain. It was presented at the Cannes Film Festival 2009. It opened the 2010 Sundance Film Festival and won a 2010 academy award under the category of animated short.

- T, an incredible sensory assault and thoroughly entertaining

The Outpost & Blonde Venus – Man Love Sale

Taz — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 11:59:11 +0000

- T, do it to it!

Veam: A Closer Look

twizm — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 09:40:02 +0000

So our homies over in France have finally started shipping their Veam sneakers out. Aside from a pretty pointless post on Highsnobiety, they seem to have flown under the radar pretty well. What it means is that for the first time I can share some decent pictures of the shoe and its details. You can head over to the Solebox blog and check out Seioz’s pics of these tasty little things.

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