Material By Product
We met one half of the design duo Material By Product, Susan Dimasi, during a short trip to Brisbane a year or so ago. What we thought was going to be, at best, an hour-long meeting turned into a three-hour conversation.
Posted in Fashion by Canvas Magazine
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
Rittenhouse High
Australian label Rittenhouse is one of those fashion brands that seem to fly under the radar. Fashionable without the commercial vibe, edgy but not painfully hip. It's a brand based on classic silhouettes, enhanced with subtle detailing and quality textiles. Each season Sally MacDonald and Micah Hamdorf, the duo behind Rittenhouse, work with a subdued colour palette and standout prints to transform the basic into the unusual.
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Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
Auds Accessories
Audrey Ang’s new label, Auds Accessories, is a collection of accessories made from a modern mix of plastic and mirrors. Having designed for both Louis Vuitton and Yohji Yamamoto there is some seriously cool cred connected to this designer, but luxury labels aside, what makes Audrey’s pieces a statement is that they last longer than a season. Each design is created with the idea of visual satisfaction in mind, regardless of whether it’s worn on the body. And as you would imagine, the collection is limited and found only in a number of stores.
Posted in Jewellery by Canvas Magazine
Friday, June 26th, 2009
I Used To Skate Once
The I Used To Skate Once exhibition, presented by The Outpost, surfaced in Brisbane nearly five years ago. An annual event, it brings together a lineup of local and international artists, and musicians. For me, this year’s biggest drawcard is Jonathan Zawada. We recently waxed lyrical about his side project Taste Fun! and now he’s turned his pen to a skateboard deck. No mean feat to be our favourite, considering he’s joined by French and Claudio Kirac. I think what makes this exhibition so successful is the personal connection The Outpost has with each artist involved. The list of collaborators literally reads like a personal address book, with everyone involved either friends, customers or people working in the fashion and design industry. Plus the art is pretty cool.
Posted in Exhibition by Canvas Magazine
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009
Abe’s Penny
This art and literature serial was created by sisters Tess and Anna Knoebel. Abe’s Penny, a micro-magazine, is printed on postcards; subscribers receive one postcard each week for a month. Each volume is curated by a different artist and writer but at the end of the month the four postcards put together tell a story. It’s wonderful, in contrast to modern times where communication is severed to abbreviated numbers and letters, to look forward to something that is tangible and engaging, and encourages a dialogue. Whilst we have no personal connection to the writer or artist there is a real sense of intimacy and anticipation delivered with each postcard.
Posted in Design by Canvas Magazine
Monday, June 22nd, 2009
Hanna Albrektson
This mixture of kitsch, cute and high fashion is a small selection of designs from Swedish artist Hanna Albrektson.
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Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
When You’re a Boy
Super stylist Simon Foxton, a relative unknown in the industry if you don’t subscribe to i-D, is the first to be profiled in a series dedicated to male image-makers in the mens fashion industry. The Photographers Gallery will host Simon’s work, the bulk coming from his twenty-odd year tenure at i-D. What we love about Simon’s work with menswear is his ability to push boundaries and break rules, mixing classic menswear and sportswear in an offbeat, unexpected way that just…works.
Posted in Exhibition, Fashion by Canvas Magazine
Monday, June 29th, 2009
Colour Is For Suckers
Using a minimalist black and white palette, a life-size canvas, and simple black marker, Charlotte Mann creates story-book style suburban images of contemporary life.
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Thursday, June 25th, 2009
Freakscape
B Store presents Freakscape, an installation exhibition by illustrator Philip Smiley. While he is more well known for detailed Victorian etchings and toiles, Freakscape draws inspiration from Smiley’s rural upbringing in Virginia. This exhibition shows the versatility of Smiley and incorporates a variety of mixed media, from sculpture and found object to a more delicate form of illustration.
Posted in Exhibition, Illustration by Canvas Magazine
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009
