Jan 22, 2009
It’s always exciting to hear about new design events, exhibitions and stores opening, but at the same time really depressing. Usually they’re a million miles away, or well, we rarely have time to attend due to our day jobs. So, when we got an email through from Kuanth, about his new ‘Salon/Cafe’ opening in Singapore, we were both amazed ‘and’ down.
The recently opened ‘Hairloom & Caramel’ is a combination of hair, beauty, fashion and food, with a warm, cozy atmosphere. The graphics, exteriors, interiors, furnishings, tableware are lovingly hand-crafted and chosen. The images of the home-made foods and desserts make the mouth water and stomach rumble. Why is it so far away? Hopefully, they’ll do so well, they’ll open another branch in Liverpool…… please……!!!
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Nov 18, 2008
An interesting little project, “It could be me, but it’s actually Paul Paper” is a mix of illustrations, graphics, typography and photography exploring that very sentence. The results are unique to each artist’s style and expertise, creating a wonderful collection of artwork (a small publication might also be in the pipeline, fingers-crossed).
Images above (Top left – going clockwise) are Adam Dedman | Kuanth | Alison Richards | And a shameless plug for myself, Stephen Chan, :p.
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Oct 8, 2008
Sokkuan is a super hardworking, talented individual (from Malaysia / based in Singapore) with grand ambitions. She hopes to be a rich fulltime professional housewife: but hopefully she won’t give up on her illustration career. She’s well-versed in a variety of illustration styles, but her Sophie Black character is where she truly shows her charm. I engage Sokkuan in a series of strange and weird questions, with some normal ones thrown in there as well, just so it makes a little sense.
Continue reading “See you in the dark, SOKKUAN”
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Oct 8, 2008
Comic, and art fans alike should start getting excited about the release of Liquid City, in November. A showcase of some of the best and emerging talents from Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam and more. Already familiar with the American comics, the Japanese manga, (and breaking through in recent years), the Korean manhwa?… this collection of work will expose you to the Southeast Asian comic / art scene.
“LIQUID CITY presents the unique visions of artists and writers based mainly in Southeast Asia,” said editor Sonny Liew. “The creators involved range from established figures in the region’s comics communities like Lat and Gerry Alanguilan, to exciting new talents like Nguyen Thanh Pong, kenfoo and Shari Chankhamma.”
Our good friend Kuanth (who we interviewed recently) also features with a short comic piece, thanks to him for this link.
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Sep 26, 2008
Everyone makes mistakes. Every artist, designer, every human being does. We all do, but according to Kuanth, mistakes are a good thing, and I have to agree with him completely. “…perfection is boring, and mistakes can be beautiful…” they keep things interesting, unpredictable, exciting. So please enjoy the following interview, it is probably full of mistakes by me: but hopefully still fun, with a human touch and insightful into the ideas from Kuanth…
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Sep 17, 2008
Our new friend from Singapore, the talented Kuanth sent us an interesting interactive/animation last month. Collective, Render Monkey, blends Kuanth’s weird/surreal illustrations with funky, electronic, pop music by Munk and Annie perfectly. The work is for the online fashion site ‚ÄòHintmag‘, a beautifully designed place for all you fashion junkies out there. Sorry it took so long to post, definitely worth checking out…
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