It’s been said that pieces of art are “bursting with energy”, but when it comes to the drawings of James Roper, he takes it quite literally. James is a Manchester, U.K. based artist who’s work ranges from these incredible line drawings to more brightly colored, organic feeling pieces that are chunky and rich feeling. He [...]
This narrow and long house was designed by Atelier Tekuto and is wedged between existing housing and a dirt road in Setagaya, Tokyo. Because of local building ordinances, most of the living areas are pushed below ground, where the house is free to be wider– although not very much since most of the project is [...]
Who are you, where are you and what do you do? My name is Ana Benaroya, I am a freelance illustrator and designer living in New Jersey, pretty close to New York. I spend my days doing a blend of commercial and personal work… all of which is usually pretty colorful, graphic, and somewhat humorous. [...]
Without a shadow of a doubt, one of my favorite albums last year was Belle & Sebastian‘s Write About Love. It’s an album that I could listen to endlessly, and I feel that it features some of the finest songs that they’ve put out in a very long time. Next month they’ll release a new [...]
[Audio clip: view full post to listen] I received an email over the weekend from the folks at Non Projects about a new guy they’ve taken on called RareBit. His real name is Justin Hopkins, he’s a 24 year old guy from Los Angeles who also works as a designer and illustrator, and obviously, a [...]
If you haven’t heard of a little Portland by way of Los Angeles by way of Marfa, Texas band called YACHT, you have been missing out on a lot in music. Firstly, they are pop/rock band with traces of electronic influence that sing fun, fun, fun songs. Secondly, they are extremely high concept, singing songs [...]
