UGLYDOLL and Sanrio are teaming up for a special limited edition collection of plush featuring global icon, Hello Kitty dressed as UGLYDOLL’S most popular and best-selling characters, OX, Trunko, Ice-Bat and Wage.
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Drawing on Ercol’s rich archives, as well as stunning new photography, the book explores the Windsor Range in detail, showing how the designs have evolved over the years, and how the furniture was (and still is) manufactured – hence the title, Ercol : Furniture in the Making.
Researched and written by design historian Lesley Jackson, a leading authority on 20th century design, the book provides a visual feast for Ercoloholics. Appealing to awide audience, including post-war design buffs, collectors, students and anyone interested in interiors, it is lavishly illustrated and attractively designed.
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Mathieu Bessudo, best known as McBess, is a London based French illustrator, 3D animator and character designer with an eye for detail and a mind for surreal rearrangement of ordinary things. McBess’ detailed illustrations are cleverly blended with the cartoon styling of the early 20th century and often feature food and musical references, such as slick guitars, drums, amps, and other instruments.
The figure is 10 inches tall and is limited to 1,000 pieces.
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JBL releases the “Pulse,” a wireless Bluetooth speaker with programmable LED lights that react to your music. The system comes with five light schemes with many up for download online, so your visual experience will never be dull. The Pulse will play for five hours with light show and 10 without, thanks to a rechargeable lithium-ion battery.
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PORTRAITS FROM THE BOTTOM UP
Continuing to explore their investigation into self-portraiture Tim Noble & Sue Webster have produced work for Portraits from the Bottom Up including an edition of ten bronze works and a series of unique monoprints.
These sculptures are cast bronzes of the artists nipples and arseholes, wall mounted, to challenge the brain by reflecting the positioning of the eyes and mouth.
‘If they say that necessity is the mother of invention, then the original concept for this obscene series of body part prints was born from just that. During a residency on one of the most beautifully passive and colourful of the Caribbean Islands – we found ourselves banished in order to create. Unfortunately this idyll rendered us impotent and we retracted back into our darkened room and turned to our bodies for inspiration.’ Sue Webster.
Edition of 10 – Signed and numbered
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Robert’s artwork has come to define the iconic style of his band and the book explores their visual history, presenting both familiar and previously unseen work, from his influential graffiti and stencil art in the Wild Bunch-era of the ‘80s to Massive Attack cover designs and paste-ups and paintings. Also included is work made in collaboration with Nick Knight, Tom Hingston, Judy Blame and Michael Nash Associates, as well as unseen photographs documenting Del Naja’s ongoing collaboration with United Visual Artists. And his recent work with filmmaker Adam Curtis.
The 400-page book also features an in-depth interview with the artist, where he describes the development of the band’s artwork and record sleeve designs, as well as offering insight into his processes, and inspirations.
Del Naja’s background as a graffiti artist has shaped his evolving aesthetic, as well as a strong ethos of ‘do it yourself’ creativity. His instincts as an artist were forged in an atmosphere of spontaneity and innovation – from making flyers to throwing warehouse parties – and this way of working informed the first record sleeves he created as 3D.
Inspired by magazine culture and comics, 3D drew on wide-ranging influences, from New York’s hip-hop scene and Japanese graphics, Jean-Michel Basquiat’s cultural juxtapositions to Warhol’s pop imagery, politics and punk.
3D and the art of Massive Attack is available to pre-order now; published October 28th, 2013.
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