This belt series starts with natural vegetable tanned raw leather which is hand-screened, hand-dyed and hand-set with steel or brass rivets. The dying process involves custom tinting eco-friendly dye and applying it over a period of several hours in order to get rich and lavish tones. The belts are then hand polished to a high [...]
Check out the music video for the latest song Kyaan Done from the good peeps of Plajia. Directed by Adam Owens, released 25 January 2010 with Patrick Pleau on vocals and back vocals, guitars, organ; Simon Boivin on bass; Paco Laviolette on drums; and Jocelyn Poitras on electric guitar. Recorded by Nicolas Petrowsky @ Mixart [...]
I stumbled onto these videos for a band called The Soft Hills today while clicking around through Myspaces, working on booking up the next 3 months of Mess. These seemed like they should be shared somehow, I think because of the careful layerings of found images and sounds, and animals swinging, and ladies lighting up [...]
This is my new favorite art form: music made with nothing but the material provided by a single movie. In this case, the bumpin’ Terminator 2, directed by James Cameron. This clip really gets going at the motorcycle scenes:
Soft black leather wallet with full zip closure. Inside has space for 5 credit cards and small snap stash pouch. Two separate bill pockets for receipts and cash. Soft lining with modern, simple design. Both sides are hand studded with a mix of black, steel, and antique brass rivets. Measures 4 x 4.5″ – 4 [...]
Young, angsty and adorable with robots in the name? I’ll have some of that, thanks. Check out Robot Disaster, tell me what you think, and grab the remixes below while you can:
You can stream these mixes here: http://soundcloud.com/robotdisaster/sets, along with all of the remixes on the package which will be released on Gash Digital [...]
smart design mart
a curated showcase of unique offerings from young talented designers
A new kind of design show has emerged on the Montreal scene. Housed in a 15,000 sq. ft. former garment industry loft, smart design mart showcases a blend of seasoned show veterans and first-time, fresh-from-the-studio exhibitors, with each hand-picked designer selling from a self-created [...]
The 100-Sided-Die, a multi-purpose collective studio space in Montreal’s Mile-End, is opening their doors this Saturday to the public. Created in 2004, the Die has been home to some big Montreal talent: it is the former jam space of Wolf Parade, current home to AIDS Wolf, houses the studio space of renowned screenprint duo Seripop, [...]
Bringing it back to middle school Science class. Hand printed periodic table on soft and supple black reclaimed leather. This listing is for the racer style- hand cut negative space allows your wrist to peek through and sits softly on your arm. Shown in gold as adjustable from 7″ – 7.75″. Also available in white [...]