May 2012
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Virtuosic Dance Company Launch Party and...
looking for something fun and artsy to do this Thurs night? Look no further! One of Join Bklyn’s favorite dancers and choreographers, Chelsea Robin Lee, is throwing a launch party and fundraiser for her new company Virtuosic Dance Project. Our friends at Brooklyn Gin are sponsoring the event, along with DNA, Starbucks, Antibes Bistro and Yoga works. There will be free food, drinks and great...
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Google Homepage: you are so much fun today →
Get musical with your bad self today, on the Robert Moog synthesizer on Google.com
Churchkey Can Co.
Founded by Adrien Grenier of Entourage. A traditional beer company. Brewed for every hipster. Hollywood meets the startup world.
thesill.com
After a successful Kickstarter campaign, The Sill has now launched. We love this new market place for household plants. Pretty up your space! They deliver to Manhattan and Brooklyn.
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On of our favorite Photographers, Meagan Cignoli is live pinning with @oscarprgirl for the OSCAR DE LA RENTA RESORT 2013.
Check it out!
today. on location. shooting some fabulous dresses and beautiful models.
follow along here.
http://pinterest.com/oscarprgirl/resort-2013/
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Thursday Art: AMERICA at Generation Gallery in...
We’re excited for the America group show at Generation Gallery in Brooklyn this Thursday. Get yourself over to 55 Washington St. (suite 802) in DUMBO any time between 6 and 9 and enjoy Ben Baker, James Chiang, Michael Scott Slosar, Chris Stanford and (Join Bklyn friend, the talented) Michael Rubenstein.
Alright, here it is on facebook, and the poster is below. Let’s go!
April 2012
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Know Coachella!
Starting on the weekend of the 13th of April, Coachella is right around the corner. Question is, do you KNOW CHELLA? In case you don’t, our friend Shaz Sedighzadeh has created a really cool website showcasing this year’s artist lineup. Know Chella gives users a little bio about each artist and, as Shaz says, “one mysterious song for each to get your ear holes familiar.”...
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Shop, Drop & Drink | Williamsburg Shopping Goes...
Williamsburg is kicking off spring this year with a neighborhood wide “Shop, Drop & Drink” event. The event is held by Kathryn Irby, Co-Founder of Brooklyn Vintage Crawl, in collaboration with the Northside Merchants Association and Domino (a mobile smart guide platform); is meant to highlight Williamsburg’s diverse and unique retail, bar, restaurant, and gallery...
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Which Cartoon Character Would You Be?
This series of images created by the talented french graphic design and photography duo, Caroline Sauvage and Marion Audefray depicts the question; how different would life be if we allowed our inner child to dictate our daily activities.
The series really gets you thinking about how one can make their everyday monotonous tasks that much more fun or interesting, which beings us to our...
March 2012
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New Classes at the Brooklyn Institute
Brooklyn Institute is offering some sevearly interesting classes that we just have to share with you guys. The first class starts on the 9th of April and is called “Telegraphs, Pneumatic Tubes and Teleportation”; it addresses the history in both theory and literature of the reception, discussion, and representation of new communication technologies in everything from Dickens to...
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Paper by FiftyThree - Simply Beautiful Creative...
Paper is FiftyThree’s attempt to conquer the “creative processing” department of the iPad; the stage where there are many contenders but no real master. Everything in this App looks simply beautiful. Basically an organizable scrapbook journal, the App showcases an array of features all simplified and deeply intertwined with Apple’s fundamentals. The App lets you create,...
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Stamen, Maps in Watercolor
Stamen is a company in San Francisco that makes maps more beautiful and informative than they can ever be, in this case they implemented code to make them appear as if they were drawn in using watercolors. Head on over to their site and EXPLORE in watercolor!
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The Tallest Man on Earth Announces 'There's No...
The Tallest Man on Earth has announced his new world tour for the release of his new album ‘There’s no leaving now’. The album will be landing on the 12th of June. Meanwhile hear is the track list, tour dates and locations.
TOUR DATES:
05/31/12: Stockholm, Sweden - Sodra Teatern
06/01/12: Stockholm, Sweden - Sodra Teatern
06/20/12: New York, NY - Town Hall
07/03/12:...
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Hard Graft and the Leather and Wool Revolution
Hard Graft is an Austrian brand, creating some of the coolest tech accessories today. They are probably the pioneers in designing products with both leather and wool. The attention to detail is phenomenal and is nothing compared to the quality of each and every product. Hard Graft’s accessories are also probably some of the best designed and thought out accessories for Apple products....
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The Next Big Small Brands (food.curated. Video)
The third annual “Next Big Small Brands Contest” is being held in Brooklyn on the 27th of March in which one of six finalists will be chosen as winner. The winner receives all the ingredients that they need to launch their brand into the major leagues. Filmmaker Liza de Guia from food.curated has produced a video for each of the six finalists; explaining their story and the food they...
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Causa-Efecto (Video)
An EPIC piece of art created by Spanish artist, Ana Soler, called Causa-Efecto (Cause-Effect in English). Soler suspended 2,000 tennis balls around Mustang Art Gallery in Spain, showing the path/motion of a tennis ball bouncing around the gallery.
(Via This is Colossal)
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7 criminals' last meals recreated as art....
Artist and Photographer Henry Hargreaves decided to recreate the last meals of different death row inmates throughout history; hoping capture a bit of their personalities and the era of their executions. By shooting all the dishes from bird-eye view, Hargreaves tried to give the viewer a prisoner’s-eye-view of their bizarre last meal.
Victor Feguer insisted that his last meal be served...
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INDOOR // OUTDOOR an Art Show Curated by BKLYNhaus...
Who loves art in NYC? WE DO!!
You’re invited to a collective art show curated by Bklyn Haus at the We Create NYC co-working and gallery space. INDOOR // OUTDOOR is a celebration of vibrant colors, texture, and all life that surrounds us. The importance of our well-being and happiness within our working setting is profound. Through the art of five local artists we channel the energy of...
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MAR 21 | NY CONTENT MEETUP | Connect Through...
You cannot miss this month’s content meetup! Our speakers - a New York Times Producer, a Founder and Principal at race + vine, and an acclaimed Fashion Photographer and Blogger — are getting geared up for our March 21st NY CONTENT MEETUP.
RSVP here: http://www.meetup.com/NYContent/events/55078652/#
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The Speakers:
Emily Rueb
Senior Producer, New York Times
Put A...
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SURVEY: DO YOUR PART TO HELP TECH & CREATIVE GROW...
DUMBO has an amazing tech and creative community and we want to help it grow even more! Help the Dumbo Improvement District by taking a very brief survey about your organization and needs.
Take the survey here!
Each firm that fully completes the survey and enters a contact email will be entered in a drawing to receive:
a private boxing lesson for up to 20 people (complete with...
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Road Inc., iPad Boggling Perfection
This is quite possibly one of the coolest and best executed iPad apps we’ve ever seen. Road Inc. is NOT to be missed! Produced and published by Pyrolia, a french multimedia studio, Road Inc. by far the new benchmark for all App designers and developers. They have cracked it; a “digital museum” for timeless iconic cars of today and the past.
Users get the chance to explore...
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ETHNOTEK and the Cham Villagers of Vietnam (VIDEO)
ETHNOTEK is a brand that has been featured before on our blog, but this time we wanted to bring you their new collection of messenger bags and something a little more special; the ETHNOTEK team has started a “travel blog” to share their love and passion for travel and the preservation of world cultures even further. The travel blog acts as a log for the ETHNOTEK team to share their...
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Abundance - by Green Street feat. Cavalier
Take a look at Brooklyn based Green Street’s new video for “Abundance” featuring Cavalier, from their critically acclaimed album, Endless Summer. The video was filmed in the traditional town of Asakusa in Tokyo, during their November 2011 tour of Japan. You can head to DJBooth to get your free copy of Endless Summer too.
Visit Green Street’s website to see where you...
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Something About the Fire - Adele X Daft Punk
Tune into this mashup by Carlos Serrano. What better than an Adele and Daft Punk combo to ease your Monday woes. ENJOY!
(Via HypeTrak)
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A VW Sinking in Milk
Today we are reflecting on the past with this confusing, yet interesting sculpture created by world renowned artist Ivan Puig; depicting an old VW sinking in Milk. Ivan likes to think of his art as humorous in someway, while at the same time invoking confusion and fascination.
(Via Lion Skeleton)
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Moleskine X LEGO are here! (Video)
A while back we brought you guys an article about the new collaboration between LEGO and Moleskine; well we have some good news, they are out! So take a look at this video created by Moleskine and head to their E-Store to pick up your own version of the notebooks.
February 2012
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The Urban Beehive Concept
The Urban Beehive Concept was developed by Philips; giving people a chance to keep bees in their homes. The beehive is designed in a way to allow beekeepers to get a glimpse into the process bees go through in order to produce honey.
(Via Red Dot)
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A "Miniature" City of Samba!
Take a look at this ecstatic stop motion film of the carnival in Riō de Janeiro. The carnival was shot by Keith Loutit and Jarbas Agneli; the shots were then edited to give off the effect of using a tilt-shift lens.
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Is it Perspective, Illusion, or Both?
Boa Mistura, a Madrid, Spain based artist decided to bring some color and epic design into a poor suburb in São Paulo. Mistura teamed up with the children in the area and painted some small narrow street with bright and vibrant colors, leaving room for bold typography; when views from a certain perspective reveal beautiful and inspiring words such as BELEZA (beauty) and ORGULHO (pride).
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The Pixel People!
The Pixel People
(Via Visual News)
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Alex Honnold: The World's Best Free Solo Climber
Alex Honnold was featured in last night’s 60 Minutes episode, where he free soloed about 2,000 ft. Just to clarify to everyone who doesn’t know what free soloing is; its the act of climbing without any ropes and in Alex’s case the act of climbing EXTRAORDINARY heights without ropes! Head to YouTube to checkout the 60 Minutes clip about Alex Honnold (http://youtu.be/SR1jwwagtaQ)
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"Otis" Maybach is up for Auction
Jay-Z and Kanye West have decided to auction off the $350,000 altered Maybach, used in their “Otis” video for charity.
Who wants to go half’sies?
(Via thethin1)