Evan Roth graduated with a MFA in design and technology from The New School at Parsons. He is one of their most notable recent graduates focusing on how to incorporate an interest in popular culture with coding and open source technology. Roth seems to enjoy exploiting the flamboyant nature of popular culture but also involves himself in deep studies of subcultures such as graffiti art. He co-founded the Graffiti Research Lab after working on the Graffiti Analysis project for his thesis. His goal here is to provide “graffiti artists with open source technologies for urban communication.”
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Up There is a short film produced by Mother NY and directed by Malcolm Murray about the diminishing craft of hand-painted advertisements. “It takes so much work that it’s kind of ridiculous… We try and do it as fast as possible, but that doesn’t change the fact that there are way easier ways to get it up there.” This quote by one of the painters was captured while he stood in the rain and it became apparent to me at this moment that Murray was showing us the faces behind the work we see everyday. As a graphic designer, I know too well how easy it is to be stuck in front of the computer, but also realize the value and payoff of working manually to produce handmade components for a design. Similarly, the production of billboard advertisements is now overrun by vinyl printers because it’s efficient and consistent. It’s nice to see that there is still a human hand amidst a world dominated by the digital medium. This beautiful documentary was shot with a Sony EX1.
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Interview by Mikaela Edri. Photography by Loui Wang.
Hat designer Elisabeth Koch runs her millinery in Beijing, China. Appendix paid her a visit in the combined studio and apartment to talk about how a hat comes about, creative family members and cork pot stands. Her home is literally a piece of Holland shipped to China with old-fashioned, dark wood furniture, a stuffed Dutch bird in a glass box, a pretty tea set and other interesting items for the curious to lay its eyes on.
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Aily’s Cafe and space is having a birthday party! And we’d love to have your involvement! Simply post anything you’d like us to exhibit, send it to the address:
北京市东城区东四北大街钱粮胡同32号
32 Qian Liang Hutong, Dong Cheng District, Beijing, China 100010
We will open all packages on the opening and will continue to receive the gifts over the coming weeks.
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