Monster Drawing Rally 2009
Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock – Los Angeles
11/9/09
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A unique way to enjoy and purchase art… Enjoy an afternoon of music, art, food and drink in Eagle Rock, where 100 top Los Angeles artists will create original works to be sold later in the evening. Artist and DJ Dave Muller will be spinning records while Dude Dogg and Artichoke will play live sets at the end of the event. Food and drink are provided by The Oinkster, New Belgium Brewing Company and Cafe de Leche. For kids, the event will host a drawing corner as well. →

October was a month packed with design (this past week also being National Design Week — who comes up with this stuff anyway?). Adobe Max was easily the largest of these events. Some others include Mini Max (a mini version of Adobe Max). A documentary screening of Milton Glaser: To Inform and Delight at Space15Twenty. A week long celebration of the 35th Anniversary of Hello Kitty at Royal/T. And LACMA’s From the Spoon to the City (where architects talk about their design process) — also next week.

Starting off the month though was FlashapaloozaStock IV, which set the stage for all the other events to live up to. It was a full day devoted to Flash, with a night of partying with like-minded people. The event, which has always been totally free, took place at Almer-Blank in Venice — the heart of Los Angeles’ Flash community. →

If you live in Southern California, then you are well aware of the sun-glass craze. Even when the sun peaks through a low haze, folks have their shades in tow. And as winter approaches, Angelenos will find any excuse to sport them with their look-of- the-day. Mosley Tribes, one of the leading lifestyle branding companies, is partly responsible for this eye-wear sensation.

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The Mulholland Way
Jay Holland isn’t the kind of guy most people would picture as a luggage and accessories designer. He’s confident, soft-spoken and unmistakably masculine. His clothes are stylish, but his appearance isn’t overly preened nor his shoes overly laced, or even laced at all on the day of our latest meeting. Yet, as the president of Mulholland, his family’s San Francisco-based business, Jay and his brother Guy, the company’s vice president, have their hands in every design decision, from the color of the zippers to the shape of the chairs. →

For years, Marc Machado aka “Mr. Cartoon” has been the favored tattoo artist for celebrity clients like Nas, Pharell Williams and Justin Timberlake. His fineline style, which has its origins in prison tattoo culture,  emphasizes negative space and intricate detail and is inspired by Los Angeles, lowrider culture and Latino art. His work demands high prices, but few other tattoo artists have as steady and masterful a hand as Mr. Cartoon. →

The PRO-Keds Royal Flash used to be the celebrity basketball shoe in the seventies, when Nate Archibald and Kareem Abul-Jabbar wore them out on court and popularized the brand for a whole generation of sneakerheads. The multi-talented Bobbito García—D.J., journalist, streetball player and author of Where’d You Get Those? New York City’s Sneaker Culture: 1960-1987—will unveil a 30th anniversary edition of the Royal Flash →

Dublab presents VIBRANT VISIONS CLOSING PARTY
Come join the dublab collective tonight for a resounding end to their jubilant 10-year celebration of innovative programming in music, cinema and art.   Now is our opportunity to applaud their decade long endeavors and pioneering spirit in internet radio and for raising the social consciousness of our community.  →

Top of the Dome 6
11/07/09-11/29/09
Los Angeles, CA
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Gregg Stone’s eerily beautiful multi-media paintings and ceramic skull designs have attracted many of today’s hottest artists ranging from graphic designers to tattoo artists to sculptors and fine artists to input their style of creativity to add to Stone’s unique art form. His multi-media paintings are inspired by his travels through the byways of border region Hispanic communities. He started producing ceramic skulls for an art project rendering El Qaeda and terrorist figures on a grouping of skulls and placed them in a pyramid format. He called the piece →

Main Street: An Exhibition of New Video and Animation
Los Angeles, CA
10/24/09
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Gallery Space presents Main Street, the latest exhibition curated by Jacob Kramer, co-founder of FAMILY bookstore and Hope Gallery which will open on October 24th. The exhibition will be featuring a collection of various video art and animation from contemporary artists including Miranda July, Spike Jonze, and Peter Sutherland. →

Based in France, Blue de Paname is proud to present the release of their Winter Collection, “Rungis” for 2009. Inspired by Halles de Paris, a well-known market in the center of Paris, Blue de Paname stays true to the French cuts and styles. This latest collection includes new products and pieces designed to be functional, comfortable and stylish and works the navy blue hue and white detailing which seems to be a thematic focus. The line will be available from October 17th in stores including Colette, Dover Street Market, Comme des Garçons in Tokyo, Le Globe, Norse Projects, and Très Bien shop.