OBEY GOES TO SPACE

Shepard Fairey is one of the most prolific artists of our generation, who is known for his thought-provoking street art, clothing company Obeyand of course, that Obama ‘Hope’ poster. Love him or hate him, there’s no denying his influence upon today’s creative industry.

In the video above, we discover Shepard’s latest project forThe Centre of Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS). The non-profit agency, created by the US Congress, is charged with managing the numerous scientific experiments that take place aboard the International Space Station.

For the agency’s upcoming inagural flight, set for September of this year, they approached Shepard Fairey for the patch design. Watch the video below to gain an insight into Shepard’s working methods and inspirations behind the patch creation.

LTDSTATE LOVES… RECYCLED BIKE FURTINURE

Just a quick browse around the internet can bring up some really inspiring ideas of what to do with those old bike bits you’ve got knocking around. Take a look at the below and sharpen your hacksaw…

Who needs Ikea when you can have…..Bike-ia!

(sorry)

DEATH OF A KING – ULLA VON BRANENBURG

Ulla von Brandenburg’s installation Death of a King highlights the architectural peculiarities of the place while at the same time underlining its role. It evolves on a platform with two levels, and readopts the structure of a skateboard ramp which the visitor is free to explore. A painting on the ground giving a trompe-l’oeil account of a colored, pleated curtain with a Harlequin motif, seemingly escaped from the Commedia dell’Arte, covers the whole surface. Thus a parable about theater emanates from this installation and this space, located between fiction and reality, a sort of sign indicating the start of a story.

LTDSTATE LOVES… SKELLY BIKES

TAYLOR SWIFT – I KNEW YOU WERE A SHEEP

As ridiculous as this is… it made us LOL!

There should be more collaborations like this…

DOG SHIT LAMPS :)

We like the idea of having to step on or poke a turd to turn the light on….

Check out UK artist Whatshisname

LTDSTATE LOVES…

Amazing 3D printed skull iphone cases by Hugo Arcier

AFRICA (AN ALTERNATIVE TAKE) …SO FUNNY

ALLEN …ALLEN …ALLEN

MIDLAKE – ROSCOE (WIZARDS SLEEVE REMIX)

One of my favourite songs given a little mixypoo from Erol Alkan….

Beautiful…

OLYMPIC BMX – DAY 1

PLAN B – ILL MANORS ALBUM LAUNCH

The previously secret venue for the iLL Manors OST launch party turned out to be the car park on Great Suffolk Street, London. I’d never heard of the place but I was assured it was a great venue for ravers. Upon arriving you could tell there was plenty of money put into the event, I’ve never seen so many projectors in my life. The first you notice is the album cover projected onto the huge wall of a warehouse, whilst queuing to get in. I failed to spot any celebrities beforehand except for Keith Coggins (Kirby in iLL Manors), who even though he was dressed up in an expensive suit, looked like a crackhead.

As soon as you get into the venue you have on the first left, the bar, and the flashiest portable toilets I’ve ever been in. The iLL Manors film was also projected onto the wall opposite the bar, behind the bar itself there were signs reading “OI RICHBOY CASH ONLY BAR”, I thought that was a simple but brilliant touch. Under the next archway there was the stage and another bunch of projectors, 2 on each side of the wall, which over the course of the show would display clips from the film and footage from the gig.

BRIXTON 2 BRIGHTON – SAT 15TH SEPTEMBER