Semi-Permanent – Sydney 24/25 May 2013   One of the largest events of its type, Semi-Permanent is a creative platform spreading art and design inspiration. It consists of a conference and side events which include exhibitions, competitions, workshops and parties. It’s a week long celebration of all things design. Graphic Design, Film, Art, Illustration, Web [...]

Usher and Pharrell Williams sit down to talk about everything from the beginnings of his career to what makes him a magnetic performer and now his continuing roll as mentor to Justin Bieber. Then Pharrell introduces his protégée, Leah LaBelle, and they discuss the intuition that artists and producers must have to make great music.

Lamborghini has celebrated its 50th anniversary these last weeks and for the occasion presents the new Egoista concept sports car. Unveiled at the last stop of the Grande Giro d’Italia tour, the car is powered by a 600 hp V10 engine. “the single-seater concept is characterized by two fundamental aspects: its architecture, and the materials used. [...]

The Hawaiian-born artist and designer cuts loose about the island he calls home, the local art scene, and the importance of staying analog. More on theavantgardediaries.com Jasper Wong – The Simple Beauty of Just Coloring from The Avant/Garde Diaries on Vimeo.

OBEY THE GIANT – The Shepard Fairey Story is a film based on the true story of Shepard Fairey’s first act of street art during his time at Rhode Island School of Design from 1989-1992. Shepard Fairy gained notoriety globally after creating the Obama HOPE image from the 2008 Presidential campaign. Yet prior to that [...]

The Boneyard Project is an art exhibition that has evolved since 2010 to incorporate the styles of over 30 international artists. This latest video shows acclaimed artist Kenny Scharf working over a 50-year-old military aircraft in his signature graffiti-esque style, culminating in a vividly colored and visually appealing large-scale piece. Set in the sunny Arizona [...]

We take a behind the scenes look at the “birth of a motorcycle” at the KTM Factory, located in Mattighofen, Austria. We sit down with KTM PR and Product Managers Joachim Sauer and Thomas Kuttruf to learn how KTM manufactures and develops some of the most innovative bikes in the world.

Long-standing artist Futura embarked recently on arguably his biggest collaboration to date with the ever respected Hennessy. The iconic artist has teamed up with the world’s largest cognac company and has been given the chance to design his own limited edition bottles, and as pieces of art in their own right each is a true [...]

Alex FaKso began his career as a skate photographer in the early ’90s. Since then he has transitioned into a more personal obsession with street culture, specifically graffiti writers, having worked with the likes of Os Gemeos to document their process. A recent video piece, filmed and directed by DSCREET, gives some insight into FaKso’s [...]

#passitonproject is an experiment in social art: to document one board’s journey through the global snowboard community, seeing how many riders it can be passed on to and just how far around the world it can travel.