Archive for the ‘cool hunting’ Category

this must be the place ::

Monday, December 14th, 2009

:: I love what Dustin Hostetler (publisher and curator of Faesthetic Magazine) is up to with the This Must Be The Place show he curated for Scion. Check it out below.

Also, check out his Think Faest! blog here. He is also a pretty ridiculously talented designer himself, all of his work is archived here. // AjS


amy van’s zodiac illustrations ::

Friday, November 20th, 2009

:: see below for a series of very cool back and white zodiac illustrations we stumbled upon by Beijing-based Neocha-user Amy Van. Look closely, each illustration tells a unique story.

For more from Amy Van on NeochaEDGE, link here.  // AjS

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NeochaEDGE is a daily-curated, bilingual website and discovery engine dedicated to showcasing leading-edge creative content and emerging youth culture in China.

time-lapse inspiration from shanghai’s top graffiti writers ::

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009

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:: over the past few weeks we’ve been posting time-lapse videos of the live art performances from Search for Creative City (寻城记), an event that NeochaEDGE collaborated on with the Knowledge and Innovation Community (KIC). Since the graffiti writers who participated in the event are pretty much the best Shanghai has to offer in terms of street-art, we pulled them all together in a single post for everyone to enjoy. Link here to see time-lapse videos of pieces by Dezio, Popil, Mr. Lan, SAIL, AEK, Lamian (拉面), Shier, and HKER.

For more Chinese graffiti on NeochaEDGE, link here.  // AjS

film | a nice set in shanghai exhibition opening night video ::

Saturday, October 17th, 2009

Picture 1:: in case you weren’t able to come by A Nice Set | Shanghai, the exhibition of international and Chinese designer slipmats, we’ve produced a short video of the opening night that you can check out below. If this video is loading slowly for you, try viewing it on Tudou or .

Special thanks again to our co-curators in making the event happen: Jellymon and We Are Plus; along with our sponsors and partners: Aerial7, Vedett, SOURCE, Supermarkart, IdN, AWE5OME, and Neocha. And a special shout-out to , who provided the beats and scratches at the party as well as the soundtrack for the video.

For more A Nice Set | Shanghai-related content on NeochaEDGE, link here.  // AjS

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film | videogioco ::

Sunday, October 11th, 2009

:: an incredibly imaginative and creative stop-motion / paper-flip animation from Donato Sansone. Sound design by Enrico Ascoli. Enjoy.  // AjS

graffiti | stencil portraits @ beijing’s 798 art district ::

Monday, September 28th, 2009

:: it’s not often you see good stencil graffiti in China – see below for a some at Beijing’s 798 / Dashanzi art district. This photograph was taken by Beijing-based Mårten Strassburg. To see more of Mårten’s photography, link here. If you spot graffiti or urban art anywhere in China, please share it with us at . We’d like to document it on NeochaEDGE. For more graffiti in China on NeochaEDGE, link here.  // AjS

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banana monkey’s frontman zhang feng unplugged ::

Sunday, September 27th, 2009

:: the acoustic guitars, harmonicas, and this retro Hohner Melodica came out recently while I was picnicking in Shanghai with friends. One of those friends was Zhang Feng (张峰, aka Bono), the frontman for the well-known Shanghai-based indie rock band Banana Monkey. See below for a short video catching Zhang Feng play a few crowd-pleasers, namely (and in order) Qi Qin’s The World Outside, Wang Fei’s One Little Wish, Luo Dayou’s Childhood, Qi Qin’s Sometime Around Winter, and Eric Clapton’s Wonderful Tonight.

If the VIMEO video loads slowly, try viewing it on Tudou. For more from Banana Monkey on NeochaEDGE, link here. For more from Zhang Feng on NeochaEDGE, link here.  // AjS

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water-color work by b ovensfan ::

Saturday, September 26th, 2009

:: for more from B Ovensfan on NeochaEDGE, link here. // AjS

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magazine nudity, by ka xiaoxi ::

Friday, September 25th, 2009

:: for more from Ka Xiaoxi on NeochaEDGE, link here.  // AjS

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snaps | new throw-up spotted on xinle rd. ::

Thursday, September 24th, 2009

:: I spotted this throw-up today in Shanghai while heading down Xinle Rd., near the the Huating Rd. intersection. I recently saw the same throw-up just around the corner from this one. Does anyone know whose work this is? If you spot graffiti or urban art anywhere in China, please share it with me at . I’d like to document it on NeochaEDGE. For more graffiti in China on NeochaEDGE, link here. // AjS

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shanghai’s popil & dezio paint-up beijing’s 798 ::

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

:: my favorite Shanghai-based graffiti artists Dezio and Popil recently returned from Beijing, but not before they left their mark on 798, the capital’s preeminent art district. If you spot graffiti or urban art anywhere in China, please share it with me at , I’d like to document it. For more from Dezio or Popil on NeochaEDGE, link here or here, respectively. // AjS

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a track from zhengzhou-based band blueprint ::

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

:: for more from Blueprint on NeochaEDGE, link here. // AjS

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graffiti | huating rd. pieces ::

Sunday, September 20th, 2009

:: I recently came across some wet paint in Shanghai on Huating Rd. If you know whose work this is, please let me know in the comments section below. I wouldn’t be surprised to see more pieces going up in that area – it’s home to a fair amount of low-profile wall space. For more graffiti in China on NeochaEDGE, link here. // AjS

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a track from ww1way ::

Saturday, September 19th, 2009

:: for more from ww1way on NeochaEDGE, link here.  // AjS

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city skyline illustration from raindrops ::

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

:: for more from Raindrops on NeochaEDGE, link here.  // AjS

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