Dada
We recently comsissioned Katie Lockhart and Darryl Ward to artdirect style and shoot a series of photographs for Dada1 and 2.
Here we give thanks ...
Billy Crane?
We created a Crane Brothers postcard using the the 1962 Billy Apple® work Portrait of the Artist in a Drip Dry Suit. If you didn't know better you would swear that was the back of Murray Crane's head.
Abandoned
Process Journal Issue#4
The fourth edition of Proceess Journal is out and features Inhouse discussing the design process of Pilot Magazine.
Type in the landscape
A visit to Wellington should always include a visit to the waterfront to see Catherine Griffiths' concrete text sculptures. They look as good today as they did when first installed.
Tyler Street Garage
We recently worked with Lucien at Shine on the branding of Britomart's lastest watering hole — Tyler Street Garage. The bistro/bar wears its humble heritage proudly: the industrial fabric of the building is still clearly visible in its rough brick walls, exposed utilities and original parking signage.
Fight for your right
In the turbulent times of the late 1960s, a printmaking collective called the Poster Workshop formed in a basement in Camden, London, and set about creating the disposable messages of a parade of activists and political groups that came through its door. The posters were printed by silkscreen, using very simple rudimentary techniques. Very striking one-colour posters and fantastic vernacular typography.
The Universal Sigh
At noon today, we made a visit to our favourite record store, Real Groovy, and picked up a copy of The Universal Sigh - a free newspaper from Radiohead in celebration of their new lp. Hope you got yours too!
www.theuniversalsigh.com
McLeavey Sat Here
09:03:2011–06:04:2011.
An exhibition of recent paintings by John Reynolds. See more here at the Gallery's newly launched website.
It's been worth the wait!
Wunderful
Inhouse's good friend and old street chum Mark Crane of Wunderkammer on Ponsonby Rd draws beautiful free-hand patterns and typography, often appearing on his shop window to announce new stock and sales. We turned this intricate illustration into a tesselation to be used as in-store tissue paper. (Detail on roll-over)
NZ’s Haeckel
Some pretty cool drawings to be found in the publication Transaction and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 1868-1961. Lots of native New Zealand plants, sea life, insects, fossils and scientific stuff like that. The National Library have all 88 volumes up on their website. Illustrator unknown.
Mix & Match
These cute and colourful Czechoclovakian matchboxes from the mid twentieth century have been added to the epic collection of Eastern European matchbox labels on Maraid's flickr page.
Cycling in Chile
Insane vid of a guy in the VCA 2010 Race in Chile. Watch out for the dog. Video here.
Be kind
A wee message to visitors when venturing up the stairs to the studio. Print by Rob Reynolds of Dung Beetle, available at artmusicalchemy.com.
I like it.
The new piece of eye candy in the studio this week is a woodblock poster by Anthony Burrill. In behind is a poster by ex-Inhouser David Bennewith of Joseph Churchwards suggestions for TV2's logo.
Simon Renström
Swedish designer Simon Renström has been making all sorts of interesting things in various areas of design and art. To the left is a video still from an animation for the Nordic Light Hotel.
We heart Walter
Awwwww.
Green screen
Another shout out to Vincent Moon for his film, An Island. We had a screening of the film last night in our leafy loft and it went down a treat. Recommend to all to host a screening while there's still time - go here now.
Messerschmidt
Franz Xaver Messerschmidt (1736-83) was a German-Austrian sculptor most famous for his "character heads", a collection of busts with faces contorted in extreme facial expressions. He claimed that his character heads had aroused the anger of "the Spirit of Proportion", an ancient being who safe-guarded this knowledge. The spirit visited him at night, and forced him to endure humiliating tortures. At least one of Messerschmidt's most famous heads was apparently inspired by one of these encounters.
Shooting Auckland
We've been lucky to get out and shoot a couple of Artstation covers in some of the best spots around town. The Wintergardens are a true Auckland asset and Milford Beach in the East Coast Bays offer roll-your-jeans-up fun on the rocks and views of Auckland's youngest volcano, Rangitoto. These are some behind-the-scenes snaps, final cover shots to be posted.
Chch
The recent earthquake has our thoughts and sympathies going out to our own families and the people of Christchurch. And to our southern design pals, legendary Luke Wood (National Grid and former Inhouse-ee) and web-design extraordinaires Sons&Co. Come visit us in Auckland any time boys, the traffic may be shite but the only thing shaky up here is the weather.
Auckland premier
An Island is an unconventional music performance film and an abstract documentary about a band and an island. Filmed by Vincent Moon and featuring Efterklang. Inhouse is hosting a private-public screening of An Island, the first (and currently only) Auckland showing. Looking forward to what will no doubt be lush cinematography and charming tunes.
Respect
We're big fans of artist Wayne White here at Inhouse. His monograph Maybe Now I'll Get The Respect I So Richly Deserve is a new addition to our library.
Single rainbow
If you're feeling a need for a smile today, then check out this video shot by mudlevel featuring the 'robo-rainbow' by Swedish artist Akay. It’s one of Akay’s 'instruments of mass destruction', a project that finds complicated technical solutions to create simple acts of 'vandalism'.
Click here to view video.
Bad luck Bieber
Congrats to Arcade Fire for their Grammy win. Their album 'The Suburbs' is on high rotation at the Inhouse studio.
