Over My Dead Body
The smiling skull with the inverted cross first saw the light of day in 2004. Together with Björn Atldax, I designed a label for Cheap Monday, a new line of limited edition low budget jeans by the ‘denim professor’ Örjan Andersson. We wanted to make something that was different from, but also commenting on, the imagery of popular denim brands at the time. We came up with a large cheap-looking patch with the tagline ‘Över min döda kropp’ (Over my dead body) and the stylized drawing of a human skull, fashioned after a Mexican Dia de los Muertos celebration mask, with a cross turned upside down on its forehead. Day of the Dead is an ancient rite to honor deceased relatives, rooted in Aztec culture thousands of years before the arrival of Christian Spaniards in the New World. After that time, like many rituals, the festival merged with Catholic observances and its symbols. With the release of the Spring 2010 collection, about a year and a half after Cheap Monday was acquired by clothing giant H&M, the cross has been removed and replaced with a single vertical line.
Rest in peace.
Don’t miss out
Grrr. The work of Amsterdamn’s finest interactief ontwerpbureau, Rolf Coppens and crew. Go pay them a visit.
H&M by Vår
In spring, fashion brand H&M is releasing a limited edition Vår capsule collection for kids. The t-shirts, hoodies, sneakers and jersey beanies are made made in organic and recycled materials. The collection will be available in selected stores woldwide.
Release Me
Release party for Inferior #2, the third record from Du & Jag + Åskar Brickman, with remixes of three Audionom tracks. Audionom, Pluto and Wonderland Gang live and Luciano Leiva, Gustav Bendt, Du and Jag on the wheels! From 9 pm on Saturday January 30th 2010 at Pluto, Lövholmsvägen in Stockholm.
Smiley with courtesy of Jens Schildt!
Kolla! 2010
Kolla! is an annual contest, a series of talks, a seminar and workshop, a website, a blog and a publication for illustrators and graphic designers arranged by the Association of Swedish Illustrators, Föreningen Svenska Tecknare, since 2003. The contest is divided into three main parts, Illustration, Graphic Design and Moving Image and this year I will be on the jury for the Illustration category.
Big titties and round booty, I like your personality
It is the third release from the record label Du & Jag + Åskar Brickman! This double B-side 7 inch vinyl is the second installment in the ‘Inferior’ series of Audionom remixes. Tree tracks: Wonderland Gang’s So Weak Remix / Wonderland Gang’s Audionom Remix / Pluto’s Inside Remix. The gems are on the dark side of the vinyl.
If You Could Collaborate
Thanks to everyone who came down to the opening of the If You Could Collaborate show! Images of the pieces are now up on the If You Could Collaborate site and more photos of all the final pieces, the show set up and the opening on their Flickr page.
If You Could Collaborate
If You Could Collaborate is an exhibition aiming to provide a platform for the finest creatives from all over the world to question their conventional working methods and outcomes. The contributors have been challenged to work with a partner of their choosing from any discipline, profession or background. The If You Could Collaborate exhibition will feature the artwork produced by all the pairings at the A Foundation Gallery, Rochelle School in London.
For the show, I have been working with the wondrous Dutch fashion designers And Beyond. Other pairings include Ian Wright and Riitta Ikonen, Job and Roel Wouters, Fontaine Anderson and Deanne Cheuk, and many more. Private view on January 14th, 6.30 to 9pm. The show is open from January 15th to 24th 2010, 12 to 6pm, open late on January 21st, 12 to 9pm. A Foundation Gallery at Rochelle School, London E2 7ES.
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Release party for the second 7 inch single from Du & Jag + Åskar Brickman, Inferior #1, plus a digiremix of the track Show Me Your Hands by 18 Sekunder. Martin Kraepelien, Daniel Savio and 18 sekunder live on stage and DJs Du, Jag and Åskar Brickman. From 5:25 pm on Saturday December 5th 2009 at Barnens Underjordiska Scen, Bondegatan 1 in Stockholm. Trippy!