Happy Halloween
Halloween is big business in this country- 2nd only to Christmas, with an expected $5.8 Billion being spent this year on everything from candy to costumes and decorations. The above cans are from the Anoka Halloween Festival, from Anoka Minnesota (the self-credited Halloween Capital Of The World). Like the rest of the country, Anoka goes [...]
Bodies In Urban Space | Willi Dorner
My friend Guney Oktar (and The First Few field reporter) happened upon a unique and thought-provoking street performance over this past weekend in the Beyoglu district in Istanbul. The traveling event is known as Bodies In Urban Space and is created by the Austrian choreographer, Willi Dorner. Mr. Dorner describes the work as a “temporary [...]
Art of Facts | FUTURA
Art Of Facts (Feat. FUTURA) from 13thWitness™ on Vimeo. The fluidity and confidence of Futura’s movements really say it all. Permanent markers and black spray paint on crisp white paper are very unforgiving mediums in which to dabble. If you’re going to paint, paint like you mean it. Really graceful work in front of the [...]
Eric Scheib
Smoke Stack One thing you can honestly say about Eric Scheib is that the man loves to create. While he has certainly explored some areas of art more deeply than others, there is nothing that seems to sway him from delving into new interests. You would remember Eric from an earlier post on The First [...]
Transglass | Sustainable Design
Transglass is the love child of the product design team of Tord Boontje & Emma Woffenden. Dutch-born and based in London, the pair design using reclaimed and reused base materials to create glassware, lighting and furniture.
Marketing the Classics
Penguin Classics is doing some thinking. The novels referred to as “Classics” have more than earned the respect and love that people hold for them. But after such a very long time being out there in the world, how does a publisher get them re-noticed? Well, in the case of the newly released Penguin Classics [...]
Maviology
Maviology is a magazine created and distributed by the Mavi Jeans clothing company. Based in Istanbul at the Mavi headquarters, the publication is a constantly evolving barometer of what’s going on in the fashion and art communities. Along with many other bloggers and artists, The First Few is very happy to have been included in [...]
Paper Fortress Films | Keeping Up With Stebs
I stopped by the Paper Fortress to see what Mr. Stebs Schinnerer had been up to since last visiting with him (March 23, 2010)- and it looks like he’s been a busy man, to say the least. He’s been on a country-wide tour with his friend Johnny Cupcakes for the Suitcase Tour / Back To [...]
Street Art | Common Ground
Toronto No matter where I’ve gone, street art is always present and is most always interesting. Some is clearly created by more professional-level artists (like the one below- obviously the work of a master). Yes, I believe those are what you think they are.
The Lakeview 1932 | Toronto Dining
Toronto’s Lakeview restaurant is perfectly preserved in both look and feel- and still popular after almost 80 years in business. The restaurant itself is quite beautiful with it’s original woodwork, counter tops, rotating stools and amazing tile work.
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