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Street location for Tsunami 1.26
Image by Powerhouse Museum
Pulsating high above the heart of the city, Tsunami 1.26 is a gigantic aerial net installation by acclaimed American artist Janet Echelman. This spectacular vision is one of the works from the Powerhouse Museum’s Love Lace exhibition, and combines ancient craft practice with cutting-edge technology to create an oasis of sculpture delicate enough to be choreographed by the wind. Netted with a high tensile rope, 15 times stronger than steel in weight, and lit by changing coloured lights, Tsunami is inspired by the events that unfolded following the 2010 Chile earthquake. Using a 3D model of the 2010 tsunami, and software to create an outline of the model’s higher amplitude area, Echelman created her sculptural form, with machine-knotted mesh revealing the intricacy of traditional netting.
Photography by Marinco Kojdanovski
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Graffiti & Street Art At Portobello (Dublin)
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In Dublin, Portobello (‘beautiful harbour’) is an area stretching westwards from South Richmond Street as far as Upper Clanbrassil Street bordered on the north by the South Circular Road and on the south by the Grand Canal.
Portobello came into existence as a small suburb south of the city of Dublin in the 18th century, centred around Richmond St. During the following century it was completely developed, transforming an area of private estates and farmland into solid Victorian red-bricked living quarters for the middle classes (on the larger streets), and terraced housing bordering the canal for the working classes.
As a fast-expanding suburb during the 19th century Portobello attracted many upwardly-mobile families whose members went on to play important roles in politics, the arts and the sciences. Towards the end of the century came an influx of Jews, refugees from pogroms in Eastern Europe, which gave the name "Little Jerusalem" to the area.
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Dublin Street Art – East Wall Road
Image by infomatique
The Woven Quickstrike was a big hit at Asian retailers, but what about the 'standard' Nike5 Street Gato? Its super-sleek build and textured medial surfaces are anything but run of the mill, but we're quite happy to see the suede style that debuted just before the turn of the year, return on this new Pine Green and white edition. They'd be perfect for Celtics fans, soccer players who'd like a pitch the size of the TD Garden hardwood, or thanks to the suede upper, these might get turned into skate shoes by someone who's seen countless indoor soccer kicks appropriated by griptape. Joining the 'Pine Green' Street Gato are black and blue leather pairs also available now, and after clicking below for more photos, you'll find them at retailers like Miami's Mr. R. Photos: ITSB
Nike5 Street Gato
Pine Green/White-Gym Green
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Black/Blue Glow-Solar Red
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Loyal Blue/White-Soar
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Chicago-based company Oak Street Bootmakers continues to churn out products using old-world ingenuity as its guiding force. George Vlagos, founder and designer, steps in front of the camera to walk the viewer through what makes the Maine-crafted pieces so very special. The highest standards of production are employed to yield shoes that are as durable as they are comfortable. Each pair makes use of replaceable outsoles, a feature normally reserved for formal footwear, to ensure a lifetime of wear. Oak Street shoes and boots are constructed from renowned Horween Chromexcel leather. Chromexcel undergoes 89 separate processes taking 28 days and utilizing all five floors of the Horween facility in Chicago. Over the past 100 years very little has changed in the formula. Food-grade beef tallow, cosmetic-grade beeswax, marine oil, chrome salts, tree bark extracts and naturally occurring pigments are combined. The mixture is then applied using heat, steam pressure, the hands of craftsmen and time. This ultimately yields the soft, supple and durable leather that is used for your shoes or boots.
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Distinguished British fashion designer Alexander McQueen passed away just over two years ago, but his eponymous label’s partnership with Puma has continued in tribute to its namesake. The Alexander McQueen x Puma Street Climb Mid Leather will arrive shortly in three two-toned designs that allow you to easily see how this model was inspired by the classic First Round hightop. These go with boot-like lace hooks at the top for just the slightest rugged appeal, but the rich leather on orange, black and white pairs isn’t exactly what you’d expect to see at a worksite. Examine them more closely after the jump and stick with Sneaker News for updates. via HB
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Carl Ramsey – Street Dance @ Bert Green Fine Art
Image by Marshall Astor – Food Fetishist
Seen at Bert Green Fine Art during the Downtown Art Walk. Carl Ramsey has been documenting the changing Los Angeles Downtown for several years now.
