Mon 9th July: Nike Fuel Fest at Battersea Power Station

Last evening NIKE turned Battersea Power Station into an architectural equivalent of the LED barcode on their fuel bands with the building flashing from red, thru amber to green.  An audience were invited to sync their devices and dance to Magnetic Man & Tinie Tempah to measure their energy whilst generally having fun at a festival, NIKE style.  The day started off at the British 10K run with 25,000 runners and ten teams travelling to London from dissparate cities and the event's success culminating in this mass celebration.  Here you can see NYC's Heron Preston's phone showing the start of the run and UK's collective "RunDemCrew" Charli Dark and BangsAndABun jackets.  Charli was part of the initial crew I attended the launch with alongside Cassetteplaya who's jacket Ive also snapped, as we had our first reunion since the inaugural Fuel voyage back in January.  

Read my report from the NIKE Fuel Band launch here,  find out about the new NIKE+ Training sneakers here and watch the documentary below to see more about the RunDemCrew Youngers running the 10K.

Mon 9th July: TEED cont.

.......... and here is the TEED lights and lazer show live experience at KOKO last month, complete with Anna Lomax's "American Dream" carnival costume covered in confetti canon glitter.  Whilst on a TEED tip, I'm dropping in a mention of the debut album which is now out and features Stephanie Sian Smith's portrait of Orlando wearing the Yunus & Eliza Swarovski headpiece.  I first wrote about this collaboration last year for jewellery week and more recently the sculpture had a re-appearance in the Fashion East installations at London Collections.  Here are the designers with their muse at the opening reception and a phone snap I took of one of the "Trouble" billboard posters for the album which is an absolute must-buy for anyone who hasn't purchased it yet!!  

(TEED's dancers wear costumes by BombeSurprise a.k.a WeAreAllInOne and headress's by Lizzie Kingdom)

Friday 6th July: Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs vs. ADAM&YOU ʼAmerican Dream Part IIʼ

Following on from yesterday's post on Vauxhall's Ampera Season and the Super Collider light show, to another artist known for his use of lazers and neon lights who has also recently worked with Opel.  The Rüsselsheim-based automobile manufacturer collaborated with Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs for the launch of  their the new speedster 'ADAM' via his video for ʼAmerican Dream Part IIʼ.  TEED visited the Opel Design Center to have a preview.of the model design with the creative team who have developed multiple options for customisation. Orlando Higinbottom translated this theme of individualisation from the numerous colour combinations of the car body by implementing his signature stage antics of setting off confetti canons.  Here are behind-the-scene snaps from the studio of the nightclub set drenched in the multicolour foil and detail shots of the costumes which became covered in the glitter.  Anna Lomax created this brand new expansive carnival scale stegosaurus look which Orlando has since worn at his London headline show with Anna waiting in the wings to help with the quick change............  and a second dousing of confetti!  Team TEED are currently taking the all-encompassing live show from Europe such as Slovakia, Serbia, Spain and Sweden onto a North American tour.  Be sure to catch the epic experience by looking up the full list of destinations and dates on his site............ and enjoy the actual ʼAmerican Dream Part IIʼ video over on the official ADAM site.
Watch and read a specific interview on the concept over on the project partner VICE.
All images c/o Universal Music.

Thursday 5th July: King's Cross Filling Station cont.

                                       

Full length looks:  Aaron Frew, Duggie Fields & Bishi, Ella Dror & Margot Bowman, Holly Fulton

Thursday 5th July: King's Cross Filling Station

Yesterday Mandi Lennard orchestrated one of those rare special summer soirees where London's extended fashion family come together under one roof for one night only........... and last night the roof was the canopy of  King's Cross Filling Station.  Pablo Flack and David Waddington  welcomed us to their latest dining destination "Shrimpy Loves" to share the new forecourt feature of fresh stone baked pizzas and frozen Margartias.  KXFS filled up with designers, stylists, editors, academia and artists to feast on the alfresco treats and a laser fusion light show by super/collider at the fall of dusk.  I spent the evening enjoying the inspiring garms on the guests by snooping around to collate a few details for you here.......... emitting the best outfit of the night on Holly Fulton because there was actually too much to start dissecting it!  Also props to David Kappo on a superior denim boilersuit!


Top to bottom: Anna Trevelyan's pink Ashish leopard sequin situation, Duggie Fields boob print silk tie, Bishi's embroidered blouse, Margot Bowman's camo chic, Kim Howells Kitty Joseph printed neoprene bomber, Stephanie's freindship braclets, Ella Dror's fruit salad pink'n'orange corordination, Aaron Frew's knuckle duster phone case, Henry Holland's Hillier paperclip H charm, George McPherson's blue Saunders knit, Louise Gray's layers of textures,  Roksanda Illincic's neon red heels,  Todd Lynn's studded sneakers

The occasion was a reception to mark the launch of the Vauxhall Ampera Season, a series of cultural commissions at King's Cross Filling Station, for which you can find out full details of events here.

Weds 4th July: Radio One Hackney Academy vs. "Work It" Workshops

Here are snaps from part 2 of my workshops hosted by Work It at the BBC Hackney Academy in the lead up to the Hackney Weekend Festival.  BBC Learning set up a month's programme of industry experts to share their skills and knowledge with aspiring creatives via free educational events and Q&A sessions.  I took part in the fashion stream showing how to make festival accessories out of paper to coincide with my network of collaborators  holding T-Shirt artwork classes which I profiled last week.  Congratulations to Loren and Sara for their hard work and dedication in undertaking this mammoth task to pull together the entire package from inviting and scheduling the artists to being their in person every day to manage each masking tape moment!!  Go girls!!