Lucy Vigrass, UK illustrator and member of the design collective Peepshow designed the Cover of Casa Brutus May issue.
She created the cover for the main theme of the issue: new trends in furniture and a feature about the Salone Milano furniture fair.

A new photography book by IdN Hong Kong presenting the most diverse and provocative new photography from Australia and America.

Shunning repetitive and predictable structures, Hijacked’s aesthetic is directed by the mindset and energy of young and emerging practitioners. Embracing the prevailing wanderlust, their work exhibits a fascination with international subcultures, fragmented trends, alternate life styles and urban landscapes.

288 pages, US$80 on sale now
for more info http://www.idnworld.com

The creative charity D&AD is presenting a series of President Lectures. Speakers are
Nick Bell, Robert Greenberg, Sir Christopher Frayling and on June 5th the Dutch Graphic Design Trio "Experimental Jetset". Tokyo based Klein Dytham has organised a Pecha Kucha Night.

http://www.dandad.co.uk

Seamlessly merging his interests in design, fashion and art, Kosuke Tsumura has consistently mined the intersections between these disciplines through his fashion brand Final Home and his custom-made “Fantasy Mode to Order” apparel for female artists. Tsumura’s show at Nanzuka Underground, itself an experimental home for cross-genre creative projects, features his layered sculptures, cobbled together from a mix of existing, finished products and raw fabrics, extending the clothing metaphor of “wrapping” to the realm of fine art.

Opening Reception: May 30th (Fri) 20:00 - 22:00
at Nanzuka Gallery, Shibuya Tokyo
http://www.nug.jp

The next Victoria & Albert Museum late event "The Art of Confession" is on Friday 30 May and is curated by BAD IDEA magazine. ContainerPLUS has been invited to create four confession booths, each attended by a mysterious character thoroughly trained in their East London studio, to relieve you of your sins.
The Art Of Confession at the Victoria & Albert Museum
Friday 30 May 2008 18:30 - 21:45
Cromwell Road, South Kensington London SW7 2RL, UK
http://www.containerplus.co.uk

Bob London born 1976 in London, studied at the University of Life and works as an artist, illustrator and exhibition curator. To his clients belong Carhartt Clothing, The Illustrated Ape, The Guardian and more. He exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery in London and worldwide. He's inspired by the beautiful and grotesque.
http://www.boblondon.co.uk

Happymunmun was born in the year of the Rabbit in Ipoh, Malaysia. She is a freelance graphic designer and works on a range of packaging, poster, logo and brochure designs.
She loves the experiment of colour and techniques and is inspired by what she sees & listens.

"Last Friends" started as a TV drama on Fuji TV on April 10th featuring a selection of most popular & gorgeous stars today.
It's a realistic human story of a group of people in the midst of their youth who are too frightened to fall in love but begin to live their own lives positively. It focuses on a variety of modern issues such as DV(=Domestic Violence), sexlessness, genderlessness and so on. Michiru (Masami Ngasawa), Ruka (Jyuri Ueno), Takeru (Eita), Eri (Asami Mizukawa) and Sosuke (Ryo Nishikido) who have their own problems learn the importance of friendship and human relationship through their lives in a shared house.

Collaborative T-shirts with "Last Friends" will be making appearance! The motif that is seen on the mugs in several scenes in the program is used for back print.

＞"Last Friends" collaboration(Sky Blue)

A drama on Fuji TV, "Last Friends"
On air from 10PM on Thursdays, highly acclaimed!
Actors: Masami Nagasawa, Jyuri Ueno, Eita, Asami Mizukawa・Ryo Nishikido and others.

Alexandr Voloshyn born 1978 in Kiev, Ukraine. He is self taught and works as an illustrator and designer. He runs the visual design collective Decorlab, does web and video designs.
http://www.decorlab.com

Erin Petson born 1980 in Middlesbrough and studied at the Liverpool John Moores University. She lives now in London as an Illustrator and works in a cutting edge style by combining textures and various media to powerful and provocative images. Erin's illustrations are mysterious an have a touch of vintage glamour. She has worked for Lancome, Cheerios, Madame Figaro and Aquascutum and has exhibited her work widely.
http://www.erinpetson.com

A joint exhibition with the renowned Art Brut Collection in Lausanne and works by Japanese outsider artists, organized by the Borderless Gallery NO-MA in Ohmihachiman, Shiga, which is the first art gallery in Japan dedicated to outsider art. First exhibition of its kind in Japan.
Open from May 24th till July 20th
at the Shiodome Museum Tokyo

Anthony Burrill born 1966 in Manchester. He studied at the Royal College of Art in London and lives now at the Isle of Oxney in Kent. He is a designer, illustrator and artist and works on Advertising campains, design commissions as well as art installations. He is a member of PAM
an audio-visual collaboration.
http://www.anthonyburrill.com

We are having an exhibition from design and creative unit K+Me titled "Weirdos" on this coming Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th.

This exhibition presents 18 original collages made as weirdos characters.
The show also includes animation and fashion designers Encadreurs' 2008 Autumn/Winter collection which also use weirdos characters as a pattern.
Make sure to be here on May 24th for the opening party!

K+Me is a creative unit comprising Kaoru Sato from Japan and Jeremy Sanson from France.
After starting the collaboration in 2005 while in London, they moved to Tokyo in 2006, and now work for various clients.
For more info, please visit - http://www.kplusme.com
Please come and enjoy with us.

Exhibition times:
OPENING PARTY SAT. MAY 24th FROM 18:00 until late
SATURDAY MAY 24th & SUNDAY MAY 25th
from 13:00 to 19.00

at hybrid so+ba gallery
Kyodo 5-29-20, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo
Tel+Fax: 03 3706 2360
GALLERY MAP:
http://www.creativehybrid.com/images/hybrid-MAP_ENG.pdf

Isabelle Mayuko Lebreton was born 1975 in Saint-Monde, France. She graduated from the Chelsea College of Art in London. She works and lives now in Paris and an Illustrator and Artist. Inspiring for her works are the people she met and the the three cities she lived in: Tokyo, Paris and London. Gifted with an amazing skill to use various brushes and pure black ink, her drawings are reflecting characters of the different countries and cities in a pure and simple but deep and impressional way.
http://izzy.mayuko.free.fr

As part of the Berlin DMY week, the product and interior design duo muskat18 and the illustrator Ines Halbedel are opening their creative studio with an exhibition of graphics, illustrations, ordermade furniture and the cloak-stand project "neonhorn".
location: Luebbenerstrasse 23, 10997 Berlin
opening hours: 10:00 - 22:00 Uhr.

Virginie Helie was born in Nice, South of France in 1975. She studied graphics and photography, and worked as a freelance photographer and stylist for 6 years in London UK, Including working for LODOWN magazine.
She then arrived 　in Sydney , where she found a passion for drawing and painting on wood pieces she found in the streets. Her work is a cross between 　realistic portraits 　and abstract patterns, using watercolours, pencils and fluro pens.
She exhibited at the Artroom Gallery, OUR SPOT Gallery, MonsterChildren Gallery, ZOE MOU Gallery, Spacejunk Gallery, Fat Stores, Dobry Den store and CURVY Book (p69)/Yen Show in Sydney.
She is now back to her South of France roots and lives on a moutain top where she concentrates on her band MILENKA (which means LOVE in Czech) .
http://www.flickr.com/photos/9497289@N05/show/

Daniel Brereton born 1981 in Kendal, UK. Studied at the Camberwell College of Arts in London. He's inspired by outsider art and likes to cut out and color in. He has drawn pictures for Modular Records, Shitdisco, Stussy and Fenchurch Clothing. He participated in exhibitions in Gothenburg, Sweden and Derrunoose, Northern Ireland.
http://www.danhaspotential.com

The Bosque project (Bosque = engl. Forest) is a collective art project of Bernardo Henning and his partner Bolsa de Osos.
Ever changing interpretations of a modern forest will be shown in illustrations and installations.
The opening party starts on May 30th, from 23:00h at the Espacio Trimarchi, Fabrica de Bananas Arevalo 1445 in Buenos Aires, Argentinia

http://www.hellomaybe.com.ar

The annual Berlin Design Festival opens its doors this year for the first time as DMY
Design Mai Youngsters(previously Designmai).
With a 7.000 square meter exhibition space and more than 150 designers, the DMY Youngsters exhibition has succeeded in establishing itself as a not-to-be-missed event in the international scene for young, creative and innovative design in Berlin.
Additionally to the exhibition at Arena Berlin, 35 locations spread all over the city are showing open studios, group exhibitions and theme based special events.
May 21st- 25st 2008
http://www.dmy-berlin.com

Christian Lindemann born 1975 in Burgwedel, Germany. He studied in Hildesheim, Germany and Melbourne, Australia and works now as a freelance illustrator in his own studio. He mainly focuses on editorial, fashion, advertising and creates digital artworks. To his clients belong Mitsubishi, e-bay, DHL and his works were published in magazines like Computer Arts, Kek Kids Style Mag and in the Semipermanent book 2007.
http://www.lindedesign.de

Born in San Francisco, USA, 1985. Studied in Portland Oregon, lives now in NYC.
Does Design + Illustration focus on Web/Print and Illustration.
Inspiration from Hyronimus Bosch, Dr. Seuss reading NYC film + humour.
http://www.zvereff.com

Rachel Ann Lindsay was born 1979 in Woodstock, Canada. She graduated from the Sheridan College and works now as an Illustrator in Toronto. She works for advertisement campaigns as for magazines, draws portraits and also does personal uncommissioned work. Characteristic for her works are the powerful and fast use of her super fineline pen.
Neverending lines create people and animal illustrations, sharp and volumious, melancholic and happy in the same time.
http://www.rachelannlindsay.com

Michael Bojkowski was born 1973 in Melbourne, Australia. He moved to East London and is working there as a Designer, Art Director and Graphic Illustrator. He works for publishing houses and creative agencies such as YCN, he's operating his blog Boicozine Blog and will be featured in the new magazine of YCN among around 20 international illustrators.
http://www.boico.net
http://www.boico.net/blog
http://www.ycnonline.com

Carolina Melis was born 1975 in Sardinia, Italy. The studied at the St Martin's College in London and works now in the UK as an illustrator for advertisements, print campains and exhibitions. She is also art directing animations for commercials, music videos and short films i.e. for the Sony Loco Roco videogame, BBC and Fourtet.
http://www.carolinamelis.com

Christian Neuman born 1979 in Luxembourg, studied at the FHSH/Carnegie Mellon & London Filmschool. He lives currently in London and Luxemburg and works on textile prints for fashion and illustrations for exhibitions. He started his own fashion brand Belle Sauvage and is a member of WSA Collective.
http://www.focusart.com

Justin Sola works under the alias Skin. He was born 1976 in the West Midlands of the UK.　He studied at the University of Derby and moved to Barcelona, where he lives and works now as an illustrator and designer. He works on digital designs for graphic, apparel, typefaces and illustrations. The is the co-founder & Designer for the urban clothing brand Thirstclothing.

Morgan Watt born 1982 in Vancouver, Canada. He graduated from the Emily Carr Institute and works as an artist and filmmaker. He likes Badminton, Mangas and epic novels, his artworks were exhibited in group shows in Tokyo and Vancouver.
http://www.morganwatt.ca

Yuichi Higashionna is an artist who works with a variety of subjects, using different materials and media, all of which play with our optical experience. His work in painting, film and installlation is unconstrained by form or method. Through his art, Higashionna questions our experience of seeing and what we have seen.

In the refract! exhibition, Higashionna will create installations inspired by feelings of “the uncanny” and of being out of place. His creations will provoke audiences to question their familiarity with ordinary everyday objects and phenomena. His humorous, sexy and fun work will be presented on a large scale, utilising the 5-metre high open spaces of the gallery.

To coincide with the exhibition, the artist’s first book will also be released.

Dates: Friday 16th May - 5th June 2008
Opening hours: 11am-7pm
Free admission
Venue: Calm & Punk Gallery
The exhibition is presented by Calm & Punk Gallery in association with Yumiko Chiba Associates.
http://www.calmandpunk.com

Roman Bittner aka Apfel zet was born 1971 in Berlin, Germany. He studied in Stuttgart and lived for years in New York before starting his studio Apfel zet as a designer and illustrator. Apfel zet works are inspired by old bookmaking, posters from the Roaring 20's and swiss graphic design.

http://www.apfelzet.de

Andrew Dick

Andrew Dick born 1983 in Victoria, B.C. Canada, is a selftaught artist who lives now in Fukui, Japan. Inspired by DADA, surrealism, the Cobra movement and naive art. He uses colored crayons and pens, paint, black ink, stamps, collages etc for his pieces of simple shapes, lines and new interpretations of old masters.
http://www.andrewdick.blogspot.com/

"Bent", which has been planning a specially-ordered event as a bridge between fashionable and stylish music fans and artists, is holding an event to celebrate its second year! It's indeed a miraculous two-day event where a luxurious selection of artists gets together! T-shirts collaboratively created with "Bent Beat Special '08" will be on sale.
There will be T-shirts with "I love BBS" which expresses toughness & cuteness and ones with "THE BENTLES" which vigorously expressed that super-famous group!
The collaboration T-shirt is on sale by May 16th.

>>Bent Beat Special '08 collaboration tshirt - White
>>Bent Beat Special '08 collaboration tshirt - Black

Bent Beat Special '08
5.22 5.23@ZEPP TOKYO 2DAYS
http://www.bent-web.jp/bbs08/index.html

BENT WEB
http://www.bent-web.jp

The Center of Something is Chris Rubino's take on New York as a destination for both visiting and living.
Taking advantage of the Times Square location Rubino has created what he is referring to as a "limited tourist attaraction". The Exhibit is modeled after the dozens of stores in the neighbourhood selling the same insane souvenirs playing off tourist's pre-cenceived image(s) of New York. In an attempt to create new "icons" for the city Rubino's installation will consist of his "souvenirs" as well as hand drawn screenprints that create pieces of the New York daily visual language. i.e., maps advertisements, signage, etc. Tourists will be encouraged to visit, interact and possibly question what they exactly are experiencing.
Sponsored by Chashama
Starting from May 30th until June 15th.
location: Times Square New York

http://www.chrisrubino.com

Daryl Waller exhibition at Goldfishfineart Gallery Cornwall

The exhibition will feature new paintings, drawings, video, sculpture and performance.
Further the result of creative research, thoughts and ideas over a three year period. Selected subject matter in the exhibition includes; using fear to feel alive, civilisation - visions of apocalypse, millennium and utopia, time travel and the connection between contemporary art and religion.

The performance will span the first two weeks of the exhibition and will involve the artist painting and drawing in a cage in the gallery dressed as an ape-man.

15th May - 7th June
Open evening 15th May 6-9, all welcome
at Goldfishfineart Gallery Cornwall
http://www.goldfishfineart.co.uk

http://www.winterdrawings.com

Andreas Samuelsson（アンドレアス　サミュエルソン）

Andreas Samuelsson is an illustrator from Sweden. He was born 1978 in Linkoeping and studied at the Berghs Schools of Communication in Stockholm where he also lives and works today. To his international clients belong Walrus Mag, Human Empire, Arkitip, Graphic Mag and BANG - Sweden. Recently he organises a typography charity project to support Unicef at http://www.animalphabet.org. His inspirations rise from music, movies, TV-shows, videogames and his childhood, strange situation, people he has met, dreams and deep thoughts.
http://www.andreassamuelsson.com

Alice Stevenson

Alice Stevenson born 1982 in London, graduated from the Univeristy of Brighton and works as an illustrator for books, editorial, advertising, interior fabrics and limited edition screen prints. She is inspired by early to mid century paintings and illustrations. Her works are combined by 2 dimensional light colored patterns and organic details.
http://www.alicestevenson.com

The agency "2 Agenten" is showing the artworks of all 23 agency illustrators in Berlin Mitte!
The artists: Container, Daniel Egneus, Ingela och Vi, Julia Pfaller, Katharina Gschwendtner
and Mario Wagner have all collaborated with graniph for amazing T-shirts designs!

opening with artists: May 23rd from 19:00h (Fri)
exhibition hours: May 24th (Sat) - June 1st (Sun)
Location: Spandauer Strasse 2 in Berlin Mitte.

2 Agenten: http://www.2agenten.com

Al Murphy

Al Murphy splits his time between illustration and songwriting, and Berlin and London. Creating cute and clever characters and illustrations, combined with stencil, techniques and a few digital features he has drawn pictures for MTV, Orange, Vodafone, 2K T Shirts, EMI Records, Coca Cola and other people too.

artwork/music/agency

Heiko Windisch

Heiko Windisch born 1982 in Heidelberg, Germany. Self-taught artist and illustrator. He works on 2D and 3D art and sculptures called "Dioramas" for exhibitions, magazines, books, CD sleeves, T-shirts and print. Wood crafts complete his wide interest of his experimental projects.
http://www.thestateofthings.de

The members of the Australian design and art collective Rinzen is spread out over Berlin, Brisbane, Melbourne and New York. They are well known for their project "RMX" for which they invited about 30 artists and designers for a collaboration to "Remix" their digital art.
GO YOUR OWN WAY is a celebration of the sexy scaliness of chaos and mystery, the risks of hunting apart from the pack, and the independence to knowingly take the road less travelled (while still wearing your good shoes) just to see what might happen along the way.

see the exhibition at Vallery Barcelona, Calabria 85
May 15th - June 14th 2008
http://www.vallery.es

The creative group "The love movement" are curating a charity show in San Diego with artist friends to help the kids of the International Humanity Foundation in Thailand, Indonesia, and Kenya.
Please check the artist video on youtube(http://youtube.com/watch?v=dXxUx-Gm1WE).
The reception is held on Saturday May 17th.

Limbo Art Gallery, San Diego
open in Saturdays and Sundays 12-17 pm
http://www.limboarts.com

The love movement: http://www.tlmphilly.com

Valeria Anzolin born 1986 in Pordenone, Italy. She studies currently graphic design at Urbino in Italy and is keen to become a photographer! With Pictures, design and illustrations she explores new ways to express her skills.

Rafal Czajka born 1986 in Warsaw, Poland. He graduated from Zielona Gora University and works on graphic designs, illustrations and character designs. He's inspired by Rock'n'Roll, skateboarding, mob movies, his friends and daily life.
http://www.czajkadesign.com

The Swedish illustrator duo Ingela och Vi is holding an exhibition in the Paper and Map Store
Mapsverige in Stockholm.
The Vernissage of wonderful 3D photo-illustrations will be held in the paper store Birger Jarlsgatan 23 in Stockholm
May 7th, 17:30 - 20:00 h
http://www.ingelaochvi.com

Peter Oh born in Singapore 1981, studies currently Visual Communication at the Raffles Design Institute, Singapore. He is inspired by Simone Legno, Jim Lee and Joe Madureira and likes to explore to work for various media.

Groupshow of the three artists Stefan Marx, Katharina Trudzinski and Henning Tilp in the new rooms of the Hamburg based Gallery Hafenrand.
Vernissage on Wednesday, May 7th from 19-21

G A L E R I E H A F E N R A N D
Lange Reihe 88
20099 Hamburg
www.hafenrand.com

Via Alley Editions is pleased to announce the launch of its first "Short Magazine" issue!　Artdirected by Ed Sleeper..
A picture drawing book for kids and adults. Color the artworks of Beci Orpin, Chris Hopkins, Josh Petherick, Will Sweeney, Stefan Marx and Mike Giant!

find SHORT at: dobry den / via alley / ariel books / mca / genki / alphaville / metropolis / bertula / don't come /all of the above / the outpost / folio books / colette (fra) / analogue books (uk) / beams (jap)/ GAS online (jap)

Moore Cheng born 1982 in Beijing, China. Studied fashion design at the China Society University. Inspired by a person's life as a universe itself. As a graphic designer he works on CD sleeves for bands, logos and visual identity and has just started his own fashion brand Moore & Vicky.

http://www.mori.art.museum/jp/index.html

Budi Satria Kwan born 1985 in Makassar, Indonesia. He works and lives now in Singapore as an artist, creates T-shirts, postcards and posters. His style is drawn in a nostalgic atmosphere and he uses lots of colors.
http://www.budikwan.com

"graniph magazine NUMMER.4" with a selection of international collaboration artists on sale now!

Special present campain:
all customers who order items for a value over US$ 100 in the time from May 3rd until May 31th will receive the graniph magazine NUMMER.4 for free!

>>graniph magazine NUMMER.4

・Artist
Maxomatic
Cream
Missy Noh
Luis Antonio
Beto Shibata
Ed Sleeper
Chris King
Merjin Hos
Bob London
Bernardo Henning
Oguma Chikako
Wyeth Hansen
Z
Santiago_Taccetti
Inoguchi Akari
Happy Munmun

No 1 House DJ MAKAI arounses attention with his charity project MIM.
The record sleeve of his first album "Face to Face" was a symbol of showing and giving love around the globe.
His music are charming orginals, from an artist that earns more and more popularity among House Fans in Japan.
His second album "Lovers" is supported by a graniph collaboration T, on sale by May 3rd.
We are pleased to offer a special "Lovers" sample CD with the T-shirt.

Please view the offcial website:http://mim.syncl.jp

A percentage of the T-shirt and CD sales will be gifted to the charity organisation "Save the Children"

We are very happy to announce that for the period of only two months (Feb 1st - March 31st 2008) designs from over 50 countries arrived in the award office in Tokyo!
A big "Thank you!" to all illustrators, painters, artists, photographers, designers and all other creatives who sent us their amazing ideas. It was beyond our imagination!

We selected 30 winners and will announce them with their designs by July 5th on the graniph website and will have the winning T's on sale in all Design Tshirts stores graniph and online!!
We hope you enjoy the results.

If you have questions regarding the award, please contact us at info@graniph-award.com

Buero Sheriff is a graphic studio founded by the design duo Georg Schnitzer and Peter Umgeher Living and working in Austria, they worked for international clients as New York Times Magazin、 IdN Magazine, BMW Designworks and Der Freund Magazine.
http://www.sheriff.at

Born 1982 in London, graduated from Central St Martins. Works as an illustrator for Dazed & Confused, Vice, Time Out and was involved in projects for Nike Europe, EMI/Virgin and Faber&Faber publishers.
http://www.andyforshaw.com