Pocko is proud to present POCKOSHKO : Following a tradition dating back to the 1890’s, Pockoshko is a reinterpretation of this classic Russian design object with a contemporary edge. Originally an homage to Grandmothers, Pockoshko dedicates our mini-monuments to all Grandfathers!
This global creative project initiated by Pocko had it’s preview in Milan at the Pocko Gallery in May this year and has more recently been shown as part of the London Design Festival in London.
Artists including Tabas, McFaul Studio (top) and Kinpro (above) have each customised a series of wooden Pockoshko dolls, using a variety of techniques, from oil painting, ink and watercolour to collage and soldering.
Pockoshko will soon travel across oceans to be shown in New York and Los Angeles. Keep your eyes peeled for new developments!
“We should think of a photographer as a Samurai who makes rituals, moves and gestures in order to develop his techniques and his instinct.” Alex Majoli.
Majoli covered the fall of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, and two years later the invasion of Iraq. He continues to document various conflicts worldwide for Newsweek, the New York Times Magazine, Granta and National Geographic. A recently completed project, ‘Libera me’, is a reflection on the human condition. Alex Majoli lives and works in New York and Milan.
The CAMPAIGN PHOTO AWARDS 2009 were held last week we are proud to announce that Simen Johan’s SKINS image WON the Media & Entertainment Category!
And check out the guy at the front, kissing the girl…it’s Dev Patel from Slumdog Millionaire!
“Beneath his foul language and outrageous antics, the Czech photographer is the greatest living observer of human suffering and spirit.
Kratochvil spent his early childhood in a Czech labour camp and grew up in Communism’s grip. After he fled Czechoslovakia, at the age of 19, he wandered Europe illegally for years, in search of refugee status, was conscripted by the French Foreign Legion, and later deserted the brutal army. He drifted to Amsterdam and then Hollywood and built a career as a photojournalist, doing what came naturally: searching out the places where conflict and suffering were rife.
During his 35-plus years in the field, Kratochvil has travelled to radioactive Chernobyl, blood-diamond mines in Sierra Leone, the Niger Delta, Pakistan in the wake of Benazir Bhutto’s assassination, Darfur, Iraq, and Afghanistan. In the past two years, he’s navigated the Zambezi River to follow malaria’s ravages and been airlifted to remote U.S. military bases in the Philippines to photograph Special Forces units.” by Eliza Griswold.
Olaf Hajek’s elegant, figurative, colourful, textural work holds a strong sense of character and fine art sensibility, he exhibits regularly in galleries all over the world, and appears ubiquitously in the awards: American Illustration, Images, Communication Arts, D&AD.
Clients: Architectural Digest, Bloomberg Inc., Financial Times, Flaunt, Food Illustrated, Forbes, Fortune, Gourmet, GQ, LA Times, The New Yorker, Pirelli, VW, Rolling Stone.
The Insound 10 Classic is a visual narrative of 20 years (1977-1997) of punk, new wave and indie rock, designed by Mike Perry. All shirts are American Apparel and all items are limited edition. Posters are signed and numbered by Mike.
