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20/07/2010
0 Commentsadd commentBLINKART'S KYLE BEAN DRESSES SELFRIDGES
2AM GET TASTY NEW SIGNING
JONATHAN VAN TULLEKEN GETS INTO THERAPY
DAVID&GOLIATH BOOST THEIR EUROPEAN TALENT
STUART WRIGGLESWORTH HEADS FOR A TANTRUM
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BLINKART'S KYLE BEAN DRESSES SELFRIDGES
Blinkart (the pretty sister to ace London production company Blink) artist Kyle Bean has been commissioned by Selfridges to create a series of sculptural installations to fill the western “wonder room” windows of their flagship London store.
Inspired by the scientific theory that “matter cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed”, Kyle has delivered his most ambitious and public work to date. Each of the five installations presents alternate incarnations of the same materials, suspended in a state of perfect equilibrium on an oversized set of hanging scales.
All of the window pieces are amusing and fascinating to look at (and we know ‘cause we’ve seen ‘em!), but the probably the most impressive piece is in the largest window on the corner of Oxford Street, where two Honda Fireblade motorcycles are suspended side by side, one in its recognizable form and the other becomes an intricate mobile of all the individual components hanging in space. Installed on the 30th of June as a live art performance by Kyle and his team, some handy camera-folk were on hand to catch the action.
The installations will run until the 1st September 2010 and will be seen by over 125,000 people a day.
If your interested in the other crazycool work coming from Blinkart, check out their new-look website!
Award winning food photographer Jason Lowe signs to 2AM Films for worldwide commercials representation.
Jason has a close association with the food world, working with some of the finest food producers and most inspirational chefs as well as legends such as Claudia Roden, Gennaro Contaldo and Fergus Henderson. He has collected two Glenfiddich awards for his food photography and has a regular column in The Independent on Saturday with Mark Hix. Jason is also Mark’s chosen photographer for his excellent cookery books. Delicious!
Together with his wife, food writer Lori De Mori, he set up the Towpath Cafe in N1 of which Timeout says “Towpath is a new venture from esteemed Italian-American food writer Lori De Mori (author of 'The Real Flavour of Tuscany', among others) and her husband, the equally esteemed food photographer Jason Lowe. With a pairing like this, you may rightfully expect food of impeccable judgment that also looks like it's come from the lush pages of a cookery book. You won't be disappointed. Everything we tried was a lesson in taste and restraint.
Magazines he regularly shoots for include Food and Travel, Food Illustrated and Saveur and his stills advertising clients include Birds Eye, Marks and Spencer, Pizza Hut and Sainsbury’s.He has shot a series of promos for the re-launch of Fergus Henderson’s legendary ‘Nose To Tail’ books and is just about to shoot his first commercial starring Ravinder Bhogal winner of ‘The F word’s’ “Search for the new Fanny Craddock”.
Mmmmmmmm.
JONATHAN VAN TULLEKEN GETS INTO THERAPY
Following last month's signings of Stephen Walker and Nico & Martin, our favourite monkey-in-a-hat mascotted production company Therapy has announce the arrival of another new director. Jonathan Van Tulleken.Van Tulleken has already been named as a ‘Star Of Tomorrow’ by Screen International and Creativity magazine nominated him as one of the top 10 directors to watch. He's also been nominated for a BAFTA for his short film “Off Season’ for which he has also been commissioned to write and direct a feature length version, as well as being selected for a number of Film and TV awards, including Toronto, Slamdance , Edinburgh, BBC Shorts and Virgin Media Short films.
Jonathan has just completed shooting a commercial ‘Machine Child’, voiced by Kevin Spacey, to be used in the upcoming Farrelly Brothers feature film to be released later this year.Check it out here - it gave us the giggles.
With a strong appetite to break into advertising in London, and bring with him his untapped talent, we Reelers reckon he's got a bright future.
If you wanna know more, contact barry@therapyfilms.com or flavia@therapyfilms.com.
DAVID&GOLIATH BOOST THEIR EUROPEAN TALENTIndependent creative agency David&Goliath (www.dng.com) has just announced the appointment of John Davis as Executive Creative Director of its European operations, which includes offices in London and Frankfurt.
Davis is one of several new hires for D&G Europe: Rob Porteous and Dave Askwith have also been named Creative Directors of D&G’s London office.
“Our expansion into Europe is important for us as an agency and also for our largest client, Kia, which is in the midst of an impressive turnaround,” said Angelo. “In John, Rob and Dave, we have a team with a deep knowledge of the auto industry and an outstanding track record of creating work that, under our mantra of Brave, will continue to bolster Kia’s share of the market in Europe.”
John Davis, 39, replaces Frazer Jelleyman, who left the agency in early 2010 to pursue other opportunities. Davis will be charged with overseeing creative for Kia Motors Europe, as well as supervising creative efforts in D&G’s Frankfurt and London offices. Davis will report to Angelo.
This is Davis’ second time working for D&G. From 2001 to 2004 he was as an associate creative director at the agency, producing award-winning work for clients including Kia, Mattel and Bacardi.
Joining Davis in D&G’s European network is creative team Rob Porteous and Dave Askwith, who will replace Ben Callis and Justin Barnes as Creative Directors of D&G London. Both will work on Kia Motors UK and Europe, and will report to Angelo and Davis.Porteous and Askwith have previously worked as creative directors at Saatchi and Saatchi working on clients such as Iams, Comet, Toyota and Visa. Their award winning work has garnered Cannes Lions, CLIOs and Eurobest honors, among others. Most recently the pair has been freelancing at various agencies in Europe including Wieden + Kennedy (Amsterdam and London), Naked Communications and DDB London.
STUART WRIGGLESWORTH HEADS FOR A TANTRUM
Stuart Wrigglesworth has left London based commercials outfit Feel Films and headed to Tantrum, where he will become a partner and head up their commercials division.
Tantrum (the UK and LA based production company) focuses on TV and digital primarily, but is also developing a design and events arm. Tantrum has been running for 4 years and is owned by Will Waters (Producer/MD), Richard Tindall (Director), Charlie Watson (Producer/Head of Digital and formerly HTV at FCB) and also now Wrigglesworth.
The full Tantrum overhaul includes a re-launch in the coming months involving an integrated website combining all disciplines plus Tantrum LA which opened its doors in June 2010. It will also see the introduction of Albert the Gorilla - a new addition to the Tantrum team.
Recent signings in London include renowned English comedy director Matt Lipsey and at Tantrum LA 'The Shield' director Stephen Kay.
For more info, contact Stuart on stuart@tantrum.tv / +44 20 7240 5086
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