Archive for October, 2007

Energie In Motion

October 29, 2007

Energie in Motion is an urban light-drawing project spearheaded by Lichtfaktor, an artistic collective that includes graffiti artists JIAR and 10X and resident VJ and Photographer of the Drum & Bass label Basswerk, Marcel Panne. The resulting images are beautiful, conceptual, abstract and wonderful.

Clear Box: Sneaker Head Idiocracy

Lack of innovation, fruity color combos, and mass overexposure on the blog scene has created a stale and tired sneaker culture. As a result, our interests at the AP have shifted away from sneakers and gravitated towards strange loafers and obscure footwear brands that rework traditional classics with a fresh take on materials and identity. [...]

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AP Interview: Edwin On Champeta

October 28, 2007

Over the last year and a half, I have been exposed to the infectious and upbeat musical stylings of Champeta. Although largely unknown in North America, Champeta is an Afro-Caribbean music that has been blowing up the spot for over 30 years throughout the Caribbean coast of South America.
Born in the city of Cartagena, [...]

Aerosol Interiors

As artist-designed interiors gain popularity among Vancouver’s more aesthetically minded residents, it’s only natural that the culture would eventually give birth to some form of rogue competition.
Enter Graham Oatman. Originally from Dallas, Texas, Oatman relocated to Vancouver after he kerouac’d his way across the continental United States, ultimately choosing Vancity as the place to hang [...]

Mass Tram America

Ben Missler from Mass Tram America envisions this large-scale elevated monorail as the future of public transportation. The tramcars are fabricated from salvaged airplane fuselages, and once attached to the rail system are propelled by motorized wheels that draw their power from solar panels or wind turbines attached to support towers.
Does this seem unrealistic? Missler [...]

AP Radio Episode #14

October 23, 2007

Track Listing:
Schoolz Of Thought - The Diction
Wio-K - Sunlight
Redman - Funkorama
Moka Olny - Sunday
INI - Microphonist Wanderlust
Jay-Z - Friend Or Foe
Mass Influence - Analyze
Natural Resource - Bum Deal
Rick Gerone Feat. Akrobatik - Raw Produce

 
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Hangzhou Bay Bridge

Hangzhou Bay Bridge is an S-shaped stayed-cable bridge that links Jiaxing, a city just south of Shanghai to Cixi, a port city close to Ningbo. At 36 kilometers in length, the bridge features six lanes in both directions and reduces the travel distance between Shanghai and Ningbo by 120 km. The project, spearheaded by Chief [...]

Honda PUYO

October 16, 2007

The PUYO is Honda’s latest environmentally friendly concept car. Groundbreaking in efficiency and powered by hydrogen fuel cell technology, this aesthetically unique vehicle will officially debut this month at the Tokyo Motor Show.

reLEAF: Simple Water Gathering

October 15, 2007

Swiss design duo Cédric Decroux and Yves Fidalgo realize the importance of not wasting a single drop of rainwater that could be used for your home, garden, or planters. Their ingenious product, the reLEAF rain collector, is manufactured from thermo-lacquered aluminum and designed to function exactly how a leaf would in nature. By inserting it [...]

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