Baumanis || Story of an Outdoor Photographer

This incredible visual story looks into the life of Latvian outdoor lifestyle photographer Filips Baumanis as he explores Latvia in his vintage Landy and captures serene moments with his camera.

 It's equal parts beautiful and inspiring.

Baumanis: Story of an Outdoor Photographer from Eaglewood Films on Vimeo.

6815 Stone Island || SS '018_Collection Video

Having revealed the full Spring/Summer 2018 collection back in December, Stone Island has now released a video lookbook to go with it.

 Unsurprisingly for a label famed for its innovative approach to fabrics, the collection includes a range of cutting-edge materials and techniques such as the alligator camo and a new reflective fabric.

 The video also showcases pieces from Stone Island’s cult Marina line, which is set to be a key component of the collection.

 The Marina pieces are divided into two parts, “Folded” — which features a dying, folding and printing process that makes each piece unique — and “Marina.”

 Other pieces in the video lookbook include the Italian brand’s Ghost range, which sees a range of pieces in a monochrome color palette.

Take a look at the video lookbook below, and expect the full collection dropping soon.

 

6815 Stone Island SS '018_Collection Video from Stone Island on Vimeo.

Dark Days || Short Film

Times are hard for dreamers, and “Dark Days” is the allegory of it.

 Director Sebastien Zanella, who’s work erases the fine line between dreams and reality, has spent the past winter following young "Ion products" prodigy and basque country surfer Andy Criere, to capture his dedication to surfing and the poetry he embodies in abandoning his humanity in the hands of the ocean.

 As an experimental short film, the voice over, an extract from TV show Mr Robot, read by Rami Malek, confronts the eerie visuals to the violence of the speech offers and furthermore, the violence of our world. 

 The intention of director Sebastien Zanella is to present a poetic & questionable short film, that puts into perspective our own belief about religion and the afterlife.

Dark Days from Desillusion on Vimeo.

Three Minutes || Short Film

To celebrate chinese New Year 2018 and showcase its iPhone X all at once, Apple has released a new short film called Three Minutes. 

 Shot entirely with the flagship smartphone and directed by Peter Chan, the 7-minute video (yep, it is 7 minutes despite the name) follows a train attendant on a six-day train journey from Nanning to Harbin.

 While the train briefly stops at Kaili station (for, you guessed it, 3 minutes), she's able to spend a brief but precious moment with her son.

 The overriding message of the ad, other than to buy Apple's products, is that every moment spent with family should be treasured, no matter how short. 

 Watch Three Minutes below. 

Prism Skate Co. || Faces || Cooper Darquea

Sometimes, there's a man.

  Well, he's the man for his time and place and he fits right in with the world around him.

 That's Cooper Darquea.

 Now I won't say hero, 'cause what's a hero? Some might call him a legend though.

 With humble Rhode Island origins some might say he was born to ride the mountains of California and that his journey west was foretold by prophecy.

 Well, we lost our train of thought here... but hell, we've done introduced it enough.

 We hope you enjoy this "Faces" video about Cooper Darquea. 

The Show (1995) || Hip-Hop Documentary

The Show is a 1995 American documentary film about hip hop music.

 Brian Robbins constructed a well made documentary of some of the best MCs during the mid 90's.

 We get to see some footage of the late, Notorious B.I.G. as well as some live slammin' performances.

 Though they're cut brief, you can still feel its impact.

 Wu-Tang, Snoop, Russell Simmons, and Run DMC are well presented aswell as some of hip hop's biggest names.

 While "Rhyme and Reason", another rap-documentary that came out a year later goes more in depth of hip-hop culture, The Show turns out more entertaining.

Hit play and enjoy. 

How Nike Designs for an N.B.A. Athlete || In the Studio

This season Nike has teamed up with the N.B.A. to reimagine the league’s uniforms.

 The New York Times takes you inside its research lab, where data helps designers understand how athletes like LeBron James move during a game.

Have a peek below.