a new name to me, all the way from finland: illustrator & artist kustaa saksi, with some very colourful and baroque work
i noticed that he (or is it she?) also happens to work just around the corner here in amsterdam, ‘gestalten’ apparently have also recently published a book on his work…
just popped round to visit ‘michiel schuurman’ and get hold of a copy of his fabulous poster series… many thanks, inspiring stuff
i’ve been following nicholas felton’s life through his intricate annual reports since the first edition in 2006 and collecting the printed copies avidly ever since… the latest release (due very soon) is devoted to the life of his father and looks like a very touching account of a life down to the last details, nicholas actually recently called in the help of crowdsourcing for this edition and there is also an interview with him on the eye blog
the entire publication can be seen online but this is certainly a case where the paper version is worth getting hold of
…we first came to wintry Moscow in 2001 to put our Western fingers on the pulse of Russian Cosmonautics. Within two weeks the Mir Space Station, the last vestige of a purely Soviet/Russian manned space program, would plummet back to Earth after fifteen years of service. But shortly after this end there was another date that would represent the giddy beginning: April 12th would be the 40th anniversary of the historic 108-minute orbit of the Earth that made Yuri Gagarin (1934-1968) the first man in space…
‘road to gagarin’ is the title of an exhibition and a new book (currently in production) documenting a personal project by local photographer rené nuijens & companion steve korver