'HYPER-CRAFTED' MODERN PIONEERS: No.2 Mike Fritton the INNOVATOR

HYPER-CRAFTED is a studio study that looks at the rise of the modern day crafts-pioneer.

Computer technology, modern machinery and old production techniques become intertwined with a revival of past passions in making and creating beautiful objects.

HYPER-CRAFTED is about breaking new boundaries, bringing to life limitless visions of a modern day pioneer. Ultra purists that focus on combining ideals with skills in creating objects of desire, objects lovingly nurtured for the preserved long term.

Mike Friton is a freelance shoemaker, weaver, paper sculptor and innovator with over 30 years of experience at Nike. His innovations are responsible for many elements of athletic footwear that people wear today. Each of his crafts informs one another and he is constantly exploring the fringes of his field. Mike's work is a great example of how non-traditional methods of exploring one's craft can lead to unique end results.

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'HYPER-CRAFTED' MODERN PIONEERS: No.1 ONE ZERO by Nitin Swahney

HYPER-CRAFTED is a studio study that looks at the rise of the modern day crafts-pioneer. 

Computer technology, modern machinery and old production techniques become intertwined with a revival of past passions in making and creating beautiful objects. 

HYPER-CRAFTED is about breaking new boundaries, bringing to life limitless visions of a modern day pioneer. Ultra purists that focus on combining ideals with skills in creating objects of desire, objects lovingly nurtured for the preserved long term.

An astonishing 35 years after the last live, direct to vinyl mainstream recording, Nitin Sawhney rises to the challenge with his brand new past, present and future unplugged album OneZero. This retrospective was cut live to vinyl with his phenomenal band and special guest Joss Stone, and also features four brand new tracks. Uncompromised by the safety net of post-production editing, multi-tracking or modern sound correction techniques, Sawhney - boldly daring to go where no major artist has gone since 1978 - recorded seventeen songs from his back catalogue and forthcoming album, as old school as it gets, direct to disc before a live audience at Metropolis Studios on April 6th 2013.

See OneZero

Shoreditch 'Street Gallery' Autumn '13 - Addendum

 

stunning finished pieces and work in motion...

 Photography SabotagePKG

Brave New Augmented Reality ...or Digital Nightmare?

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Magical Materials - Organic Mushroom Textile

A new organic textile has been developed that is grown from mushroom spores and plant fibres. The material is called MYX, from the mycelium: the vegetable part of a mushroom. Using domestic waste and oyster mycelium as resource for local food production, the oyster mushroom is able to break down dead plant material, taking apart cellulose and lignin with enzymes. This material is a waste product from commercial mushroom production, making it low cost and environmentally friendly. 

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SabotagePKG featured in 'PACKAGING DESIGN' by Chris van Uffelen

'PACKAGING DESIGN' by Chris van Uffelen Braun Publishing

Shoreditch 'Street Gallery' Autumn '13