The Desktop Wallpaper Project presents Diego Soprano
March 17, 2010 // The Desktop Wallpaper Project

It’s St. Patrick’s Day and I don’t have a themed wallpaper (not necessarily a bad thing) but I thought that this was still a fitting image. Today’s wallpaper comes from Diego Soprano, an Italian artist living in Milan and creating all kinds of weird/awesome art. You might remember this post about Studio Fantastico, the name he designs under, from last September and the James Dean image in specific. I’ve been a big fan of what he’s doing so I was stoked when he wrote me asking if he could contribute to the project.

I’m not 100% sure what’s going on in this image, but I totally love it. It’s warm and inviting and weird, all the best things in life. It’s kind of like if aliens invaded on the nicest day in summer. Be sure to check out the iPhone one as well, it’s a gem.

Bobby

Zhou Fan
March 17, 2010 // Illustration





I don’t come across Chinese artists that often so I was stoked to see these crazy illustrations by Zhou Fan. I’m in love with his style, these bizarre, ultra-detailed pieces and that fact that he uses neons like he does just makes these even better. It’s kind of like you took the styles of Geoff Darrow, Takashi Murakami and Yayoi Kusami and threw them all into the blender. Totally beautiful and crazy stuff, I would love to see these in person.

Bobby

Bee Combs
March 17, 2010 // Design + Illustration

I came across this image by Bee Combs calle Excavation and instantly fell in love with it. The idea alone is genius, essentially taking apart the pieces that make up our world and then laying them out in layers. His execution though is spot on, you instantly know what this piece is trying to convey and it’s beautifully done. Funny enough you can also get this design as a t-shirt over on Threadless.

Bee’s got a lot more great work as well like these redesigned tabloids which I liked quite a bit.

Found through The Fieldworker

Bobby

Bridge & Burn Alda Jacket
March 17, 2010 // Clothing



I got an email from the folks over at Bridge & Burn (such a rad name) letting me know that they’d released a new collection of men’s and women’s jackets, and one in particular definitely caught my eye. It’s called the Alda and has a nice cropped fit as well as a great red gingham lining.

I’ve been looking for a khaki jacket lately and this is pretty much everything I want. I also really like the price, which is only $135, much easier to swallow than that awesome Oliver Spencer jacket.

Bobby

The PS22 Chorus Sings ‘Lisztomania’ by Phoenix
March 16, 2010 // Music + Video

About 10 years ago or so I remember hanging out at a Border’s, listening to random music on those headphones they had and stumbling across a reord called The Langley Schools Music Project. It was a collection of kids from 1966-67 who were singing pop songs by David Bowie, The Beach Boys and other popular artists like them. It’s a brilliant record because it’s so amazing how different a song can sound when it’s sung by children.

This video above reminds me of that. The group is called the PS22 Chorus and they’re singing Lisztomania by Phoenix. Watching this totally gives me chills, it just sounds so beautiful. I also love that these kids are so into the song, they’re all just rocking out to it. These kids are the real life Glee.

Thanks to David for the tip.

Bobby