Monthly Archives: February 2009

Swimming Cities

Posted on February 8, 2009 by thomasb

The Swimming Cities of Serenissima is a fleet of three intricately hand crafted vessels that will navigate the Adriatic Sea from the Karst region of Slovenia to Venice, Italy in May of 2009. The vessels are imagined as a hybrid … Continue reading →

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Feeling Downright Neighborly

Posted on February 6, 2009 by thomasb

During the month of July, Plazm pulled up its roots once again and moved offices from the Ford Building on Division and SE 11th to the City Signs Building on SE 3rd street between Pine and Oak. Since then we … Continue reading →

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Post-Graffiti Collage

Posted on February 5, 2009 by Joshua Berger

Poster Boy cuts and pastes ads in the NYC subways. Recently nabbed by the NYPD, Henry Matyjewicz claims to be just one of the individuals involved in the Poster Boy movement. You too can be a Poster Boy. Mix it … Continue reading →

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Destination DIY

Posted on February 5, 2009 by sarahf

Julie Sabatier is a very cool and busy person. She creates the interesting podcast “Destination DIY”, an exploration of all things (you guessed it) DIY in Portland. Past topics include zines, art, gardening, death, food, and many, many more. If … Continue reading →

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House Industries Girard Collection

Posted on February 5, 2009 by ianl

House Industries just released a new collection of typefaces and designed objects inspired by the work of mid-century designer Alexander Girard. As a textile designer for Herman Miller from 1952 to 1973, Alexander Girard collaborated with Charles and Ray Eames … Continue reading →

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Lux RIP

Posted on February 4, 2009 by Joshua Berger

Lux Interior passed away sometime on February 4, 2009. An amazing performer with a singular vision. Survived by his wife and band mate, Poison Ivy. Back in 1995 Lux and Poison Ivy allowed us to reproduce their McDonald’s applications in … Continue reading →

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For The Birds

Posted on February 4, 2009 by thomasb

Larytta – Souvenir de Chine – Video directed by Körner Union — plazm blog has moved to http://blog.plazm.com — — plazm design studio: www.plazm.com — — plazm magazine & blog are now published by new oregon arts & letters: www.neworegon.org … Continue reading →

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My Art up at Stumptown Downtown in PDX

Posted on February 4, 2009 by sarahf

Come check out my art up all the month of February at Stumptown Downtown. I made almost 70 paintings in 20 months on a variety of different themes, such as: passing, prop 8, the moon, yoko, the tarot etc etc … Continue reading →

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Skate Uganda

Posted on February 3, 2009 by Joshua Berger

Following up on the Afghanistan skate story, here are some folks—the Uganda Skateboard Union—championing the societal benefits of skateboarding. There’s a video of the making of their skate park as well. — plazm blog has moved to http://blog.plazm.com — — … Continue reading →

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Attn: E-Thugs

Posted on February 3, 2009 by thomasb

You all know it’s true. And what better a way to step up your e-cred than showing off your digitally diamond-encrusted anything? For all you internet gangsters out there with your USB flash-drives dangling from your gold chains, I recently … Continue reading →

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