Focus sur le duo de réalisateurs Mathy and Fran basé à Londres, qui ont dirigé le clip officiel de « Turn Me Out » pour l’artiste anglais Russ Chimes. Produite par Shameless, ce clip très coloré et proposant des images aux symboles décalées est à découvrir en vidéo HD dans la suite de l’article.

When we first discovered Grady's Cold Brew we were delighted to have delicious, cold brewed, New Orleans-style coffee delivered weekly by a seemingly never-ending troupe of handsome young men. Since those early days Grady's has grown, expanding out of founder Grady Laird's home kitchen into a large warehouse in...
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After years of producing video behind the wheel of everything from a 15-passenger van to a cube truck, and shooting out the windows of innumerable Caravan and Town & Country minivans, we thought it might be interesting to see how some of the luxury-brand vehicles we often feature in...
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Sweden's legendary video director talks story-to-screen at Liberatum’s recent stop in Berlin

Liberatum, the global series of summits and seminars that celebrate creativity in its many forms, made a stop in Berlin to celebrate the opening of the new Soho House apartments. The program brought together great minds and big names like Stephen Frears, Jonas Åkerlund, James Franco, Kim Cattrall, Marianne Faithfull and Carmen Dell'Orefice to discuss their respective areas of expertise in film, music and fashion. Curated by Britain's industrious young entrepreneur Pablo Ganguli, Liberatum focuses on connecting leading cultural minds in major cities of the world.

Soho House Berlin has opened 20 apartments for short-term or long-term living in its historic building in Mitte, the rooms adding more booking options to the in-demand accommodations in the massive building. Guests are treated to hip Berlin living while enjoying first-class service and access to all Soho House amenities such as a pool, spa, room service and full-size Cowshed products in the bathrooms. Soho House Berlin plans to launch more housing options in the upcoming year, including a handful of sprawling loft apartments.

Liberatum made full use of the various spaces to host the summit. In addition to artist talks, dinners and general enjoyment of Soho House's lush cocktail spaces, Liberatum screened recent work from the directors, including "Tiny Apartments," Jonas Åkerlund's third feature-length film. The Swedish director is best known for making iconic videos for 25 years for the likes of Prodigy's "Smack my Bitch Up," Lady Gaga's "Telephone," Metallica's "Turn the Page," Madonna's "Ray of Light" and "Mein Land" by Rammstein, a band he frequently collaborates with when in Berlin. As of late, Åkerlund has been increasingly focused on longer-form storytelling. "Small Apartments"—a black comedy set in the less-glamorous side of Hollywood—premiered this year at SXSW.

Åkerlund, who got his start as a drummer in the Swedish black metal band Bathory, can trace his signature editing style back to his own drumming style. With quick cuts or sped-up characters, Åkerlund believes the story is best told through the editing process. He still takes a very hands-on approach to editing, working late into the night once the shooting wraps.

He explained to a gathered group in the Soho House's Red Room how his skills in making music videos and commercials translated into longer works. "You use everything you can to make an impression in a very short amount of time," he said. "Of course, if you translate that into a movie it becomes very in your face. I have that in my blood. There's no other way I can do it."

The talk ended with a screening of Åkerlund's nine-minute video for Duran Duran's "Girl Panic." "The video reunites the world's top supermodels, Naomi Campbell, Helena Christensen, Cindy Crawford and Eva Herzigova, to play Duran Duran in a typical night of concert and behind-the-scenes debauchery. Åkerlund explained that he is often influenced by fashion, because it's an industry where trends change by the minute.

Åkerlund reminisced about the early days of music videos when the brief was to simply break all the rules and do whatever necessary to get attention for the band. Then with shows like "Total Request Live," that changed to do whatever necessary to get a spot on the charts, thus copying the other videos. Today, with the rebirth of the Internet, where the music video is used less for pure promotion, the allowance for creativity is coming back in a big way. Åkerlund is focused on the stories to come, long and short. "The first 10 years are the most fun," he said. "Everything is fun. Then it loses its fun. Then your body of work becomes what you're most proud of, and you keep working."

Show support for two new supportive undergarments

Kickstarter helps get an array of independent endeavors off the ground every day. While many of these entrepreneurial projects revolve around the arts, we recently found two creative minds using the funding platform to up the underwear game. Each with a different motive, both JoeyBra and Flint and Tinder aim to enhance our lives with a new take on the ubiquitous undergarment. Check out the "kickstapants" projects below.

A concept sure to be a hit among ladies who love to go out and dance or go for a run, the JoeyBra gives women the advantage of a hidden pocket in their bra. The small side compartments are big enough to fit an iPhone, but the elastic seams keep it all conveniently secure. The JoeyBra is the brainchild of two business students at the University of Washington who will use the funding to first create an adjustable sexy push-up style with a sports bra to follow.

Former FHM Magazine editor and Buckyballs founder Jake Bronstein would simply like to bring men's underwear production back to the US. His idea is Flint and Tinder, a line of premium Supima cotton skivvies made in a family-run factory. Comfort and function are key components to the three styles in his collection, but another driving force is job creation—for every 1,000 pairs sold, one full-time job is generated.