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[re:cap] The Year That Was 2012

Gabstamatic — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 19:38:40 +0000

So 2012 is almost coming to a close…time really seems to have flown! Our 4th year has been hard work but one of the most rewarding. We’re thankful for being given the opportunity to collaborate with likeminded ... Read More

[Photoset] Thenublk & Parlour Magazine celebrate their 4 year anniversary at Tiwani Contemporary Gallery

Gabstamatic — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 14:00:39 +0000

In celebration of our four years of publication, We joined forces with our friends at NYC-based lifestyle site ParlourMagazine to put on an intimate gathering of some of London’s emerging creatives at Tiwani Contemporary Gallery.

Invited guests were treated ... Read More

[Image of The Day] Gordon Parks photographs the surviving musicians from Art Kane’s ‘A Great Day In Harlem’

Gabstamatic — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 14:00:37 +0000

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[Image of the Day] Four More Years

Gabstamatic — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 14:30:26 +0000

[Art & Design] Cartoonist Wardell Brown’s ’365 Days of The Black Hero’

Gabstamatic — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 14:00:02 +0000

365 Days of The Black Hero is a really cool project created by San Diego based freelance cartoonist Wardell Brown who has been publishing a different black hero each day for the past year. The characters are form a mixture of ... Read More

[T-Shirt Tuesdays] London Streetwear Brand KNOWN: grown from the roots of all that came before them

Gabstamatic — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 14:00:49 +0000

We’re not letting the British weather stop us from posting some of the hottest T-Shirt brands around. We Are Known is a London based Streetwear brand with some really nice graphic/typographic prints. They have an artist collaboration series too.

We ... Read More

[A Few of My Favourite Things] Lulu Kitololo Creative Director of Creative Agency We Are Asilia

Gabstamatic — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 14:00:01 +0000

Design that draws from its environs and cultural context I get so upset when I’m home in Kenya and see the proliferation of generic, probably Chinese-made, furniture and fixtures. The materials used are sometimes not suitable for the ... Read More

[Short Film] ‘Love on a Sunday Afternoon’: a beautiful snapshot of love and dance

Gabstamatic — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 14:00:06 +0000

I saw a teaser for this film on Tumblr a couple of weeks ago and instantly fell in love with the look and feel of it. Love on a Sunday afternoon which had its premiere in LA just ... Read More

[Image of the Day] Second Line

Gabstamatic — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 14:00:53 +0000

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[Fashion + Style] Canadian Luxury Luggage brand Fall/Winter Collection by Alex Folzi

Gabstamatic — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 14:00:57 +0000

We featured the Fagbure brothers on the site about a year ago and since that time they’ve been busy creating a new collection as well as collaborating with fashion illustrator Ojo Evelyn on a range of t-shirts. The new collection ... Read More

[T-Shirt Tuesdays] Australian Independent group Cloth & Resin

Gabstamatic — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 14:00:07 +0000

Australian T-Shirt brand Cloth & Resin’s bold graphics really caught my eye. They’re a small independent group whose products focus on quality, comfort and simplicity.

‘Our stoke and influence is the ocean, surfing, art and music which is evident across ... Read More

[Thenublk 4] Kenji Summers of The Passport Project shares 4 of his favourite Travel Destinations

Gabstamatic — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 14:00:58 +0000

4 years is a long time in digital. A lot comes, a lot goes. I first heard Paris, Tokyo Remix in 2008 and 4 years later I work full time on the coalition Pharrell told me I should ... Read More

[Image of The Day]

Gabstamatic — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 14:00:59 +0000

[Image of the Day] Old Lovers

Gabstamatic — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 14:00:11 +0000

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[Competition] Win goodies from The South is Blooming: An eclectic boutique for all things South African

Gabstamatic — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 14:00:56 +0000

Originally started as a blog, South African online boutique The South is Blooming became a ‘mix store’ selling an eclectic range of homeware, fashion accessories and baby goods. Having recently branched out into music, art prints ... Read More

[Art + Design] 1001 Black Men: Illustrations inspired by Nikki Giovanni’s poem ‘Beautiful Black Men’

Gabstamatic — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 14:00:41 +0000

In June 2010 English professor and artist Ajuan Mance started ’100 Black Men’ to document the faces of men she saw on her daily journeys in Oakland, California. The project includes the faces of family members, friends and neighbours.

In ... Read More

[T-Shirt Tuesdays] Bon Bon Vie creator Shari Neal picks four of her favourite T-Shirts

Gabstamatic — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 14:00:26 +0000

We had guest bloggers Tam + Sam takeover the blog last week in our 4 year celebration. Being huge fans of Bon Bon Vie we asked its creator Shari Neal to share with us some of her favourite T-Shirts. Although Bon ... Read More

[Event] CaribBEING 3rd Annual Flatbush Film Festival: West Indian Edition, October 25th – November 14th

Gabstamatic — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 17:00:58 +0000

11 Films, 7 Nights, 4 US Premieres, 3 Cinemas, #1caribBEING

With a brand new website that launched just last week, our friends over at CaribBEING have been busy putting together what looks like a stellar line up for the 3rd ... Read More

[Thenublk] John & Hillary Levy of Clothing Label Tallawa: An exciting fusion of art & fashion

Gabstamatic — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 14:00:06 +0000

Introduce yourself

Hi! We are John & Hillary, the designers of TALLAWA, a sportswear brand that is a marriage of art & fashion. We are married, we love art & fashion and one day combined our passions ... Read More

[Web Series] Issa Rae strikes gold once again with ‘The Michelle Obama Diaries’

Gabstamatic — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 12:00:12 +0000

From the amazing success of Awkward Black Girl to being picked to create a comedy series on TV network ABC, there’s really no stopping Issae Rae right now! The Michelle Obama Diaries is a hilarious ‘behind the ... Read More