Category: UNITED BAMBOO
Featured: Kikuzu-chan
Tokyo based illustrator/painter Kahoko Sodeyama uses a lot of paint in her artwork to create a surface like melted chocolate. She loves antique malls in the U.S. and treasures the knick-knacks she bought in flea markets during her travels. She recently started making artwork out of wood that she cuts by herself.
the making of Kikuzu-chan
When I travelled to the countryside of Los Angeles, underneath the blue sky, I passed by many unique signs along the road. Even after I came home I could not forget the presence those worn out wooden signs exuded. They were old, and weathered, and they were beautiful. I was inspired to make one of my own, so I started to make signs from cut wood. The motifs for my wooden “signs” are antique signs, people and buildings in the city. One thing I always keep true … Read More »
We are all kids at heart
April is a playful month. Our online store features Mon Poucet, Jikits mobiles, worldly vintage children’s books, Madluv, Kahoko Sodeyama, tree swings and more! Available the month of April only! Click here to visit the April Selected Shop!
Casting Call for Kids
KIDS CASTING CALL
We are looking for 3-5 year old kids (male & female) to model the kid’s fishtail parka coming out Fall 2013. If you would like to submit your kid for casting, please send an email to help@unitedbamboo.com with the following requirements.
1) Your child’s name and age
2) Your child’s height, bust, waist, across shoulder and arm length measurements
3) Your (the parent’s) contact info including full name, mailing address, email address, and phone number
4) 5-8 photos of your kid (it’s good to mix some smiling, some not, some close-up, some full body,etc)
Must live in NYC. Must be available for one day in early April. Details TBD. Compensation for the shoot will be one kid’s fishtail parka for your little one. Please use KIDS CASTING in the subject line of your email.
Artists featured this month
In this month’s selected shop, we feature artists and musicians we love. Here are a few of our favorites. Check it out here.
PIERRE FICHEFEUX
RICHARD AGERBEEK
ROSTARR
ALIYA NAUMOFF
TAKA IMAMURA
GROWING
Oldies and Goodies
United Bamboo has always been in the collaborative spirit, teaming up with our favorite musicians and artists whenever we have the opportunity. Continuing in our passion for art and music we offer to you a curated shop of “oldies but goodies”, rarities, oddities and even vintage United Bamboo pieces. Available March 1-31st only! Click HERE.
Featuring:
Aliya Naumoff, Cibo Matto, Deerhoof, ESP, Growing, Highlife, Holy Shit, O Spirits, Panda Bear, Richard Agerbeek, Rostarr, Rusty Santos, Sweden, Taka Imamura, The Crystal Ark, and White Magic
Lunar New Year Celebration with CONFETTISYSTEM
Please join CONFETTISYSTEM and Gather Journal
in welcoming the Year of the Snake with
food, mahjong, and music!
Sunday Feb 17th
4-6pm
MoMA PS1
22-25 Jackson Ave, Long Island City, NY 11101
The event will take place in the
CONFETTISYSTEM: 100 Arrangements exhibit
http://www.momaps1.org/calendar/view/399
A story of “New Friends”
Last weekend, we visited Kelly Rakowski of New Friends to check out how this amazing duo came to be.
Tell us how New Friends got started.
We met on the internet! Alex is weirdfriends.tumblr.com and I have the blog Nothing-is-New.com. I was super into Alex’s tumblr because it was filled with crazy weird textiles. We started an email correspondence for a couple months, then decided to work on a project together, even though we still hadn’t met. We discussed parameters and concepts and sent each other packages of yarn so we’d work from the same palette and materials. A few months later I took a bus to Philly, weavings in hand, and met Alex for the first time. When we put our work together they fit together seamlessly. We could barely tell who did which weaving.
Where do you typically work?
Alex works in her home and … Read More »
Upcoming Sample Sale
Friday 2/15 12-8pm & Saturday 2/16 11-5pm
217 Centre Street 6Fl NYC
United Bamboo::Creatures of Comfort::Tess Giberson::Auntie Oti
Rostarr “Turbo Arena” Solo Show @ Anonymous Gallery Mexico City
Our friend, artist Rostarr, has a solo show opening at Anonymous Gallery in Mexico City tomorrow night!
ROSTARR “TURBO ARENA”
SOLO EXHIBITION / FEBRUARY 7 – MARCH 30, 2013
ANONYMOUS GALLERY / MEXICO CITY
ZACATECAS 173 COL. ROMA NORTE
CUAUHTEMOC, CIUDAD DE MEXICO
06700 MEXICO
OPENING RECEPTION: FEBRUARY 7, 8-11 PM
For more information please contact: info@anonymousgallery.com
or go to: www.anonymousgallery.com
