Champfest Touring Exhibition

Posted: 7/7/2010

Beginning July 8th, Champfest Magazine are bringing an international like-minded passion of art, design, sport and photography their respective communities in the form of an exhibition in three major cities throughout the month. Each exhibition showcases an array of photographs, artwork and printed matter from Issue 001 and 002 artists, including a symposium of hard-to-find international publishings and magazines.

Beginning the tri-city touring exhibition in Berlin with FixedGearLondon at Bright Tradeshow, Champfest then travels to London to the newly established Wayward Gallery and finally concludes in Melbourne. All work will be available for purchase throughout each exhibition, the perfect time to snap up an original piece through a unique Champfest touring event.

After a successfully humbling first issue working with Jose Parla, Kill Pixie, Rip Zinger, Hamburger Eyes, Fecal Face... Issue 002 follows with a strong list of those emerging and respectfully established. Yoshitomo Nara, Anthony Lister, Mai Ikuzawa, Angelique Houtcamp, Fergadelic, Kyotaro, Gas As Interface, Bow Wow International Design and Paul Barbera to name only a few.
v Issue 002 is proudly a bilingual endeavour of Japanese and English, now reaching 12 cities internationally, and is once again printed in an environmentally-friendly limited-run of an expanded 3000 copies, available in bookstores and galleries around the world sharing our creative ideals.

Ala Champfest Touring Exhibition.
Supported by Ricoh, Stussy, Cadence and 14 Bike Co.
Be passionate, create originality.
Don't sleep!

Stolen Space

Posted: 7/7/2010

In London, DEFINITELY check out Stolen Space's Summer Group Show currently on >>

Where // Stolen Space Gallery Dray Walk, The Old Truman Brewery, London E1
What // Summer Group Show 2010
When // 2 -25 July

'O_SCAR (BEAUTY IS ONLY SKING DEEP)'
By D*FACE
Gold Poured Metal & Resin
Gold Dusted & Hand Painted with Enamels
Limited edition of 25
33 x 23 cm

'TAKING THE MICKEY'
By WORD TO MOTHER
4 Colour Handpulled Screen Print
28 x 38 cm each
Limited to 15 of each in White Somerset or Vintage Stock

'THE HADES SHOT'
By MR JAGO
Acrylic & Spray-Paint on Canvas
116 x 116 cm

'THE CIRLE OF TRUTH LEVITATING OVER LONDON'
By THE LONDON POLICE
Hand Drawn Using Indelible Ink on Canvas
100 x 100 cm

'GLOBAL WARNING'
By SHEPARD FAIREY
Silk Screen on Wood
Tray framed

'ASIAN WAVE 1 & 2'
BY TOSHIKAZU NOZAKA
Japanese Sumi Ink on Cotton Paper
56 x 40 cm each

'IDENTITY ORGY' (Diptych)
By SAN
Diptych
Pencil & Ink on Superalfa Paper
174 x 122.5 cm

Beth and Monique. Holding down the fort...
Another excuse to visit the gallery..!

Paris

Posted: 7/7/2010

Caught up with Thomas from Ill Studio in Paris.... check the interview in Champfest Issue 003....

Paris

Posted: 7/7/2010

Paris.
Riding to new places, cooling down in parks + fountains, seeing old and new friends.

Merciiii to George for letting us crash!!

Paris Stockists

Posted: 7/7/2010

I flew over from Melbourne to meet Monique in London. Straight over to Paris together on the Eurostar.....ahhh easy with the bikes! Took over some Champfest tees with us too...

Champfest is now stocked at Colette, you can pick up a copy of Issue 002 very soon!! Merci grande to Sebastien there.

Paul Barbera

Posted: 7/7/2010

One of our favourite photographers + who can be seen in Champfest Issue 002, is Paul Barbera. Currently busy travelling + shooting for Vogue Living, B East Mag and Eric Kluster, while also working on his personal projects Love Lost and Where They Create where he visited the office of Fantastic Man in Amsterdam...

Chloe Vallance

Posted: 22/6/2010

Popped into the lovely Chloe Vallance's studio in Nicholas building with Lynette. She's known Chloe for a while and how amazing her illustrations are, to which i couldn't agree more! Working hard as she's got many an exhibition coming up, with one currently on at Red Gallery. Don't sleep on this one, the editor of Australian Vogue has already snapped up one of her pieces, go check her out!

Who // CHLOE VALLANCE
What // Along the Lines
Where // Red Gallery- 157 St Georges Rd, North Fitzroy, Melbourne
When // 9- 26 June

Bicycle Portraits

Posted: 21/6/2010

Stan and Nic in South Africa are putting together their own printed matter of everyday South Africans and their two-wheeled means! Beautiful photography and great stories. Something to support right away as they are raising funds for their upcoming journey + print costs. Please be generous! Visit their website, you have 11 hours to go to support this great concept!!!

RED BEAN PANCAKE ERASERRRR

Posted: 20/6/2010

Present from a recent Interviewee of mine.. thank you Jacob!

D*FACE

Tshirts in Stolenspace! Theses are dope - made from recycled P.E.T bottles! Whaaa?

This is Jasmine. She is a good writer. Peep her steez in the latest 'SUP Mag.

Fuck! Issue 002 is nearly done! I can't wait!