Book launches and artsy fartsy this weekend!

Seems the town is buzzing with electricity. I went for a book launch on saturday for Amir Muhamad's new book called New Malaysian Essays 1 (a compilation of different essays written by Malaysian writers), met alot of familiar faces and more unfamiliar faces. Jerome Kugan (whose cover art is beautiful and illustrated by Sharil "very hot in the scene" Nizam) and Mia Palencia also launched their album that night, and delighted us with a few songs which they performed for an audience of 200. Too bad I was twit and forgot my camera.





*All pictures are credited to Pipit

A design art exhibition will be taking place this Saturday at Annexe@Central Market. The event happens monthly and holds an eclectic mix of designers showcasing and selling their artworks. I missed the last one, so I'll definitely be going for the this one(see if it lives up to the hype). Bookmark your diaries as the opening starts at 6pm - 11pm this Saturday. If you've not been to the beautiful space Annexe, click on this.(the lrt station close by is called Pasar Seni, and Annexe is behind central Market.)


Local street apparel brand Tropicana, have organized a tee competition , asking designers to express themselves in their passion for street culture and style. Winners stand a chance to win RM3,000 and other amazing prizes. Deadline is by 30th April 2008. For more information click on the link or the picture.


After some thinking I've decided to alter the blog content a little shifting towards other local content as I believe just design related material can be very one dimensional in the long run. The content will cover things such as local events, film screenings, places of interest, interviews and videos (though this might not be local). Designers shouldn't just indulge in design only but in all forms of culture. We hope our readers will continue reading the material *grins.