LARRY. | Loves Compass[ION]

In support of the Covenant House in Vancouver, ION Magazine & larry. have teamed up, putting together a night marked by local talents, music, art, gifts and donations. Join them on December 5, 2010, at Guilt & Co (Water St. at Carrall St. in Gastown), and help support this great cause.

“Covenant House offers aid for youth aged 13-24 who are living on the streets of our own city. Each day young people come to them damaged from abuses of the past, desperately needing love and guidance. In a time of giving, most people think of children and families, but youth of this particular demographic often get overlooked.

Last year ION raised enough donated new clothes and funds to provide full outfits to 53 males and 24 females that were staying at the Covenant House Rights of Passage and the At Risk program. This year, we hope to surpass those numbers and outfit even more kids with new, warm clothes.”

For more info, click here.

INTERVIEW | Terri Potratz

LARRY. LOBIRD ROAD
COLLECTION LAUNCH
2010 – 2011

In a cozy little corner, within a gallery space by the name of grace, a discombobulated Lexa had a the chance to catch up with the oh-so-well put together Terri Potratz, the stylin’ queen of locally sourced alpaca creations.

The celebration of Larry.’s third year of existence also introduced locally and internationally sourced human beings to Terri’s latest design work The Lobird Road Collection 2010 – 2011.

This brand spankin’ new line includes an aesthetically diverse range of shapes, a mix of processes and an unique collection of accessories, created as a collaborative effort between Larry.’s leading lady and ZULA’s Urszula Petrykowska.

Words were exchanged…

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ALL DRESSED | A T-Shirt Show by the Jupiter Project

The Jupiter Project, an illustration collective formed in 2003, will be featuring designs and illustrations created by the artists and screen printed onto T-shirts, in their upcoming show, ALL DRESSED.

For their fifth group show in Vancouver, the collective will be kicking off the opening of TEES, a new T-shirt shop in Gastown.

Location: 227 Abbott Street, Vancouver
Opening Reception: Friday, November 5, 2010, from 7PM – 10PM

LARRY. | At Grace Gallery

Saturday, October 23, Grace Gallery will be hosting the opening reception for larry. 2010/2011 lobird road collection by Terri Potratz.

The show will also be featuring photography and video works by Bienvenido Cruz (featured photos in the spread below), and larry. meets Zula, a collaborative jewelry collection by Potratz and Urazula Petrykowska.

For a better look at the photos and to read Potratz’s complete profile, download the complete issue, SKEWED11 (direct link to PDF).

DESIGN NERD JAM 4.5 | Bringing Light to Darkness

On October 22, 2010, join the Vancouver Design Nerds for an evening of playing with photography, video, light generation and light design, based around the Design Nerd Jam topic, Light Play.

With your necessary equipment, along with a variety of lights, glowing and flashing bits and pieces, it will be a night of experimenting with photographic light-painting techniques in select locations in Vancouver. Don’t forget to BYOB!

From their website:
A Nerd Jam is: “Initiated to foster multidisciplinary collaboration between designers and artists of all persuasions, the Design Nerd Jams are a forum for creative people to discuss their projects and ideas.”

To RSVP and for more details: lightplay.eventbrite.com

(Thanks, M!)

INTERIOR DESIGN SHOW WEST | Oct 14 – 17

This year’s Interior Design Show West will include Karim Rashid as one of their features speakers. The show runs October 14 – 17, 2010 at the New Vancouver Convention Centre.

Another feature to look out for at the show is Future Masters: Young Designers West, presented in partnership with Vancouver’s Artsy-Dartsy.com. Close to 20 design students and recent graduates from institutions such as ECUAD and VCC will presenting their latest work ranging in communication, industrial and architectural design.

IDSwest is Western Canada’s annual premiere residential design show featuring 200 exhibitors showcasing quality products and services to an audience of industry professionals, architects, designers, consumers and media.

THREADLESS | The Book

Can’t wait to get my hands on this one.

Threadless, the community-based t-shirt company, is set to release a book in honor of their 10th anniversary. All the best designs and artwork in one – non-fabric – printed place.

The book is available for pre-order and will be released in October 2010 through retailers listed HERE.

THE GIRL EFFECT | The Clock is Ticking

Created by The Nike Foundation, The Girl Effect is an online movement empowering girls all over the world, spreading the basic facts: “Adolescent girls are capable of raising the standard of living in the developing world. Girls are the most likely agents of change, but they are often invisible to their societies and to our media.”

Watch their new powerful video, The Clock is Ticking.  The design and execution for both the animation and the website are great. We love the message and the package it comes in.

Take a look around and spread the word! www.thegirleffect.org