Posted by Danni Le Toullec on February 9, 2010
A celebration of the sung and unsung creative heroes we adore the guts out of.
Since we profiled him for our film issue at the end of 2008, Sydney director Kris Moyes has been a very busy bee. He is currently working on a film for Sydney fashion label Romance Was Born as well as a personal animation project; perfect Favourite Folk fodder.
As part of the exclusive LA-based Directors Bureau, of which Sofia and Roman Coppola are members, Kris has come a long way from making videos with friends as a hobby. He was a pivotal force in creating the visual identity of the Modular brand when it was just starting out, generating some amazing videos with limited budgets.
Says Kris, “My thoughts on small budget videos are that what you lack in budget, you make up for in creative freedom.”
Kris wasted no time in conquering the international music world. With the likes of Sia, Wolfmother, Beck, Franz Ferdinand, Hercules & Love Affair, The Presets and Architecture in Helsinki under his belt, he has a talent for creating original, artistic and at times kooky music videos. When he isn't getting muddy at the Agua Fria outside of Marfa Texas, his interpretation of music takes viewers on a journey from sparkly hand puppets in Softlightes video for ‘Microwave’ to a sign language break up on Sia’s ‘The Girl You Lost To Cocaine’.
While we wait with bated breath for his new projects to go public we will just have to make do with running his videos on repeat.
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Posted by kluster on January 6, 2010
A celebration of the sung and unsung creative heroes we adore the guts out of.
Tanya Stevanovic has been one of Kluster’s favourite friends since day dot.
We remember the first time we stepped foot in Pretty Dog boutique in Sydney’s Inner West, in our overly casual ripped jeans and t’shirt (don't ask, it was years ago). We felt something akin to what could retrospectively be describe as a brain explosion. Never before had our fashion-adoring eyes been privy to such an array of flawlessly curated clothing, in one space, in Sydney.
You see, the way we figure it Pretty Dog is more than just a retail store. It's a gallery for edgy garb. You don't even have to purchase anything - although for the sake of prosperity, Tanya may well prefer it if you do from time to time – to appreciate the store, you just have to be cognizant of someone with the ability to select and pull together a fine collection of clothing. Like we said before: curated.
As you may have already gathered, our esteem for Tanya stems from her ability to fill her store with a never-dull, progressive selection of clothing (Lover, Romance Was Born, Tina Kalivas) season in, season out. For that, we love her.
Image by Dan Boud.
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