Although we’ve seen a number of record breaking art auctions amidst the recession in recent months, theres still no denying of the impact the economic downturn has had on the art world. Art fabricator Carlson & Co. for example (which gained fame by producing Jeff Koons’s stainless-steel “Balloon Dog”) has announced it’s plan to shut down after…

Levi’s Japan have released a video giving great insight into the brand direction and aesthetic of the highly anticipated Levi’s Left handed Jean collection from Kazuki Kuraishi (fragment design) and Takahiro Miyashita (Number(n)ine). The monochromatic video, directed by Azuma Makoto together with Takahiro Kuraishi, features an English narration of a poem about left handedness over dark…