Our friends from Ghent, the incredibly talented Toykyo crew, just launched Case Studyo: a production and publishing company of contemporary artist series.

Its first drop? This amazing porcelain Parra sculpture called Jean Pierre Le Douche.

The beautiful sculpture measures 45cm(H) by 55cm(L) by 22cm(W) and is presented with a silkscreened wooden box.

About Case Studyo :

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It’s that time of the year again! LGF and I are getting ready for the Belgian fashion fest that is SHOW : the graduation show of the Antwerp Fashion Academy which showcases the work of all the students…

Highlight of the evening of course is the viewing of class 2012.

Although the audience will be filled with fashion professionals from around the world, don’t forget that everybody can join in on the fun. And believe you me, it is worth it!

View our recaps of SHOW 09, SHOW 10 and SHOW 11! 

Get your tickets now:

Tickets: € 35 (seats)/ € 12 (standing)

Presale HERE

SHOW2012 – JUNE 7, 8 & 9, 2012
HANGAR 29, RIJNKAAI 150, 2000 ANTWERP
DOORS: 7PM / START SHOW: 8PM

If you would like to model for the up and coming talent, there’s a special casting:

Fashion Department, Nationalestraat 28, 5th Floor, 2000 Antwerp

Girls 1.74+/ 18-28 years - Boys 1.80+/ 18-28 years 

Saturday May 26th from 12h till 18h

Tuesday May 29th from 10h till 18h

Wednesday May 30th from 10h till 18h

More info on the Graduating Students and their Collection:

Making of the Show 2012 Poster (catch a glimpse of Walter Van Beirendonck. Aargh! Love!):

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Credits Show 2012 Poster (first two images):

Production Walter Van Beirendonck, Photography Ronald Stoops, Styling Dirk Van Saene, Make-up Inge Grognard, Hair Ed Moelands, Model Amélie Lens@Dominique, Outfit Markéta Martišková, Typography & Design Paul Boudens, Photography Asistant Tim Lebacq

MORE INFO HERE

Watch list.

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Django Django – “Storm”.

“You’ve taken all/ You thought was wrong/ You used it for the lyrics/ Of your favorite song”. I love that line.

Django Django will be on everybody’s ‘best albums of 2012′ list at the end of the year. Belgians: they are coming to Brussels soon. Check ‘em out at Botanique.

Also: great merch.

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I’m probably not the only one why’s making the link between Django Django and Captain Beefheart. This ‘Diddy Wah’ + phone interview from 1966 kinda made my week.

Sébastien Tellier explains why being a prophet and a pop star is not mutually exclusive in a short by Guy Aroche for Nowness. “To be one person all your life is quite a shame.”

Comme Des Garçons Junya Watanabe Wing Tip brogues. A thousand dollars.

UNDFTD NBA Playoffs Shirt. Thirty dollars.

And a fun one to end:

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Darq E Freaker feat. Danny Brown – Blueberry.

Only three hours ago, I was having lunch with Tim from our sister blog Ü and he told me he was on ‘The Frog’, one of the best songs on the new The Hickey Underworld album: the excellent ‘I’m Under The House, I’m Dying’. Tim’s riff is in there somwehere. Which is awesome.

Then he told me the video was shot with all-time KNOTORYUS hero Nicolas Karakatsanis, featuring Kim Peers and that it was weird and probably amazing.

Turns out, I didn’t have to wait long to see the actual results. The video just dropped. And yes, it is weird. And amazing. And Belgian supermodel turned DJ/Stylist Kim Peers is in it, puking and kicking ass.

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Oozing from the minds of the same crew that’s responsible for the ‘Blonde Fire‘ video. Be sure to catch The Hickey Underworld live if you can. They are doing some out there next level set stuff with Afreux, the Antwerp design collective who helped KNOTORYUS out with the production of our Ü Eastpack collabo earlier.

Clams Casino is one of the hottest clams producers of the moment, launching A$SAP ROCKY into the hip hop stratosphere and saving Lana Del Rey from the brink of hipster oblivion in less than a year. His instrumental mixtapes are still essential downloads (stream his mastered tape after the jump), and now there’s a smooth 25-minute mix of his own classics and some unreleased gems to add to the legacy. Originally delivered to the doorstep of Benj B’s BBC 1 radio show, now ready for your ripping pleasure.

(via Funkiblog)

(Image: Lastnightsparty)

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CLAMS CASINO

INSTRUMENTAL MIXTAPE (MASTERED)

It’s been a while since I’ve seen my friend the great Baloji…

And I although I do miss him, I’m ecstatic that the reason why hasn’t been around is that he’s on the road sharing his incredible talent with the whole wide world…

LGF and I were pretty excited that during the few days he did spent in Belgium last week, he made a public appearance and spun some tunes at the launch of Tommy Hilfiger’s “Promise” collection.

As LGF was in Antwerp he swung by the event and here’s what’s up with one of Belgium’s (Soulwax league!) finest :

Baloji‘s MTV Iggy performance is nominated for a Webby Award, so please VOTE for him! We already did.

LGF informed me that B will be off to Cannes shortly to promote a short film that he starred in.

BTW IMDb! Update the Bullhead page please! Our boy had a speaking part and should be credited as such (Club Owner….Baloji)!

What else?

He’s got a movie script ready and he’s off to Japan where he’ll be touring 4 cities.

I hope he’s visiting Tokyo.

I’ve also received word that he’s working on a double album. WOW! And also: CAN’T WAIT!

And he might be releasing a mixtape.

Loving those frames, B!

The above and below images are from a feature that has been in the making for quite some time. But that doesn’t matter. Because the protagonists and their art are timeless. So watch out for this one in De Standaard Magazine. (I’ll keep you posted of the drop date).

I was super honoured that Vito aka Aeroplane visited the KNOTORYUS offices for a shoot + interview that you will also be published in De Standaard Magazine shortly.

And the ültracuteness smizing at you below is our beloved Ü (a KNOTORYUS project) editor Immanuel from Style For Guys.

I took him to Paris during fashion week, and I’m posting this picture of him sitting next to the clochettes des bois Karl Lagerfeld sent up to our room (not kidding) to congratulate him for his double Weekend Blog Awards nomination. Style For Guys is nominated in the category Best Fashion Blog and Ü is nominated for a Best Entertainment Blog Award.

We’d really appreciate your votes!!

(it’ll literally take you 1 minute)

Next Best Of The Weeks coming very very soon!

At some point in my life, I evolved into a guy who’s always lugging around a backpack. It started with a book and a moleskine, and as my journeys became more and more infested infused with work, it became more of a mobile office. I seldom go out without my laptop, sketchbook, headphones, a jumble of cables, magazines, usb sticks, chargers, etc. A good backpack matters to me. I will inspect the stock of backpacks in almost any store I walk into and after leaving a Comme des Garçons black edition on the shop floor in Paris (which I regretted) and taking a black Marc Jacobs sports bag home with me (which I regretted even more), I finally settled on a simple, sturdy Sandqvist from the online store UNDSCVRD.  Much to my delight, they included a personal note with my purchase:

See? That’s how you make a customer feel welcome. It’s not that hard.  I made a mental note to thank them, but like most my mental notes, it got brushed underneath my mental carpet and was left there to collect mental dust.

Today, however, I came across their newly stocked Sandqvist Assar design, red (röd) and yellow (gul) and exactly right. (As pictured above.) So this is the day I’m dusting off that mental note and making good on a promise to let you guys know: UNDSCVRD are good folk. Go and pay their store a visit. 

A new companion to the Eyecandy Smörgasbords to give you guys an idea of what the KNOTORYUS offices sound like.

JAI PAUL – JASMIN

Two official tracks in, just demos really, and this guy is already one of the most talked about artists today.  ‘Jasmine’ is one of those slow burners that you never get tired of.

AB-SOUL – PINEAL GLAND

Part of the ‘Black Hippy’ collective with Kendrick Lamar and such + full-on illuminati.

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BEI MAEJOR – MOMENTS

Much compared to The Weeknd, but much easier on the ears and not as twisted and perverted.

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A$AP ROCKY – GOLDIE

Dat pretty motherf*cker keeps putting out must-downloads that make Harlem sound as sweltering as the South.

LIGHT ASYLUM – IPC

16 months after we first wrote about Light Asylum, they’re finally ready to release their debut album.

DEATH GRIPS – THE MONEY STORE

The hardest band to listen to on earphones is back with a real, roaring album after the mixtape. Press clip quote: “acceleration is a mantra”.

And for the encore:

Danny!

A.k.a. Danny Swain. Check out his Tumblr, which archeologists in 2075 might use as a means to discuss the status of of pop-culture in 2012, and specifically: how a young rapper experiences coming up in a post-Flocka, post-Lil B world.

Major Lazer dropped the new track ‘Get Free’ for uhm… free, including a B-side remix. You should get this. It’ll put a smile on your face.

Download Major Lazer ‘Get Free’

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