Saturday 27 February 2010

ONLINE SHOP BACK UP AND RUNNING...

Our online shop is now back up and running having cracked the whip and made some improvements. We have many books, magazines, prints/ posters and other products available to buy online. Watch this space for news, updates and promotional codes.

Monday 22 February 2010

NEW ISSUES OF MANY JUST IN...


New issues of LULA/ANOTHERMAGAZINE/DAZED&CONFUSED/TANK have all arrived at Material today. Here is a brief summary of what you might find in each one...

LULA: Issue 10
The 5th Birthday issue of Lula features SHELLEY DUVALL, renowned for her roles in The Shining and Nashville, KIRSTEN DUNST talks to MURIEL FAHRION creator of Strawberry Shortcake, plus designers including KENZO CACHAREL SONYE RYKIEL ALBERTA FERRETTI AND ERDEM recreate their favourite Strawberry Shortcak characters.
ANOTHERMAGAZINE: Issue 18 Spring/Summer 2010


Featuring Marion Cotillard and the power of performance, Courtney Love, Rei Kawakubo and Doug Aitken. Plus 10 visionaries get personal and share a passion and behind the scenes at Paris Fashion Week.
DAZED & CONFUSED: March Issue

Holding the March issue up to a webcam sets Dazed’s Augmented Reality fashion in motion, with five exclusive fashion films showcasing the best of the spring collections. Contributors include the likes of supermodel Jessica Miller and photographer David Armstrong, working with the Dazed fashion editors on stories ranging from avant-garde performance pieces to a chilling horror short.

A special 30-second teaser film was produced for the issue, showing highlights of all the above films that are only viewable in full with a physical copy of the magazine. This teaser film also exclusively debuts the revolutionary Pokeware technology, a system that allows the viewer to pause fashion films and see clothing credits overlaid on the image, with the option to click through to find out more. Click here to see it in action.

Cover girl Mia Wasikowska, star of Tim Burton’s upcoming Alice in Wonderland, talks to Dazed about her adventures through the looking glass. The magazine also heads to LA with cult artrock trio Liars, who reveal all about their amazing new album Sisterworld. And in his first ever UK interview, 65-year-old photographer Robert Bergman explains how he has now finally been recognised as one of America’s greatest art photographers.

TANK VOL 6 ISSUE 1: The Blonde Issue

Featuring the legendary NOBUYOSHI AKARI and his muse Kaori in Tokyo, OLIVIER ZAHM and MICHELLE BUSWELLl in Paris, BIJOU PHILLIPS in L.A., SHIRIN ALIABADI in Tehran, LADY GAGA and capitalism, ANDY WARHOL and HUGH HEFNER. Plus: HANS ULRICH OBRIST talks with MIUCCIA PRADA, ATOM EGOYAN on erotic mystery, COLIN MCDOWELL on British fashion, and THESE NEW PURITANS and GIGGS takeover Radio Tank.