KNOCK ON WOOD

A top modern, gigantic wooden-sculpture, in perfect-Pocahontas-ish harmony with the Dark-Age allies of Seville! Does that sound strange? Well, it sounds almost as deluded as the supposed fact that the discoverer-I-found-India-NOT-man, Columbus is buried in the Seville city Cathedral. But brace yourselves – the aforementioned sculpture does actually exist. As an organic-wooden-snake-on-speed (just because snake-print is so it this season), the sculpture dart its way in between the ancient houses and creates a wondrous, futuristic atmosphere. I was like – “OMG!” at my first encounter. The city of Seville can now proclaim ownership of the most gigantic wooden-sculpture – the Metropol Parasol.

The sculpture is designed by Jürgen Mayer H, who spent 6 years of his life creating this futuristic piece of art. This year, the visitors of the sunny-ancient-city can enjoy the futuristic wooden-sculpture for the first time. Hence, the Metropol Parasol is yet another reason to visit Seville.

Images courtesy of http://hypebeast.com/2011/04/metropol-parasol/

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JUSTUS KÖHNCKE’S IN THE POCKET

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Pocket is the pseudonym of New York-based producer Richard Jankovich (who in addition to producing as Pocket also leads the electro-pop group Burnside Project). Tirk’s just re-released a collaboration with Steve Kilbey, the front man of the legendary Australian rock outfit, The Church. It’s called “Here In Noiseville”. We’re streaming the Justus Köhncke remix for you… We love Justus.

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MADE TO PARTY!

The HUGO Sequined Jacket. Limited to 250 pieces. Made in Germany. Made for you to party in style! Enter now to win the jackets with the number 1 and 250!

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APPALOOSA’S PATCHWORK

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Appaloosa is a kind of horse. But it is also the name of a French electronic duo fronted by the beautiful and mysterious Anne-Laure Keib (who happens to be old friends with Chan Marshall aka Cat Power). The band (not the horse) has a new EP out on the Discotexas label. We like it a lot!

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HOME FROM HOME – THE AVANTGARDE VERSION

I belong to a certain breed of the Homo sapiens – the ‘I-just-want-to-hang-in-the-Maison-Martin-Margiela-store-and-kick-back-in-the-sofa-and-enjoy-myself’! (We’re a rare breed –but I know you are out there!) So when I heard I could now finally unfold my most-inner instincts (… without having shop employees shove me away) – I was short of breath. The dream about living in an avant-garde, color-abandoned-European-intellectual(-ish)-luxury hotel in the oldie-end of Champs Elysee in Paris is now a reality. The creature of mystery (… you know of whom I speak) has created magic in terms of hotel interior décor. Having designed luxury suites and future-fantastic common rooms at La Maison hotel in Paris. The success and admiration of La Maison decoration has said rumors on fire that the Margiela Empire will soon commence designing home-décor (… and thank God for that!) However, until that given day shows its (presumably) beautiful face – we have to book time at La Maison, Paris for a fan-furniture-istic Margiela experience.

Images courtesy of http://www.lamaisonchampselysees.com

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KORALLREVEN IS AS YOUNG AS YESTERDAY

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Korallreven was formed because of a dream on the island of Samoa (the best kind of dream). Marcus Joons, one half of the group, was “chillin’ under a coconut tree, got a feeling of how he wanted [to make music that's] Spiritual like the local Samoan Catholic church choirs, hypnotic like the breathtaking tropical nature and” evocative of “a feeling of that you finally had reached ‘the other side’.” Well, he did it. And “As Young As Yesterday” is about the best evidence we can offer. Be quick and take a free download as long as it lasts!

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BRYANBOY’S SEQUINED LOOK

International fashion blogger @Bryanboy dazzles in the HUGO Sequined Jacket at the Celebrity Shopping Experience with Chloë Sevigny in NYC. The glamorous jacket is available in a limited edition of 250 pieces and you can win two of them! Yay! To find out how, click here.

Speaking of the Celebrity Shopping Experience, I believe I haven’t blogged the video of it yet. So here it is, enjoy!

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URSA MINOR’S DROPLET AFFECTION

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Ursa Minor is a group we found out about when they got in touch on the HUGO Tracks twitter feed. And thank goodness they did get in touch! They’re a little like The Knife but with less darkness. “Droplet Affection”, the song we’re streaming here, also reminds us of Chairlift. No matter who they remind us of, though, they are unique unto themselves, and we’re happy to know them… and pleased to introduce them to you.

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WIN TWO HUGO SEQUINED JACKETS

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The HUGO Sequined Jacket is a masterpiece and limited to 250 pieces, each with a unique number on the inside pocket. This glamorous eye-catcher will outshine any other festive jacket, that’s for sure! Now, watch the video to see the jacket in action!

As a special Holiday bonus, I am raffling off two of the HUGO Sequined Jackets: The jacket with the number 1 in size 50 and the jacket number 250 in size 48. To enter the sweepstake simply write me an e-mail at miss_hugoboss@hugoboss.com with the subject “HUGO Sequined Jacket size 48″ or “HUGO Sequined Jacket size 50″ and include your full name and address. The sweepstake is open until January 3rd, 2012.The following terms and conditions apply. The winner will be drawn by lot on January 4th, 2012. Good luck!

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WHATEVER YOU DO, KEEP SHELLY IN ATHENS

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Keep Shelly In Athens is a relatively new outfit from Greece. No one knows much about them, save that they’re a boy-girl duo making stuttered, melancholy electronic music. What else is really more important than that, though? They’ve got a new EP out on Planet Mu. We’re streaming the title track, “Campus Martius”, here.

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