H/G is a Berlin based web studio established in 2005. This is our blog where you will find the things that have caught our attention in design, music, business, art and culture.
People who speak here are Christian Ittner and Steve Sinnwell.
Our portfolio site is located at www.hopeglory.com
B.I.K.E. is an exploration of the Black Label Bicycle Club and the wider tallbike subculture that has grown up around it. Comprised mainly of artists driven by anti-materialism and a belief that the impending apocalypse will render cars useless and bicycles in power, BLBC battles mainstream consumer culture and rival gangs for its vision of a better tomorrow. The film chronicles the trials of co-director Anthony Howard as he tries to become a member of the club.
The guys from Civilist Berlin just did it all right – and Mr. Jon Warren thinks the same. And I bet you will too if you should drop by one day to check their collections of aNYthing, HUF, DQM, Girl, Nike SB, Norse, PAM, Ransom, Vans Syndicate, vintage Supreme and tons of rare books and magazines about the greatest city in the world and contemporary culture in general.
And just when you thought “Oh I have seen them all”, Uganda’s first action movie hits the stores.
The people from Mutiny Bikes put their epic Let’s Get Mystical online to watch it for free. If you still haven’t seen one of the best filmed and edited BMX films in awhile, this is your chance. Pictured above is part 1 of 6.
In an industry as large as fashion, it remains difficult to know the conditions of many production facilities. That’s where the labor conditions group Fair Wear Foundation comes in. The Amsterdam-based nonprofit aims to fully expose the manufacturing process with a verification system to ensure that garments are made under sustainable working environments. As a multi-stakeholder initiative, they work to get corporate and textile associations, trade unions and non-governmental associations on board too.
With ten years already under their belt, FWF represents many fashion brands from Acne and Mammut to Cheap Monday and Nudie Jeans. Today the foundation inspects 1,000-plus factories that manufacture garments for 50 labels, helping reassure consumers that, from China to Turkey, fair labor standards are met.
You can download their 2009 annual report here.
Shot over a four year period, Holy Wars follows a danger-seeking Christian missionary and a radical Irish Muslim convert, both of whom believe in an apocalyptic battle, after which their religion will ultimately rule the world.
Download GDP‘s Magic Bullet album for free. Or buy the tape. Via
