retro magazine issue six

RETROIssue Six

Caro EmeraldJewel of the Dutch Crown

Lord DunsbyDrawing Inspiration from the Past

Tallulah RendallPledging her Future to Music

Amy Winehouse

classic inf luence. contemporary style.

We showcase our favourite people and products of the year

Retro Magazine Inspired Awards

Fred Perry's designer laureate

There’s a new year on the horizon so what better time to

dig into Retro Magazine’s goodie bag and hand out our Inspired Awards to the products and people who’ve made the world a sparkling place in 2010 (page 4). We also feature some brand spanking new talent on the scene with Robbie McCallum, a BAFTA-nominated script writer, who has just released his debut, yet already critically acclaimed novel, ‘I’ll Be Your Dog’ (page 80). We chatted with Tallulah Rendall, a creative tour de force, who has funded her second album with donations from her growing army of fans. Smart girl (page 84)! We also met up with Dutch singing sensation, Caro Emerald, whose f irst album has been at number 1 in her homeland for 27 consecutive weeks (page 54). And if that wasn’t enough we’ve got the awesome Amy Winehouse on the front cover and we showcase her exclusive clothing and accessory range, designed for Fred Perry (page 44).

Happy new year from the Retro team.

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Opening the envelope we can announce the winner of the Inspired Awards 2010 is…

Lord Dunsby explains why he’s a massive fan of the 60s.

Amy Winehouse’s new exclusive range with Fred Perry.

Tallulah Rendall pledges to stay loyal to her paying fans.

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Dutch char t-topper, Caro Emerald, blows us away with her jazzy style.

Stunning proper ties that have become life-projects for their owners.

BAFTA-nominated Robbie McCallum’s f irst novel delivers one hell of a bite.

The latest inspired products due to be released in 2011.

Retromagazineinspiredawards 2010

Welcome to the Retro Magazine Inspired Awards 2010 where we celebrate the most inspired people and products of 2010. At Retro Magazine we’ve just passed our f irst year anniversary, and with it nearing Christmas, we thought we’d take this oppor tune moment to spread the good vibes. So after much deliberation, and a massive thank you to our readers for showering us with nominations and category suggestions, we’ve arrived at the award presentation. Enjoy!

most inspired design of the Year

AS&P stadium design, Qatar 2022 World Cup bid

Qatar’s World Cup 2022 bid was tagged with the slogan of ‘Expect Amazing’ and the task facing German design company AS&P (Alber t Speer & Par tner GmbH) was nothing shor t of Herculean. A country with a population of just 600,000, an average temperature in the mid 40s, no real spor ting heritage and with only three stadiums reaching anywhere near FIFA requirements, it’s an understatement to say the bid was audacious.AS&P, in association with two other German companies, planned all the details for the bid – including a new and effective metro system – but it was AS&P’s breathtaking designs for eight of the nine new stadiums (which include the world’s f irst carbon-neutral stadiums which ensure temperatures don’t exceed 27°C) that secured the tournament.And, with the surplus stadiums to be broken down and shipped to developing countries when the FIFA circus leaves town, these retro-futuristic stadiums are, in our opinion, ‘beyond amazing’. A worthy winner.

www.as-p.de

most inspired design of the Year

festival of the year

festival of the year

Vintage at Goodwood

Vintage at Goodwood launched this year celebrating British cool from the 40s through to the 80s with a jamboree of DJs, bands, vintage fashion and vinyl stalls from each of the decades. Retro Magazine can conf irm it was one hell of a par ty with standout performances from the Noisettes, The Buzzcocks and founder Wayne Hemmingway DJing in the jammed soul tent (the highlight being when he ripped a record off the decks, halfway through a track, and announced “I’ve put the wrong bloody side on!”). This is some seriously glammed-up old skool fun, and makes Vintage a great addition to the festival season. Bring it on next year!

www.vintageatgoodwood.com

Advert of the Year


Advert of the Year

Moma Propaganda

Feel transpor ted back to the future with this series of ads by Sao Paulo-based agency Moma Propaganda. Created for MaxiMídia under the campaign name of ‘Everything Ages Fast’ they give a glimpse of how 60’s ad agencies would deal with social media. Simple, ingenious and, as Mad Men’s Roger Sterling succinctly put it: “I bet there were people walking around in the Bible complaining about kids today.” www.momapropaganda.com.br

promotion of the year

promotion of the year

The iQ Disco looks like it’s fallen from the ceiling on to the dancef loor of Studio 54 with its ref lective silver foil, added ‘scissor’ doors and 18-inch ‘platform’ wheels. The world’s f irst mobile glitter ball! And hats off to Toyota Germany who’ve pulled up to the bumper baby with this funky promotion. And, if we’re being honest, anything that livens up a car adver t is good in our book. Just for the record, the iQ Disco comes with a full professional DJ system which includes a two-channel mixer, a 15-inch subwoofer, two record players and a sound system that pumps out 1000 watts with a peak volume of 130 dB. Man alive, there’s gonna be one hell of a disco in that car!

Toyota iQ Disco

www.toyota.com


steampunk’d of the Year

steampunk’d of the Year


Steampuff in specialises in Steampunk innovations, inventions and gadgetry and this bike is from a collection of unique Steampunk-inspired architectural salvage and antique items created by Bruce Rosenbaum in Massachusetts. This bike is, for Retro Magazine, the standout piece; awesome-looking with unbelievable detailing and it goes 0-60 in 6.8 seconds (okay, that’s stretching it!). Bruce sells to Steampunk enthusiasts, home restorers and designers around the world.

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Ulorin Vex specialises in alternative and avant garde fashion, ar t, nude and hair modelling; describing herself as a model, ar tist, sometimes performer and designer, as well as a hair-dye enthusiast, high-heel fetishist and 80’s fangirl. For good measure she’s got a Bachelor’s degree (with Honours) in Natural Sciences, and plans to complete a master’s. Luckily for us she is concentrating on her modelling career and 2010 was a signature year, with outstanding shoots with Steampunk Couture, Miss X Cosmetics and photographer Allan Amato. Her por tfolio por trays an extraordinary range of looks, styles and products, and Retro Magazine is delighted we can strike a pose and award Ulorin with ‘Model of the Year’.

Ulorin Vex

www.ulorinvex.com

As lead singer of the Noisettes, who have a platinum album and the smash hit song Rhythm Girl tucked f irmly under their belt, Shoniwa cut a sar torial dash through 2010. She featured prominently, and elegantly on the social scene, but the band consolidated their success by releasing a cracking cover of ‘Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn’t’ve)’ by the Buzzcocks to celebrate Dr. Mar tens’s 50th Anniversary and ‘Never Forget You’ was used by Vodafone in an adver t featuring Francesco Totti. This combined with standout live festival performances at Vintage at Goodwood and at Malawi’s Lake of Stars means Shoniwa has been on the rise throughout the year.

Shingai Shoniwa

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Described by Hilary Alexander of the Telegraph as “The John Galliano of India” Manish Arora has been a jewel in the crown of the fashion scene since launching his eponymous range in India in 1997 and tearing up the London Fashion Week with his debut in 2005. 2010 was an outstanding year for him and included a showcase of his collection throughout India in collaboration with Mercedes. This range f irmly establishes him in the A-list of the fashion world and Retro Magazine loves the effor tless way in which he captures fashion statements from the past and reinvents them for today. And we’re not the only ones, stars like Paloma Faith and Katy Perry have been seen at award presentations and celebrity bashes in Manish’s rather splendid attire.

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Chantal Thomass is a must for luxury lingerie lovers and when you buy their products, Chantal believes you will enter a “very special universe def ined by: femininity, sensuality, chic, glamour, luxury, seduction and imper tinence”.Delivering on just a couple of those def initions sounds like money for value and with the spring/summer 2010 collection featuring luxurious boudoir looks that will appeal to a wide variety of women (and men), we know we’re on to a winner. Sophisticated naughtiness.

Chantal Thomass

www.chantalthomass.fr

artist of the Year

Brazilian illustrator Mathiole blends traditional painting techniques with digital design to create pieces with distinctive, dream-like imagery. His striking colours and tongue-in-cheek illustrations have been used for all manner of products, from t-shir ts and bracelets to a specially commissioned piece for Nike. We here at Retro believe this colourful character has a bright future ahead of him.

Mathiole

www.mathiole.com

artist of the Year Retromagazineinspiredawards 2010

This is a great collaboration between sonoro, a German design and engineering company who specialise in top-end audio products, and MINI.The result of the par tnership is an internet radio that combines urban chic with a ridiculous choice of radio stations (18,000, sonoro has estimated).You can take the sound quality for granted so it’s the classy little touches like original spor t stripes and a MINI key ring which make this mini stereo mega.

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stereo of the Year

Telac SLD96

A timeless classic. The Teac SL-D96 is a replica of radios that appeared in nearly every kitchen or bathroom in the post-second world war era. It comes with all the bells and whistles you’d expect in a modern day stereo and it’s the CD player which steals the show with a 20-track programming and shuff le play function, which means you can create your own custom soundtrack or mix up your selections to sing along to in the bath. A bit of ‘In the Mood’ by Glenn Miller followed by Motorhead’s Ace of Spades’, anyone?www.teac.co.jp

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chair design of the Year

Ghost of a Chair by Valentina Gonzalez WohlersThe Ghost of a Chair is made by Valentina Gonzalez Wohlers, a Mexican-born product and interior designer, based in London. The chair is hand-made out of 4mm transparent polyester sheets draped over a Louis XV chair, with each chair unique and unrepeatable due to its unusual manufacturing process. The material conducts the light, can be customised in any colour and is made to order.www.valentinagw.com


chair design of the Year

clock of the Year

a close secondNixie Desk Clock by BDDW

BDDW is known for their heirloom-quality wood furniture, traditionally joined in select domestic hardwoods with f inishes hand-rubbed with natural oils and lacquers. Tyler Hays, a painter and sculptor, is the company’s founder and creative genius; in this piece he’s used Nixie tubes, the dominant display service from the 50s to the 70s which were supplanted by LEDs, as the focal point of this beautiful, classy clock.


www.bddw.com

clock of the Year

“RE_Vinyl” Wall ClocksPavel Sidorenko is an Estonian designer, who aims to create fun yet functional products that retain simplicity, and interact with their environment and user. We think he’s got the balance just about right with these quirky vinyl wall clocks. The range features simple designs, which Retro Magazine believes will become timeless classics.www.pavel-sidorenko.com

motor of the Year


BMW revealed the Mini scooter – under supermodel Agyness Deyn’s bottom – to much applause back in October. It ticks all the eco boxes with zero emissions as the lithium-ion battery is linked to an electric motor which drives the 11-inch rear wheel. You can even charge the bike directly from the mains in your house with a rather handy retractable cable. It looks the business too, with wing mirrors the size of Prince Charles’s ears and enough chrome to dazzle a rocker’s eyes on a summer day in Brighton.motor of the Year

Mini E Scooter

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Linda Farrow produces luxury glasses for a whole host of the world’s leading designers. This collaboration with Alexander Wang for spring 2010 was Wang’s f irst sunglasses collection. Wang was recently recognised by his peers as the winner of the CFDA Swarovski Women’s Wear Designer of the Year and he can now add the Retro’s Best Accessory of 2010 to his collection!

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watch of the Year

Carson Leong’s watch is a retro-futuristic masterpiece. He describes it as “celebrating the magical proper ties of fused f ibre-optics” – when the watch is turned on a pattern is projected to the top surface of the f ibre-optic. Tiny sections of the output are visible from the sides, making the entire watch a 3-D kaleidoscope. The watch has its top glass replaced by fused f ibre optic with 12 facets, each representing an hour of the day. So when it’s turned off, the watch becomes a unique fashion accessory, with the black gem as the feature.

Retro-Futurism Watch

www.yankodesign.com

Stamp Rugs

With Kate and Wills tying the knot next year, rug makers couldn’t have planned the release of these patriotic rugs better. The company was off icially granted a license by Royal Mail to manufacture this exclusive collection which fully captures the iconic design of Machin’s Royal Mail stamps. Whether you use as a conventional rug or hang on a wall, these must-have beauties are handmade from 100% New Zealand wool in the Kathmandu valley, Nepal. Outstanding!

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RootRoot traces its heritage back to the 1700s in US when colonists were f irst introduced to the Root Tea that Native Americans would drink as an herbal remedy. As colonial settlers passed the recipe down from generation to generation, the drink grew in potency and complexity. But with the onset of the temperance movement, its straight-laced (and non-alcoholic) offspring, root beer, was born and the drink became a hazy, hedonistic memory. Retro Magazine welcomes its return and tips our glass as we add the bottle to the off ice drinks cabinet. Hic!www.artintheage.com

New York Cosmos – the legendary, almost mythical spor ting organisation that unsuccessfully tried to ‘break’ soccer in the States in the 70s – are back! And Umbro have done the new team proud with these awesome, 1977-inspired shir ts, that spor t the original crest. All they need now is to get Pelé out of retirement, sign up David Beckham and get The Special One in as manager and they should pull a similar A-crowd to the one that watched them back in their heyday.

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headphones of the Year


Tokyo brand ZUMREED branched out in 1998 from ZAKKA after they noticed the fashionable women outside their off ice windows were wearing only black or silver headphones. They subsequently launched the f irst colourful range of headphones in the world and with this unique new mirror range they’re once again pushing the boundaries. With great sound quality these headphone will def initely ref lect your great taste.

www.zumreed.net

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album art of the Year

album art of the Year

Here’s our selection of the most-inspired covers from a competition shor tlist put together by Ar t Vinyl. Their judges include Matthew Cooper, who has designed sleeves for the Arctic Monkeys and Franz Ferdinand, and Gerard Saint, who has designed for Goldfrapp and Basement Jaxx, and it’s a spectacular array of sleeves.We’ve gone for Scissor Sisters, Night Work (Polydor Records), with the photography by Rober t Mapplethorpe. For a band that is tight, cheeky, with a lead singer who’s never hit a bum note in his life, this has to be the perfect album cover.The Ar t Vinyl winners will be announced in the new year so keep an eye on their site.

Best Art Vinyl 2010

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Perry Sweet

FineWine& Amy Winehouse has designed an exclusive, one-off clothing and accessory range for Fred Perry. Bruce Hudson looks at whether this is the perfect match

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Halter-Neck Gingham Shir t Dress £ 90Leather Belt £65

Fred Perry is Britain’s greatest tennis player. He won eight Grand

Slam titles in his career, including the Wimbledon title on three consecutive occasions. In over 70 years no British men’s player (including Greg Rusedski, Tim Henman, and Andy Murray) has managed to win a Grand Slam title. That’s right, not one.Fred’s unique, unbeatable achievements mean every year at Wimbledon his name is banded around by optimistic spor ts journalists, who hope to see another Brit follow suit. However, it’s his clothing range, – originally launched at the club and today worn by an army of fans – that keeps the Perry name alive in the home of tennis.

The collaboration with Amy Winehouse comes with a cer tain risk for Fred Perry. There’s no doubt if Amy’s singing prowess matched her tennis ability she would have already have won a series of Gland Slams, an Olympic Gold and been the world Number One but it’s her off cour t temperament that means she probably would have broken more tennis rackets, had more arguments with linesmen and more code violations than John McEnroe, to get there. Fred Perry has always selected opinionated, cool, intelligent pop stars to collaborate with (Paul Weller is not exactly a wallf lower) but Amy is a walk on the wild side!

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As the box off ice goes, you don’t get much bigger than Amy. But as any marketing depar tment will attest, aligning your brand with a star opens the possibility of a monumental cock-up or melt-down. Amy’s career has been littered with ‘off her head’ live performances where she has forgotten lyrics or walked off stage. She’s been known occasionally to lamp a fan she doesn’t see eye-to-eye with, and there is also her long-standing relationship with drugs.

Amy Bowling Shir t£60Shor t Pencil Skir t £80 Leather Belt £65

So why have Fred Perry, the brand, taken the risk? In one word: talent. Amy is an awesome talent and as a brand that was star ted by a spor ts star they understand that talent is everything and everything else is forgivable. Fred Perry, the spor tsman, wasn’t averse to a bit of controversy and media scrutiny himself. In his pomp he dated Marlene Dietrich (romancing her while giving her tennis lessons); was engaged to English actress Mary Lawson; and was described by the Observer’s tennis correspondent Jon Henderson as being “6ft tall, weighs around 12 stone; sculptors declare his physique perfect...women fall for him like ninepins.” Henderson also quotes one commentator as having said at the height of Perry’s success: “When he goes to Hollywood, male f ilm stars go and sulk in Nevada.” Fred Perry had the talent but he was also box off ice and today the brand continues to align themselves with stars that have both.

Knitted Silk Shir t £70 Shor t Pencil Skir t £80 Leather Belt £65

To see the full collection visitwww.fredperry.com

Pop stars and spor ts stars have always lived by a different set of cultural rules, and have been subjects of idolisation and hero worship. Score a goal, hit a great backhand, write a great pop song and everything else can be brushed under the carpet. In football the game is littered with idols such as Paul Gascoigne, George Best, and Tony Adams (to name a few) whose addictions were positively encouraged as long as the results – and performances – remained. What the teetotal Fred Perry would have made of the excesses of modern stars such as Amy is anybody’s guess, but one thing he would have understood is the unbelievable talent of one of the UK’s f inest pop singers.

As BBC commentator Dan Maskell noted about Fred Perry “He was not typically British; there was an aggressiveness and dedication about him that was out of step with the contemporary attitude towards spor t.” Undeniably, the same could be said of Amy’s approach to music. It’s why Fred Perry HQ chose her to design this range and, in terms of talent, why she and Fred would have made an unbeatable par tnership. Game, set and love!

diamond in the roughThe sultry, sexy tones of Dutch-born Caro Emerald herald a new beginning for jazz. Her dramatic rise to fame in Holland this year happened via word of mouth with her debut album staying at number 1 for 27 weeks. Her debut single, ‘Back It Up’, with its feisty, sassy, xylophone-infused Americano sound, sets the crowded dance floor scene for the rest of the album’s rich pool of neo-swing, jazz and scratch. Julia Brandon met the suitably suggestive Caro Emerald.

How would you describe your music?I’d say that it’s a mix between very modern beats and old-fashioned sounds from the 40s and 50s.

Are you inf luenced by any artists in particular?I love the energetic, jazzy vibe of big band performers, such as Gene Krupa, and I’m really into f ilm music from earlier eras.

What is it about music from the 40s and 50s that you like?I’m not really sure, because I wasn’t brought up listening to it! I was raised on classical music, but that sound really didn’t interest me – I was always in my own little world as a child. I think my f irst recognition of the type of music I liked came when I had to sing a solo in the school play. It was a jazz

song, and it just came naturally to sing like that. I realised that I was good at it, so I looked for singing lessons, and eventually went on to music school.It was at the Conservatorium in Amsterdam (a Dutch academy of music) where I met the producers that I later on ended up working with. I made a demo with them, and they cultivated my love of old-fashioned records – that mix of old and new.

So a few years later you received a phone call from Dutch producer, Jan van Wieringen and his colleague David Schreurs inviting you to sing ‘Back It Up’ and that changed everything for you?Well I’d been working with Jan on and off ever since I met him. If he ever called needing help at the

studio I’d go as I really enjoyed the experience. Through him I met David, and he brought a very different sound that I clicked with immediately. When I f inally recorded the demo for ‘Back It Up’ I was completely in love with the song and felt so proud of it. I knew it was going to be a hit.

You mentioned when you were performing on stage in London that each song tells a story like a movie – tell us more about that.Well that comes from Jan and David too. It was their idea to have a consistent style that connects all the songs on the album – to write them in a cer tain way. They’re both very knowledgeable about movies, the aim was to watch old 40’s and 50’s movies for research and inspiration. It’s a way of writing so that the songs tell a story.

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Do you write all your own songs?I did co-write around four songs on this album, including ‘You Don’t Love Me’ and ‘The Other Woman’. It’s the f irst time that I’ve had the oppor tunity to really do that. I was surprised that they wanted to co-write with me! But it was a great experience, and I worked on all the vocal arrangements at home – it was a chance to discover a lot of ideas.

The addition of a DJ in your band is a fantastic mix, are you responsible for putting the band together?Well we reached the stage where all the demos and songs were f inished, so we needed a band to showcase the music to a live audience. And it was tough getting everyone together, as we were trying to create a really special sound. We didn’t want to produce something that seemed old-fashioned – we needed to be really modern on stage, and at the same time not like other retro bands that were already around. So we came up with the idea of having a DJ instead of a drummer to give it some kick. I called some musicians that I knew, and we all set out on an adventure together!

Your success in The Netherlands has been impressive and swift – were you expecting to be received so well?Not at all, and I still don’t know how to deal with it! We’ve had no time to think about it because we’ve had such a busy schedule. I just concentrate on what I’m wearing, and preparing vocally for each gig. Even on my days off though, the reality of what

has happened still doesn’t sink in. I get recognised on the streets of Amsterdam now and I don’t like it! When you’re all dolled up on stage and performing it’s great for people to know who you are, but when you’re just going grocery shopping in your jogging bottoms and not feeling your best, it’s really hard to know how to act!

Your album stayed at number one in the Dutch album charts for a record breaking 27 weeks, how easy do you think it will be to repeat this success?I don’t think you can repeat success because every situation or scenario is different. London felt like home when we performed there, as it has a similar vibe and culture to Amsterdam, but it will def initely be hard to break any more records!

Have you always wanted to be a singer?Yes, I have – always. I became fanatical about singing once I star ted taking lessons, and I realised my dream by studying at the Conservatorium.

Is there anyone you’d like to collaborate with?It’s hard to say, but Lady Gaga comes to mind, because she’s so different. She has her own musical empire – her own style and music – and that’s what I want for myself. My own signature style. She’s someone that I look up to, because she made it happen.

What’s next for you?The whole of Europe! We’ve toured in France and the UK already, and ‘Back It Up’, which became our debut single, is getting more and more airplay. We share the same PR company as Katie Melua, so we’re planning on touring with her to Germany, Italy and Belgium. It’s going to be fun!

What’s your favourite track from the album and why?I think that they’re all special, but ‘The Other Woman’ is the song that I feel most connected to. It contains a large chunk of my original lyrics, and it was written from personal experience – but my version had a different topic, I’ve not been the other woman! I like this version though. It works.

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The Mozzino Ar t Collective was launched in 2010. The project was conceived on

a ride to a scooter rally in nor thern Malaysia in 2008 with a well-known scooter club from Singapore. The scene in Asia was an unknown territory for most scooterists back in Europe, but having witnessed the scale of a PSK rally in Kuala Lumpur, Mozzino founder Tobie Anderson soon realised that the world of scootering was a global phenomenon.

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ar t project. A chance meeting with a photographer and model from Vietnam led to the f irst calendar shoot on the beaches of Hoi An, Vietnam in June 2009. The next shoot was in the urban streets of Vietnam’s capital, Ha Noi, then on to Singapore, and f inally the old Por tuguese por t of Malacca, Malaysia. The f irst in a series of calendars featuring three Asian countries was complete.

Each photo references the past era of scootering, giving a contemporary insight into today’s riders and their scooters, using the Vespa and Lambretta of local club members at each shoot location. The graphic style was based on a retro look inspired by the 1969 Piaggio service calendar, and to ensure the quality of the f inished product echoed that of 50’s calendars, pages were printed on 170gsm paper using a lithographic press.

Mozzino’s future plans are to design a series of café bars which will unite garage cool with classic

glamour. The bars will provide a platform for new ar t projects in photography and print, and also for the 2012 Mozzino ar t calendar which will feature the UK, Spain, and the motherland of all scootering, Italy.

For more information, or to buy Mozzino’s 2011 calendar, visit:

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The ART of CULTURE

The ART of CULTURE

Steve Millington is a Mancunian illustrator specialising in art and design with a retro

twist. Influenced by the fashion and music of past eras Lord Dunsby as Steve is often known) has carved out a creative niche by

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Lord Dunsby is basically just a nickname – it comes from a tailor’s shop that a group of friends and I once used. We’d get lovely, 60’s style, sharp, slim-cut suits made there back in the 80s when Joe Public had mullets, wore bolero jackets and snow-washed jeans. Our little ‘gang’ of mods became known as ‘The Dunsby’s Crew’, and I suppose the name stuck!

I’m not sure where the interest in being creative comes from, but as far back as I can remember I’ve always loved making things, whether that be drawing or painting. I suppose you have to be passionate about drawing to be any good at it. I love music – although I’m not very musical – and dancing and cooking too, though not all at the same time!

It’s hard to say really; I’m never truly happy with any work that I’ve done for very long. I always find fault there somewhere. I’d never consider myself a perfectionist but I do wince at some work I’ve

done in the past that I was over the moon with at the time. I find that the pieces of mine that I love and the ones that other people like are rarely the same ones.

It’s constantly evolving, but I’m not sure where I’d say it evolves from – it’s a bit like handwriting in a way. There are different mediums and techniques that I love to master, and at the moment I’m obsessed with Warhol’s blotted line technique that he used on his very early works as an illustrator – it gives a truly beautiful quality of line. I suppose the distinctive style comes from surrounding myself with images, books, records and objets d′art from the mid 20th century. It soaks in by osmosis and drips out the end of the pen nib.

A mixture of the two. I’m quite a sarcastic, grumpy old man by nature, though hopefully with a thread of humour there too.

Steve Millington aka Lord Dunsby who is Lord Dunsby??

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I recently worked with Ben Sherman on a range of T-shirts, and Vans skatewear for their girls’ A/W range for 2011. I’ve got a collaboration with Herb Lester coming up soon on one of their fab maps – lovely stuff that’s well worth checking out.

I’m not really one for hero worship but people I admire? Ronald Searle, Kenneth Townsend, Sasek, Charley Harper, Jim Flora… I could go on all day, but they are the illustrators at the top of the list for me.

I’m currently working on an LP cover for a Spanish/Italian jazz musician based in Barcelona. Other than that I’ve got a couple of private commissions, and I’m currently looking for a decent agent!

Well an exhibition that I have a piece in has just started in London after finishing in Sheffield, and will hopefully be travelling on up to the Biscuit Factory Gallery in Newcastle next year. At the moment you can catch up with it on www.thedesignconspiracy.com/gallery but I’d love to have my own show and exhibit in any of those places. And I’d love to exhibit in my hometown of Manchester.

[Laughs] It’s not a black and white issue, though my kneejerk reaction is to say unskilled rubbish, though I’d be wrong. That’s the sarcastic, grumpy old man showing through again!

I find the illustration styles around today to be a bit po-faced and serious, where as mid 20th century stuff is generally witty, and a bit more clever in its conception.

Growing up in the 80s; fashion and style hit rock bottom during that period. I hated the music and loathed the styles around at the time – truly hideous! I just couldn’t bring myself to wear it or have anything to do with it, and had to go two decades earlier to find an era that suited me. Fortunately enough, plenty of other young people felt exactly the same way. We had a thoroughly good time living in the 60s throughout the 80s! We just ignored the popular culture of the time, and when you go through something like that at such a young age it stays with you for life.

I think that living in the past is okay up to a point, but you have to join in and converse with the rest of the planet sooner or later. Your work has to have some relevance to the rest of society, and hopefully my work strikes a chord with people no matter what their background, interests or tastes.

Definitely, though over the past few years ‘retro’ seems to have become a bit of a buzz word for anything earlier than last week. People in the same breath will talk about things being ‘ironic’ without seemingly understanding the meaning of the word, such as ‘ironically retro’ — what does that mean?

That’s a very difficult question! Whatever pops into my head I suppose – sometimes eating too much cheese at night can help! But in all seriousness, I find my best ideas come to me at bizarre times of the day.

Modern, abstract art unskilled rubbish or genius??

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Do you think there has been an increase in demand for retro- inspired art, and has this influenced the type of art that you produce??

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How do you choose what subject matters to draw or focus on??

Who else have you collaborated with, and on what projects?

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If you could exhibit anywhere in the world, where would it be?

Who are your heroes??

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To view more of Steve.s work visit'

www.lorddunsby.co.uk. . .

Lordship Park is a four-f loor Victorian house in nor th

London. Originally four separate f lats, the owners Sarah and Brian bought each f lat over a period of twenty years. They’ve designed and decorated it themselves with a mixture of f inds from junk shops, auctions and eBay. The interiors range in style from Louis XV

panelled rooms with tapestries and magnif icent candelabras, to a groovy, all-white 60’s nightclub with curved futuristic doorways, an 8ft-long white sofa, a bar and a stunning collection of 60’s European lighting. Sarah says about the proper ty: “Wherever we are, we’re always on the lookout for interesting

things for the house. We could never settle on one look. Our most spectacular f inds have been: four ornately embellished panels from France, an oversized, double front door from a house in Amsterdam and a 70’s chandelier from a London casino. In our bedroom we designed a panelled wall that a set-builder made from beaten

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copper. We found a 70’s bed with a beautiful headboard housing a radio, venetian-glass lights and drawers for everything – very Barry White!We made a f ireplace from some tree trunks we got from a forest in Norfolk and then papered the walls gold. There are two gigantic gold pineapple lights from an auction, sitting on the vintage sideboard either side of a spooky por trait painted by Brian. Sounds bonkers, but it works – I think!”

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For more pictures of the house go to

www.lordshippark.comTo view Brian’s paintings go to

www.brianayling.com

Googie Boogie

This pre-war bungalow in the nor th of London has been the subject of a 13-year-long renovation to give a Californian Googie/mid-century modern feel. The furnishings, f ittings and décor are all authentic 40s and 50s. Although the house isn’t complete – the kitchen, (an original 50s metal English Rose suite) still needs the cupboard doors to be f itted – it does have a great overall period feel. The atomic, populuxe-themed kitchen/lounge/diner is open plan, while the bath and shower room has a classic 50s pink, turquoise and black colour scheme. A spiral staircase leads from the master bedroom into a f itted dressing room. The proper ty is f inished off with tropical landscaped front and rear gardens with split-level decking.

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Images © Olly Hewitt [email protected]

For more information about the proper ties featured visit www.locationworks.com

You lose things (even the car keys) Regret is the most useless emotion.

very good reasonsfor – usually to grow, develop, and move on.

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pause for thought

pause for thoughtCreatively, yes. Practically, no. Writing’s about focusing your attention on the idea, characters, and story, and just recording what comes and presenting it in the most compelling order. Practically, however, a screenplay must accommodate creative input from producers, the director, and cast and crew. A novel only allows room for the reader.

I need silence to concentrate. In the attic, I have a hammock beneath the skylight, an old mahogany desk in the far corner, and a solid oak cover over the hatch.

Good old pen and paper for creativity and inspiration: teetering piles of notepads jostle for position across the floorboards. For editing and delivery, however, it’s a state-of-the-art Macbook Pro.

Both. My life’s been ‘eventful’ and my early experiences certainly had much turmoil and heartbreak. That said, when I write about those times it always comes out as black comedy; it’s the prism through which I’m looking. The more pain you’re in, the more you need the laughter. As for fantasy, the whole process of writing is one of utter make-believe, lies, and the suspension of disbelief, but the spirit of the thing rings true and that’s why we go back, again and again, to the storyteller.

You’ve had a BAFTA nomination for best short film. Is the writing process for a novel similar?

Old school typewriter or state of the art computer?

Life experience or fantasy world?

To write do you lock yourself in a darkened room… or transcribe to a secretary Barbara Cartland-style?

Robbie McCallum was born in Glasgow, Scotland. He has won numerous writing awards, including a BAFTA nomination for his film script ‘Rank’. He divides his

time between homes in Brighton, UK and the City of Mindelo, on the island of

São Vicente.

His first novel, I’ll Be Your Dog (Ingram £7.99), has just been released

and is available at: www.amazon.co.uk

No. There’s an angry mob of well-turned manuscripts vying for my attention and demanding liberty.

7.30 ‘til noon, every day for two months.

I played blackjack with the Devil – and lost.

No, Africa, but that gave me some crucial critical distance. I worked and partied in New Orleans and absolutely love the city. It’s so unique yet still Stars ‘n’ Stripes American. I don’t think the particular set of circumstances which unfold in the story could happen in any other part of the States.

I was working as a scriptwriter in Dallas, Texas. After one gruelling shoot, we had a party and my producer bought me a tarot card reading from a street vendor. I should explain we were thoroughly soaked in tequila and I’m not a believer. She told me never to go to New Orleans. Never. The next day I got a job offer on the Times Picayune. I left immediately, and during one long, hot Louisiana summer met the extremely colourful bunch of characters that now populate the book.

It’s not for me to say. I don’t have a TV so I read widely but my influences are pretty narrow. Laurie Lee for visual brilliance, Alan Sillitoe for heart and honesty, and Jack London for sheer force of writing.

Best seller every time. Time’s the only critic without an axe to grind.

I’m currently working on two other books. ‘Hips, Lips, and Fingertips’ is a black comedy set in the 80s about a pickpocket chancer who dreams of opening London’s first lap dancing club. ‘Smiling out Loud’ is a travel book about my comical experiences living and working in sub-tropical Africa.

No. I’m more of a library lizard. I opened Audrey Niffenegger’s ‘The Time Traveler’s Wife’ by chance and had to put my life on hold for two days.

Jack London’s ‘The Call of the Wild’. I was a skinhead at 13 and in a gang and this story affected me so much I had the confidence to read aloud in class. I loved it and I threatened the other kids to keep quiet when we read it out loud in class or else they’d get grief in the playground.

He was born with a gift of laughter and a sense that the world was mad. ‘Scaramouche’ - Rafael Sabatini.

‘A Man of the People’ by Chinua Achebe; ‘The Maltese Falcon’ by Dashiell Hammett, and ‘The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner’ by Alan Sillitoe.

This is your first published novel. Is there crumpled paper of failed attempts littering your home?

How long did it take to write?

How did you get a publisher?

The book is set in Louisiana. Were you living there when you wrote it?

What was the inspiration for the novel?

Whose work is your work comparable to?

If you can’t have both for ‘I’ll be your Dog’ would you choose critical acclaim or a best seller?

Have you got a follow up novel planned?

Ever picked up a book in a shop and read the first 100 pages?

What was your favourite book when you were 13?

What’s your favourite first-line from a novel?

What books are on your bedside table at the moment?

‘Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah’ by Richard Bach. It would put me perfectly in the zone for the next journey.

Afflecks Palace in Manchester. I first went there in 1982 when it opened with my older, and incredibly trendy, cousins from Salford. We’d drink this exotic Italian coffee (now the common latte), work out what to wear, and how many parties we could be seen at on a Saturday night. Great days.

No. Regret is the most useless emotion. You lose things (even the car keys) for very good reasons, usually to grow, develop, and move on.

Caipirinha – Rum, crushed lime, sugar and ice, no mixer – 180 million Brazilians can’t be wrong!

The Eiffel Tower. I went to university in Paris in my 20s and spent many a night cuddled up beneath it watching the clouds silently zip by. Something the Gendarmes wouldn’t allow these days.

Who: Sue, my wife. What: The realisation that words are thoughts wrapped in sound (or ink).

Mr. Ben. I used to skive off school to get home in time to watch it.

But for one key decision at the end of University I would have certainly remained an engineer.

The Barras in Glasgow’s East End.

To crank it up it’d be ‘Sacred Child’ by The Silencers, and to wind down: ‘The Sweetest Decline’ by Beth Orton.

Fatherhood. ‘Look Sue, we made an ear! We made a little button nose…’

A book called ‘Million Man Me’ keeps barging into my consciousness and demanding to be written. I haven’t got a clue where to start. It’ll be my next big leap of faith and that excites me.

If you had to choose one novel to read on your death bed what would it be?

What’s your favourite vintage/retro shop?

Have you ever lost anything that you really regret?

What’s your favourite drink?

What’s your favourite building and why?

Who or what has been the biggest influence on your life?

What’s your favourite TV show?

Which career would you have most likely have followed if you weren’t doing what you are today?

What’s your favourite street market?

What’s a song to get the party started? And one to chill to?

What has been your proudest achievement?

And is there one thing you want to do before your pen runs out of ink?

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Tallulah Rendall is a London-based, half-Australian, half-English singer-songwriter. She has just released a new single, ‘Blind Like a Fool’, from her second album, ‘Alive’, which

will be out March 2011. The album sees Tallulah collaborate with artists including painters, animators, jewellery designers and dancers – who have used each track as a starting

inspiration for an exclusive piece of art. The album was funded with the support of Tallulah’s ever-growing fanbase through the Pledge music website, which

enabled fans to contribute towards the production of ‘Alive’ in exchange for a host of unique experiences including private gigs, backstage access and handwritten lyric books.

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I dressed up in an enormous furry elephant costume to barter with a guitar shop owner.

If you could choose one person to collaborate with in the future who would it be?Josh Homme from Queens Of The Stone Age.

Where do you prefer to live? Australia, the UK or somewhere else?I have always been pretty nomadic. Whenever I tour in Australia I write albums, but my band is based in the UK as is my life, so I am always drawn back here. I love Berlin as well, so to be honest I am not sure. It’s an ongoing dilemma. I choose all three.

Where did you have your most memorable meal?On the 45th f loor of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, on the last night of our Japanese Tour. Cellist Joanna Quail and I sat in this weird Grecian-style restaurant drinking Prosecco looking out to Mount Fuji. I can’t remember what we ate but I remember everything else!

What do you collect? People. Sounds a bit dark doesn’t it. But I love collaborating; I love ideas and people who are unafraid to follow their own ambitions. So much of what I do is so insular that I guess it’s that other extreme that balances it all out. The only things I spend money on are guitars, books and music. I recently bought a 1964 Fender Coronado II. I dressed up in an enormous furry elephant outf it in order to bar ter with the shop owner, much to his complete bemusement. Oh and shoes…I have a bit of a fetish for them but after music there are never many pennies left for things like that.

Do you have a 20th century hero or idol? I have many: Patti Smith with her wild freedom, Andrew Logan with his limitless creativity, Jeff Buckley for his beautiful voice (and face!), Billie Holiday, Nina Simone. There are many writers; to name a few: F. Scott Fitzgerald, J. R. R. Tolkien, John Fowles, Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Ernest Hemingway.

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What is your favourite f ilm of all time?Oh god. I f ind it really hard to pick just one. So I guess there is the cool choice, Mulholland Drive, and the honest choice... hmm [pauses], Pretty Woman or Lord Of The Rings!

Who is your all time favourite actor? Johnny Depp for all round fulf ilments! Daniel Day Lewis would win my best actor nomination – I recently saw The Age of Innocence, written by Edith Wharton and directed by Martin Scorsese, and was mesmerised by his performance.

What was your f irst job? Working for a theatre.

What are you reading at the moment?Shake Hands with the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda, by Lt. Gen. Romeo Dallaire. It is the most hear tbreaking book I have ever read.

Do you have a favourite song. Why? This week I am torn between Blood Bank by Bon Iver and The Devil Spoke by Laura Marling. Blood Bank has beautiful harmonies and a warmth that is irresistible. The Devil Spoke makes my toes tap.

Give us a record to get the place jumping, and one record to chill to.Shoot To Kill by AC/DC.Pink Moon by Nick Drake.

If you had to go to a fancy dress party what would you wear?Glitter and lots of it.

What’s your favourite street market? It used to be Spitalf ields.

What’s your favourite vintage/retro shop? My mum’s attic. Have you lost anything that you really regret?A couple of drummers.

What’s your favourite drink? A free one. It’s a rum & pineapple juice if you’re buying!

What’s your favourite building and why? The Sydney Opera House – I would love to do a gig there. I have just been told that makes me egocentric!

Who or what has been the biggest inf luence on your life? My family.

What is your favourite TV show? I don’t have a TV but I am a sucker for cheesy American stuff like Brothers & Sisters.

Which career would you have most likely have followed if you weren’t doing what you are today? Explorer; troubadour; Fluffer…

Can you remember your f irst boy/girlfriend’s name and are you still in contact? Yes and yes. We still tour and write together.

What has been your proudest achievement? Setting up my record Label, Transducer

Records. Recording my f irst album Libellus with Marius De Vries. Releasing my record in 2009 as a book with paintings alongside each song. Writing my next album. In 2010 teaming up with Pledge Music and raising the money to record and manufacture my second record ‘Alive’ by selling copies in advance to fans. Then giving each song from this album to an ar tist and asking them to run free. Each one returned with a piece of ar t. I had an idea and somehow through sheer stubborn determination I have made it happen, so yes I am proud.

If you could live in any decade, which one, and why? From 1963 to 1973. My favourite bands were performing and musically it was a time when boundaries were pushed and the mainstream was not saturated with crap. There was actually something honest, original and inspiring about the mainstream musicians. The music they were writing and the lives they led. It riles me that in this decade all the good music is suppressed in place of utter **** and what we get to listen to in the UK is dominated by reality TV shows. Signed ‘Angry from London!’

Have you ever ‘splashed’ the cash on something big? GUITARS!!!!! The only thing I ever spend money on.

Is there one thing you want to do before you depart the stage?! I feel like I have only just begun. There is a life of power slides to be had.

Tallulah starts a tour of Australia on the 29th December 2010. For news of this and other information go to

www.tallulahrendall.com

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Yeah baby, the Retro f ireplace is a throw back to the swinging sixties with a contemporary twist. Constructed from durable weather-resistant materials including f ibreglass, stainless steel and toughened glass, it’s fuelled by denatured ethanol, an environmentally friendly, renewable bio-fuel. The f ire is por table so doesn’t require a f lue or any other utility connection. Seriously groovy.

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This Redman cocktail shaker and Martini jug and glasses will leave you shaken, stirred and proud as punch. The shaker and jug are made from cased emerald crystal and cut to emulate the shape of the Tanqueray No. 10 bottle, with hallmarked English sterling silver tops. Both vessels have a 1-litre capacity and retail at £775 each. The Martini glasses are available to purchase in pairs and retail at £195 (per pair). A stylish addition to any drinks cabinet.

TDK, that’s right the guys who made cassettes, have relaunched themselves as a modern tech brand, and staying with their retro roots they’ve launched this cool two-speaker boombox.. There’s also a three-speaker version which has a 15W subwoofer channel in between the 10W speakers. The two-speaker will set you back £230, the three-speaker £360. Available in the early par t of 2011, there’s only one thing that would make this hi-tech bit of kit perfect. A cassette-player, of course!

Redman Emerald Cocktail Shaker, Martini Jug, and Martini Glass, £195-£775www.davidredman.com

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