Sex Beet

Sex Beet are a London based group currently producing some of the best lo-fi, garage, surf rock around. Made from Plastic’s are massive fans of this band so make sure you check them out at this month’s Bad Seed.

Jiro Bevis

Jiro Bevis is a half English, half Japanese illustrator whose work is heavily influenced by his childhood, with TV and his brother’s records. His style and influences are mainly of 70's and 80's popular culture mixed with a love of nature, science and history all culminating in a fantastic body of work.

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Bad Seed

Following the success of last month’s night, Bad Seed is set to return this week on 25/2/2010 at the Amersham Arms. Bad Seed will most certainly bring you the best in alternative, new wave, garage, surf and 80’s all handpicked by some of the best DJ’s around and live performance from those surf rockers Sex Beet.


Made from Plastic hopes to see you there

100 Years of Menswear

100 Years of Menswear (Laurence King publishing) is a fantastically insightful and rich, comprehensive collection of images covering menswear over the last 100 years with text by fashion historian Cally Blackman (currently a lecturer in London). This book has masses of photography and illustrations bookmarking all eras of the last century, including images of Hollywood style icons, the artist personalities and more.


This is a fantastic book, which Made from Plastic loves and is a must for all fashion students, historians of dress and lovers of men's clothes.

Elephant

Made from Plastic has fallen in love with Elephant, a brand new magazine to come from Marc Valli (Magma) and Matt Willet (Studio 8), which portrays opens your eyes to best current work in art and other creative industries that usually go under the radar. Elephant is not only a visual joy but offers more depth in content than most visual magazines out there, so be sure check it out with issue two on its way very soon.

Esben and The Witch

Esben and The Witch is a Brighton trio who have taken their name from a Danish fairytale involving cruelty to children, ritual slaughter and other unpleasantness, which I won’t mention. Their music is very dark, gloomy, with electronic and Goth overtones. The band them self have described their influences as “glaciers, caverns and waning moons” and that they write dark tales, which indeed they are but oddly inviting.

Trailer Trash Tracys

One of the bands who have been occupying Made from Plastic’s stereo recently are Trailer Trash Tracys, who quite simply make big, beautiful music surrounded in reverb, their own drones and woozy atmospherics.

Shake Appeal

Shake Appeal is Bangkok based label that started in 2007 from Istituto Marangoni graduate Chanachai Ohpanayikool. Shake Appeal produce unique, yet wearable clothing based around their happy and optimistic design philosophy.

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Grizzly Nights

If you are like Made from Plastic then you love a good printed T-shirt, especially with an animal print. This brings us to are latest love, which is in the form of Grizzly Nights, a London based clothing company who hand-print and label all their designs themselves, with an outstanding print quality and original design.

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Alpha 60

Alpha 60 are the brother (Georgie Cleary) and sister (Alex Cleary) design duo from Melbourne. Their t-shirt designs started out as a pastime, with their popularity among friend and Joe public going from strength to strength, thus creating Alpha 60. Their recent collection again showcases their talent for strong iconic graphics drawing inspiration from film, with a variety of beautifully crafted jersey drapes, tucks and spliced garments.

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The Cambridge Satchel Company

If you are like Made from Plastic, then you love a good bag and Made from Plastic is currently in love with The Cambridge Satchel Company and their array of beautifully hand crafted bags. The Cambridge Satchel Company has come a long way in a short time, with them originally starting out after Julie Dean was tired of her children’s bags becoming grubby, thus leading the way for The Cambridge Satchel Company to create its first bag.

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Adam Smith

Made from Plastic is very pleased to inform you of the launch of the new website from the young illustrator/artist Adam Smith, who is currently finishing off his MA at Central St Martins. It will come as no surprise to anyone who knows Made from Plastic that Adam Smith is our favourite London based Painter/Illustrator, whose work continually inspires and amazes. He has also just done a limited edition collaboration with another favourite of ours Ryan Noon, which looks fantastic.

J Lindeberg Autumn/Winter 2010 Collection

Immaculately dressed in the midst of their adventures the early explorers of the highest mountains, remote landscapes and solitary wilderness inspired J.Lindeberg’s Autumn/Winter 2010 collection where garments are elegant but like all their collections cut for functionality.

The utility and function found in work wear has emerged and evolved through generations of the army, the navy, hunters and farmers. Heralding back to a time where clothes were long lasting and crafted with a mission for survival.

In a more civilised context, authentic garments have been shaped and further developed with technical fabric mixes and construction methods, yet still remaining true to their heritage. More formal in their silhouette, utility outerwear is reworked ready for the urban challenges faced in a modern world. The padded herringbone down blazer combines classic tailoring characteristics with modern functionality. Work wear inspired shirting is layered over one another whilst boiled and heavy knitwear are worn under blazers. New cropped proportions provide a neater and precise silhouette.

The deep and intense colours range from icy blue skies to purple black nights and the numerous shades of grey found in the horizon of Scandinavia during the winter form the palette. These are contrasted against vibrant hues of the ever transforming colours of autumnal leaves. This is yet another stunning collection from those Scandinavian kings of effortless style.