I'm bringing out a book for 2012

Guess where Mikkel Vang and I are at the moment? Yes just another day photographing the book and yes I'm still hiding my banged up face. Three locations to shoot today and then on the Eurostar to London.

I'm bringing out a book for 2012

 

Antwerp over and out... Mikkel and I have finished photographing our locations in Antwerp. I have never been there before but wow what a beautiful city. I would love to come back here. 

However, I did have a little accident in Antwerp. Memories me stumbling in the middle of the street, hands in pockets, face first on the road. Ouch... Result, black eye, grazed face, massive swollen lips. Not my best look. This is me in one of our cool Antwerp homes hiding my face. I can't show you because it will gross you out. It is pretty hard going into a homeowners house with this banged up face.

I'm bringing out a book for 2012

Mikkel Vang and I are touring Amsterdam at the moment for the book. This is what we do when the owners of the home duck out for a couple of hours.

I'm bringing out a book for 2012

An exclusive SnOOp behind the scenes of Mikkel Vang photographing on our first day at our first location in Copenhagen for our new book being launched for Christmas 2012.

Heineken Open Design Explorations Flies SnOOp to Tokyo

A couple of weeks ago I got to speak at my first Pecha Kuchu in Sydney, Australia. I was the last to speak which meant with no dinner, two beers mixed with nerves and alcohol I was slightly tipsy... Um it wasn't my proudest moment. But then I thought about the space, Super Deluxe where Pechu Kuchu originated in Tokyo.  Co-founder, Mark Dytham, from the TED like talks gave me a personal tour when I was in Tokyo for the  Heineken Open Design Explorations. The interiors were temporary, fun and had an easy going feel. So me having a good time, being a little tipsy and making people laugh suited the environment the talks begun.

 From the street front we walked down a kitch wallpaper stairwell

 The warehouse-style-club has a derelict shop feel about it but the folk inside are sporting avant-gard outfits.

 The space is used for dancing and thinking

Young local video artists had a craft bag of goodies they put under a camera and used a video mixer to create inspiring images projected onto the wall

 One of the cool projections created

 Mark blowing into ceramic bird that tweets a beautiful sound

 This is me standing in front of the projected ceramic bird. I'm wearing a Cos shirt my new fave high-street fashion brand

Avant Garde womens toilets are not quiet how I would describe them but was worth a visit

 To find the smiley face toilet rolls.

 

 The sinks were salvaged from an old school. Check out those taps. 

If you go to Tokyo make sure you go and visit Super Deluxe. It was my favourite club visit.