DVS Lakai Matix - whattup?
Hello again, Monsieur Tournier, it's always good to have ya here. So, what's new?DVS are showing two collabs - one with Blueprint Skateboards and one with Chocolate Skateboards. Lakai come up with their collab with Spike Jonze aka Beastie Boys "Sabotage" video director aka "Jack Ass" inventor aka "Being John Malkovich director aka co-partner Girl Skateboards aka Richard Koufey. Oooookai. And they also announced that they're going to create a full line of shoes for Diamond, they'll drop in Fall 2011....well, that's exciting news!
In the name of Art Bright
Proud and successful (we admit even kinda showing off) we feel like when we step on our extended Art Bright area on the 3rd floor of Stasi headquarter. With more than 16 artists from all over the world this year there is a selection of finest in Urban Art and publishers at Bright Tradeshow. Galleries like Arty Farty from Cologne, Westberlin Gallery from Berlin and Basementizd from Heilbronn, Label'n'Art collabs with Emil Kusac x Element and Lamono x Ambigious or our friends of Fauxami presenting their incredible retrospective "Freaks of Nature" with some of the craziest shit you've ever seen in the history of skateboarding. It's more than worth it having a relaxed walk in this arty atmosphere, you should definately check this out! And all we can say - this is just a beginning of a new Art Bright Era to come - we really enjoy to amend Bright Tradeshow with more arts in the future. Feel inspired and step by!
Bright BBQ and a monstrous Monster Party extraordinaire
Being invited by our Bright hosts Thomas Martini and Marco Aslim for having dinner with all exhibitors is always so, so nice. Drinking, chatting und eating - what else do you need after a hot day with a bunch of orders, networking and client talks?! This years location was the Bright Bar at Fleischerei in the party-busiest street in Mitte these days : Torstraße. With burgers, corn cobs and a big BBQ the bright family was hanging out in the backyard. And the Makia party bus came up right in front of the Bright Bar and improved it to the max to party on all night. Next station was the Extraordinaire Experience Party by Monster Magazine at Cassiopeia near the skate hall in Friedrichshain. Packed with people it was just the best idea to hang until the next morning....the guestlist was kind a impressive with some of the coolest dudes you can think of from Eric Koston, P Rod, JB and Woody from Sneaker Freaker - just to drop a few who just came by to check the Bright Vibe in a lukewarm summer night in Berlin. Well, mission completed - a night packed with fun and a few drinks...just a few. promised.
Bright Brigade Summer Edition
Here are our first three chosen ones that our Bright Brigade photographer Thomas Wolfzettel shot at Bright Tradeshow. Liking your style, loving them peeps...here you go:
Staple Design | ...and yes: he's here
Okai, there is no reason to be nervous. It's Jeff Staple, just a living legend in questions of design, street culture apparel and sneakers. And he's here, at Bright. And seriously? There IS no reason to be nervous. A sympathetic, open-minded guy, just interested in what is going on at the base of streetwear here in Berlin. "Well, I expected a more strictly organized tradeshow, maybe kind of clichéd german - but it is really relaxed. It reminds me of skate events in the US back in the days", he says smiling. "It's all about networking here and for this i can say, it was more than worthwhile coming to Bright." "Oh, I love your sneakers." Oooh god, sorry, I think I'm passing out. It was Jeff Staple saying that. Thanks for being here, man, it is more than an enrichment having you at Bright.
