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headlines: French Vogue turns 90
French Vogue’s October issue, marking its 90th anniversary, will be a vrai whopper, and très collectible, too. Weighing in at 622 pages and with model Lara Stone on the cover, it is slated to hit newsstands around Sept. 20, in time for Milan Fashion Week and a costume ball in Paris on Sept. 30 to celebrate it. As a gift to readers — in France, at least — the issue will come polybagged with a portfolio of oversize photographs from the nine decades, all unbound on thick paper and ready to frame
Headlines: Scott Caan . Canvas & Hawaii Five-O
To call Scott Caan a scene stealing actor is a no brainer – Entourage, Oceans 11,12 ,13 etc… and now he is getting ready to leave his mark in the updated remake of tv’s classic detective series of the 70’s Hawaii Five-O (airing this fall on CBS). While Scott is away in Honolulu solving crime, his photographic talents can be seen on exhibit this month at CANVAS. Artist, actor, surfer and cool dog owner – Congrats Scott you deserve it.
Headlines: Missoni x Converse Chuck Taylor
What can I tell you – CONVERSE is KILLING IT – first SAK and now MISSONI. They are like Hitsville USA – the Berry Gordy of the sneaker world. The shoes are cool, exclusive, high-end and comfortable. Releasing at CANVAS in the coming weeks - pre-book by phone to avoid missing out 310.317.9895.
Converse and Missoni link up for two new Fall 2010 styles. Two new updated versions of the classic Chuck Taylor All Star shoe with black and white space dyed knits covering the sides and toecap, finished off with soft sheep leather in “Missoni Brick Red” on the split tongue, heel pull tab and partially lined collar . Due to the unique space dyed technique used this season, each shoe is one of a kind as the knits are carefully spun to vary from piece to piece.
Headlines: 75 Years of POW! BAM! SPLAT!
Headlines: A legendary photographer passes
‘I used to tell cats that Herman Leonard did with his camera what we did with our instruments. Looking back across his career, I’m even more certain of the comparison: Herman’s camera tells the truth, and makes it swing. Musicians loved to see him around. No surprise; he made us look good.’ – Quincy Jones
Herman Leonard will always be remembered as one of the greatest jazz photographers in America and he recently passed on August 14, 2010. This summer Canvas was able to exhibit several pieces from Herman’s body of work in our Messengers of Music exhibit, one of which was an image of Miles Davis in Malibu in 1989. The amazing thing about Herman Leonard’s work is that long before I knew of the man, I knew his work. From the moment my jazz quest began early on in college I stood in wonder and awe of Herman’s image of Sarah Vaughn – NYC, 1950 and Dexter Gordon – NYC , 1948. To me these images are jazz.
headlines: the inventor of the cellphone…
In 1973, Martin Cooper changed the world, although he didn’t know it yet.
Cooper and his team at Motorola, the communications company, created maybe the only thing that runs the lives of business professionals and teenagers alike — the cell phone.
It was the size of a brick and wasn’t commercially sold for another decade. But as Cooper demonstrated on a New York sidewalk, it worked.
The concept of cellular technology had already been created by Motorola’s rival, AT&T, whose Bell Labs introduced a system allowing calls to be moved from one cell to another while remaining on the same channel. But AT&T was focusing this technology on the car phone.
Cooper wanted people to have freedom to talk on the phone away from their cars. So in reaction, he and Motorola embarked on a project to create a more portable device.
Motorola spent three months building a prototype for a portable, mobile handset that Cooper publicly demonstrated in April of 1973. The company’s first commercial cellular phone, the “DynaTAC,” went on sale 10 years later.
Cooper, now 81, is founder of ArrayComm, a company working to improve cellular networks, smart antenna and wireless communication. He and his wife are also inventors of the Jitterbug, a simplified cell phone geared to senior citizens.
Here is an edited transcript of our conversation:
headlines: Play dates by Sam wolfson
Kate’s (canvas gallery associate) husband Sam Wolfson debuts his latest play “PLAYDATES” this week, and we encourage you all to support them both by going to see it. - SUPPORT ART -
LOOKING FOR THE PERFECT DATE ACTIVITY THIS SUMMER? THEN CHECK OUT THE BRAND NEW WORLD PREMIERE COMEDY FROM JEWTOPIA’S CO-CREATOR SAM WOLFSON. TICKETS ONLY 20 DOLLARS!!!! HURRY – SHOWS SELLING OUT!!!!!
headlines: Wolverine 1000Mile 721ltd horween
Being able to be play a small part in the showcasing of a Classic American Heritage brand (Wolverine est 1883) as it moves in a new direction is humbling. The video that appears above is the first in a series that will culminate in a super special limited edition cordovan boot that will be in our shop for fall10. Enjoy the process and shortly you will be able to enjoy the finished product.(Wolverine 1000 mile boots are currently available at Canvas)
Headlines: Sak for converse . making of…
Hiruma’s story is unique. Born in Japan, he has been pursuing age-old Italian craftsmanship in Florence, Italy for nearly a decade. Choosing to immerse himself in the historical home where Renaissance and industrial design have converged for centuries, Hiruma’s unique and modern sensibility blends with his unmistakable skill and artistry to create four amazing converse styles for Spring 2010. The Jack Purcell created by Sak is exclusively available at Canvas 310.317.9895.
Headlines: Shipping Sails in Brooklyn
What exactly do you do? I do two things; a. I allow people living outside of the US to shop online at any US website and have their items delivered directly to their home. b. I ship goods to any part of the world efficiently and at an affordable price.