Vancouver Special would like to welcome Stephen Colbert to our little city. If you would like to commemorate his Olympic visit, come by the store and pick up a ’Defeat the World’ poster. The posters were designed for The Colbert Report by Shepard Fairey and feature Stephen riding a bald eagle. Because nothing says ‘the Olympics’ better than a little propaganda.
Vancouver Special is pleased to support the BRIGHT LIGHT public art project, in conjunction with the 2010 Cultural Olympiad.
We are selling limited edition umbrellas for $20, with all proceeds going towards the event. The umbrellas feature a map of Chinatown and the DTES in black+white figure-ground, with the various venues and events pinpointed in red. They pop-open for easy use, and are a very cool souvenir for art-y and design-y out of town visitors!
There are also some great events happening at the Candahar Bar and the LIGHT BAR over the next couple weeks.
Check out local synth-pop band “Christine” on Friday night at 11 pm!
More info about BRIGHT LIGHT here.
Hot off the press…
Vancouver Special’s owner, Anne Pearson, is interviewed in the New York Times’ T Magazine about architecture, design, and her favourite tacos in Vancouver…
http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/08/the-insider-anne-pearson/
If you didn’t already know, a new Vancouver city by-law has been implemented which only allows drivers to make or receive phone calls with a hands-free device activated by a single-button touch. Our new AIAIAI earphones allow you to do just that – and no one will even know you’re talking on the phone. With various color combos to choose from, these are a stylish way to listen to your tunes.
The headsets were recently featured in the Ming Pao Chinese newspaper. They are earphones/headset that are designed in Denmark and are iPod/iPhone/Blackberry/MP3 compatible.
Various styles and colors, prices range from $66-72. See the whole collection here.
Vancouver band “Japandroids” performed on Jimmy Fallon last night, and the lead singer/guitarist Brian King wore one of our “Eastvan” t-shirts! Designed by Sharks and Hammers, the shirts are available in black or white, with the words Kingsway, Nanaimo, Fraser, Main, Commercial, Broadway, Renfrew and Hastings listed in Helvetica. We have Men’s sizes S/M/L/XL and Women’s size L in stock now. $36.
Watch the clip here.
The second annual Gingerbread Competition and Charity Auction is happening this Thursday, December 10th at the Museum of Vancouver from 7-10pm. There’ll be music and a cash bar. All proceeds go to benefit Architecture for Humanity. Online bidding has already started. To view these amazing gingerbread house designs and to buy tickets, click here.
Are you an architect or a designer? Join us on Thursday November 19th at 6pm for the second Party for Architects! The guest speaker will be Clinton Cuddington of Measured Architecture.
Journeys to the East: Lecture on Arthur Erickson and Japan
7pm November 25th at the Vancity Theatre
The Arthur Erickson Conservancy (AEC) presents an illustrated lecture by Professor Michelangelo Sabatino, who, in the summer of 2009, retraced Arthur Erickson’s first journey to Japan in 1961, revisiting the sites Erickson mentioned in his seminal articles in Canadian Architect in the 1960s. Prof. Sabatino will trace Erickson’s journeys and writings on Japan and their effect on his work, including the Canadian Pavilion for Expo ‘70 in Osaka. He will also situate Erickson’s deep relationship to Japan in a long-standing tradition of modern Western architects who appropriated cues from Japanese art, architecture, and landscape.
This illustrated presentation, at Vancity Theatre, will be followed by a Q + A discussion with Prof. Sabatino and a hosted reception in the theatre’s Atrium.
Ticket information & reservations are available at: http://www.arthurericksonconservancy.com/event.html
Tickets (talk + reception) are $75.00. Students $25.00.
Payment online or by cheque.You may also reserve seats by return email and by cheque: Arthur Erickson Conservancy, 4785 West 6th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1C4.
Your seats will be reserved and recorded in a checklist at the door under your name.
Presentation begins at 7:00 PM. Doors open at 6:30 PM.
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