Our good friends at Sezio have adorned our walls with some awesome handiwork from local San Diego artists. Over the past two years, they’ve handpicked artists and featured them on their site. In celebration of their 2nd birthday, they gave each one a block of birch wood and the result is an installation here at theHIVE. They’re hosting a viewing tomorrow from 6-9 supporting both Sezio and the artists. If you’re in the East Village area, drop by to check out the collection.
We give Holiday Matinee a lot of attention but the truth is they deserve every bit of it. Right now they’re getting an amazing amount of attention, globally, on the release of their new Book titled, I Swear to Good You Are God at This. Today marks the official release of the book and to celebrate, HM is throwing a mad crazy book release party at Bar Basic in East village. No one is really quite sure what to expect but we know two things for sure, (1) our very own Graham Downes will be MCing the event and (2) it’s sure to be “awesome.” (HM’s favorite word). So please do us a favor, do HM a favor, more importantly do yourself a favor and check out a preview of the book right here and for goodness sake RSVP for tonight’s party because if you miss it, you will likely carry the regret for the rest of your life.
We already know theHIVE has a high concentration of talent. A few of our own are going to show it off this weekend at Thread Show San Diego on the Wonderbread Factory. LouLou Bijoux, HomeEc and Holiday Matinee will be present, exhibiting their products as three of San Diego’s top 100 independent designers. The show runs 11-4 Saturday and Sunday, fusing fashion, environment and a mix of all things hip from wine-tasting to art displays. Swing by and see what all the fuss is about.
Whoa! I walked into theHive this morning and thought for a second that i was in the wrong place! TheHive has been totally transformed into a gallery space for tonight’s local art & music event hosted by The Collaboratory! Artists & musicians from all over San Diego have spent the last few days collaborating to convert TheHive to accommodate for live music & 200+ works of art. The event starts at eight PM, we’ll see you there!
Chris Cantore just moved into theHIVE and he brought with him ‘Legit Radio.’ It’s a brand new and 100% independent internet radio station for those of you who are sick of listening to lame music and commercial jingles every 5 minutes. Today is extra special because, HIVE tenant, Dave Brown from Holiday Matinee is launching, “KEEP IT LIKE A SECRET, a weekly online radio show that dishes out indie jams and creative inspiration.” He’ll be broadcasting all over the interwebs between 11Am and 12PM PST and he’ll be taking requests and shout outs via tweet @holidaymatinee. Make sure and tune-in… or log-on… or… just click here to listen live right now.
We are really excited to have Brian Jouan (akaStatic Joe) coworking with us at theHIVE. He’s doing big things and tells us to keep an eye out for more to come. He’s a master when it comes to motion graphics and design and since moving to theHive he has produced work for Closing.com (which aired nationally), TBS’s “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne,” and San Diego’s Fashion Careers College. Check out his reel below and look out for this guy.
All of us at theHIVE are excited because Holiday Matinee is celebrating 10 years of awesome by asking you to be awesome too! They have 10 sweet prizes ready to be given to 10 creative entries. Prizes include TOMS Shoes, W Hotel, Pat & Oscar’s, Furni Creations, Feelgoodz, No Star Clothing, T-Post, Field Notes, M-Theory Records, EA Sports and a pair of tickets to Def Leppard & Poison! Whoa! Send HM proof (pictures/video/emails) of your creativity by posting on HM’s facebook page or by emailing them! Start a blog, paint a mural, write a story, take a photo… pretty much anything goes as long as you are doing something creative that you have never done before! Winners will be announced at HM’s aniversary party, Cause For Drinks.
Wow this is a big one, coworker Lori Addis, with lori addis design in collaboration with Exhibit Resources, Inc., was awarded the 2009 National Silver Medal ADDY Award for designing the Burt’s Bees mobile retail environment! With over 60,000 entries the ADDY Awards is the self proclaimed “world’s largest advertising competition” and probably the toughest too. The retail environment featured an on-site recycling program and utilized reclaimed woods from local North Carolina barns. The environment reflects the Burt’s Bees brand down to the very last detail – Check them out at http://loriaddisdesign.com/ Keep up the great work!
Creative think-tank, Holiday Matinee is seriously making good things happen here at theHIVE. They just launched a brand new web store that focuses on giving exposure to great artists and providing socially conscious design with an affordable price-tag. And just when you thought they couldn’t make it any better, HM’s Artist Series line of shirts give 100% of the proceeds to Plant-it 2020, a non-profit that will “plant, maintain and protect” 20 trees for every item purchased. Check out the new store here, buy some awesome shirts and give Holiday Matinee a pat on the back next time you run in to them.
The Swarm conference room was put to use by Karl Strauss for an off-site creative marketing meeting to help stimulate out-of-the-box thinking. Thanks for leaving behind some refreshing goodies!
Our good friends at Sezio have adorned our walls with some awesome handiwork from local San Diego artists. Over the past two years, they’ve handpicked artists and featured them on their site. In celebration of their 2nd birthday, they gave each one a block of birch wood and the result is an installation here at theHIVE. They’re hosting a viewing tomorrow from 6-9 supporting both Sezio and the artists. If you’re in the East Village area, drop by to check out the collection.
