introducing artists we've worked with, and things we like

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NODE
NODE

Berlin/Oslo Scene: NODE

Eno Henze
Eno Henze

Eno Henze……….

Berlin Scene: Clemens Behr
Berlin Scene: Clemens Behr

Clemens Behr: Disorienting Architectures

Artists Unlimited
Artists Unlimited

An artists association and art house that combines living and working under one roof since 1985

Berlin Scene: Arvid Wretman
Berlin Scene: Arvid Wretman

Berlin Scene: Arvid Wretman

PREMIERE: Golau Glau’s ‘Somato’ Mini LP
PREMIERE: Golau Glau’s ‘Somato’ Mini LP

“from haunted, bewildering dream pop, in and out of densely layered sound collages to more beat led electronic productions”

Golau Glau
Golau Glau

Golau Glau. Bricoleurs, balladeers, beatmakers and creators of silverpop.

Type Sketcher by Ian Lynam
Type Sketcher by Ian Lynam

Ian Lynam has produced a three notebook series to assist budding font designers.

Ayuco – Video Interview
Ayuco - Video Interview

Ayuco: Japanese calligrapher, keyboardist, melodeon master.

Kjell Hahn: Video Interview
Kjell Hahn: Video Interview

Kjell Hahn is an American painter and ceramic artist who has built a studio from an abandoned building in a small town 2 hours north of Tokyo.

Snow Magazine Cafe
Snow Magazine Cafe

The SNOW Magazine Cafe — a celebration of art, design, and culture magazines from around the world — has now launched at Cafe Pause in Tokyo.

Snow-Mag Collaboration!
Snow-Mag Collaboration!

Win some tees, introduce your favourite artists to graniph!

Who’s in Charge?
Who's in Charge?

“Who’s in Charge”- a ‘coalition of 52 emerging and established graphic artists and their response to some of the biggest social issues of our times’

KERB WANG
KERB WANG

“I wish I could be a freak. it’s so normal and needs some ideas.”

Japanese Product Poetry
Japanese Product Poetry

“…..an ornamental decoration with extra info on the one hand side, and an imperfect utopia for ‘foreign language speakers’ on the other.”

15 Minute Fonts by James Ramsay
15 Minute Fonts by James Ramsay

“…an exercise in spontaneous creativity and originality, and a response to the growing accessibility and control provided by digital media in the designer’s practice.”

Blue and Green
Blue and Green

A lovely composition from the designer Hunn – check out his new creative collaboration Lanzavecchia-Wai – “being designers means being researchers, engineers, craftsmen and story-tellers all at the same time”

Mira Shin Interview
Mira Shin Interview

An individual be shut up in choked boxes…..

Ephemicropolis by Peter Root
Ephemicropolis by Peter Root

100,000 Staples
Approx floor area 600x300cm

Jonny O’Brien Holiday Shoot
Jonny O'Brien Holiday Shoot

A warm selection of recent graniph collaborator Jonny O’Brien’s photos

Evan Tsai Interview
Evan Tsai Interview

It’s usually based off a single idea or phrase like “yakuza surfer” or “robot schoolgirl” and it takes off from there. Once I’m on the computer, I take the basic lines I drew and add on from there.

ROA’s Rat
ROA's Rat

A fine decomosing rat street art piece by Gonzo via the fantastic Wooster Collective

Chemical Calisthenics: Paul Hoppe
Chemical Calisthenics: Paul Hoppe

Great typographic animation to Chemical Calisthenics by Blackalicious (30 Sec. Excerpt) by Paul Hoppe.

Not For Sale by Law Lun
Not For Sale by Law Lun

“Animals are not goods, they should not be place on the shelf and linked with money.”

Ben Branagan – Sections and Slices
Ben Branagan - Sections and Slices

A recent drawing from designer Ben Branagan’s ongoing series called sections and slices.

Ben Branagan – Images from Switzerland
Ben Branagan - Images from Switzerland

Three images from designer Ben Branagan‘s time in Switzerland working on a new book.

Ben Branagan – Collages
Ben Branagan - Collages

Butterfly + Jacko

Bing on Chair
Bing on Chair

A lovely photo courtesy of Law Lun – Originally from Hong Kong, now studying in Guangzhou. Check out more of his ‘interesting moment photos’ on his Flickr stream.

Chrissy Lau
Chrissy Lau

“My illustrations are comprised of ink and pen because I can set up anywhere and it doesn’t take much effort to tidy up… so through sheer laziness and efficiency I have chosen this medium.”

HK debut!
HK debut!

Impressive shot of our Hong Kong Causeway Bay store opening by Evan Tsai. Superb! Check out his Flickr stream here and an interview with him on graniph-labs here.

Helvetica Macro 001
Helvetica Macro 001

A lovely bit of Helvetica, on cloth.

graniph
graniph

by Brandon King http://wordbk.com/

Helvetica – Dainippon Type Organisation
Helvetica - Dainippon Type Organisation
no/yes
no/yes

I like single-source-of-light photos.

Dry
Dry

Hiromy – An ordinal japanese girl who loves photography, music and cats. Website

Logo Macro
Logo Macro

A lovely photo courtesy of Law Lun – Originally from Hong Kong, now studying in Guangzhou. Check out more of his ‘interesting moment photos’ on his Flickr stream.

Meeting Dali in Starbucks 002
Meeting Dali in Starbucks 002

Meeting Dali in Starbucks.

Meeting Dali in Starbucks
Meeting Dali in Starbucks

Meeting Dali in Starbucks.

Helvetica Macro 002
Helvetica Macro 002

A lovely bit of Helvetica on cloth.

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