There’s a lot of street art in the gallery-theater compound tucked into a back-alley courtyard off Rosenthaler Strasse in the … More
Month: August 2011
“I’m Not Free” Kitty
Street art in a courtyard alley in the Hackescher Market of Mitte in Berlin: This black-and-white human-scale poster of an … More
Humboldt Box
The Humboldt Box on Museum Island in Berlin’s Mitte. The building is an “interim” exhibition structure on the site of … More
Spinning Mercedes-Benz Sign in Berlin
The iconic Daimler Mercedes-Benz logo speaks for itself atop this 1960-70’s era office tower in Charlottenberg, in the former heart … More
Another WTF Sculpture?
Love this. Here’s another one of those sculptures that’s bound to make somebody say “WTF?” when they see it. We … More
U-Bahn Subway Station Signs
A random sample of station-name signs on the U-Bahn subway in Berlin, Germany. Pictured here: Potsdamer Platz, Stadtmitte, Oranienburger Tor, … More
VIDEO: Visual Culture in the NYC Meat Packing District
While some of the Global Graphica team have decamped to Berlin this week and is posting from the German capital, … More
The Awesome GSW Hochhaus Building in Berlin
The wonderful modern-contemporary architectural design of the towering GSW Hochhaus building in north end of Kreuzberg, near Mitte, in central … More
Masked Man Stencil
Stencil street art on Museum Island in Mitte, in Berlin. What’s so striking about this stencil is that it’s duplicated … More
Freedom for Ai Wei Wei Banner
In front of the Martin Gropius Bau museum in Berlin currently hangs a large red banner that says “Freiheit fur … More
Escape
“Escape” wheat-paste street-art posting on a utility box at the Wall Memorial at Bernauer Strasse near Wedding, near the north … More
Old-School U-Bahn Kiosk
The old-school and beautifully decaying kiosk on the U-Bahn subway platform at Mehringdamn Station in Kreuzberg, in Berlin.
Sexy Contemporary Architecture Berlin
The sexy architectural design of the Otto Bock building in Potsdamerplatz in Berlin. The structure was built to house the … More
Meta Street Art Photo
Our favorite piece of street art we’ve seen thus far in Berlin and one of the best we’ve seen all … More
Hansa Studios Event Poster
Super-cool graphic design on a poster for a Red Bull-sponsored music event at the legendary Hansa Studios in Berlin.
True Religion Bicycle
Pictured here are True Religion’s bicycles parked in front of the denim brand’s Berlin shop on Munzstrasse in the Scheunenviertel … More
“How Long is Now” Mural
The “How Long is Now” on the side of the landmark Kunsthaus Tacheles artist studio-squat complex on Oranienburgerstrasse in Mitte.
More Mykita Design Pix
More pix of Mykita: This time, images of the wonderful interior design at Mykita in Berlin. Also … more pix … More
Future Chic Eyewear at Mykita
Mykita is a maker of high-quality, high-end eyewear. The company has built a much-loved brand around the design and manufacture … More
“Devil Girl Roses” Street Art Stencil
We’ve seen a few of these Alias “Devil Girl with Roses”stencil artworks in Berlin, around the Spandauer Vorstadt area of … More
Berlin’s Iconic TV Tower
Love it or hate it, the TV tower (or Fernsehturm) dominates the Berlin skyline. The twoer was the architectural product … More
Berlin Map at Casa Camper
The well-designed map of Berlin at the hotel Casa Camper in Mitte.
Arriving at Berlin Tegel
As we disembarked from the plane, we snapped a pic of the bright and narrow gangway at Berlin Tegel Airport, … More
JFK Control Tower and Plane
A quick Instagram pic of the control tower and a plane at JFK before taking off to Berlin
Global Graphica in Berlin
Global Graphica is heading to Berlin for a couple of weeks to work on some projects. We’re really looking forward … More
Goateed Man
Wheat-paste street art of a goateed man’s head in the Meat Packing District, NYC.
Do It Like They Do On the Discovery Channel
Cryptic, cheeky line-drawing illustrations wheat-pasted on the shop-front hoarding on Orchard Street in the Lower East Side of New York … More
BMW Guggenheim Lab
We’ve been visiting and re-visiting the BMW Guggenheim Lab, which opened in the Lower East Side / East Village of … More
New Museum and Rose II Installation
The view skywards from the sidewalk in front of the entrance to the New Museum on the Bowery in the … More
“It Was Books That Taught Me …”
The decor of the bathroom at the McNally-Jackson bookstore in New York City includes a quote by American author James … More
“Temato” Soup
Black-and-white “‘Temato’ Soup” wheat-paste street art on 14th Street in Chelsea, in homage to Warhol, among others.
Love Love Love
The “Love Me” guy’s “Love Love Love” written across the side of a tenement building at the corner of Mulberry … More
Fresh Artwork by Dain
We haven’t seen new artwork by Dain in downtown Manhattan for a long time, so it’s great to see some … More
Rae on Crosby Street
More fresh artwork by the artist “Rae” on Crosby Street in SoHo, downtown New York City.
Space Invader on the High Line
Some recently discovered artwork by French artist Invader (a.k.a., Space Invader) on the High Line in Chelsea, in New York … More
The Sexy La Marzocco Espresso Machine
The very sexy and beautifully designed La Marzooco espresso machine at the Blue Bottle coffee cart on the High Line … More
Buttercup
Somebody wrote “Buttercup” with what seems like “white-out” liquid on the brick wall of the restroom at Bar Lolita in … More
Czar Alexander
A worn, weathered wheat-paste street art poster image of Czar Alexander (right?) at the entrance to the New Museum on … More
Gothamized New Museum Lobby
Our Instagram photo of the lobby at the New Museum on the Bowery in the Lower East Side of New … More
NYC T-Shirt Girl
Another in a series black-and-white wheat-paste street artworks of people wearing “NYC” t-shirts. In this one, a bleached-blond girl poses … More
Cool Wine Label
We shared a bottle of red wine last week over dinner with friends. The plonk was a California cabernet sauvignon … More
Artwork by “Rae” on Ludlow Street
Street art on Ludlow Street, between Hester and Canal streets in the Lower East Side.
Abstract Paint Cover-ups
Shop owners often paint over graffiti on their storefronts with paint that’s a slightly different shade than the original coating, … More
“Little Big Berlin” Tilt-Shift Video
Little Big Berlin from pilpop on Vimeo.
The Super Contemporary SoHo Synagogue
The designy front to the super modern-contemporary or “MoCo” Soho Synagogue on Crosby Street on the ground floor of a … More
“Paintings” Storefront
“Paintings” storefront gallery space on Ludlow Street in downtown NYC.
Awesome Lighting in SoHo Loft Building
Beautiful lighting-art installation in the lobby of a cast-iron loft building in SoHo, in downtown New York City.
A Few Pix from Alexander McQueen’s “Savage Beauty”
During a private invitation-only tour with Vogue magazine, Global Graphica publisher Van Corsa took a few pix of the recent … More
The Rejected Design of Brazil’s Famous Flag
The modern flag of Brazil was adopted in 1889 and its distinctive graphic design has become one of the most … More
Cool Logos – Ninth Street Espresso
Ninth Street Espresso makes coffee that’s among the top tier in New York City, if not arguably the best in … More
DESIGN SICKNESS: ELEGANT CHAIR AND TABLE AUTO-MAGICALLY MAKES US FEEL BOUGIE A.F.!
This beautiful chair and table are in the reception area at the company headquarters of David Yurman, the jewelry company, … More
Gold Shepard Fairey
Fresh stencil art work in gold by artist Shepard Fairey near the corner of Prince and Mott streets in Nolita, … More
14th-Street Art Truck
As graffiti art on trucks in downtown New York City go, the one pictured below is a lot more original … More
Toyota’s Prius x Parlee Concept Bike
Check out this cool mini-documentary video that tells the story of the Prius x Parlee ( PxP ) bike, an … More
Awesome Japanese Sake Bottle Label
The beautiful label on the bottle of sake (or was it shochu?) we tried at Japanese restaurant Hayama on Sawtelle … More
The Super-Mini Music Production Studio
We’ve recently been doing a lot of music production – recording and mixing – for an interactive project at Global … More
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