David Choe opened his first show in Los Angeles in six years last week, on Friday, April 24th. The show title, Nothing to Declare, is appropriate as David Choe leaves everything he has experienced as an artist culminated into the canvases, water colors and inflatable sculptures on the proverbial table. The show is impressive it is to catch a glimpse of this exhibit. The show is at Lazarides, a pop-up gallery on Beverly Drive which was formerly an Anthropologie store. The curator of the show, Lazarides himself, is the proprietor of Lazarides Gallery in London, best known for showing and being closely tied to Banksy — which puts Choe in some rarefied company. Drop in and check it.

Mike's Giant Bike

Street artist Mike Giant has teamed up with Cannondale to create the Cannondale X Mike Giant Graffiti Bike, a one-off cycle to be auctioned for The Bahati Foundation. Their Giveback program works to inspire cycling in youth. A tasty ride that would look nice in my garage. Pick it up on eBay for a slick $30,000 and help kids learn to love biking.

Are you DEVO?

It's been 20 years since DEVO released their last album and they are ready to drop another one. Deviating from the norm, DEVO, is enlisting the help of their fans to cull through 16 tracks and curate the list down to 12. Tracks of the new album can be found online and interested parties can go to their Song Study website and listen to 30 second versions of the tracks and vote. A great band back in the day and always experimental in their music as well as their relationship to the audience. DEVO, Proves that innovation never goes out of style. Glad to see them still rockin' it hard after all these years.

I LOVE DUST!

Nike chase from ilovedust on Vimeo.

One of my favorite UK design firms, I LOVE DUST, teamed up with AKQA/SF and created this fantastic 1:20 second animation for Nike's Sister One. Illustration, design, typography, product design - it's all there in one beautiful package named "I Love Dust" and yes, it's true, I do love these dusty fellows...

Go Puma Go!

In an effort of reduce it's carbon footprint, Puma has enlisted the aid of designer Yves Behar and his team at FuseProject to create an alternative to the age old cardboard shoebox. After 21 months, 41 prototypes and 2000 ideas, Puma has unveiled it's "Clever Little Bag" shoebag concept. This is in complete alignment with the companies progressive chief exec Jochen Zeitz's maverick attitude and a great example of a big company stepping up to make a positive change for the better.