the now defunct woods & woods workshop at north canal road

a hunting 'kubu' or 'suku anak dalam' tribesman. by rz contributor handri karya

The term 'Kubu' is a Malay exonym ascribed to mobile, animist peoples who live throughout the lowland forests of Southeast Sumatra. In the Malay language, the word 'Kubu' can mean defensive fortification, entrenchment, or a place of refuge. It is metaphor for how the majority and dominant Islamic Melayu villagers believe them to use the interior forests as a means for resisting inclusion in the larger Malay social and Islamic religious world. As is the case with other forest peoples in the region, the term 'Kubu' is associated with very negative connotations.

The 'Orang Rimba' (people of the forest) or the 'wild Kubu' are a much smaller population of people (~3000) who live in the upstream regions of Jambi and South Sumatra. They have a unique, diverse economy, which shifts in and out of two base subsistence strategies: swidden farming and a very nomadic life based on foraging wild yams. This is traditionally combined this with hunting, trapping, fishing, damming and poisoning rivers, and the collection of forest products for trade. For many, part-time rubber tapping and participation in logging has gradually replaced the collection of forest products.

The 'Orang Rimba' life is characterized by small and changing camps, which can be the size of a nuclear family when digging for wild yams, but more commonly is based around an extended family, and can include several extended families whenever swidden farming. Their social relations are very egalitarian, while hierarchies are largely based upon age, gender and knowledge of religion and adat law.

Since the 1970s, many of these peoples have been displaced from their traditional lands by logging companies and palm oil plantations, and for some time have been the target of government settlement projects. Source: wikipedia

a blacked(-christian) out rocket zine studio

metal mammary and air-keyboards: viggie and vika, a keyboards-and-drums metal cover band, live in iceland

nastya k (mannequin)

fast-disappearing beautiful open spaces in singapore - the view at punggol end obscured by construction

chinese guangxu (emperor's reign 25 February 1875 – 14 November 1908) period-made plate labeled qianlong (emperor's reign 8 October 1735 - 9 February 1796) period

Emperor Qianlong considered himself to be the one to preserve and to restore the cultural heritage of classical China. He was a prolific poet and an avid collector of jades, bronzes, paintings and porcelain, amongst many other things, and he merged some of the greatest private collections of the 17th-century into his imperial collection. Encouraged by the Emperor’s passion for beautiful craftsmanship, the Qianlong period became one of the finest period of art production in Chinese history. Due to the high standards of that period, objects dated from this era generally are of fine quality and sophisticated style. Source: artfact

'tahu sumedang' (deep-fried tofu eaten with raw green chilli as snack) pushcart in jakarta

rocket zine is now also sold at books kinokuniya orchard and the asylum shop

roman (upfront), in his own sifr white shirt

tex who?: lady gaga wore versace, alexander mcqueen, thierry mugler and an ornate kebaya-tinged tex saverio, in the harper's bazaar us may 2011 issue. the 26-year old ethnic-chinese saverio lives and works in pluit, jakarta

moritz's vintage bally shoes from his dad

kristell's self-made boots from bali

the decline of the western civilisation (after penelope spheeris), 2010. mild steel, found figurine. 108" x 40" x 3". by rz contributor gerald leow

pawel (ave)

Photo Ivanho Harlim and Shysilia Novita

the al fresco tales of something: “see you tomorrow and mystic vintage present a collaborative pop up store showcasing a mix of wares from both brands”. launch, a curious teepee, 28 july, 7.30pm

Source: a curious teepee

omfg. more vika

metallica's master of puppets and slayer's raining blood on piano, by genius pianist vika yermolyeva aka vika goes wild from kiev

h&m, september 3

during an audience at the buckingham palace on 14 july, malaysian prime minister najib razak was greeted by a yellow-dressed queen elizabeth. the yellow symbolism and its ban have been reported widely over the recent bersih demonstration calling for a fair and clean election in malaysia

Source: AP

moritz (ave)

i am david sparkle, singapore shoegaze band. iamdavidsparkle.com

fashion remembers amy winehouse

Vogue Paris Feb 2008

Ash Stymest as Winehouse, Candy 2

Chanel Pre-Fall 2008

Vogue Russia Jan 2010

Adriana Lima as Winehouse, LOVE S/S 2009

Numero Korea 0

Numero 84

published in conjunction with the exhibition of over 300 images of helmut newton's polaroids at the museum fur fotografie in berlin (till 20 Nov 2011), the book is a comprehensive testament to the medium's special qualities

Source: taschen