P1 Brand

During our recent European tour, we made a trip to the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, located just outside of Copenhagen, Denmark. One of the exhibits on display was the work of German photographer Andreas Gursky, who creates hyper-real, color prints on a monumental scale. 

We are huge fans of both the Field Notes Brand, as well as it's mighty co-founder, Aaron Draplin of DDC. His honest, humble, and always humorous, passion for design shines in this short, From Seed, which chronicles some of his inspiration.

It's simply proves what our friends at House Industries always say: you're only as good as your reference material. 

What do you do when you're offered some track time and have access to one of JDM Legend's cars? You drop everything and head to the track for a few hours of filming.

The notoriously surreal French director, Michel Gondry, known for his feature films like The Green Hornet, Be Kind Rewind, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and more, is apparently in the process of shooting a new film (L'Écume des Jours/Froth in a Daydream) somewhere on the streets of France. As we discovered from the French, automotive/pop culture blog, Blenheim Gang, Gondry has had several cars modified in a very surreal manner.

A beautiful short film shot in 1959 or 1960 on the Scarab F1, an all American effort car, testing at Riverside, California. Thanks to the folks at MotorSportRetro for the posting, where you can find more details on the segment.

Photo courtesy ©TheCahierArchive

We are currently on a brief sabbatical, engaging upon a small European tour, and it's all those 'little differences' we are noticing again...French, not English; Euros, not Dollars; kilometers, not miles; Celcius not Farenheit, etc. It takes some getting used to, but it also constantly reminds us of the classic scene above. From Quentin Tarantino's masterpiece, Pulp Fiction, of 1994.

A teaser shot of our "Adam The Drake Has A Posse" stickers, which are once again beginning to circulate on the racing scene. Originally designed by J.Filipow in 2002, the design parodies Shepard Fairey's famous "Andre The Giant Has A Posse" underground sticker campaign, that's been plastered around the globe for more than twenty years. Our version is an homage to Adam Drake, whose friendly demeanor and competitive work ethic has earned him ROAR National Championships and a loyal fan base.

As the 2012 Formula 1 World Championship season kicks off this weekend in Australia, it's worth mentioning that another drama is unfolding in the world of motosports. American filmmaker, Ron Howard, is currently directing a biopic based on the life of three time Formula 1 World Champ, Niki Lauda. Tentatively titled Rush, the film tells the story of Lauda's horrific 1976 crash (shown above) at the Nurburgring and the intense, on-track rivalry with Brit, James Hunt.