Qompendium is an evolving and ever-changing platform for philosophy, art, culture and science, represented by a series of print publications: magazines, books and monographs. Furthermore, it is enriched by a gallery concept, a work shop and a fast-moving online portal.


Qompendium
Work Shop

 

Find and order your very own copy of Qompendium and other products created and curated in our online shop. We work to shop, don't we?

Qompendium Time Capsule Series
feat. Manystuff

Poster Set

Qompendium Stationery Set
08/09

Qompendium x Pluto
Limited Edition Shirt

Qompendium Print Publication Volume 1
Regular Edition

Qompendium Print Publication Volume 1
Collector's Edition

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Fashion, Lifestyle, Gadgets

An Homage to Neil deGrasse Tyson
Posted
Thursday, 29.07.2010

My Very Energetic Mother Just Said: Uh Oh No Pluto!
A planetary mnemonic is a phrase used to remember the planets (and sometimes dwarf planets) of the Solar System with the order of the words corresponding to the increasing sidereal periods of the bodies.

In 2006 the International Astronomical Union (IAU) declared Pluto to a dwarf planet. Pluto is now considered the largest member of a distinct population called the Kuiper belt and no more a planet.

Material
100% Cotton, durable rib V-neckband, Unisex

Printing
German silk screen print in Pantone Black 7

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EUR 25,00


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Books, Magazines, Fanzines

Tate Etc.

 

“Tate Etc.” is the official print magazine of the museum Tate Modern and the publishers claim that it is the “largest art magazine in Europe”.

Books, Magazines, Fanzines

Tate Etc.
Posted
Tuesday, 27.07.2010

“Tate Etc.” is the official print magazine of the museum Tate Modern and the publishers claim that it is the “largest art magazine in Europe”.


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Lifestyle, Fashion, Gadgets

Italian Concept Store: Société Anonyme
Posted
Tuesday, 27.07.2010

The concept store per se as a concept for the point of sale is what keeps the retail industry still fascinating albeit slow economy and here comes the Italian Société Anonyme located in Firenze. The store carries a good range of designers from Martin Margiela, Surface to Air, Comme de Garcon, April77 to even more commercial brands such as Freitag. Of course our beloved bicycles are showcased in limited editions as well. A concept store deserves its name only then, when it is a vehicle for marketing incentives such as brand exhibitions and brand shows, which seem to work for Société Anonyme very well.


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Books, Magazines, Fanzines

Monocle to launch Summer Newspaper
Posted
Monday, 26.07.2010

Newspaper afficionados, this summer is indeed one of the best for us. We are very happy to see Monocle launch its summer newspaper, which is supposed to be a super-sized, high-quality newspaper, targeting holidaying readers around the Mediterranean and city hubs throughout Europe, Asia and North America.

We have not received the hard copy yet, but we will be posting soon in detail on its haptic, functionality and ofcourse content factor. As our publisher soul-mate Tyler Brûlé puts it: “There’s a huge amount of talk about the death of print, thanks to various types of ‘pad’ devices, but if you think of summer – with sand, swimming, sun cream and socialising - a carefully crafted newspaper is more useful and reader-friendly than a backlit screen that hates the sun and salt”.

We believe that print is more than alive but it can only stay alive if you keep your content strong, your design inspiring and find commodities to prove your unique selling proposition and then you will also find advertising companies. Monocle partners with BMW, BlackBerry and Pictet as part of the mix for their summer newspaper.

The Monocle newspaper is available on newsstands from 29 July for eight weeks, accompanied by the weekly Monocle Summer Series audio bulletin, online at www.monocle.com from 30 July.

The Monocle newspaper cover price: £3.50/€5; size: 460 x 300mm; pagination: 60

the qompendium questionnaire session, australia

Question and Answer

Thomas Jeppe likes Unemployment, but with Pressure!
Posted
Wednesday, 21.07.2010

Thomas Jeppe is a Melbourne-based artist and founder of independent publisher Serps Press. Publications include Home Made Tattoos Rule, Shoot: Photography of the Moment, The Times They Are The Changes.  His practice is an ongoing negotiation between publishing, painting, sculpture and photography.


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Question and Answer

Mitch Beige Brown: Art is Good and bad, Sometimes a Joke!
Posted
Wednesday, 21.07.2010

Working from his home studio in Sydney Australia, Mitch Beige Brown creates visual aids and bold, inspired graphics for a selective base of cultural clients. His message is direct, but rich in concept, exploring some of life’s issues; both the mundane and the fantastic. Taking inspiration from the principles of ancient symbols and forgotten zeitgeists, Mitch marries strong typography with engaging imagery across his record sleeves, book projects, branding, textiles, web design and art direction. He enjoys swims at the beach, cold beer, prog rock and chicken sandwiches.

For the Qompendium Questionnaire Session Mitch invited Thomas Jeppe to be his counterpart.


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Lifestyle, Fashion, Gadgets

Burberry’s Tartan
Posted
Friday, 16.07.2010

The “Tartan” is a pattern consisting of criss-crossed horizontal and vertical bands in multiple colors. Tartans originated in woven cloth, but now they are used in many other materials. Tartan is particularly associated with Scotland. Scottish kilts almost always have tartan patterns. The company Burberry also uses this Tartan pattern. Check out some of the new arrivals.


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Books, Magazines, Fanzines

Inventory Magazine
Posted
Wednesday, 14.07.2010

As the name of the magazine Inventory reveals, it is a print publication for goods and materials and the Creative Director Ryan Willms likes to be quoted, “it is a curation of ideas in product, craft and culture”. Inventory is printed in Canada with a total run of 5,000 copies altogether by the printing house “Printcrafters”. This menswear journal delivers the typical material of a promising independent magazine. Giving the reader interviews, short articles, spreads of photography, still-life details, portraits of retailers and even product placements alongside illustrations, solid typography focusing on middle-sized to small companies specialized in quality and craftsmanship. Design wise it does remind extremely of the almighty Monocle. Paper wise it is printed on an uncoated stock, unfortunately the printing profiles could have been modified to the paper as printing on an uncoated stock is not an easy job and we know that mostly all printers hate doing it.


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Lifestyle, Fashion, Gadgets

BFW: Sabrina Dehoff Store Opening
Posted
Wednesday, 14.07.2010

Sabrina Dehoff has been experimenting on the accessoires market for quite a while now, making "selfmade etsyism" and sailor knots a common parlance among the Berliner itsy-bitsy fashionistas. The results are at times distrubing and sometimes charming and the prices are far beyond reality. Dear Sabrina, we really like your collections but we have one message for you: please work on the quality of your products as it leaves universes for improvement.


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Mongrels in Common
Backstage

 

Almost all designers claim they have integrated the perfect blend and are the fusion of two contradictory styles and so does the label Mongrels in Common. Judge for yourself.

Lifestyle, Fashion, Gadgets

Mongrels in Common Backstage
Posted
Wednesday, 14.07.2010

Almost all designers claim they have integrated the perfect blend and are the fusion of two contradictory styles and so does the label Mongrels in Common. Judge for yourself.


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Lifestyle, Fashion, Gadgets

From the Suburbs to the World

 

On March 6, 2008 H&M bought 60 percent of Fabric Scandinavien for US$ 92 million from the founders of the company: Adam Friberg, Lars Karlsson, Örjan Andersson and Linda Friberg. H&M also has the rights to acquire the remaining shares of the company within three to five years. Today, Cheap Monday is no longer just a small second hand store somewhere in the suburbs of Stockholm. It has made it far and has commercialized its styles. Here is a glimpse of their spring summer 2011 look. Judge for yourself.

Lifestyle, Fashion, Gadgets

From the Suburbs to the World
Posted
Wednesday, 14.07.2010

On March 6, 2008 H&M bought 60 percent of Fabric Scandinavien for US$ 92 million from the founders of the company: Adam Friberg, Lars Karlsson, Örjan Andersson and Linda Friberg. H&M also has the rights to acquire the remaining shares of the company within three to five years. Today, Cheap Monday is no longer just a small second hand store somewhere in the suburbs of Stockholm. It has made it far and has commercialized its styles. Here is a glimpse of their spring summer 2011 look. Judge for yourself.


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From Shirts to Fame

 

Custo Dalmau is born as Ángel Custodio Dalmau Salmón, in Tremp, Lleida, in 1959.  He is a Spanish fashion designer reaching fame for his notorious prints on T-shirts.

Lifestyle, Fashion, Gadgets

From Shirts to Fame
Posted
Wednesday, 14.07.2010

Custo Dalmau is born as Ángel Custodio Dalmau Salmón, in Tremp, Lleida, in 1959.  He is a Spanish fashion designer reaching fame for his notorious prints on T-shirts.


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The Custo Signature

As always Custo's unique signature style dazzled Berlin and Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin was once again the setting for the presentation of the designer’s new spring summer 2011 collection.

Check backstage glamour with Qompendium.
Director of Photography: Manuel Eckl

People and Parties

Weekday Store Opening

 

Weekday started off as a small store in the outskirts of Stockholm and since then they have grown steadily opening shops around Europe. Recently another venue was launched and almost all Berlin hipsters were on the guestlist.

People and Parties

Weekday Store Opening
Posted
Wednesday, 14.07.2010

Weekday started off as a small store in the outskirts of Stockholm and since then they have grown steadily opening shops around Europe. Recently another venue was launched and almost all Berlin hipsters were on the guestlist.


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Lifestyle, Fashion, Gadgets

Backstage: Michalsky SS11 / Part Two
Posted
Tuesday, 13.07.2010

German designer and trend forecaster Michael Michalsky invited the Qompendium Crew to take a glimpse behind his show and witness a spring summer collection that not only flatters the women silhouette but also embraces a romantic side in men and draws attention to three very special yet unfortunately endangered species.

Michael Michalsky does understand the architecture of creating interesting show concepts perfectly curating a blend of fashion, pop, show and premium entertainment. He offered his 1.000 guests a world
premier on the 9th of July at the Tempodrom, in Berlin. Alongside his own collection Michalsky invited Maharishi to co-star his show.

Hours before the happening, the heart beats pounded, we were more than delighted to be backstage and see how Michalsky works with the models, stylists, seamstresses. He was at his best temper, attentive, witty and in a brilliant mood, unlike many other designers we have met backstage.

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Endangered Species

German designer and trend forecaster Michael Michalsky invited the Qompendium Crew to take a glimpse behind his show and witness a spring summer collection that not only flatters the women silhouette but also embraces a romantic side in men and draws attention to three very special yet unfortunately endangered species.

Director of Photography: Manuel Eckl
Music: Ryuichi Sakamoto

Books, Magazines, Fanzines

Highsnobiety Magazine

 

Who says print is dead? Here is another proof of publishing entrepreneurship. This magazine is a simple adaptation of a blog into printed media – from Highsnobiety.com to 84 pages of printed matter.

Books, Magazines, Fanzines

Highsnobiety Magazine
Posted
Monday, 12.07.2010

Who says print is dead? Here is another proof of publishing entrepreneurship. This magazine is a simple adaptation of a blog into printed media – from High Snobiety.com to 84 pages of printed matter.


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Super Stupid Diesel

Italian brand showcased a boring SS11 collection in an interesting setting and that is their smart game: A plastic igloo with an interior made of a junkyard, a theater, a sandy beach with elements of a circus. As usual nothing really changes in the Diesel collection, so we did not bother filming, but what does change is just how the brand is communicated and presented. Five stars go to the idea and zero to the execution. Let Diesel be super stupid.

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Markus Lupfer’s Edwardian Script Love Affair

German designer Markus Lupfer launched his collection back in 1998 and ever since he has celebrated fame and fortune among some other enfant terrible including Roisin Murphy and Gwen Stefani. For his Spring Summer 2011 collection Lupfer exhibited his signature pieces in the lovely new location The Soho House Berlin, at the Torstrasse 1. The location is Berlin’s the place to be and offers English extravaganza to its members and seasonal visitors Among guests we could witness even Vogue Editor in Chief, Christiane Arp, herself. Yet the presentation was needy and rather unglamorous. And we wish he would stop misusing Edwardian Script.

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Lifestyle, Fashion, Gadgets

DC Comics signs to a Licencee
Posted
Monday, 12.07.2010

Almost everyone is captivated by DC Comics super heroes and villains. Now, they have signed a limited partnership with a French producer Myface to launch their line of T-shirts with characters such as Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman and others. We met them during the Bread and Butter, SS11.


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Conferences, Exhibitions, Fairs

Berlin Fashion Week: Seek SS11
Posted
Monday, 12.07.2010

Seek reminds of the very first Bread and Butter in Cologne – reduced to the maximum and unpretentiously sexy. An exhibition giving young contemporary brands a platform to present themselves alongside bigger brands and a more commercial setting. It was a pleasure to meet Oliver Saunders, the founder and creative director of Seek and find out about his ideas and plans for the next season.


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Lifestyle, Fashion, Gadgets

Backstage: Michalsky SS11
Posted
Sunday, 11.07.2010

Michael Michalsky does understand the architecture of creating interesting show concepts perfectly curating a blend of fashion, pop, show and premium entertainment. He offered his 1.000 guests a world
premier on the 9th of July at the Tempodrom, in Berlin. Hours before the heart beats pounded, we were more than delighted to be backstage and see how Michalsky works with the models, stylists, seamstresses. He was at his best temper, attentive, witty and in a brilliant mood.


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Lee 101 / SS11
Posted
Sunday, 11.07.2010

The Lee Spring Summer collection is inspired by the 1950s. Lee is playing “The Matching Blues” with a modern twist, using premium denims like the Selvage Matching Blue, Selvage Matching White and Selvage Chambray Fabrics. The tops are combining vibrant colors and atomic prints, mixing work wear with leisure.


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Art, Design, Artefacts

Cut and Paste Father: Rauol Hausmann
Posted
Monday, 05.07.2010

Austrian artist and writer Raoul Hausmann was one of the key figures in the Berlin Dada movement, his experimental photographic collages, sound poetry and institutional critiques had a profound influence on the European Avant-Garde in the aftermath of World War I.

L'Acteur, 1946
Vintage gelatin silver print
7 x 5 inches (18 x 13 cm)

Cut and paste

installation, micah schippa

Art, Design, Artefacts

Sam Lewitt’s Oddity
Posted
Monday, 05.07.2010

Artist Sam Lewitt is born in 1981, in Los Angeles. His art is odd and at the same time it displays quality, research,while the artist meticulously prepares his work for his audience. It is a joy to see images of his work and installations. We wish more of Sam Lewitt in the near future and hopefully in Germany.


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Lifestyle, Fashion, Gadgets

Vladimir Karaleev Untitled Structures
Posted
Friday, 02.07.2010

"Untitled Structures” presents a variety of diverse materials and textures combined with extraordinary contouring. Draped fabric conveys numerous abstract shapes. The collection offers geometric shapes, offering geometric details that form a contrast to randomly temerging elements which appear to be arranged in chaotic order. Sheer fabric and floating materials emphasize the incosistency of the collection and induce a certain distinctive formation. Untitled Structures” focuses on formal opposites and haptic attraction. Thus special emphasis is put on the shape and texture rather than on the colors.

 

www.vladimirkaraleev.com

Lifestyle, Fashion, Gadgets

Photo Ready by Revlon
Posted
Friday, 02.07.2010

The beauty world's respond to the Red Carpet glamourama and those yearning for instant stardom: here comes Revlon's Photo Ready Makeup for Fall/Winter 2011 and available worldwide in September.

 

www.revlon.com

Art, Design, Artefacts

Golden Age Shop

 

Golden Age is a concept shop in Chicago that sells publications, music, apparel and other editioned works created by artists. Golden Age makes a statement about an alternative mode of making and selling art; that it can be straightforward, accessible, and moderately priced.

Art, Design, Artefacts

Golden Age Fanzine and Magazine Shop
Posted
Thursday, 01.07.2010

Golden Age is a concept shop in Chicago that sells publications, music, apparel and other editioned works created by artists. Golden Age makes a statement about an alternative mode of making and selling art; that it can be straightforward, accessible, and moderately priced.

Golden Age was established in 2007 by Marco Kane Braunschweiler and Martine Syms.

 

www.shopgoldenage.com

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Conferences, Exhibitions, Fairs

Adobe PDF Exhibition Project

 

AdobePDF.info is an online index of "Adobe PDF," a series of digital exhibitions in Portable Document Format. Shows are available for download for a limited time and in limited editions. At it's heart, PDF show concept is an ongoing exploration of how the Adobe PDF format could work.

Conferences, Exhibitions, Fairs

Adobe PDF Exhibition Project
Posted
Thursday, 01.07.2010

AdobePDF.info is an online index of "Adobe PDF," a series of digital exhibitions in Portable Document Format. Shows are available for download for a limited time and in limited editions. At it's heart, PDF show concept is an ongoing exploration of how the Adobe PDF format could work.


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