In a sea of pianos, one piano has to serve another for the chance to be played again. In the oldest piano shop in Paris, Marc Manceaux shares stories about his life and how pianos continue to sacrifice each other to preserve tradition and history. [...]
V.O.W N°51 // Be MINE (at all costs) by Thanasis Tsimpinis
What starts as a simple picnic ends six feet under in Greek director Thanasis Tsimpinis’ new short film, featuring the haunting music by Keep Shelly in Athens. Discover this surreal essay on obsession and troubled relationships. [...]
50 Weeks // 50 V.O.W.s
Rediscover the 50 Videos which have been published in Yatzer's V.O.W. section (Video Of the Week) since January 2011; learn the secrets behind the Lifestyle blogger of The Sartorialist, Scott Schuman , enjoy a ride with Shinya Kimura, jump off the highest cliffs with Seb Montaz and learn how to create a portrait with 3.2 Million Ink Dots! [...]
V.O.W N°50 // Incompletely Beautiful Furniture by Lucas Maassen & Sons
Lucas Maassen has employed his 3 sons, Thijme (9), Julian (7) and Maris (7) to complete his latest 'furniture factory' project. Nonetheless, the results are ''incompletely beautiful'' because due to Child Labor Laws the Sons are allowed to work only three hours per week! [...]
The 50 Most Liked Articles in 2011
What we will never forget and what you liked most during 2011. All in one post a few days before the end of the year! [...]
V.O.W N°49 // Holy Paper crafted Darth Vader by Lobulo Design
Follow the man behind Lobulo Design during the making of a holy papercraft illustration of Darth Vader, the central character from STAR WARS. [...]
V.O.W N°48 // The 3.2 Million Ink Dots Portrait
The making of a 3.2 million ink dot drawing of a hero. Miguel Endara captures every dot that resembles his respect, love and admiration for his father. Using stippling/pointillism we explore every edge and shade that makes this VOW an emotional gift to a father. [...]
V.O.W N°47 // Randall Okita’s Videorative Portrait
Sergio Albiac is at it again, this time taking the notion of a portrait to new levels. Utilizing a custom developed tool for ''painting with meaning'', Sergio utilizes videos, tags, descriptions and code to paint the portrait of filmmaker Randall Okita. Finally, we can really tell a lot about a portrait and its subject. [...]