Concrete Hermit is a gallery, shop and publisher based in East London that has been holding regular exhibitions of emerging talent and artists since 2007. They primarily work with graphics artists and illustrators to produce and promote talent through t-shirts, books, prints, exhibitions and related products. They hold regular shows in their own space, but also have a network area of their website where people can create a profile and collaborate on projects and promote their own work.

Pictured above are two of examples of the latest t-shirt designs for sale by artists Jody Barton (right, business name) and Supdermundane (left, owl). In June they’ll be relasing a project with the Tate Modern in London that showcases the work of three artists through exclusive t-shirts and prints– those artists will be Ian Stevenson, Anthony Burrill and Andrew Rae– we look forward to checking those out soon!

Living the jetsetting lifestyle means you spend a lot of time above the clouds wishing you had some of the creature comforts that can usually only be provided when your two feet are on terra firma. That doesn’t mean your wishful thinking should go unrewarded and AirTran Airways agrees. As part of a their new campaign, they’re taking your suggestions on how to make the skies a bit friendlier on every flight. No matter how absurd your request, whether you wish flight attendants would give you bunny slippers on each trip or you simply want your own personal in-flight chef, they want to hear it. Suggestions will be ranked and rated by visitors to the submission site. Ultimately, the entire suggestion derby will lead up to a big announcement on May 12th where the company will shout a brand new in-flight addition from the mountaintops. Who knows, maybe you’ll get seated next to your own personal masseuse on your next AirTran flight. A passenger can dream…or participate. Glad to see the airline industry opening their ears online like this.

The San Francisco International Film Festival running now through May 7 features the West Coast premiere of “Art & Copy“, a feature-length documentary celebrating the work and careers of legendary advertisers. Stories about the creation of campaigns including Mary Wells’ colorful Braniff Airlines rebrand, Jeff Goodby and Rich Silverstein’s “Got Milk?”, and TBWA\Chiat\Day’s Lee Clow’s “1984″ commercial and current iPod ads are lovingly told. Doug Pray, who also directed the surf and family story “Surfwise,” doesn’t let many details about the industry’s origins or its current tastemakers escape him, whether in the form of staggering numbers about annual global ad spending or anecdotes about Madison Avenue agency Doyle Dane Bernbach (now referred to as DDB), which first paired copy writers and art directors and encouraged them to collaborate on print messaging.

Our favorite artist Jose Parla has a show coming up in Hong Kong (and I think I’ll make it) at the Ooi Botos Gallery. The show opens May 14th and will feature new work from an exhibition he is calling “Reading Through Seeing” which looks to include some of his most colorful and diverse works to date. It’s pretty clear looking at the preview pictures that his many trips to Japan and exposure to the Bizen-yaki pottery have made their way into his work (more photos and the full flyer after the jump).

José Parlá “Reading Through Seeing” Exhibition
Tuesday – Friday: 11:30 pm – 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Saturday: 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
Ooi Botos Gallery 5 Gresson St., Wan Chai
Hong Kong
MTR: Admiralty, Exit F (Three Pacific Place)

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Vancouver is a fantastic city to explore and discover new restaurants – especially if you like seafood as much as I do. The access to quality ingredients would make any food connoisseur drool. It certainly had me blissed the whole week I was there.

I didn't need to go far from my hotel for my first big dinner, and the experience at Yew Restaurant was certainly worth celebrating. After undergoing a massive renovation in the lobby of The Four Seasons ($4 million Canadian dollars for the restaurant alone, I'm told), a dramatic space was born, seating more than 128 guests. You're dazzled in this gorgeous space by its massive 40 foot ceilings, a floor to ceiling fireplace, and a communal table formed from a single piece of western maple.

The Executive Chef, Oliver Beckert launched a dinner menu he calls No Passport Required, a way to lead his guests on an enticing culinary journey to far away destinations — all without the need to leave their comfortable downtown Vancouver seats. April was “Japan” month (my favorite, of course) so I gave up the reins and went for it.

My Japanese adventure started with King Crab Soup, a Sake based broth with Daikon and Shiso. Very simple, light, and tasty. Large chunks of King Crab which tasted like they’d been lifted out of the sea a few hours earlier. Soup was followed by a Miso-Marinated Black Cod served with Asparagus, Edamame and a Kombu Broth — a classic. Dessert was a Pink Grapefruit Parfait with Ginger and Vanilla Consomme and Almond Milk Caviar.

My guest loved his dish from the daily menu– the fresh wild Salmon, miso-broiled with Chinese Broccoli, Baby Shiitake Mushrooms, Squash and a Plum Puree. If you're not up for food from the sea, they offer Wild Boar, Venison, or a pasta dish for the vegetarians.

There's also an impressive wine selection with more than 150 bottles available by the glass– (yes, one hundred and fifty) and they'll open nearly any selection you might want to sample.

Our Parfait was an ideal ending for us, but if you’re feeling especially brave, finish off with a selection of their Homemade Ice Cream and Sorbet's – Nutella, Carmel Honeycomb, S'more Ice Cream — and then call the cardiologist! Delicious.