THE BEGINNING
2002 saw Tom DeLonge of platinum selling Blink-182, Box Car Races and Angels & Airwaves fame, taking a leap of faith and co-founding a footwear company called Macbeth, with longtime friend and former concert promoter Jon Humprey. Launched on the back of Tom’s wholesale image of straight-edge rockstar and Jon’s experience with establishing brands such as ADIO footwear, Hawk Shoes and Planet Earth Products, their new brand Macbeth, started making waves.
With an aim to reach the global audience, MFX has grown to be one of the leading design, animation and special effects company in the region. Managing director Moon K Chan speaks to Sasha Yusof about its stellar ascend to success.
“I am a full time observer of life, culture, and human behavior, and how they react to situations. Art is everywhere and is not restricted to canvas or film. I believe it’s all out there in the streets – there’s a lot of great stories to tell,” says Moon K Chan, co-founder of MFX, an award winning design, animation and special effects company based in Kuala Lumpur.
The recent years have seen environmental awareness being received as a media packaged it is meant to be: a growing trend. It’s as stylish to tote around a ‘Not A Plastic Bag’ bag, as it is to wear Kaballah bracelets as sported by the front woman of the ‘school of thoughts’, Madonna. Everyone is a sucker for trends – things that are innovated to be aesthetically gratifying.
An international campaign to unite the world around the solutions for climate change, 350.org has a mission to inspire the world to rise to the challenge of the climate crisis – to create a new sense of urgency and of possibility for our planet. Started by Bill McKibben, it has helped mobilize over 5200 actions in 181 countries. McKibben’s first started to organize against global warming with a walk across Vermont, his home state. His “Step It Up” campaign in 2007 involved 1,400 demonstrations at famous sites across the United States. Click the jump for photos taken at 350 events around the world. Visit www.350.org for further information.
No one had thought it would go big; that it would be the affordable gastronomical getaway amidst the cityscapes, within the malls and private residences. Delicious is about coming together, from the nature of its origin to the nature of its business. It began when Abby came back from Hong Kong to enjoy her life as a retiree. After leaving the hustle and bustle of Hong Kong, one is ought to either bring the former or the latter, the trinity of Helen, Ben and Abby just brought both together. It wouldn’t have happened without the jostle and the scramble.
Within the brief span of a few years, Yunalis Zarai has reached the pinnacle of Malaysia’s local music echelon. Breaking [...]
THE BEGINNING
2002 saw Tom DeLonge of platinum selling Blink-182, Box Car Races and Angels & Airwaves fame, taking a leap [...]
By becoming a part of the fashion world and immersing oneself in a decadently brocaded institution of art and attire, [...]
