photo Paolo Roversi

Next big shot in line to design an affordable range for the masses is Alber Elbaz at Lanvin for H&M. The historical Parisian label is synonymous with luxury and innovation and very very expensive. Now ready to share the dream, the designer views the collaboration as H&M doing luxury rather then Lanvin lowering the bar.

British photographer Corinne Day, passed away on the 27th of August following a long struggle with brain cancer. Her images of the waif-like Kate Moss launched a significant moment in fashion history and she was responsible for an iconic glamorous grunge style.

OFFSET2010 are beyond thrilled to announce that Jim Carroll (The Irish Times, OTR) will be conducting a very special interview with DJ SHADOW in our second room on Friday 1st of October at 5PM before he takes the stage at Tripod that evening for his amazing live show.

The interview will range from his creative ‘cut & paste’ music style, his collaborations with photographers, designers and film makers like Ben Drury, Will Bankhead, Paul Insect, B+, Marc Singer and Kar Wai Wong to his current visual rich live stage show. We really feel privileged as while Shadow’s profile has never been higher, he has increasingly shied away from music press and traditional forms of social networking.

OFFSET2010 are delighted to announce an in-depth conversation between Lance Wyman and Linda King in our second room on Saturday October 2nd at 1300hrs.

In a distinguished career spanning four decades, Lance Wyman has received countless awards, runs a prominent design office and is credited with helping to define the field of environmental graphic design. He is a specialist in branding/wayfinding systems for public environments. Wyman’s logo for the Mexico 68 Olympics remains one of the most enduring icons of 20th century graphic design.

Linda King teaches Design History and Theory at IADT.

Lance Wyman main stage presentation takes place Sunday October 3rd at 1100hrs.

‘In order to make something beautiful you’ve got to destroy it,’ Gaillard told Mono.kultur during the interview, so they took this paradox to heart by leaving the pages of the issue untrimmed, turning it into an object that needs to be damaged in order to be fully enjoyed. My copy just arrived in the post… and I’m not sure that I can bring myself to start ripping it up just yet. Cyprien Gaillard is a french artist who likes to examine things like fire extinguishers being launched in romantic landscape settings, the demolition of housing estates and fighting youth gangs in St. Petersburg. Seriously worth checking out.

OFFSET2010 in association with ICAD present George Lois in a special Q&A session in our second room Sunday October 3rd at 1600hrs.. Moderated by Fionn Davenport (Culture Shock, Newstalk) with an introduction from Pearse McCaughey (ICAD President) it promises to be an engaging occasion with a true legend and a great character.

Lois has a reputation of being among the greatest innovators in advertising: he put MTV on the map with the ‘I want my MTV’ campaign; brought the Tommy Hilfiger brand to international attention; and renamed Stouffer’s frozen foods products, Lean Cuisine and of course his iconic covers for Esquire remain icons in publishing.

George Lois’s main stage presentation takes place Saturday October 2nd at 1800hrs.

The Creators Project is a collaboration between Intel and Vice which sees how computers are shaping the future of creative thinking and application. A hugely ambitious project, featuring many of the world’s best ambassadors in the creative fields, it’s great to go behind the curtain, meet the people, and see how they continuously push their craft. Click here and prepare to lose a good bit of your day.

A short video profile of Tom Matthews, the Dublin cartoonist by Paddy Cahill. His ‘Art Toons’ work regularly appears in The Irish Times with wry contributions to both the Sunday Independent and Hot Press. He is a regular in our favourite pub Grogans where he is part of a huge cast of potential subjects for documentaries.

Happening this weekend, Dublin based Still Films will be showing their many great films at the IFI. Including ‘Seaview’, ‘Pyjama Girls’ and the world premiere of ‘The Rooms’, it’s great to see such strong, unique film making coming out, my hat is well tipped to all involved. More info after the jump.

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The full Main Stage schedule for OFFSET2010 is now online. There is an intensive programme of presentations planned for the Main Room Stage as well as daily screenings of short films and animations curated by Darklight. They are also delighted to be showing a screening of I’m Here, a creative collaboration between Spike Jonze and ABSOLUT Vodka.

Programming for the second room at the conference is ongoing but will feature breakout sessions, Q&A’s, workshops, smaller presentations and more we’re still working on. Details in the next couple of days.