The intersection: fashion + art + technology

Growing up in the 80's, hip hop was the soundtrack to my early teenage years. Musically, (in the late 70's early 80's) pioneers of the art form and culture, such as Kurtis Blow, Grandmaster Flash and Cool Herc, would be just some of the artists to lead the way.

In 1986 Run DMC (hip hop pioneers in their own right), on their Raising Hell album, did a cover of Aerosmith's 1975 release "Walk This Way." This song revolutionized the new hybrid sub-musical genre of rock and hip hop music. Arguably, Run DMC is one of the greatest hip hop groups ever and this album is an all time classic.

For me this is my earliest recollection of my love affair with the intersection. My inquisitiveness for seeing interesting dots connect. The melding of seemingly disparate ideas into one space and bringing into the world someting creative,  fresh and leading edge. 

Fast forward just over two decades, and I'm still smitten by this bug.

Just a few weeks ago I was reading through a newsletter from my good friends over at Eighty Eight and as I was going through it I came across a link they included about Ralph Lauren's presentation of the world's first 4-dimensional experience. It included cutting-edge light-mapping technology featuring 3D imagery, digital sound effects and scents from Ralph Lauren Fragrances.

It's experiences like this that will continue to show how the intersection of different fields will lead the way to incredible ideas and off the chart innovations. It's this type of convergence that will determine re-imagined products and services of the 21st century.

This show is AMAZING. Enjoy!

Comments

[Ibrahim]

Artistic brilliance reflected in the works of Ralph Lauren, and... Rasul.

[Rasul Sha'ir]

As always, thank you for your kind words Ibrahim. You've got to admit...the folks over a RL did a hell of job with this. The company Drive Productions, who actually did the video mapping, are pushing to the envelope with this production.