Keola Naka'ahiki Rapozo

Name
Keola Naka'ahiki Rapozo
AKA
CAKEZINNI
Favorite place in Hawaii?
Any place from mauka to makai as long as the soil is Hawaiian (20.182473,-157.675781)
One thing you can't live without?
My family
What are you doing when you aren't working?
Golfing!! Haha
Favorite FITTED hat?
Kala
What inspires you?
Hawaiian Culture / our people / the struggle / music / movies / books / architecture / art / design / technology / my son!!

STREET ART

Wednesday, January 11th, 2012

Dope street art in Brazil by artists Anderson Augusto and Leonardo Delafuente.

MA KA HANA KA ʻIKE: PART 1

Friday, December 16th, 2011

This is the first installment in a new local video series called Throw to Grow, with a sit-down interview with Daniel Anthony, co-founder of Mana Ai. Lots of naʻauao in this interview. Look, listen and observe. Big shouts to Jim DiCarlo and Daniel Anthony!

SEATED: VITRA DESIGN MUSEUM

Friday, November 18th, 2011

NEW ERA XC

Thursday, October 27th, 2011


Introducing

New Era has just kicked off its latest campaign which continues on last year’s New Era XC collaborative artist project. For the unfamiliar, New Era XC gave talented artists the opportunity to reappropriate New Era’s all too familiar 59FIFTY fitted cap into a piece of art. The eventual winner, Craig Green of Central Saint Martins, took home top prize for his efforts as this year’s project ups the ante. Big shouts to Wayne!

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MANA

Friday, October 21st, 2011

MELVIN THE MACHINE

Thursday, October 20th, 2011

One of the greatest Rube Goldberg machines I’ve ever seen! For more info, visit HomeDsgn.

SEATED: ILLUM CHAIR

Monday, October 10th, 2011

Dope concept: A chair design influenced by a female pelvis bone molded out of plastic and utilizing wood on the back end and as two hidden legs. Check out more here.

AUGMENTEND REALITY

Thursday, September 29th, 2011

Dope installations by Mark Jenkins, with a project called Augmented Reality. Check for more photos here and after the jump, with a behind-the-scenes video.

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