Spec Entertainment is a full service production company  - specializing in luxury global markets. With offices in New York, Paris and Milan, I’ve always been in tune to what the SPEC team does - but with their recently launched Facebook Page - I’ve now seen their artistic portfolio. And it’s incredible! With an approach to design based on personalization and individualization - SPEC’s clients include everyone from The MOMA, The Weinstein Group, Tom Ford, and Stella McCartney. And - everyone in between. Check out some of their impeccable work below.

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Check out these advanced photos shot by Ellen von Unwerth for the upcoming VMAN Magazine (issue #18) shot on location at The Standard New York.  Styled by Nicola Formichetti, this year’s V a Model/Ford Models search winner Emma Dumont is featured in the spread paired with Shrek characters from Dreamworks animation.  VMAN Issue 18 hits newsstands April 20th.

While a “foodie” I may not be - I do appreciate innovation, especially when it comes to technology. AvroKO, the design firm behind restaurant Double Crown just launched their latest foray into the social networking world. They recently put forth “Expedition East: An Asian Convocation” - detailing the inner workings and behind the scenes action leading up to their spring menu.

It’s quite cool to check out, and gives a peek behind the process of it all. And at the end of the day, isn’t that what intrigues us the most?

Check it out for yourself. I promise - you won’t be disappointed.

When you discover something good - why not spread the word? Scott Sanders, good friend of THE MALCOLM has a penchant for good musical taste. He’s got his finger on the pulse and knows how to create a killer playlist. For the past few months - every now and then - he will send his friends a playlist or a new album he discovered - which I consider the best electronic present to ever hit my inbox.

And now, he’s spreading it even further, creating a list exclusively for THE MALCOLM. It’s free, it’s fun, and hey, it’s summer.

Download it HERE.

And blast your speakers.

PLAYLIST:

Blue Steel – Bot’Ox

Never Follow Suit – The Radio Dept.

Spanish Sahara – Foals

I Feel Bonnie (ft. Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy) - Hot Chip

If Not Now – LoneLady

Twilight In The Afterlife – Lykke Li vs. YACHT

No One In Control – Snowden

I Won’t Kneel – Groove Armanda

Go Outside – Cults

Poison My Cup – Shannon McArdle

Stay Close – Delorean

Icarus – White Hinterland

Journal of Ardency – Class Actress

Bermuda – Kisses

House Jam (Alex Exxchange Remix) – Gang Gang Dance

Magic Powder – Minitel Rose

Home (RAC Mix) – Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeroes

Billie Holiday – Warpaint

When I’m Small – Phantogram

Young Again – Kasper Bjorke

Happy Socks have collaborated with designer Stephen Wong, head of NY design collective Wong Wong and former long time Art Director of Helmut Lang Studios, designing a special collection of socks. With inspiration from the world of football, the collection pays homage to the rich football history of eight nations from across the globe. Recognizable the world over by their colours, flags, and kits as well as their respected history in the world of football, the eight countries represented are Argentina, Brazil, England, France, Germany, Holland, Italy, South Africa. Released on the 21st of May, the socks will be available all over the world just in time for the World Cup 2010. Pick your favourite and join us on the field!

Polished. Refined. Constructed. Craftsmanship. Last week marked the J.CREW Fall/Winter 2010 men’s presentation at Milk Studios. Their collection marks a turning point for the brand - creating a unified look that really works for the modern gentleman. The clothes have a certain casual air surrounding them - leaving it to the person putting on the garments to put their own spin on the final look they create. And THAT my friends, is the epitome of style.

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Interview Magazine, the most revolutionary magazine in the world, continues to break new ground with the launch of its April issue on Apple’s most revolutionary device, the iPad. The issue features more than 330 screens of dynamic images and interviews with the most exciting people from the words of fashion, film, music, art, and culture, along with nearly 20 minutes of exclusive video and audio content – all designed and developed to provide an immersive, interactive, and inspiring multimedia experience.

Interview Magazine will be the only high-end fashion magazine available in a digital version exclusively designed for the iPad on the day of the iPad launch with Carey Mulligan gracing the cover. The Interview Magazine application will be available for download within the iTunes iPad section for a special edition price of 99 cents.

This achievement displays why Interview Magazine remains the most cutting edge and dynamic magazine on the market – able to change with the needs and demands of pop culture and the ever-changing landscape of multimedia.

To coincide with the re-launch of the legendary boot brand in the UK market, Palladium’s intrepid explorers took to the rooftops of London’s inner city tower blocks to find illegal pirate radio antenna, and into the hidden studios of the pirates themselves.

Born in the 1960’s, the original pirates found an offshore base of operations in rusting anti-aircraft towers standing in the mouth of the River Thames.  These strange structures remain today and Palladium took a boat ride to climb aboard and see where pirate radio started.   Today, pirate radio is everywhere in London, hidden in plain sight.  While the internet is changing the landscape of radio broadcasting, the pirate’s role of breaking new music remains the same.

Palladium’s UK launch was marked with an event in conjunction with retailer size in East London’s Shoreditch, at The Old Blue Last, voted the UK’s best live music venue by the NME.  The event included the first public screening of Palladium’s London Pirate Radio documentary film, and performances by DJ’s and MC’s from the film, including Logan Sama, J2K, Jammer and Ms Dynamite.  Featured in the documentary, London-based grime DJ Logan Sama has put together an exclusive mix for Palladium.  Streaming now at www.palladiumboots.com

Huw Gwyther (Managing Director of Visual Talent Ltd, the Publishers of Wonderland magazine) is proud to present the new, improved version of bi-annual men’s journal Man About Town. Philip Utz has been appointed as Man About Town’s new Editor-in-Chief.  A Paris-based writer and editor, Philip graduated from the Masters in Fashion Journalism course at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design before serving as European Fashion Correspondent for Talk magazine and editor of VMan. His writing has also appeared in The Evening Standard, Fantastic Man, Harper’s Bazaar, Vogue and V. In addition to his editorship of Man About Town, Philip will be pursuing his activities as Editor-at-Large of Numéro and Numéro Homme. Franck Durand has been appointed as Man About Town’s new Creative Director. A Paris-based art director who founded his creative consultancy Atelier Franck Durand in 2004, Franck is currently the image director of Balmain and Isabel Marant and has played a key part in the successful repositioning of both brands. Franck is also closely involved in the long-term growth strategies of shoe designer Giuseppe Zanotti and French jewellery designer Aurélie Bidermann. His other clients have included Chanel, Céline, Hermès and Louis Vuitton. Visual Talent is particularly excited by the prospect of broadening its reach by splitting its operations between London and Paris, and feels that this will add hugely to Man About Town’s unique cosmopolitan appeal.The first issue overseen by the new Editorial team (Spring/Summer 2010) will be a very special Paris-themed edition, and will be on sale in the UK from March 31st, swiftly followed by the rest of Europe, and the US by mid April.