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14/03/2005
WRESTLING MASKS, TORE LATINOMEXICANA, FAKIR & FRIENDS
First walk trough a 25 Million City
Today´s highlight was the meeting with Javier “Javo” Caballero, his wife Diana Patricia “Path” Gonzales and his friends Dr. Latex (Artist), Rafael Benítez “Rafakir” (CD at DDB México), Eduardo Escobar “Escobas” (designer), Omar Mijangos “1000 Changes” (illustrator) and Morbito (Designer).
What suprises most about MCX: it´s a megacity (approx. 25 Million People) with a small-city-atmosphere (on Sunday a lot of bars close very early or do not even open). Only a few big buildings, very little traffic, not realy crowded (on sunday). People seem to be less stressed than in other big cities. Cops hang out every where. “You like it or you hate it. But even if you hate it, you won´t move away from here”, says Javo. We went up to the Tore Latinomexicana with a view till the end of horizont. No smog today!
Looking into the faces is all about cultural mix: dark-skinned indians, white spanish characters, latin americanos...We bought wonderfull wrestling masks. And will open a Wrestling-Mask-Shop once back in Germany. Escobar is a fan of Mexican wrestling and designed a great font with wrestling dingbats and masks, decoring a funny mousepad.
In the evening we went to Javo´s home. He lives with his wife and two girls in a flat pretty close to our place and now designs the Complot magazine http://www.complot1.com. He is front man of Fakir (the other fellows call him captain), a collaborative group of very active and very funny people. Anna from Actar who linked us to those guys called Fakir a “chamoy-style magazine, defined as a magazine, object or fanzine plus, and which, basing itself on the philosophy of the creative itch has published things as dissimilar as Fakir acolchonadito, Revista por kilo, Fakir para vestir, Vacaláctica, Golosina visual and Audiofakir” . The Fakir-Project started 10 years ago and 7 issues have been published yet. Friendship, music and beer is the spiritual gasoline of this project that has no commercial intention. Every issue assembles work from different artists and is published a 100 issues. (Hey, out there in Germany, do you rember Gruppe 10…?)
Javo also worked as a DJ for a couple of years (wild partys in wired places!). He knows millions of people and gave us a lot of new links…hope we gonna make it to see a few of them.
Javier “Javo” Caballero
Diana Patricia “Path” Gonzales
Rafael Benítez “Rafakir”
Dr. Latex
Morbito
Eduardo Escobar “Escobas”
An Illustration of Omar Mijangos “1000 Changes”
Re: WRESTLING MASKS, TORE LATINOMEXICANA, FAKIR & FRIENDS
Germany dix points - Mexico douze points
Gratulations
Lutz
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Dr. Lutz/Gruppe 10
at 14.03.2005 19:22
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Hi Lutz,
schoen dass du bei uns bist! Die jungs von gestern waren gruppe 10 pur!!!!
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Lars
at 14.03.2005 19:39
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Hallo Karin, Gigi Dieter,
schoen dass ihr bei uns seid!!!
gruss,
der roesler
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Andre
at 14.03.2005 19:40
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What´s up
Schlaft ihr schon wieder oder haben Euch die 2 Sheppards zugesetzt? Kann ich ein Bild mit Latex-Lars mit Kampfmaske und Schäferhund kriegen? Schäferhund mit Kampfmaske wäre auch nicht schlecht.
olé
Lütz
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%00
at 15.03.2005 11:59
hi Lars, Daddy longleg on the hot mexican bed. Are you always lying in bed on this trip, or do you jast looking for new crazy ideas.
We love yoe nevertheless, big boy.
Dirk and Heidi
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Heidi
at 15.03.2005 20:38
Re: WRESTLING MASKS, TORE LATINOMEXICANA, FAKIR & FRIENDS
GREAT SITE!! you are always welcome to mexico city to eat tacos.
have a nice flight to Los Angeles, good luck!
Posted by:
maricarmen
at 16.03.2005 00:57
Re: WRESTLING MASKS, TORE LATINOMEXICANA, FAKIR & FRIENDS
salvete huc et illuc in orbe terrarum circumvagantes! maximo cum gaudio et studio lagens admiransque persequor, quaecumque ex terris alienis refertis. ut salvi et periti redeatis, dei deaeque vobis adsint!
valete - Luise
Posted by:
Luise
at 16.03.2005 09:33
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hi men,
ich lechze schon danach einige der fotos als tipcards zu veröffentlichen. echt erste sahne. kurti, du bist der beste!!!!
take care of you,
moni
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tipcard-moni
at 18.03.2005 09:37
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danke moni
ich saugs auf wie ein schwamm
bussl
kurdi
Posted by:
kurdi
at 18.03.2005 18:37
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Felicidades a la chilanga banda. Haciendo historia, diseño y harto arte por todo el fakir world
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elferesfree
at 02.03.2006 23:10
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What do you think about WIKILEAKS?
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WikiFunna
at 19.12.2010 02:49
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Credits
The entire Actar team for believing in us, giving us hope, and having faith in our work. Special thanks to: Anna, Ramon,
Dolors – we love you! Thank you for believing in us! All the authors for giving this project depth: László Csiba,
Radek Knapp, Sudabeh Mohafez, José F.A. Oliver, Selim Özdogan, Ilija Marinow Trojanow. All the font-designers who
contributed: Peter Brugger, Stefan Claudius, Escobas, René Verkaart,Sirkka Hammer, Martina Hartmann, Sandra Hofacker,
Paul Hoppe, David Hubner, Boris Kahl, Matthias Kantereit, Ingo Krepinsky, Heinrich Lischka, Michel M., Thomas Mettendorf, Christoph Rankers, Dan Reynolds, Henry Roussier, Christoph Seiler. All the MAGMA team Sandra Augstein, Daniela Stulic, Sabine Reckwell, Susanne Schwarz, Monika Frondorf, Thomas Mettendorf, Christoph Seiler, Boris Kahl, Flo Gaertner: for helping us get this project up and running. Andreas “AL” Lehnert, www.lunatic-media.de: for being mister music, always pushing the buttons. Andreas
Hirsch, Hirschreisen. Anna Tetas, Actar: you’ve done a great job! Benni Schmidt-Hansberg for linking us up with Peter in MXC, you rule, man! Boris Kahl, Magma for nice font designs and lots of love and patience with Lars and Uli. CHR15 for being strict, direct and severe. Corinne and Tom Barbereau love for letting us go. Tom, this book shows your future. Dee / munit.org for all sound specialist expertise. Diki Hertel for helping us in L.A. Diya Ajit for all the lovely e-mails and great design, next time we really must meet! Dr. Latex (p. 341): for opening up your home and
office to us and showing us your work. Escobas (p. 342): for being a wrestling fan, party man, font designer. Fakir/Javo
(p. 341) you rock! Great work, we love you and your friends! Thanx for linking us up to Complot! Frank W. Albers, Robert Bosch Stiftung for linking us up with the authors. Gunilla Zedigh for all fine translation work. Jakob (p. 370), Cyclos Mesanjeros Crazy Dansk Torero. John Wu (p. 360): VJ, designer, master of speed, Hong Kong will see us again because of you! Jörg Lesser, Reisebüro Lesser Mister 1000 volt-flight-checker. Thanks for organizing our trip! Jürgen Siebert, Fontshop for the wonderful portrait of your 10 year old daughter Marie Fischer, originaly digitalised by Kai Vermehr (2004, eBoy) – p. 162. Katrin Ernst, Gloria Ernst (p. 188) wife, mother, beloved, for letting us go. Kristina Stifter for having
faith in us, trusting in us for so many years. Thank you so much! Leica: support (Leica CM). Lutz Frischmann Freelens. Maria Palatini for proofreading the English. Marika Jox sun, light and fruit tea. Martin Wrede our man in Berlin. Martina Hartmann for your illustration p. 160. Stay tuned! Martina Weber for all your thoughts and constructive criticism. Matthias von der Ahe photo mac power! Michael Schmidt, Starshot for linking us up with Eastpak. Natalie Ouard, Emirate Airlines (p. 164) for opening up your home to us in Dubai. We loved your place! Great pool! Nobuhiro Sonoda next time you’ll be in Tokyo, we hope! Peter Kienzle for good connections & English. Peter Aagaard (p. 370), Cyclos Mesanjeros for helping us in Mexico City. PTV AG for supporting this project. Ralf Stockhoff pope of photobacks! Ramon Prat, Actar we love your books! Recep and Holger driving staff & airport-service. Fixie Inc rocks! Renko Heuer who knows everybody! Rieke
Harmsen, EPV for finding the authors for us, and having great ideas. Rüdiger John for writing theory, asking strange questions and making us argue. Sabine Weinbrecht, Lara & Lazlo Weiß wife, daughter and son: look at this great book! Sandra Looke for giving me a small Leica. Sigrid Frank-Eßlinger for reading, providing food for thought, lots of help and a fresh pair of eyes. Sigrid Ingenohl for linking us up with Andreas Hirsch. Yes, the world is out there! Stefan G. Bucher, (p. 353) 344design.com for showing us the Pasadena Art College. We love your design (p. 175). Tanja, EastPak for providing us perfect Eastpak travel bags. Taro Hirano (p. 370) for showing us his small studio in Japan (f*** hard to find
you!). Thomas Mettendorf, Magma for the wonderful font Copy and many good ideas. Tinka Heeckt (p. 70, 359) crazy
power girl in Hong Kong. You and your friends are great (p. 371)! Top Ev. Berlin:Thank you! Will Matthews Toys and Towers.
