Wow, this one has really caught our eye – the guys at Acclaim are really out doing themselves – the line up of artists, designers and other cultural ambassadors is varied and amazing, and seeing the word Futura there also is just the icing on the cake.

If you are interested in art, design, culture or style, the Carbon Festival is probably right up your alley. We are all over stuff like this, and can’t wait until it comes around so that we can sink our teeth into it and check it out – and we’’ll try to keep you updated on everything going on.

“Between April 29th and May 1st, Melbourne’s Federation Square will play host to Carbon, an event that brings together some of today’s most interesting creative minds to present, discuss and share their experiences with local audiences via a series of four discussion forums, each focused on a specific aspect of contemporary street fashion, design and culture.

The first round of confirmed guest speakers includes: Futura; one of the world’s most renowned street and modern artists (NYC), Noah Callahan-Bever; editor in chief of Complex Magazine and complex.com (NYC); Bobby Hundreds; co-founder of one of the most successful independent clothing labels today The Hundreds (LA), Matt Thomas; co-founder of the highly successful Highs And Lows sneaker boutiques (Perth, WA), Frank Liew; owner and founder of internationally renowned boutiques Qubic and Quarters, blogger for hypebeast.com and cultural influencer (Auckland, NZ) and Greg Rivera- Founder of highly successful street label Mishka (NYC).”

Who: Futura, Bobby Hundreds, Qubic/Hypebeast’s Frank Liew, Mishka’s Greg Rivera, Matt Thomas (Highs And Lows) and Complex magazine’s editor-in-chief, Noah Callahan Bever and much more ..
What: Carbon Festival of Contemporary Style, Design and Culture
Where: Federation Square, Melbourne, Victoria
When: The event runs from Friday April 29th, and runs for the weekend until May the 1st

Check out Acclaim for more info, as well as the Facebook event page for up to date news on the event!