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Silly Thing Spring/Summer Collection
January 29th, 2008 |
Silly Thing are in the process of turning a corner a really moving in a new direction with a handful of projects in the works for the brand from Hong Kong. Along with the new look website for Think Silly which is in the works come another move, new look branding for Silly Thing and [...]
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Deluxe Spring Collection
January 29th, 2008 |
Deluxe are the latest Japanese label to preview there offerings for Spring which look very clean and well crafted. The collection provides plenty of classics with a personal touch Roadrunner jacket, Whip Light beanie, Freedom button-up, Project thermal and Weezer sweater are some of the highlights along with the collaboration with Koki eyewear which promises [...]
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‘Prologue’ Group Exhibition
January 29th, 2008 |
London’s Nancy Victor Gallery is proud to present ‘Prologue’, a group exhibition by Jay One, Juice 126, LX One, Remi/Rough, System and Timid. These six artists have been plying their trade for quite a while now (their combined careers total almost 150 years), and this show illustrates the way they’ve seen (and helped) street art [...]
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graniph Tshirt Design Award.2 Feature
January 29th, 2008 |
With all the success of the graniph innagrual design award last year the Japanese t-shirt company are set to launch vol. 2 of this magnificent competition that offers so much for aspiring designers, illistrators and artists. In there short existence graniph have incorperated some of the finest artist from around the globe to produce some of the finest t-shirt graphics. The philosphy of the t-shirt company is simple although their execution is above par as graniph continue to have a huge impact in culture in Japan and around the globe. We have taken a small look into the company and what makes graniph such a great entity in today’s culture.
artwork showcased; The ten winners of the graniph design award vol.1
Founded in 2001, graniph was the pioneer in a new era of art and culture in Tokyo with the opening of its first Design Tshirt store graniph, a store specialising in only T-shirts. Currently they have more than 50 stores in Japan, two in Taiwan, three in Singapore and one store in Australia.
artwork showcased, clockwise from top left; Kristian Russell, Lucy Mcleod, Jon Santos, David Foldvari
Every month about 70 new T-shirt designs are released and produced in limited quantities of up to 1000 pieces. A daily variation of 300 T-shirts is constantly displayed in the stores and on the graniph website with an aim to make sure you find something new everytime.
artwork showcased, clockwise from top left; Peter Arkle, Andy Potts, Rui Tenreiri, Archigram
In addition to inhouse designs, graniph collaborate with well known and upcoming artists from around the globe. Collaborations with various companies on movie and music productions and events adds further depth to the graniph collection. graniph is a creative exchange platform aimed to introduce all of their collaboration artists to a wide audience, with regular update on their profiles and news on the graniph website in the artists section and the graniph newsblog. The graniph monthly magazine is a lookbook that showcases the new designs and how they are used to create the unique graniph ambience.
artwork showcased, clockwise from top left; Linn Oloffsdotter, Darryl Waller, Reluctanthero
The graniph annual T-shirt design awards encourage young and professional creatives to send us their ideas from around the globe. Through this interaction graniph uses T-shirts as the medium to showcase and introduce new waves in design at a higher level.
The graniph international T-shirts design award vol.2 begins on the 1st of February and runs until the 31st of March 2008 calling young artists, designers, illustrators and photographers to send their ideas for T-shirt designs in. Everyone is welcome to apply regardless of age, gender or artistic background. With some great prizes at stack and some even better exposure including being promoted through the graniph website and the international press and have their design printed on a graniph T!
Detailed informations and the application form are available at www.graniph.com/award
For more information about graniph please check out there website which includes there online store and details about upcoming collaborations and much more.
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Born to be a Maniac Exhibition by Skwak
January 29th, 2008 |
Born to be a Maniac opened in Paris at the Addict Gallerie a few days a go and this exhibition of Skwak’s work is so appropriatly named with the painter really expressing a lot of fun with his work. Skwak well known for rendering meticulously detailed, anatomically correct cartoon character landscapes to provide and almost [...]
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McQueen/Schoerner’s Salo for Dazed and Confused
January 29th, 2008 |
Dazed and Confused magazine offered three designers the space to let their imaginations and creativity run free seven years ago, for the centrepiece to a fashion special. Here is the final product of Alexander McQueen captured by Schoerner who were able to chose their own themes and his own teams to create defiant photographic portfolios [...]
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Booby Trap Exhibition at Leonard Street Gallery
January 29th, 2008 |
Booby Trap which opened on January 24 at the Project Room at London’s Leonard Street Gallery featuring some of the fineest work from street artist BAST and Judith Supine.
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VNGRD C&S Line Belts
January 29th, 2008 |
VNGRD who are based in Milano, Italia have been working in the underground scene since their humble beginnings and continue to do so in some style, crafting primarily clothes.
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Swoosh Inside Nike Documentary Preview
January 29th, 2008 |
Nike along with CNBC have put togther a documentary which goes inside Nike to produce an indepth look at what has made Nike what it is today. This documentary will answer all thos equestions you have asked yourself over the years with some great people featured from the founder Phil Knight to Michael Jordan and [...]
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Andy Warhol ‘Portraits and Landscapes’ Exhibition
January 29th, 2008 |
This latest exhibition of the pop art icon Andy Warhol’s work features never seen before black and white photography from the last ten years of the great artist’s life. ‘Portraits and Landscapes’ is being showcased at The Timothy Taylor Gallery in London until 29 February as it coincides with he 21st anniversary of seminal artist’s [...]
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