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beware of these so-called 'furillas'. they disguise as cute little
furry toys, however, they are not here for the fun only. they are
invading our planet and nothing can stop them. there are various
forms of them: they come in black, white, with one head, with two
heads, and who knows what else. they have already taken portland...
now they are headed for your hometown. the worst thing: people will
pay to get them. remember - the money you pay is used by these creatures
to finance their large scale invasion! run! now!
here they are
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tokyo plastic - what could that be? a new toy company with links
to tokyo/japan, one of the centers for everything we deem 'must-have'?
but the term 'interactive' doesn't fit into this scheme. some interactive
piece of plastic? an aibo-sort-of-thing. maybe ltd. with some extra
cool graphics by... stop guessing around - go to the site, turn
up your soundsystem and enjoy.
some screens
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duganstudio has a lot to do with monkeys. you can tell from the
artwork featured on the site. finally someone is treating primates
with a little more respect and a high degree of artistic finesse.
these images of our close relatives have not yet 'ended up' on t-shirts,
bags, pillows but remain on canvasses. so, no threat to the (b)ape-empire.
just some very fresh new approach to deal with the same subject.
before we forget: duganstudio also does hats - find them at union
and knots in nyc.
take a look
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first of all, we are very sorry for the technical problems we experienced
yesterday. and that just after we were featured on design is kinky
friday... thanks warren/andrew for letting people know about the
situation over here!
check: dik
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barnstormers are storming nyc: from february 6th/7th, mama (558
broadway, 2nd floor) will have life-size reproductions of a barn,
a farm-house, and an eighteen-wheeler - installed on vinyl billboards.
these are the foundation for the barnstormers to continuously do
some of their barn-storming. whether you can buy the barn, the house,
or the truck, we don't know. however, with the right amount of cash
everything is possible in this world. you all know that. just save
some money by not bidding on those denim dunks!
here is mama
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a few things to mention before the end
of the week. evilmonito just released its newest issue (pt. 1).
with evilmonito you're always wondering where to look first, the
ads or the interviews? retail - probably the most important section
of bghd: vacant will open it's first temporary store in nyc in february.
we're telling you this now so that you can save your money to spend
on a wide palette of ltd. goods. party - our friends at park walk
are up to something on feb. 8th. enough time for you to pack your
bags and get going. a quick tucker nichols update: the new crownfarmer
features 8 pages of his illustrations. yes - the 'review 2002' will
be finished before the end of the year...
evil: monito
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sometimes the nicest things are the simplest
and vice versa. simplicity very often conveys a message that is
very direct and through that very strong. you might imagine that
producing something very simple, yet meaningful, takes great care
for one thing and... guts for another! yes, because either people
'get it' and love it - or they won't understand and...? we believe
that you will a) get it b) love it and c) understand - what tucker
nichols' work is about.
tucker's work
| belive you me
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did we have to wait a long time for more delta t-shirts? yes. a
long time. so now we're happy to bring you a couple of brand new
visuals by graf-artist/3-d wizard delta. there is a bit of comic-book
style and a bit of his trademark architectural designs. so, no more
waiting - make your choice and get those tees while they last.
delta's tees
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on the one hand we all appreciate nike's
efforts to give out information on their products. on the other
hand, however, there seems to be a slight discrepancy between the
time nike gives the info and the release date of the products, don't
you think? to make a long story short - nikeskateboarding is online.
they show all those great dunks (and the other two not-so-important
models) that came out a while ago and are now long gone (not counting
ebay here). hopefully the new editions will be posted before they
come out. and then there is this link 'get some'. where will that
lead you?
what you get
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by now you should be pretty much familiar
with the nike fiberops michael lau figure. to make this whole thing
complete we need to talk about the shoe, as well. it's a wildwood
acg with a great colorscheme and extremely cool packaging. there
is one flaw though: not one of the 60 pairs will ever reach a store...
they are for promotional use only. so, if you'd like to do some
promotion for this project just contact... ok, that was a joke.
check fatlace for details on this shoe. if you went there, tell
us what '10 will go to japan' means. who is japan? why does he need
10 pairs?
complete the picture
| data at ftlc
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kaws has a new toy out. sure, you say,
i know. question was/is: where can i get it? do i have to go to
the us, japan, australia, south america? no, you can stay at home,
get a coffee, and do some convenient mail-ordering. kaws is selling
the accomplice figure through his own website which is live...now.
so: go, go, go, go, go!
see
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'yuzen' is is an ancient japanese dying
technique which makes it possible for artists to adorn kimonos with
ornate colourful and vivid patterns without causing the colours
to run. 'yuzen history mix' is an exhibit (at mu in amsterdam) which
intends to confront traditional japanese designs with modern desigs
by a number of artists from 3 continents like rostarr, delta, and
t. murakami.
'modart.03 munich' will see a variety of works from well known artists
like e. templeton, l. mountain, a. howell, etc.. a few pieces from
the 'keep a breast' project are also part of the exhibit. modart
runs parallel to ispo - the international sports fair - from feb.
1st until feb. 4th. this means four days with an intense program
of art and merchandise (the latter for wholesale only).
see: yuzen
& modart
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ok, this time we're not first in bringing
this piece of info to you. but we feel we have to do it anyways,
since it is extremely important that you know... that there will
be a new kaws figure (a big one, not another of those tiny - yet
cool - kubricks) - the kaws 'accomplice'. where can you get it?
who had the info first? take a peek at the pic and check the links
below for more on the accomplice.
see this first
| learn more here
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will 2003 be the year that the world turns
to europe for exclusive nikes? it might. last year ended with the
nike dunk 'celtic', and this was only the beginning. next up we'll
get the dunk high in the ny knicks colors and then... see for yourself.
on the one hand it's good because it's one of the nicest colorways
ever. on the other hand this re-release is another smack in the
face that nike hands out to all those sneaker fanatics who spent
a fortune, traveled, and emailed their butts off to get this one
shoe in what they believed was an exclusive colorway. ok, nike left
out some of the details, but still...
get the pictures
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hopefully the toy-headz among you have saved their christmas money
to be ready for the next couple of days/weeks. you can start spending
now as the various online boutiques have already received some of
the long awaited figures: nike/fibreops crossover, crazychildren
- the bear (paintjob by various artists and designers), and the
lamdog star figure set all by michael lau. also: the kubrick kaws
sets, the new be@rbricks, you know what we're talking about. by
the way: people in london don't need to order online - just step
outside and inside maharishi's store... expect some extra ltd. editions
there!
some michael
lau | shop at: kdrbt
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back in early december we told you about
sk8 on the wall in tokyo. hopefully you remembered and went to their
website in the meantime. if no - here is your reminder. go! they
have/had all the decks up (for sale). the highlights are already
gone, though (were probably sold on the first day...), but a lot
of good ones are still available. names please? eric elms (adorn,
supreme), kevin lyons (stussy), cody hudson (struggle inc.), mike
mills, kaws, and so forth.
we picked some out
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the update of chocolate skateobard's website.
of course there is no excuse for this, but you know how it is: you
visit a certain website on a daily basis to see whether the 'products'
section is finally updated. nothing changes. for days. for weeks.
for months. you somehow lose interest in that site even though you
dig their stuff a lot. this might be the case with chocolate and
girl... ok, so here is one part of the new series 'modern living'.
in order for you to have a reason to go to chocolate's website now
is their 'abstract' series. but why don't they give us larger images
of their boards?
we missed these
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a good start for relax this year! cover art by mike mills (photography
by todd cole). you turn the page - a spread by james jarvis. you
turn the page - another one by james jarvis. you turn the pages
- two spreads by geoff mcfetridge. you turn the pages - two spreads
by terry johnson. you turn these pages as well - two spreads by
mark gonzales... by groovisions... by delta... by perks and mini...
and by ryan mcginness. a definite collector's item - if only they
were signed. pray that your copy won't be damaged in the mail.
just a few
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it's a little late for this post but we
have a lot to go through here. first up: various goodies we found
on our scouting tours through the web. 1) ftc has teamed up w/ eric
haze to produce a ltd. edition deck (you might remember last year's
doze design for ftc). at the moment it's available in japan - hope
that the us will follow soon. 2) artomatic have just opened their
full online store. one of the pieces we found was alife's poster
pack (remember our nyc report in april '02). 3) gravis have just
released a ltd. edition t-shirt by rostarr. alltogether great items
to spend your christmas money on.
see: various
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retail
and then there is colette... we just had the biggest flashback while
stopping by there. at the moment colette is selling a ltd. edition
set of our childhood superstar comic characters - barbapapa. they
might not be as cool as the current kubricks but there is this nostalgic
side to it which should be considered. if you missed supreme's calender
for '03 (shot by terry richardson, available in europe only at the
hideout and colette) you could buy ryan mcginness' calender exclusive
to colette. for each day there is one rmg icon. only question is:
to rip or not to rip?
in the archive
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so, here it is, 2003: to all of you a
very prosperous year. all the best for everything you plan, and
a lot of success to those of you who are going to start their own
projects/businesses/studios/etc. 2002 was a great year - a lot of
new ideas, a lot of new labels, a lot of extremely fine sneakers
(even though the grey market did get out of control at one point
or another), so hopefully this will continue in 2003. we are currently
working on a small downloadable booklet that reviews the past 12
months. it should be ready in a bit - until then, we'll keep on
serving you with the latest infos. cheers!
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