August 2012
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Campbell’s Celebrates 50 Years of Andy Warhol with...
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Andy Warhol’s famed work, “32 Campbell’s Soup Cans,”Campbell’s is releasing a series of limited-edition tomato soup cans. Printed with art and sayings by the late artist, the cans will be released at Target stores starting Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012. The limited edition Andy Warhol Foundation-approved containers come in four colorways and are set to cost 75 cents...
wire hangers: now ok for use.
David Mach can do things with wire coat hangers that might have Mommy Dearest fans screaming in delight. Or pain. Because dry cleaners are the new art supply stores.
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Best Wishes Key
Putting the proper patina into the age-old ritual of flipping the bird, the Best Wishes Key is a solid brass key for doing just that. The clever, ironically named little trinket comes from the creative minds at Good Worth & Co. More than just a keepsake to clutter your key ring, the Best Wishes Key can be cut down by your local hardware store to fit any standard Kwikset K1 lock.
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Hip-Hop Playing Cards by Mynority Classics x...
Tokyo-based brand Mynority Classics has teamed up with up-and-coming, hip-hop loving, artist Sayori Wada for their very own “Hip-Hop Playing Cards.” Sayori Wada drew all 54 cards with Japanese-caligraphy brush pens and they came out looking absolutely stunning. You can purchase these cards now at Mynority Classics.
You can watch the video below for an inside look into the talented young artist...
The Heineken Cube boxed beer concept
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Brandalism
The Space Hijackers returned to East London to drop up and paste another billboard on the streets. Read the original post and about the project here.
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Upfest, Bristol
“Upfest” festival happens every year in Bristol. This an amazing free event that takes place over several days on North Street, right by the city centre.
It’s a totally legal event that is fully supported by the local council (fair play!) and loads of artists, from all over the world, congregate to turn the street into one giant canvas.
Some of the artists that attended this year were the...
Touchfire, the Screen-Top Keyboard for iPad
With Touchfire you can type quickly, accurately, comfortably and most of all, you can type without looking at your iPad’s screen. It’s ultra-thin and weighs less than an ounce, which means it won’t get in your way. Touchfire began as a Kickstarter project that had 3,146 backers and raised over $200,000!
Touchfire is only $49.95USD and can be purchased here.
WatchWith Lord$ Never Worry dropping August 28th, and his highly anticipated debut album Long Live A$AP scheduled for a September 11th release, A$AP Rocky took to Late Night withJimmy Fallon for his television debut and performed “Goldie” with a little help from The Roots.
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Lotho - Handmade in Japan
LOTHO is a small eyewear maker in Paris, specialising in both sunglasses and eyeglasses – all made by hand in Japan. While the addition of make in Japan may not be important to some, the acetates are. LOTHO utilise the very best acetates in Japan for their frames. The results are very well made frames that should take a knock or two.
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Supreme Fall/Winter 2012 Lookbook
The much anticipated new Supreme Fall/Winter 2012 Collection Lookbook has been released today. Modelled entirely by photographer and skateboarder Jason Dill, Supreme presents as usual a great collection, that consists of a well balanced array of apparel and accessories. Collaborations with Schott and Champion are also previewed in the lookbook, next to a general outlook of the upcoming...
Kendrick Lamar ft. Young Jeezy – Westside, Right...
#TDEFamAppreciationWeek ended on a high note when Kendrick Lamar released “Westside, Right On Time” featuring Young Jeezy this past week. With Kendrick’s sophomore album, good kid, m.A.A.d. city, dropping October 2nd it’s safe to say anticipation is at it’s peak.
Summer track. Produced by Canei Finch. Listen and download here.
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Lake in Camargue, France, turns blood-red
In recent days, a lake in southern France has turned blood-red, a phenomenon that scientists explain is the result of high salt concentration. passing through the region by car, russian photographer Sam Dobson documented the event, reflecting:
‘Every small branch is covered with crystals. with the red water as a background it looks like something extra-terrestrial.’ The unusually...
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Keith Haring Decks
Alien Workshop’s Keith Haring skateboard collection, available over at AWS. In addition to the aforementioned skate decks, more hardgoods (wheels), as well as tees, a fleece crewneck, hoodies, hats, and a pack of stickers are also included as part of the collection.
Head over to AWS now to pick up the goods.
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May 28th Watches
Latvian-born designer and entrepreneur, Agni Tilla, is the founder of May28th. While on the hunt for playfully chic, yet affordable watches that would add excitement to her everyday wardrobe, Agni realized that the marketplace was lacking and created May28th in February 2010 as a solution. In 2011, Agni expanded the business to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and developed a partnership with Canadian...
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WALEE
Digital artist/photographer/illustrator Waldo Lee, aka WALEE, knows his way around Photoshop.
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LV Waffles
American artist Andrew Lewicki has created this prototype waffle maker, which imprints the Louis Vuitton logo on your breakfast.
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A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Cartier ID Two...
Following an initial preview, Cartier delivers more intimate details about their ID Two Concept Watch – a five-year labor of love worked on by more than 135 specialized engineers. Behind-the-scenes photographs from their manufacturer in La Chaux de Fonds reveal a watch that is cased entirely in a transparent ceramic that has been vacuum-sealed to reduce air friction. The result is a...
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Indoek and Todd St. John Create A Beautiful Surf...
This first of many limited edition product collaborations promised by the Indoek Surf Shop is a beautiful wax kit handcrafted by NYC designer Todd St. John. The functional design, inspired by surfboard shaping planes, features a 2.75-inch container well that can hold most circular wax moulds and some rectangular ones. It has comb tines on the bottom edge and a scraper held in place by two...
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Mike Giant
Mike Giant’s new installation is now under the Manhattan Bridge in Chinatown. Inking the wall with street and skate-inspired slogans, this particular piece from the renowned street and tattoo artist was commissioned to help promote a graffiti exhibition and Kingbrown Magazine #8 release at the nearby Klughaus Gallery.
You can read more on Giant’s contributions to the eighth issue...
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Antikythera Mechanism
Watched a show on this last night. Those Greeks may be broke, but they were making tech when others were walking around in loin cloths.
The antikythera mechanism is currently housed in the Greek National Archaeological Museum in Athens and is thought to be one of the most complicated antiques in existence. At the beginning of the 20th century, divers off the island of Antikythera came across...
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Goldie Paints
Twelve of Britain’s leading Olympic hopefuls have been painted by urban art pioneer Goldie as part of a special collaboration with adidas to celebrate London 2012. The athletes include such household names as Olympic cycling gold medallist Victoria Pendleton 2009 World Champion triple-jumper Phillips Idowu MBE, World Champion Heptathlete Jessica Ennis MBE, three-time World Champion track...
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Garage
Instagram meets eBay in a social e-commerce app
Garage is an iOS app aimed at people looking to unload their goods on the Internet marketplace. The remarkably simple interface lets vendors post photos of their stuff, add captions and choose shipping options in record time from the iPhone. For pricing, Garage gives the option to set dollar values or open the field to bidders. Users can also...
