Studio Number One’s Cleon Peterson, Casey Ryder and Shepard Fairey have joined together to create an iconic Haiti image from a photograph by Tao Ruspoll. The project was created for Artists for Peace and Justice with all profits generated from the sales directly going to the Haiti relief effort. T-shirts and tank tops bearing the print will be available soon, but for now you can get yourself the signed Haiti Relief prints over at Obey for the price of $50 USD.
Here is now a first look another collaboration from the new collection, XLarge got together with Disney on some t-shirts and some denim. The t-shirt features a classic XLarge logo on the front and Mickey Mouse on the back. The denim from the collaboration comes raw and features Mickey Mouse hands on the back-pockets. Look out for a release in the coming months.
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Japanese came up with one of the most interesting iPhone cases thus far. Cut from two separate sheets of aircraft grade duralumin, the Quattro iPhone case features a lens mount that allows for interchangeable external lenses such as fisheye, wide angle and macro. To top things off the backing is made up of calf leather. Now available from Factron for a price of 19,600 yen (approximately $200 USD) plus more for each lens. A little pricey, but looks like a lot of fun!
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Check out this cool looking M&M x Transformer sculpture by Hong Kong Artist Dio, it is set to sale in Hong Kong, Kowloon Bay’s UA MegaBox at 6.00pm today 6/23/2009. There is only 40 units available for 650 hkd. They also have bundle package set to sale on the following day 6/24/2009 from 6:00pm – 10:00pm the bundle included – full set of M&M’s X transformer limited edition chocolate, a set of 10 special edition super-sized transformer paper clips, M&M’s x Transformer USA edition Tee, and a set of 3 M&M’s Transformer figures shown below. The bundle is limited to 300 sets with the price of 499 hkd. Grab them while you can.
AiAiAi will be introducing new professional headphones, after coming into the market with ear buds a while back. The Scandinavian design is once again apparent, as the lines of the new headphones are super clean and the tonal nature of the new headphones makes them look very sharp. The Tracks are more casual lifestyle headphones, whereas the DJ headphones are intended for professionals. The new headphones will be released in August 2009.
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Shut has gotten a nice restock at their flagship Skate Mechanics shop on Orchard Street in NYC. Get in there now to try to get some classic Shut bangers like Brix by Steve Nish, Razor Sharp, Black Crest, Eden Mini, Ro Style Mini by Rostarr, and their Phil Frost collabo. You better get them fast, these decks sell out crazy fast. You can give the Shut Concierge a call at 212 420 Shut to see if they still have them in stock.
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Sam Flores is known for his instantly recognizable characters and he continues to carve out his place in contemporary art. In this week’s edition of Walrus TV, the Sam Flores’ interview from Dithers is available to the public for the first time for free. Listen in as Sam recounts how he got his start when he first came to San Francisco – all while he paints in his studio. Flores also discusses his typical day, inspiration and what his ideal painting conditions are. Watch the video now on Walrus TV.
In conjunction with his latest show, Ego, Addition and Other Bedtime Stories at Subliminal Projects, Sam Flores releases Dragon Tree – a print that depicts the classic struggle between light and dark. According to Sam, this girl is trying to hide the last beautiful thing left in her world. But if you look closely at the art, you will see that something sinister has just found her. The print is 12 colors, screenprinted, on 100lb cover stock and measures 18 inches tall x 18 inches wide. There is a limited run of 50, and all prints are signed and numbered. The print is available for sale at the Upper Playground Web Store.
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Check out these explosive, murderous penguins, the Prinnies! Made from the souls of the corrupted and unworthy, the Prinnies are forced to live a hard life of all work and little play, much to their chagrin. There are several different types of Prinny plushes available: the standard blue prinny shown above, a green prinny, a pink prinny, and a smaller prinny with a red scarf from the new PSP game Prinny: Can I Really Be The Hero? They are available at Rosen Queen
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Nike recently teamed up with Liberty again on another Dunk High, this new release combines a number of different Liberty patterns on the upper of the Dunk High as opposed to the single pattern that we saw on the two pairs released back in April. In addition to using the Liberty fabrics, this colorway was created together with Sofia Coppola’s Japan based Milkfed. The upper uses at least four different fabric patterns from the London based Liberty, and when pieced together it definitely gives the shoe a bolder look. Additionally the shoes feature Nike Zoom Air to give the shoes more cushion and a smoother ride when wearing it. For the ladies out there who have been looking for these, you can find them now at nikestore.com.
Style: 327075-741
Color: Twine/Varsity Royal-Sail
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Steering away from the grown man look this time around, Kanye West makes an appearance on the cover of Complex Magazine for their April/May issue. Taking a robotic, futuristic approach the cover features imagery co-created alongside photographer/director Chris Milk. A more in-depth look into the entire process, including the making of Nike’s Air Yeezy, can be seen here. The April/May issue of Complex is scheduled to his newsstands April 7th, 2009.
