Here’s a question – what if you take famous abstract paintings and envision these people as real life and what would it look like? Artist Flora Borsi (FloBo) does just that.
Adidas Unite All Originals – Snoop Dogg & 2NE1
May 13, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Adidas has been rocking a solid PR campaign with “Unite All Originals” line-up of kicks and apparel wear.
A couple of weeks back, Adidas sponsored a concert featuring rapper Snoop Dogg and Kpop power girl group 2NE1 who are known to rock Adidas Originals x Jeremy Scott sneakers and clothing.
Sailor Moon Makeover Art
May 12, 2013 by 4 Comments
All time manga and anime favorite Sailor Moon returns for it’s 20th anniversary this year. Naoko Takeuchi & Kodansha Comics have announced the simultaneous worldwide release this Summer 2013 and Momorio Clover Z will provide the theme song. In light of the celebration, here’s some cool Sailor Moon makeovers by artist Abraham Cruz.
Street Fighter Stop-Motion Fun
May 11, 2013 by Leave a Comment
This Street Fighter-inspired stop-motion animation short “Maker vs Marker” is by Jonny Lawrence and music by Brian Sadler.
Blocumentary with Brian Flynn
May 10, 2013 by Leave a Comment
He’s a designer, artist and collector – he’s Brian Flynn of Hybrid Design and Super 7. In this short docu, Flynn talks about how he got into collecting Japanese monster toys, LEGOs and his inspirations from just designing.
3D Musical Mapping of Tokyo Rocks
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Adidas: Live Your Style
May 9, 2013 by Leave a Comment
This is Adidas NEO line’s Spring/Summer 2013 Lookbook. Colorful active wear with style.
Arnold Palmer Drinks & Doodles
May 9, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Who doesn’t like Arizona’s Arnold Palmer canned ice teas? I’ve been drinking their various Arnold Palmer ice teas, the Half & Half Lite, Zero Calories, and the regular version for a couple of years. And it’s super refreshing on a hot day, but I digress, here’s a guy that really likes his Arnold Palmers!
Amazing Coffee Art!
May 7, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Making drinking coffee an art form by 26 year-old Japanese artist Kazuki Yamamoto. He really puts his heart into making incredible 3D-like art from espresso and milky foam.
JAM HOME MADE x Porter Bag Collection
May 6, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Japanese accessory and jewelry maker JAM HOME MADE has teamed up with one of the leaders in bag making in the Japan fashion scene – Porter. This collection features 4 stylish bags – the Porter 3Way Clutch Bag, the Porter Mobile Case, the Porter Body Bag and the Porter Back Pack and they come with two color choices – all black or black/navy colors.
Sculpting Fake Cakes
May 6, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Spoke Art gallery in San Francisco is showcasing the latest works “Guns & Ecstasy” by Bay Area sculptor and painter Scott Hove. He’s known for making fake cakes from cake making tools. “Guns & Ecstasy features 12 cake inspired assault weapons. The exhibition runs through May 25, 2013 @ Spoke Art located on 816 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA 94109.
The Art of Epic
May 3, 2013 by Leave a Comment
If you not familiar with animation house Blue Sky Studios they are the team that brought you Ice Age and Rio, and this summer movie season they have teamed up with 20th Century Fox Animation for Epic. Based on William Joyce’s book “The Leaf Men and the Brave Good Bugs”, Epic features an inspiring witty heroine in Mary Katherine and her eccentric father Professor Bomba in researching the “Leafmen” who protect the forest from the forces of evil. Mary finds herself transported into this magical world by touching glowing leaves and thus, her adventure begins.
A Big Rubber Duck in Hong Kong Harbour
May 2, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong under attack by a big ass rubber duck!
Actually this “Rubber Duck” art project is by artist Florentijin Hofman. The duck is so big that a tug boat has to push it along as the duck measures 46 ft tall by 55 ft long.
Classic Martial Arts Film Posters
April 30, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Like the Wu-Tang Clan, as a kid growing up I saw many kung fu flicks with gravity defying kicks, flying swords and super speed punches. And if you are in the LA area, The Academy of Motion Picture & Sciences is showcasing classic martial arts film posters from Bruce Lee to Kill Bill. This huge 800 film poster collection & related materials was donated by producer & screenwriter Stephen Chin in 2011 to the Academy. This exhibit will run through August 25, 2013 and it’s FREE.
Deco Art by Mads Berg
April 29, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Re-Vision – Postcards
April 25, 2013 by 1 Comment
This Re-Vision project by Spanish design studio Forma & Co takes iconic characters and puts in simple colorful silhouettes.
5-years of Drawing on Sandwich Bags
April 23, 2013 by 5 Comments
For graphic designer David LaFerriere it just started out as fun with his kids and get his creative juices flowing for the day by drawing colorful artwork on his kid’s sandwich bags. The power of a Sharpie marker! I think Sharpie PR/marketing should do a commercial with this super dad. Presently he has drawn over 1,100 sandwich bag artwork for his kids.
Emily the Strange needs a Kickstart for her band: Calling All Guitars!
April 22, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Our friends at animation studio Ghostbot and Robert Reger need your help in getting Emily the Strange animated in music. It’s not just Emily, but her band and her cats will get animated too! Check out the Kickstarter page for info in helping this project along – Kickstarter – Emily the Strange MV.
Starbucks and Doodling
April 22, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Two of my favorite things. Doodling and Coffee.. Her other picture at Instagram are pretty awesome also.
Famous Paintings on Toasted Bread
April 21, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Artist Ida Skivenes likes to re-create famous paintings on toasted bread and then eats it. Ida is a super cool foody and you have to check out her Instagram page for more on this eatable toast series.
Assassin’s Creed in China
April 20, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Well, if the next Assassin’s Creed game takes place in China, you can thank artist Chaoyuan Xu for inspiring it. This is not just any old fan art, his Assassin’s Creed China collection is something to look at.
UD Replica Batman Backpack
April 20, 2013 by Leave a Comment
We here at Retrenders is the one stop shop for everything a superhero ever needed – we brought you the zombie survival machine, the dark knight motorcycle suit, and the samurai umbrella sword. Now we got the The Dark Knight Rises Leather Motorcycle Backpack for all those little gadgets a superhero might need but it wouldn’t fit onto the utility belt, such as your bottle water, some chap stick, an mp3 player (you know, while you’re waiting for the baddies), your tablet, and many other items you wanted to carry while out on the town. These backpacks were featured in both The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises, has room for up to four 16 oz water bottles, and is made from form molded leather over motorcycle-grade body armor.
MSRP: $300.00USD
For more info, go to: UD Replicas – Batman Backpack.
Lollipop House
April 19, 2013 by 1 Comment
This “Lollipop House” from Korean architecture firm Moon Hoon looks tiny in scale, but it’s actually really big inside. It’s deceiving to the eyeballs.
Solid Gray “Bass Pack”
April 17, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Did you ever get that feeling that when you first discover a great song track and you just want to share it with everybody? Well, strap one of these backpacks on and let the world know what you’re listening to – just be careful with annoying the people around you because you’re playing the music too loud. The design was a collaborative effort with Portland’s wonderfully imaginative portable sound system makers Case of Bass and the progressive backpack company Solid Gray. The backpack is still in the works and should be coming out in the next few months – you can see more pics of the backpack on Case of Bass’ blog here.
For more product info, go to: Solid Gray.
Batman Underwear with a mini-cape
April 15, 2013 by Leave a Comment
This ain’t no joke. If your mom still dresses you, tell her to buy you this – Batman Black Caped Boxer Briefs.
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