TOMYOO aka tomyoo23 on Instagram is known for making sneakers out of LEGO bricks. Here’s one of his latest creations: A Jumpman/Yeezy cut & paste edition.
LEGO Sneaker Creations
July 2, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Stone Fox Swim x Y&R Swimwear 2015 Collection
June 29, 2015 by 2 Comments
Stone Fox Swim is known for it’s inspired swimwear look rooted in California beach culture and started by Pacifica native Chelsea Bell. Now Young & Restless (Y&R) kicks off the summer with a collaboration with Stone Fox Swim.
Miyazaki Tattoo Tribute
June 25, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Wow. Just wow. Give this tattoo artist a raise or something. Jean-Pierre Saint-Tran wanted make a tribute to his favorite Studio Ghibli films and that’s what he did. He gave up his whole arm to be tattooed with Miyazaki art from Kiki’s Delivery Service, Spirited Away and My Neighbor Totoro.
Rocksmith x Diamond Supply Co. = Superior Sight & Sound Collection
June 23, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Music/lifestyle apparel brand Rocksmith is at again with a new collaboration with iconic streetwear brand Diamond Supply Co. with the Superior Sight & Sound mini-capsule collection. The theme and concept for this collection is the ’90s era mixtape cassette. Remember that?
One Dollar Money Art by Donovan Clark
June 23, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Just take a US dollar bill as the base & background art and add your own acrylic painted character for the finishing touch. Just up north of San Francisco, in Humboldt County, local artist Donovan Clark is known his unique style, the money dollar acrylic paint work. One of his latest projects, a collection of Frozen characters in his dollar art.
Most Oil Paintings come from Da Fen, China
June 22, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Not only is Shenzhen, China known for manufacturing and pirating, well, in small area of Shenzhen, Da Fen is where most of the world’s oil paintings are being produced. Replica’s of Van Goghs, Monets and Picassos are exported from Da Fen. BBC News takes at look the mass oil painting production and it’s impact within Shenzhen. Well, next time, I’m in Hong Kong, I’ll make a stop over to Da Fen.
Vinyl Pulp #2: Art on Guard Exhibit
June 19, 2015 by Leave a Comment
On this episode of Vinyl Pulp we visit Woot Bear SF where they join forces with Boundless Brooklyn and Outre for the Art on Guard: Lifeguard Tower Art Show. This show featured over 40 different artists and their custom lifeguard towers. Vinyl Pulp also interviews the man behind Outre apparel brand.
WESTWORLD 2016
June 17, 2015 by Leave a Comment
WESTWORLD 1973
There has been word that there will be a Westworld remake or a series adaptation for television for the past couple of years, and Jonathan Nolan and J.J. Abrams names are tied to the project.
Westworld was the first film that made me fear the dawn of the robot age – that computer embedded and wired life-like human operational machines can take over. Notice that I didn’t mention android or artificial intelligence? The reason being is because this film was released in theaters in 1973. It was very rare that anyone referred an intelligent robot as an android or artificial intelligence to some extent; the terms were far-fetched to the greater public at the time and not widely used.
VANS x Murakami Collection
June 16, 2015 by Leave a Comment
The surfer/skateboard imagery collides with rainbow colors and cuteness in the artistic mind of Takashi Murakami. Japanese modern pop artist Takashi Murakami collabs with VANS premium label “Vault by VANS” for this capsule collection featuring not just kicks, but also apparel and skate decks.
Jenny Johnson’s Sneaker Obsession
June 11, 2015 by Leave a Comment
I’m not much of a sneaker-head, but I do collect my fair share of bags and purses, because I’m somewhat obsessed. The Hundreds check out comedy writer Jenny Johnson’s sneaker collection. Jenny talks about how her sneaker addiction and collecting Jordan kicks.
New Balance 998 Customization
June 9, 2015 by Leave a Comment
New Balance classic running sneakers the 998 gets the NB1 treatment. Don’t you just hate it, when you’re at a club and another girl has the on the same outfit as you? That’s one of my annoying pet peeves. Now you can create your very own one-off 998 kicks from New Balance.
Pin-up Artist and Illustrator – Nicole Brune at BigWow Comicfest
June 7, 2015 by Leave a Comment
I’m a fan of Frank Cho’s, “Apes and Babes”, illustrations of women. And when I came across Nicole Brune’s art, I can definitely say if you love his work – you’ll undeniably love hers!
I especially love how Nicole Brune fashions some of her pin-up illustrations with pulp-fiction fantasy appeal that works from darkness to sweetness, or sweetness to darkness. I guess this would depend on what you notice first. See her artwork at www.nicolebrune.com
Disney x VANS = The Disney Collection
June 5, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Disney teams up with VANS for the Disney Collection. A mix of Disney branded footwear, apparel and accessories for the young and old, men and women.
Beams x New Era = Pikachu Hat Collection
June 3, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Pokemon fans will enjoy this mini-capsule hat collab collection by BEAMS and New Era. Japanese retailer BEAMS teams up with New Era to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Pokemon with cute and geeky Pikachu Fitted Hat Collection.
Amazing Balloon Creations by Masayoshi Matsumoto
June 3, 2015 by 2 Comments
Maybe at my kid’s birthday you’ll find a clown making some type of cute balloon animal or you find yourself at Pier 39 and find a street artist making balloon objects, but this artist from Japan takes the cake. Artist Masayoshi Matsumoto takes balloon object making to another level.
Rocksmith Summer 2015 Lookbook
June 2, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Just dropping into clothing racks and shelves now is the Rocksmith Summer 2015 Collection. Music/lifestyle apparel brand Rocksmith’s theme for the summer is future/retro mixing fabrics and using popular colors from sneakers to rep their summer collection. If you’re looking for something to rock this summer like graphic tees, hats and shorts, take a look at Rocksmith.
Sanrio x The Simpsons
June 1, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Hello Kitty meets Homer and Marge. The iconic cartoon TV show The Simpsons collabs with Sanrio in this new 2015 capsule collection. The collection features dresses, graphic tees, crop tees and a poncho for when it rains.
Undercover x Medicom Toy = Hamburger Lamp
June 1, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Cute and iconic is the Hamburger Lamp. Undercover brings it back with a team-up with Medicom Toy. The item drops sometime June 2015.
Art on Guard: Lifeguard Tower Model Kit Art Show
May 30, 2015 by Leave a Comment
NYC-based Boundless Brooklyn known for it’s cardboard DIY lifeguard towers, water towers and billboard sign kits has teamed up with SoCal apparel brand Outre for the Art on Guard exhibit. The event held at toy art shop/gallery Woot Bear in SF had over 40-plus artists customizing their own Lifeguard Towers.
Art on Guard – Lifeguard Tower Model Kit Show
May 29, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Baywatch with David Hasselhoff and Pamela Anderson … well not really. If you’ve been to the beach for a swim, you usually see a lifeguard tower, well this gallery event is Art on Guard, a show of artists building miniature scale Lifeguard Towers. This will be the first show of its kind on the West Coast and it will be held tonight at Woot Bear in San Francisco, CA. Our Retrenders team will be filming the event, so look for our video on our Retrenders’ YouTube channel soon!
Gap HK – Gap Remix Project
May 28, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Another year, another Gap Remix Project.
The concept is re-interpret the iconic Gap logo and the project takes 11 artists from around the globe into making a fresh graphic tee to rock. The 11 artist involved in this year’s Gap Remix is: No. 223 from Beijing, Candy Bird from Taipei, Chocomoo from Tokyo, Fantasista Utamaro from Tokyo, Jessica Hische from San Francisco, Kyle Pierce from San Francisco, Loic Lavenu from Paris, Maud Vantours from Paris, Neville Brody from London, Pose from Chicago, and Quentin Jones from London.
Cloud 9: The Floating Bar Restaurant in Fiji
May 21, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Next travel destination: Fiji. Travel by boat to Cloud 9, the floating bar/restaurant in Fiji. Grab a sweet cocktail, a slice of pizza and some snorkeling in one place.
Drawings of Kids Playing “Star Wars”
May 20, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Reliving your childhood playtime experiences is what artist Craig Davison has done. This is his series of illustrations of kids playing Star Wars. If you have the money to spend, you pick-up one of these limited art pieces by Craig.
PUMA Eyewear S/S 2015
May 11, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Are you looking for cool shades this Spring and Summer 2015 to match your outfit? Well, take a look at PUMA Eyewear’s S/S 2015 lineup.
Free Comic Book Day @ Isotope Comics SF
May 4, 2015 by Leave a Comment
This past Saturday was Free Comic Book Day and we went to one of the best comic book shops in SF – Isotope, The Comic Book Lounge. And it was 10 year-old Ethan Castillo first comic book shop signing event. This talented artist has a knack for drawing Marvel’s web crawler Spider-Man.
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