Bloom Box…Changing the Game
Super interesting, and encouraging, if this succeeds the benefits could be endless…
Harvest by Haroshi ‘Skate & Destroy’
Absolutely Amazing!!! All made from recycled skateboard decks, HARVEST by haroshi just showcased years of work at their exhibition ‘Skate & Destroy’ at the PLSMIS Gallery in Tokyo.
“Skate decks eventually see its life shortened by snapping, cracking and/or wearing out. Purchasing new decks is a never ending cycle and this was evident by the tower of old decks that were reaching to the ceiling of my room. We can’t throw away these decks because they hold sentimental meanings to us. I looked at these unusable decks every day and thought there must be something I can make with these. I decided to make some accessories with the old decks and this was the birth of Harvest. The works of Harvest are through the perspectives of a skater and as an artist. As a skater, I want to take responsibility of reusing skateboards when they were no longer useable. Also, as an artist I want to explore the possibilities of what can be done with skateboards. We see the care and effort that a skater can have for his/her deck and we also acknowledge the origins of a skateboard. We believe that if the small things we do can connect to sustainability then we’re doing something right. We’d be satisfied in our effort when people look at products and start thinking of ways to recycle.”
‘The Lost Art of Inglourious Basterds’
“SA Studios Global’s Film Marketing Division has teamed up with Quentin Tarantino, Upper Playground and The Weinstein Company to present, ‘The Lost Art of Inglourious Basterds’. When it was first being promoted, some of the people behind Inglourious Basterds teamed up with Upper Playground to create a number of commissioned pieces based on the film. The resulting batch of artwork included images by Alex Pardee, Grotesk, David Choe, Morning Breath, and many more…None of them ever saw the light of day. Now, they will be released as VERY limited art prints to benefit the victims of the earthquake in Haiti. Each print will have a tiny edition of 6, will be signed by Quentin Tarantino, and they will be priced at $300. All proceeds will benefit the American Red Cross. They will become available Thursday, February 18th from 6pm-9pm at the Los Angeles Upper Playground store (125 E. 6th St.).” Loving all of the support the art world is showing Haiti, prints look insane too…
Morning Breath
Grotesk
Alex Pardee
David Choe
Dave Kinsey ‘Black Diamond’
Dave Kinsey and Blk/Mrkt Gallery will be dropping another really nice looking print at a random time tomorrow (Fri. Feb 19th). Black Diamond is a 22 x 18 inch 4-color screenprint, with an edition of 120. Stay tuned here, this will sell out for sure…
Online Store
We FINALLY got our online store up!! Check it here and grab some gear. We are in the works of putting out some new product in the next couple of months so stayed tuned!!
Square For IPhone
Square is not fully available yet, but if it works the way it says, this thing is freakin dope! It uses a small headphone port-connecting card reader and an accompanying iPhone app to allow you to accept credit, debit, and pre-paid gift card payments anywhere you have an Internet connection. The customer signs with their finger, and can even have the receipt sent directly to their e-mail account. Insane! Check it here.
Simpsons x Coca Cola
Cool Coke commercial featuring the Simpsons…
Dip & Squeeze Heinz Ketchup
Awesome design coming from Heinz. These new packets will satisfy the dipper and squeezer in everyone, as well as holding 3 times as much ketchup as traditional packets…
G-Shock ‘Go Green’ Project
3 really nice looking G-Shock will be released in February commemorating Earth Day’s 40th Anniversary. The series is compromised of 3 new G-Shock styles built with 100% recycled paper packaging, advanced solar technology and Earth Day inspired color ways…
L5 IPhone Remote
Dope accesory for IPhone, the L5 iPhone Remote is a dock-connecting accessory with companion app that let’s you build your own interface using a library of buttons within the app, and then use the on-screen remote to control any numerous of products…
