With a name inspired by "Beat" Takeshi and products inspired by old school video games, Office Lendorff make some funky scarves, hats and bags. Think pixelly graphics in 3 tone 8 bit type colors. Stay warm and geeky at the same time! Via Boing Boing!
If I were a girl, I'd find every excuse I could to wear wellies out even when it doesn't rain, especially ones that look as good as these by Plueys. Celebrate the rain as they put it, in some cutesey style as well. Via BIGperk.
Update: Apparently also available at Eggthree at Erskine road in Singapore? Thank you anonymous!
That's the Tank Theory Dungeons belt buckle up above, an interesting piece of cast bronze you can use to get that old school medieval look. Via NOTCOT.ORG.
PMKFA is Michael Thorsby, a Tokyo based Swede who mixes the best of Scandinavian minimalism, retro flair and the bleeding edge of contemporary style. His latest collection of shirts, It's Our Thing, in collaboration with printers Sweatshop Union is simply to die for. If you browse through his website, you'll be impressed by the depth of his work. From wall drawings to tees and logotypes, the lines are oh so crisp and clean that the detail on the prints and shirts really shows. The use of computers in graphic design is absolute today, yet Thorsby manages to sneak in a lot of handdrawn effects into the work, which gives a lovely human touch to it all.
Throughout his portfolio, Thorsby shows a definite love for playing around with perspective in his logotypes. Whilst this isn't necessarily new, his application of color and texture make it so. Combined with some Hip-hop references, 80s style layouts and a certain cutesy humour, his graphics make you feel like you time warped back to the future. Check out this Pingmag interview which does a much better job than me, obviously.
Oh before I forget, you can order shirts from the latest collection by sending an email to itsourthing@pmkfa.com.
Via Jeansnow.
FrüFrü & Tigerlily is a Singaporean online fashion store. You'll find some lovely and unique pieces of clothing and accessories which are a heady mix of retro 60s 70s styling with very modern and contemporary touches. The designer is Ginette Chittick, who sings in local electronica band, Astreal. All the items are made in small runs, so quantities are limited. They ship to some overseas locales as well.
Oddica is a newish online tee company with a unique approach. Their shirts are designed by a wide range of artists that cover the gamut of different styles. What's interesting is the emphasis on the artist. They use a commission model and artists gain royalties and share in the company's profits and equity, amongst other perks. The American Apparel shirts are printed with water based inks to get a softer touch, as they say and the prints are funny, thought-provoking, gritty, cute and cool.
The one on top is Ghost Cameras by Gary Gao, a brilliant combination of old dusty cameras and the ghosts that live among them and adore them. The other one below is Mutiny on the Mallard, by Kenneth Lavallee, with some little people taking over what appears to be a hollowed out wooden duck, or maybe a real duck.
Via Preshrunk.
I really feel like PUMA is making all the right waves at the moment. Just browsing through a concept store the other day, I was pretty impressed with their line up of stuff. Hokusai print totes and a jeans collaboration with Evisu are among the highlights of their current collection. Then there's the very music inspired streetwear collection. The detailing is really fine on all the stuff, with great stitching on their tees and jackets, lovely little colored tags sticking out. And there's already all the various other big name collaborations with Neil Barrett, Christy Turlington, Yasuhiro Mihara, Phillipe Starck and Alexander McQueen. PLUS the prices are very very competitive. I'm compelled to shell out some dosh for a pair of grey Lab IIs with lime green sole and accents.
I guess its no surprise that a Puma kitted Italy won the World Cup as well what with them being all over the place. Or is there some undercurrent here...?
Ooh, check out this bike collabo with Biomega as well.
Rokko Foyer is Johannes Breyer and Marco Werth, two guys outta Germany that make some nice tees. They only have 3 designs at the moment but I really like Cash Mouth. Via Josh Spear.
Angry Retail comes out of Dubin, Ireland and they sell a good range of tees and assorted stuff. I say stuff because they even have a weighing scale. They blend a good sense of humour with a good sense of graphics and it comes out well in all the stuff they have. Edgy but cute and most definitely cool. The name is a bit of a misnomer but it still somehow fits. If you miraculously understand whatever I've just said, then you'll definitely get their stuff!
Via Josh Spear.
