From now on, every season Carhartt will publish a Brand Book featuring seasonal styles, advertising and its creators, artists, collaborations, Carhartt stores, events and activities within the Carhartt circle.
The first issue of the Carhartt Brand Book is in stores now.
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Benny Gold, talented graphic designer and Benny Gold brand owner, got a an interview with the known creative magazine, Computer Arts. Check it out!
souce: Computer Arts
New York streetwear brand, 10.Deep releases the 2nd delivery of its Spring 2009 “Nineteen Ninety-Now!” collection. Entitled as “Keep It Moving”, this second delivery shows inspiration of the “everything goes” ethos of New York City couriers from the 90s. Click here to see the “Keep It Moving” lookbook.
source and pics: 10.Deep
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Long Distance Calling, a five-piece from Germany’s Münster region launch their second album, “Avoid The Light”. The album is out now on Superball Music and promises everything you find yourself looking for without avail in most contemporary bands.
source and full press release: www.myspace.com/longdistancecalling
promo photo by Bernd Schwabedissen
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Arkitip issue 51 will be featuring artist Shepard Fairey‘s work. Celebrating 20 years of his seminal “Obey” campaign, Arkitip 51 will be a limited issue edition completed with packaging and issue supplement. Available Summer ’09. More details on Arkitip web page.
source and pic: Arkitip
The Hundreds released they’re Summer ’09 footwear collection. Check them out!
source and pic: The Hundreds
A Bathing Ape have released new polo shirts. The Polo shirts are part of they’re Summer ‘09 collection witch already includes t-shirts, mesh caps, new shoe colours and watches. You check them here.
source and pic: A Bathing Ape
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Jay Shapiro, a skateboarder and musician, and Claire Bigbie, an interior designer, turned a Victorian in San Francisco’s Noe Valley into a skater’s dream house. thats what happen when Skaters Grow Up.
source: envelopead.com and The New York Times
Portuguese Artists Ram and Dirty Cop are presenting “Lisbon Safari”.
from the trash of the streets of Lisbon to art.
Working during the week – exhibiting their works on the weekends.
at Bairro Alto – Lisbon.
17 to 19 Apr; 24 to 26 Apr; 1 to 3 May; 8 to 10 May
Fridays and Saturdays from 22h-1h, Sundays from 16h-19h
www.lisbonsafari.blogspot.com
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Carhart presented a new limited edition deck as surprise-present to they’re long time team rider Pontus Alv. This limited edition board is called the “LIFE ITSELF” and only 100 were made. With graphics by Stefan Marx and hand numbered, the board it’s an 8” wide.
info: Carhart
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It looks like Vestal will soon be launching “Vestal Vision”… eyewear on the way.
a sneak inside the intimacy of Dirty Cop´s Bunker…
Dirty Cop stencil master is a sniper in street-art doing bu$ine$$ around the area of Bairro Alto – Lisboa…
inside those walls BU$INE$$ IS BU$INE$$
come in and be a voyeur…
check DIRTY COP art here:
dc-dirtycop.blogspot.com
www.flickr.com/photos/dirtycop/
After Two years in the making, its finally available the Nixon’s new headphone collection.
San Francisco skateshop FTC presents their new collab deck with ESOW. Born and raised in Tokyo, ESOWcame across graffiti in the 80s and has since devoted his time to the fusion of traditional Japanese Yamoto-e art and graffiti. A painter and pro-skater with a love for bikes, ESOW is considered a legendary Japanese street icon. He is best known for his unique characters and is regarded as one of the best character illustrators in the Japanese graffiti scene.
For FTC, ESOW created both a skateboard deck and a matching t-shirt. Both items will be released on the 1st of April.
Beer lovers, Obey just released a limited edition Posse beer mug! They’re now available through their online shop.
1000cm x 52cm rolls of wallpaper by Jon Burgerman that you can colour in for yourself.
Incase teamed up with professional skateboarder and four-time X Games medalist Paul Rodriguez, to create a special collection of Skateboard Bags. the Paul Rodriguez Signature Collection merge skateboard-specific design with sophisticated materials and construction in a beautiful design and functionality.
SIDETRACK FILMS presents a MANZANITA BROS. production. In association with PERCEPTION MEDIA and BLACKLAKE PRODUCTIONS.
Against the cliché idea that “growing up” usually mean to no longer be creative, the movie/documentary Beautiful Losers lead us to the world of a few like-minded people coming together to create something new and original…
source: Designspotter
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Luxe, DVS premium collection, presents a limited edition collaboration with Ray-Ban. The chosen models were Luxe’s “Standard Lo” and Ray-Ban’s classic “Wayfarer”. Combining black and brown colors, the Ray-Ban’s feature a custom interior frame that will match the Standard lo footbed. The sneakers feature a premium leather upper mixed with mesh and a viva suede sockliner.
Atlas skateshop decided to do a deck in honer of Barack Obama. This board is a limited edition and only 50 are available at Atlas.
source: Atlas skateshop
MADE FOR SKATE: The Illustrated History of Skateboard Footwear, is the name of the book that will be released in January 2009 telling the exclusive stories behind many of the shoes that carried skateboarding throught its colourful history. Nike SB teamed up with MADE FOR SKATE to celebrate the launch of the book, and togehter they will present an extensive exhibition including rare and special pieces of skateboard footwear and their backgroung stories.
don´t miss “Encounters” exhibition from amazing artists Paulo Arraiano and Leonor Morais at YRON Gallery.
from January 15th to March 7th.
Gallery Location: Rua de São Bento, 170 - 1200-123 Lisboa – Portugal
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VSP, the collective work of seven writers – HBSR81, Hium, Klit, Mar, Ram, Time and Vhils.
started in 2005, this collective has been presenting every year amazing events around their art concept.
this year the exhibition is located at Bairro Alto, Rua do Norte nº 105 ( Lisboa ) presenting graffiti, custom objects, photography, installations, and other graphic arts.
for more info go to: www.visualstreetperformance.com
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Pro skateboarder/artist Ed Templeton and artist Matt Leines have teamed up for an art exhibition entitled of Map Of The Inner War. Templeton presents over 250 new works including painting, sculpture, photography, and works on paper, while Leines plays with cut-out forms. The exhibition lasts until December 13 at the Roberts and Tilton gallery in Los Angeles.
Source: the art collectors
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Converse and Barneys joined forces to create a perforated premium leather Chuck Taylor version. These sneakers come in white, black/gold and red colorways and feature a clean look.
source: Complex
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Skateboarding legend Mark Gonzales decided to give a new fall look to his Doley Slip-ons. The result is a canvas laced up Doley featuring his artwork with a clean look. These customisable looking sneakers are part of the Adidas Skateboarding fall collection.
source: Active mailorder
With the Summer around the corner, 
