Parra at Project Space

11 March 2010

As a means of bringing our collective creative pursuits into an experiential environment, Arkitip and Incase have partnered to open Project Space, a unique setting for exhibitions, performances and installations.

Along with original artwork, Project Space will support a limited range of curated products that will rotate based on availability. This will include all special project endeavors from each brand. Project Space stays true to Arkitip’s founding principles: supporting the arts, promoting freedom of expression and making art affordable and accessible.

We are proud to announce our first exhibition at Project Space with Parra.

32-year-old Dutch illustrator and designer Parra has decorated the Amsterdam underground with his playful, bizarre graphics that span a broad base of themes, from introspective to audacious and bawdy. The mostly self-taught artist seems to channel a vintage form with curves, yet with a decidedly modern, post-pop approach. His vibrant and often humorous images feature a distinctive, hand-drawn feel, and can be seen printed on various exhibitions around the globe—club flyers, record sleeves and billboards—as well as silk screened on tees and sweaters.

Parra’s characteristic style has also extended into his music career with electro-rock group Le Le. Their most popular track “Breakfast” features Parra’s typography and imagery set in motion to the song’s pulsating beats and comical (and slightly naughty) lyrics.

Please join us for…

Yes, Yes, Yes
Works of Art by Parra

1 April – 30 April 2010

Opening reception
Thursday 1 April 2010
19:00 – 23:00 PST

Project Space
603 North La Brea Avenue
Los Angeles CA 90036
+1 323 938 8818 Telephone

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Yo! Tel

10 March 2010

After the thirteen hour nonstop flight from Los Angeles to London I stopped at the Yotel, a Japanese capsule style hotel designed after the British Airways first class sleeper cabins.  Another sucessful idea from Simon Woodroffe.  Available for now only at Heathrow, Gatwick, and Schiphol…but I’m sure there will be plenty more popping up soon. Exactly what I needed.

Comeback Train

9 March 2010

New York (Chinatown Newswire) — The Chinatown Soccer Club benefited from the successive comebacks of several veteran players over the past few days, the Newswire has learned.

“I’m delighted to have all these guys [see below] available again and they should help keep us going during the busy spring season,” Coach Stochl said.

Meanwhile, midfielder Dan Morales signed a rolling one-year contract extension in keeping with the club’s policies for players over the age of 40.

CSC legend and West Coast transplant Charlie Becker joined the club for two training sessions while visiting from Los Angeles.

Defender Jason “Goods” Goodman returned to full training after finally shaking a nagging toe injury while eccentric Ecuadorian midfield magician Papi Lopez visibly stepped up his game following a short trip to Mexico.

Hard-nosed center backs Peter “The Beard” Sutherland and Marco “The Berlin Wall” Spier made it back to the Stanton Street ground after business engagements in Uganda and Berlin, respectively.

The return of goalie Todd Lawton strengthened Coach Stochl’s options between the posts.

Morales sported a customized jersey to celebrate his big birthday.

Save McLaren Park

9 March 2010

Turn this dump into bike jumps!

Back in the 1970s, San Francisco’s McLaren Park was the raddest place to BMX in NorCal.

Today, sections of the park are a decaying asphalt wasteland, used only for dumping garbage and broken furniture. A new petition proposes to take out the trash, remove the asphalt, and bring back the dirt bikes.

The park restoration would feature beginner to advanced level bike features such as flowing trails, berms, progressive table top jumps, dirt jumps, wooden ladders, wall rides, a pump track, picnic areas and much more radness!

If it’s completed, McLaren Bike Park will be the only designated bicycle skills area in San Francisco. Show your support!

_BR

Skitsch by Apartamento

9 March 2010

Spent the last two months working tightly with the amazing Andy Rementer on a special editorial project for Milanese brand SKITSCH. A small publication which will be released on March 25 in London, during their new UK store opening, and Apartamento European readers will find inside their copy from late April. Just got this pic from our AD Omar Sosa at the printer and it’s looking really good!

Postcard

9 March 2010

Our old friend Klaus Hansen sent us this to tell us he had a great trip down to Hamburg last week.

Karl.

Experiment No. 1: Rocket Launch

8 March 2010

One of three video shorts created by Incase and film collective Ghost Robot.

Babel Tales

8 March 2010

Peter Funch is a Danish photographer living and working in NYC.

Check out more of his images at www.peterfunch.com

BSS

Iverson…..

6 March 2010

This says it all…..AI was at his best when he was paired with the ball…..

You couldnt take anything away from him during those 48 minutes…..he was one of the best and hands down my favorite…..he was the essence of the city of brotherly love and every kid out there who lived the struggle…..

As he deals with personal family issues he has decided to step away from the one thing that gave him peace…..

I wish him peace in whatever he does after basketball…..and the best for him and his family…..

Thanks Gary Land for hooking me up with the photo…..

Magic/Bird…..

6 March 2010

Golden age of basketball…..

Well my generation’s golden age…..

Great piece on both men…..as both competitor and athlete…..

A must see…..

Dilla Doc

6 March 2010

Feb 10 was the anniversary of the death of Jay Dee and Stussy presented this documentary recently, which I think is great. wish we had some footage of Dilla himself instead of only talking head doc footage but maybe there is a good reason for that?

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