Complex’s August/September Style & Design Issue is burning up newsstands this week with a bunch of pretty ladies and awesomeness in the world of—yup, you guessed it—Style and Design. Brian Donnelly, A.K.A. KAWS, collaborated with N.E.R.D. on Complex’s 2008 Style & Design cover story, so this time around we decided to profile the artist in our regular interview series “The Shotcaller.” Donnelly has had a breakout year, with gallery shows in NY and L.A., artwork on Kanye’s 808’s & Heartbreak, and a recent collabo with Japanese illustrator Hajime Sorayama.
We just put the uncut interview with KAWS online, where he speaks on Sorayama, Clipse, working with Supreme and BAPE, and new projects on tap. We also put together an exclusive bonus video that features a smoking hot model making out with the KAWS x Hajime Sorayama x Medicom/Original Fake NO FUTURE COMPANION figure…
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And just like that, Australian T-shirt king Schwipe is finished. Fuck. [Schwipe]
Kanye and Spike Jonze will release the 10-minute a short film/music video for ‘ye’s song, “See You in my Nightmares” on September 8th. [We Love You So]
We usually reserve these posts for interesting/cool moments in style and design, but sometimes it’s important to call out the A-holes. If you’re going to shit on Helvetica, do something awesome, not some idiotic T-Shirt, thanks. [whitezine]
Afro-centricity is so 1989? The great Dane Henrik Vibskov begs to differ. [Slam x Hype]
Rick Klotz could be the most awesome guy in this whole streetwear game. [The Hundreds]
The eN eS dubs Varsity jackets are worth selling your firstborn. [Hypebeast]
Winogrand, Weegie, Boogie. Nils Jorgensen. Awesome. [nilsjorgensen]
Mishka teams up with the UK homie French on a new T and art show. This guy is the shit, check his work here.
The British company Surface View will be collab-ing with the Royal Photographic Society on a new set of wallpaper/murals later this month. Eddie Muybridge what up. [Moco Loco]
Fuck yo’ graf T-Shirt brand. INSA is a whole ‘nother level. [Sneaker Freaker]
Mark Jenkins’ install at the FAME festival in Grottaglie Italy is something else. [Slam x Hype]
Barnes and Noble free Wi-Fi! hahahahaha. [Gizmodo]
This is some serious design shit. [The most amazing website on the Internet]
Images surfaced yesterday of the Damien Hirst -designed TREK bike that Lance Armstrong will be riding in the eighth stage of the Tour de France bike race next week. The bike, like most things Hirst is attached to, is impressive, and the graphics look like they were created by a crazy man. To put it lightly, Hirst is a crazy man. Crazy paid, that is.
The name “Damien Hirst” is famous, and perhaps you posted his Supreme skateboard collaboration to your blogspot/Twitter and pretended to know his deal. Or maybe you copped that 10Deep T-shirt (?). Dude is actually pretty awesome, and just in case you find yourself pulling a blank when the British homie gets brought up in conversation, we figured we’d break down the bullet points for you. Hit the jump and get educated on Damien Hirst’s most iconic/interesting work so next time you sneak into a gallery function for the free Krug you’ll be all set.
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Ron Artest’s head game is vicious. We mean his hair designs. Don’t kill us, Ron-Ron.
Haters call Ron Artest a head case. Complex agrees that his head needs to be examined, but not because QB’s finest is some kind of dangerous unhinged manimal who’ll punch you in the face and force you to listen to Allure albums. With a fresh Houston Rockets logo shaved into his head for the 2009 NBA Playoffs, Ron-Ron is keeping the proud NBA tradition of hair designs alive.
They’re like temporary head tattoos for anyone who worries that a Starbury logo on their dome might not be the look they want at 40. In honor of Artest’s super cut, Complex looks back at some of the most unforgettable slam dunk designs we’ve seen in the NBA over the years…
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Trek actually planned the District colorway to match our infamous Complex dugout jacket. So we think.
While going “green” isn’t always easy, a great way to reduce your carbon footprint is by riding a bicycle instead of driving. Sounds simple, but if you live in a major city, you really have no excuse not to get a bike. So what kind? The ballyhooed fixed-gear movement has become trendy recently, but consider fixed-gears the allover prints of the bicycle world. It makes better sense to invest in something like the all-new Trek District bike, which hits stores in the first week of April.
Our buddy Erik from Trek stopped by last week to give us a sneak-peek at the District, and it is a thing of beauty. But looks aside, what makes it special is that it’s Trek’s first single-speed, belt-drive (i.e. no chain) bicycle. The District has specs and parts to satisfy bicycle enthusiasts while being user-friendly enough that your mom would have no trouble riding it. Uh, pause. Every aspect of the District has been well thought-out and executed with careful attention to detail. At $929, it may cost a grip, but think of it as a lifetime investment'as long as it doesn’t get jacked. For a detailed look at the features of the District, and as a bonus, some pics of the Trek x KAWS bike for Lance Armstrong, see below…
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Apparently Microsoft read our “How to fix the monster” post, and had Common do some T-shirts to make them cool by association. Does this mean that he’s a PC? Homie is riiiiiiich! [Microsoft?]
Hey Leah, nice holiday line. If you need some more ideas just Google Barbara Kruger. Sorry. We think the stuff is dope, but this is the Internet, so no one reads it unless we take shots. [Hypebeast]
Speaking of T-shirts, and The Hundreds (from the snowboard post), Brooklyn Dom gets the Adam Bomb logo stoned. [The Hundreds]
New Apple in-ear headphones. Sweet! [Gizmodo]
Dan Colen gum puzzle available at Colette. [Slam x Hype]
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Hey! Buy this T-shirt. It’s a collab between Craig Metzger (artist and former creative director of eS and Instant Winner/Acapulco Gold) and the Mountain. If you don’t know, he was doing sneaker collabs with Invisible:Man before anyone in the blogosphere knew who Andrew Lee was. The shirt is for a good cause too: $5 from each purchase goes to the NRDC. [Enginesystem]
KozynDan, the great married art duo, just dropped a collab with Puma. We would have liked to see more of the art, but these are cool. [Highsnobiety]
Lacoste has been getting blog hype with the Stash shoes, which is great. If you’re buying though, check these Missouri’s in black by Shoes Up. Very nice. [Nice Kicks]
Let Banksy draw on your house, cash in for double! [Slam x Hype]
December SB launch images. Yawn. When can we get to June? That’s when the fire hits. [Hypbeast]
If you're looking to add another set of balls (PAUSE) to your Sunday Football experience, you might want to cop these luxury sport-inspired seats from German company VIP Seating.
A step-up from usual sport-themed furniture, the seats are hooked up in top-notch nappa leather, chromium and other highbrow materials that will impress both your Budweiser guzzling friends and your interior decorator jump-off. Chairs are available in basketball, volleyball, golf, tennis and soccer. The distribution is sketchy for now, but if you're looking to inquire, hit up sales@vipseating.de. See the full set of chairs below…
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For some obsessive artists and designers, it’s hard not to see everything through the lens of Pantone. No matter what they come across, there’s a subconscious tendency to match its hue up with its respective number from the Pantone Matching System. Well now those OCD color freaks can even use the Pantone system to tell time with a new clock called Pantime.
Created by a UK college student named James Beattie, the Pantime replaces traditional clock numbers with an array of colors and corresponding PMS numbers, starting with “012 C” (the Pantone number for yellow). While there’s no evidence of a rip-off, the Pantime is strangely similar to the Chromachron, a watch designed by Tian Harlan in the 1970s. Check out a close-up of the Pantime, as well as the O.G. Chromachron, below…
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