Last month, The Nike SB Dunk Pro 1985-2011 book was given a quick preview. With a cool cover design featuring the Dunk’s outsole, the book now enjoys a more comprehensive look. The book offers a retrospective look into the history of the Dunk along with some rare imagery involving both its production process and through [...]
Moleskine serve up a behind-the-scenes look into the stationery brand’s approach to how their custom notebooks are made. The process to debossing includes how the tooling is made and how the dry printing process allows Moleskine to apply graphics to their covers. The way in which it works is a metal die with an image [...]
Vans Vault linked up with San Francisco-based artist and designer Scott Barry to produce its limited edition book “Between You and the Ground,” which doubles up as the brand’s lookbook for the Spring 2011 season. The 30-page book features two custom pinwheels highlighting the Dead Stock Canvas Projectwith Ludwig and new styles from Taka Hayashi. [...]
The post-Christmas leg of Reverting to Type will reopen on January 4, 2011. The showcase features the efforts and work of 20 modern day letterpress practitioners from around the world. There’s no need to detail the demise of print, yet exhibitions like Reverting to Type continue the legacy and beauty of printed materials. The exhibition [...]
With a busy 2010 under his belt, Roger Gastman has taken the time between producing Exit Through the Gift Shop and the more recent Sanrio anniversary exhibition to publish the following book titled Tools of Criminal Mischief. The book presents graffiti all the way back to the 1940s and embodies stories that Gastman personally found [...]
Michael Dupouy gives us a peek into the latest cover of “All Gone” as the book embarks on its 5th edition for 2010. Following up last year’s white and red covers, this latest addition will boast a nubuck finish, again offered in a couple of different choices, one more limited than the other. The streetwear [...]
One of the most prominent street artists in 2010, Arkitip welcomes French artist JR to adorn the pages of its 56th issue. With a strong commitment to the betterment in the lives of those less fortunate, the efforts of JR were honored by globally respected humanitarian initiative TED this year. Taking home an award alongside [...]
Gino Iannucci’s skate shop POETS shares what looks to be a comprehensive book offering from Nike SB. In the past, we’ve seen some stellar published works from Nike documenting the sportswear brand’s strong heritage. In this particular instance, the forthcoming Nike SB Dunk Pro set for a 2011 release is preceded by a look into [...]
SNEEZE are in the midst of shipping out their latest issue No. 10 for winter 10/11 titled “The Gift Wrap Issue”. Just in time for the holidays and Christmas, the magazine includes Rinko Kikuchi photographed by Matt Black, VIRUS, Dylan Rieder, Lucien Smith, Chrishell Stubbs, Neckface, Don Letts, Vincent Alvarez and many more. SNEEZE maintains [...]
SILLY THING publication OBSCURA returns for Winter 2010 with its third issue. Featured topics for this latest edition include a visit to the Alden Shoe Factory and features on Lee Kung Man, Kazunori Yamauchi, and Tetsuya Shono. Additional highlights include a Hong Kong sweets tour and style guide for 2011. Look for this latest issue [...]