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In honor of the new DGPH site and Molestown online game launching, DGPH presents MOSTRO, their first 2009 exhibition in Argentina. The show will feature over 40 new pieces with a kaiju theme on different types of wood. Check it out April 1st at Diente de Oro, a whiskey bar and gallery, in Buenos Aires.
Continue reading...Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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The all-star lineup includes: the Grass Hut Corp (see image above), Jon Burgerman, TADO, Shawnimals, Dehara, Reach, Abe Lincoln Jr., Peskimo, MCA, Nakanari, Stephan Britt, Nanospore, KOA, Jeremyville, DGPH and many more.
Continue reading...Monday, October 13, 2008
This was one of the most "pure fun" art shows I've seen in a while. It must be pretty hard to hang plush in a gallery setting, but they pulled it off with good lighting and a cool backdrop. Credit to Katie and G1988 for an awesome show and inviting me in early to take pictures. Art toys abounded, but no one was taking themselves too seriously between the spooky muzak and Kaiju Big Battel's psychedelic presence. It's also always great to see (in person) art by international designers I write about (like Tim Tsui, the inimitable Doktor A and DGPH to name a few), and it's also nice to watch local artists like Leecifer and Anna Chambers have their pieces snatched up quickly. For those who couldn't make it (the show runs through November 1st), enjoy a virtual tour below.
Continue reading...Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Custom plush and vinyl monsters are coming to G1988 in San Francisco TONIGHT. There will be an opening reception from 7-10PM with at least a handful of artists present. The furry frightfest is a global gallery from Hong Kong, The Netherlands, Germany, Australia and beyond. Monsters were created by Brandt Peters, Leecifer, Dan Goodsell, Tim Tsui, Kathie Olivas, kaNO, Jesse Hernandez...BE THERE!
Continue reading...Tuesday, September 2, 2008
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Check out the nearly 60 Sharky customs including art by Brent Nolasco, Duncan Poon, KaNo, Banana Virus, Jeremiah Ketner, DrilOne, NEMO, Mr. Shane Jessup, Touma, MCA, Phu!, Heidi Kenney, Marka27, Jesse Hernandez, Shawnimals, Huck Gee, Annie Owens, Betso...
Continue reading...Monday, August 18, 2008
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Last week I wrote about the big Nike Sportswear Store launch that took place in Mexico City, Mexico where the new clothing hot spot celebrated with art from Joe Ledbetter, Jason Maloney, Jesse Reno, Bigfoot, Carlos Ramos, Tixinda, Yurievi (Popwhore) and 123Klan. Well, that wasn’t the only South American celebration of the Nike Sportwear line [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, July 30, 2008
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The SOFT&FURRY project collaboration is now under way. They’ve got a mix of 30+ international and national artists and 20+ local artists set to customize LOOFT, DOO, and GROOND. The international roster includes some heavy hitters from all over: Dave White – www.davewhite.me.uk (United Kingdom) DeadVolt – www.deadvoltage.com (Denmark) DGPH – www.dgph.com.ar (Argentina) HelloHikimori – www.hellohikimori.com (France) ILK - [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, July 30, 2008
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Opening on August 22nd, the same night as the Crazy 4 Cult 2 show but on the opposite coast will be the House of Liu Customs Show at APW in New York City. If you could make both events, I’d be REALLY impressed. A variety of artist such as Julie West, Shawnimals, Kerry Lee, Jim [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, July 29, 2008
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Remember these KAWS ankle socks? Perhaps it’s time to kick off your shoes and kick off a trend, because Argentine design duo DGPH has released 4 colorways of socks. Each pair is about $10 and sized between 36 and 42 EUR. The exclusive colors are: green from DPGH pink from Japan LA black from Funkrush grey from My [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, July 1, 2008
The best part of writing about toys isn’t always the toys themselves. Often, the toy is just one platform within a rich mediascape in which designers make their marks. These days, urban and pop artists design skate desks, clothing and housewares. I recently blogged about Infectious car art and Pop Clings wall decals and noticed [...]
Continue reading...Friday, June 20, 2008
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Some things are worth the wait. adfunture is finally out with some new must haves by Dalek and DGPH. The ten inch Teddy Tropp is by the artist Dalek. He retails for seventy bucks and is a limited edition of 1000. His removable helmet unveils blood shot eyes, being a Teddy Trooper is hard work! Also out [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, June 17, 2008
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Villains…we love to hate them. Every story needs a proper villain, and sometimes the villain can outshine the hero. An upcoming group show at Pink Ghost Gallery explores our fascination with villains. Villians & More Villians opens on June 21, and the reception starts at 7pm. The gallery will provide free cupcakes and music by [...]
Continue reading...Monday, June 16, 2008
Even if your living room is made up of 5 Detolfs and a Karlstad, it doesn’t have to look like an IKEA catalog. Pop Cling aims to do for your house what Infectious [blogged] is doing for your car: that is, cover its plain and ordinary surfaces with vinyl slices of urban and pop art. [...]
Continue reading...Friday, May 23, 2008
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I read about this great project [via Clutter in the UK] too late to get in on it. Selling was to start today at 9PM, and I thought, great I’ve got several hours to scrape up £25. Too bad that’s 9PM GMT. Everything was gone by 9AM PST (when I checked), if not much earlier. However, [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, April 22, 2008
I heart Moo.com. In the parlance of Wired Magazine: Hallmark = Expired E-cards = Tired Moo cards = Wired What are Moo cards? With a clean and user-friendly interface, UK-based Moo.com lets you make your own mini business cards, greeting cards, note cards, postcards and sticker books. They offer a selection of readymade products by urban designers, as well [...]
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Monday, March 30, 2009
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