Maion, resonating through the meaning of “angel of Self-Discipline”; this form of pure strength
and organic harmony-flow through waves of design, inspiration and structure.
Maion inspires self-control by working hard. Through self-control; creation, harmony, and discipline
form a trinity of strength and self-discipline, unbreakable yet fragile. A soulful spirit, to emulate and
revere through the eyes of the universe.
I really need to ask Danny Roldan how much time he spends on his customs. The detailing is always so precise. What I love most about this munny submission is the underlying faint splash of pink on the back side. It can be missed easily as the multitude of patterns take center stage. But once spotted, one can only grin and think how brilliant the placement is.
Co owner of Roarockit Skateboard company, Ted Hunter, gets credit for building this set of stairs. The company is known to host DIY skate deck classes and introducing its “Thin Air Press” technology. At a first glance, the skate decks are visually stunning. And on top of that, they prove that the decks being built with the utmost in quality. On a different note, I’m curious as to why one side of the decks are concave to begin with?
Gavin Watson’s photographs have been hailed by Terry Richardson and were the visual inspiration for last year’s This is England. His newest book, Skins & Punks comes out next month and it is beautiful. More than a document of youth culture in 1980s Britain, Skins & Punks is a document of exuberant youth.
Set against the gray tones of Thatcher-led England the working-class kids in these photos pop off of the page in a way that could only be captured by one of them. That one was young Gavin who at the age of 13 decided to buy a camera instead of the binoculars he had been coveting. Right around that time, Watson also started to get into Two-Tone and skinhead culture. This book digs into his archives and, with little in the way of text, tells the story of Gavin and his pals from 1978-85.
Working-class England always took special pride in its appearance and the skins in this book illustrate this perfectly. Classic brands like Doc Marten, Fred Perry, Levi Strauss, Ben Sherman, Crombie are all over this book making it worth checking out if only for the fashion.
To commemorate Lego’s Miniman’s 30th anniversary, Go Miniman Go has teamed up with Gizmodo to create the Go Miniman Go Challenge. Three of Lego’s directors have brought forth their best representation of what Lego’s Miniman is all about. The challenge is open to the public for anyone to create their own Miniman video clip. Go Miniman Go has provided a link for anyone to download and create their own posters and movies. Entries can be emailed and submitted a blog post on their site. Hop over to Gizmodo for the entire set of rules and prizes. Meanwhile watch the above clip.
Mishka continually proves why the Bear Mop logo is such a great concept. The above tee marks the 6th piece in the Fall 2008 preview and by far the best. Several seasons ago, I thought the 3m on black shirt was a bold statement. This space themed one is a comparable t-shirt if not better. Look for this to drop really soon.
Visual artist, Alexandre Orion, executed a technique known as reverse graffiti to fill a tunnel in Sao Paolo, Brasil with his skulls. On top of functioning as an urban art piece, the skulls are a reminder to those that drive through the underpass of how pollution is affecting us as a whole. The imagery and message is simply amazing. The question is how can this be considered vandalism when the artist is reverse graffiti is pretty synonymous to cleaning?
Hideo Kambara of KDDI au’s concept Ply Phone is part cell, part printer and and even part projector. Towards the left hand side of the phone are tabs that allow one to access all of the phone’s core functions. I’m a bit surprised that the Ply doesn’t function as a pmp as well. Then again with a printer and projector at one’s disposal in such a small package, playing music and video may be too much to ask. I’m not certain if this concept would ever make it to production stage. However, it would be fun to see how well it performs as a mini printer and projector.
The signature bear mop logo has been reincarnated in many different ways. We’ve seen an arkanoid bear mop tee, the recent grid mop, 3m and all over. It truly is a concept that can be recycled and fans won’t mind one bit. The above shirt is the latest revamp of Mishka’s famed logo. Except with this go, the bear mop appears in the form of an actual organism. And of course the staff had to give the new logo a bit of hazing. Dubbed the Guts Mop shirt, this is one of the tees available this coming Fall.
