7 Jul
Quite likely the first fixed-gear bike inspired by boardshorts

The Livery Design Gruppe’s (LDG) custom-created Phantom 4D bicycle is the latest in the capsule collection collaboration between the design company and Hurley. The award-winning Phantom Boardshorts inspired the Phantom 4D project, which Hurley launched in June in response to increased performance demands. The tech advanced Phantom Boardshorts incorporated Nike Flywire technology and feature a […]


21 Jun
Tim Lahan's tees entertain while making (bizarre) statements

From AOL to Nike, GOOD to Bloomberg, Tim Lahan has worked for many clients from various industries. His New York-based studio Trademark is his way of getting out his at times twisted messages while making a quick buck. Hey, if you can make some money off of making a pigeon look like Mr. T, wouldn’t […]


20 Jun
Sneakerheads rejoice to the look of a clean pair of kicks

If you have friends with a collection of sneakers that number in the three digits, this might be a gift they’ll appreciate. The Premium Sneaker Solution set from Jason Markk was created for those who seek to make that pair of limited edition Nike Dunks or Converse Poorman Weapons as clean today as the day […]


28 Apr
The quintessential 90s cross trainer gets a rebirth

Oh boy, this is one of those re-issues that you wait so long for you kind of get to the point that you don’t think it’s ever going to happen, so you resign yourself to a dull, vice-less life. It’s like you wake up after 20 years of marriage, and all of a sudden your […]


29 Mar
Don Draper, Kurt Cobain and Damien Hirst sell Nikes

New York graffiti artist Katsu has been bombing NYC with a series of Fake Ads, subverting Nike and MoMa adverts with the likenesses of everyone from Bill Murry, Morrissey and Jay-Z to Steve Jobs, Chief Wiggum and Damien Hirst. He’s also producing a limited run of signed and framed prints available for purchase at Katsu […]


28 Mar
A documentary on the creative minds behind advertising culture

Yesterday I caught the film Art & Copy by Doug Pray, his latest documentary in a career dissecting underground art forms that end up heavily influencing mainstream culture. But unlike his previous films (Surfwise, Scratch, Hype!), Art & Copy is about one of the most mainstream and pervasive forms of art there is: advertising. The […]


4 Feb
Ozkar Gorgias celebrates anniversary with sneaker exhibit

French street artist and photographer Ozkar Gorgias celebrated his 12 years of graffiti artistry by photographing all the sneakers he wore while creating his art. Each sneaker represents one of those dozen years spent jumping fences, scaling walls and climbing bridges, and the work can be found above (a larger shot in the gallery below). […]


10 Dec
Celebrating the City of Angels

The NIKE LA Destroyers event went down last night at the old Bank of America building in downtown Los Angeles during the city’s ever hectic Art Walk. Curated by artist Erik Siador, the idea of the Los Angeles celebrating exhibit was to take 11 LA-based artists and have them create artwork inspired by 11 LA-based […]