Sunday, June 30, 2019
ART: BEYOND THE STREETS NEW YORK Spotlights Over 150 Works by Iconic Graffiti Artists
BEYOND THE STREETS now makes its way to New York City’s Brooklyn borough to launch an even more massive exhibition than its inaugural Los Angeles installment last year. Taking over two floors of the new Twenty Five Kent building in Williamsburg, the sprawling street art showcase boasts original artworks, sculptures, paintings, and installations by over 150 international artists including Futura, Shepard Fairey, Vhils, Felipe Pantone, MADSAKI, Takashi Murakami, REVOK, among others.
Highlighted presentations include MADSAKI’s second-floor space that features towering paintings and a large-scale Hollow sculpture covered in graffiti, adidas’ section in the first floor to honor the Beastie Boys with archival pieces designed by iconic artist Cey Adams and Kenny Scharf’s sizable booth that is covered with wall paintings of his imaginary characters alongside a totem-like sculpture. Moreover, Felipe Pantone wrapped a trio of tall windows to create an optical illusion and Todd James built an immersive room filled with all kinds of acid-induced works portraying his cartoonish subjects.
Tour the massive exhibition above and then visit BEYOND THE STREETS’ website for further details.
BEYOND THE STREETS NEW YORK
25 Kent Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11249
25 Kent Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11249
STYLE: AXES
After teasing a custom-fabricated kitchen knife — resembling a Zaku‘s Heat Hawk blade from the Gundam series anime — last year, Amenoma has now released the batch of colorful kitchen blades.
Made from forged steel in Miki City, located in Japan’s Hyogo Prefecture, the blades boasts superior durability and can double as an outdoor tool. There are three versions including the standard model in green, down to the premium version which sees a special 8-layer laminated steel blade that has been dyed black on a crimson body. While this is not an officially licensed product, it would make for the perfect gift for the chef who’s also a Gundam fanatic.
The Amenoma GUSTAV KG-06 series of kitchen knives are priced between ¥39,000 JPY and ¥48,000 JPY (approximately $360 USD and $445 USD) and can be found over at miki-japan.com.
In other homeware news, up your gourmet experience with these $600 USD steak knives.
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The Prince Estate expands on the availability of Prince’s coveted “Cloud” guitar with the release of both a blue and white version on prince.com. In the past, Prince’s signature guitar was only available to Paisley Park visitors, but now the Schecter replica can now be purchased online.
Prince stumbled on a uniquely-shaped bass guitar in the late ’70s while browsing for a guitar with his friend, and first bassist, André Cymone. The special shape along with the classical details led him to ask luthier Dave Rusan to create his own guitar version of the bass — in which only four copies of the white “Cloud” guitar were ever made. As Schecter was the guitar company Prince would call to repair, modify and replicate his guitar in-between touring and recording, it was only natural that the guitar maker and the Prince Estate decided to offer up such an iconic instrument to the fans.
Available in a blue or white version, the guitar features a mahogany body and a 3pc maple neck with Prince’s Love Symbols as inlays. The guitar also runs an EMG 81 bridge pickup and an EMG SA neck pickup. Priced at $1,750 USD, both “Cloud” guitars are available for order now where it comes with a custom purple hard case with a custom purple plush interior. Expect the guitars to ship later this year in November.
In other news, Hermès moves into MVRDV’s glass brick store in Amsterdam.
Prince Cloud Guitar
FASHION & STYLE:
London-based brand Ronning is kicking off summer with a stunning debut collection that’s full of unisex staple pieces for the current season and beyond. The 20-piece drop is inspired by Magnus Ronning‘s Scandinavian heritage as well as his eclectic personal style and comprises of everything from a loose, short-sleeve white shirt and oversized striped vintage-style rugby shirts to casual ’70s graphic ringer tees.
Other key looks include the straight-leg pants in stone with contrasting green stitching and a dusty pink jacket with exposed zipper detailing on the sleeves. Bringing some edge to the the lineup is the boxy denim jacket with an all-over graphic paisley print – pair this with neutral pieces or go bold with the matching paisley-patterned pants.
Browse through the lookbook in the gallery above and get ready to shop the collection at Ronning’s web store from June 30 at 8 p.m. BST.
Nike‘s classic Air Force 1 is an easily-wearable staple sneaker but for those who love the timeless style yet crave a more elevated finish, this latest update is perfect. Inspired by the AF1’s heritage on the basketball court, the silhouette retains many of the trademark details but with chic, design-led elements.
The upper comprises of smooth white leather, complemented by subtle suede panels on the tongue and heel. On the lateral side, the signature Swoosh is sliced in half and replaced in an asymmetrical fashion, with the tail mismatched in suede. The heel tabs arrive in red on one foot and blue on the other, each boasting debossed Nike text branding with matching coloring on the insole. The midfoot perforations are halved, with each foot only featuring a fraction of the usual amount and a crisp white midsole completes the look.
Take a closer look at the unconventional trainers in the gallery above; you can snag a pair for yourself over at Nike.com for $110 USD from July 1.
Nike has just launched its latest silhouette, the Nike ZoomX Vista Grind, taking on an eye-catching and futuristic aesthetic. Sporting an over-sized midsole with cut-out panels, the shoe is a new take on the sporty ZoomX silhouette.
Equipped with a neon green translucent upper, the shoe sees accent colors of orange and black, as well as monochrome laces in the same neon tone. The white midsole provides the ultimate contrast, and is guaranteed to be the ultimate statement piece this summer. Footwear retailer AFEW has teamed up with influencer Kicki Yangz for an exclusive editorial inspired by anime, where the model sports a 1-of-1 customized outfit shaped like the midsole of the ZoomX Vista Grind.
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