Supreme×Christopher Wool

Supreme collaborated with another icon in the world of contemporary art, Christopher Wool.
The Chicago-born, NYC-based artist is a member of the so-called Neo-Pop movement.



In 1987, Wool started works with stenciled phrases and words.
Wool was inspired when he saw a graffiti covered white truck on the street of New York City.



Available in 3 styles and currently available at Supreme’s flagships in New York, Los Angles, and its online store.
The boards will be available at the Supreme Japan chapters this Saturday, October 4th.

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■store spotlight: upper playground■

San Francisco based [Upper Playground] has opened it doors in NYC.
They had opened up Seattle store earlier in the month and now they came all the way across the country to New York City.





They have some of the projects going on including a permanent David Choe mural for the locations interior as well as a few new tee graphics inspired by the city.





■Upper Playground NYC
437 East 9th Street - West Space
New York, NY 10009
WEB:http://www.upperplayground.com/06/home.html

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new york spotlight

n its continued effort to go green and do it with style, the city is updating its decade-old public bicycle parking stations known as the CityRacks.



In a joint competition hosted by the Department of Transportation and Cooper-Hewitt and a little help from Google.
Ten finalists for the new design were unveiled today.
They range from the bland-but-functional to something you’d see in MOMA.

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chicago→spokane→schweitzer

Here we go again.
Next stop Spokane ... well I was only stay there for 2 hours because of flight delay in Chicago.
I jumped into the car and headed to Schweitzer Resort.
Secret event up on the Schweitzer mountain.
It was beautiful.



All we hear is sound of nature and all the light is provided from moon and starts.
One of the most beautiful night I ever had.
Friends from all around the world, foods, drinks, music, dance, and many more.
Perfect night.





Well now I have to go back to spokane airport to catch the flight to Seattle.



I was only able to stay there for 12 hours but that 12 hours were ever lasting.

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world smallest projector from Toshiba

Toshiba quietly showed a world smallest LED pocket projector at EUR IFA 2008.The device is about the size of an HTC Touch Pro (almost same size as iPhone), but throws up 10 Lumen of light.

I don't have much information, but I do have picture and a video demonstrating brightness.



Toshiba quietly showed a world smallest LED pocket projector at EUR IFA 2008.
The device is about the size of an HTC Touch Pro (almost same size as iPhone), but throws up 10 Lumen of light.

I don't have much information, but I do have picture and a video demonstrating brightness.The projector is just 100 grams in weight, and 10 x 4.5 x 1.7 cm in size.



Here is the video (posted on the German Web site, golem.de).
http://video.golem.de/audio-video/1608/toshibas-dlp-pico-projektor-prototyp-in-aktion-auf-der-ifa-2008.html

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Burlington→Chicago→Spokane

Wanted to stay longer in Burlington, hand out with my friends from Burton but, I needed to attend secret event in Schweitzer resort.



Of course my plain was delay at Chicago airport.
Radio problem before take off and turning around after 1 hour of flight ...







Well I was able to landed in Spokane with 2 hours delay.
Got into car and drove to Schweitzer.
Hope I can get there on time.

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Burton Skate Park

When to Burton Head Quarter when I was in Burlington for Art Hop.



They have sick skate park.

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New York→Chicago→Burlington

When to Burlington, VT for art show call "the art hop".
"The Art Hop is a singular expression of who we are as a community and a thousand statements about what we value about living and working in Vermont."



What was interested about this art festival was whole town of south Burlington became art gallery, and anyone can participate.











Every street, ally, building, cafe, and parks became gallery that everyone can express their creativity.

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□two weeks

Hong Kong→Narita→New York→Chicago→Burlington→New York→Chicago→Spokane→Idaho→Seattle→New York.

I was in Hong Kong for a while, few new projects need to be cover and take care.
I'm actually back in New York now but have to fly out to Chicago early tomorrow morning.
This time I don't have to by in and out of country, and only with in NA, I'm hoping for relax and smooth travel.

My Japanese friend "Mask" taught me Japanese word TABI.
It means to travel (or just travel), so here we go, my TABI will start shortly.

Some beautiful pics from New York.

Guggenheim Musiam
One of the most beautiful arcticuture in the world.



Parsons School of Design
My home ground, where I learned being designer is being tough, mentally and fisically.
I was little sad that front entrance was cleaned up and rebuild to be mordern.
I prefer the old entrance, dirty but filled with worm atmosphere.



Cafe Dante
Got to have sweet.
Best espresso in the New York.



■Caffe Dante
79-81 Mac Dougal Street
(Between Bleecker Street & West Houston Street)
New York City, NY 10012
Tel [phone]

It is important to stop and look around sometime, especially time of crasist.



One of the oldest caffe in New York.



■Caffe Reggio
WEB：http://www.cafereggio.com/
119 MacDougal Street
New York, NY 10012
[phone]

These pics are the reason why I love this city.
Nothing like NYC.







Brand new day.



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□Web Spotlight:beatsource.com□

To those who love and live in hip hop culture...of course people who have no idea about hip hop can enjoy it too.
Check out beatsource.com, for those who love music.

beatsource.com

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□Retail Spotlight:MUJI□

Last year news broke that MUJI will be opening their first US flagship store at the The New York Times Building, finally after a year "MUJI Times Square" was opened its door last Friday May 30th 12PM!!!



The new store is along 40th street overlooking the moss and birch tree garden on the ground floor in the Renzo Piano designed building, with a 4,350 square feet of retail floor space and will offer over 1,750 household items and 420 apparel items.

■MUJI Times Square
The New York imes Building
620 8th Ave
New York, NY 10036

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□Volcom New York City - Now Open at 446 Broadway!□

On Sunday, June 1st of 2008 the long awaited and highly anticipated Volcom NYC Store opened its doors to the public.
After renovations were complete, The Volcom sales marketing team defined our space with unique memorabilia dating all the way back to our inception in 1991.



The boys worked tirelessly wheat pasting murals, hanging custom framed portraits, posters, decks and other miscellaneous items from our athletes and artists.
Let's just say their work wasn't done untill they saw the sunrise.

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□Movie Spotlight: Eagle Eye□

Shia LaBeouf will continue his large screen onslaught late summer when Eagle Eye, a drama/thriller, hits theaters in September.



Also Don Cheadle as a guy send to train Afghans and never came back.

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_movies_blog/2008/05/traitor-don-che.html

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□NYC→NARITA→TAIPEI→NARITA→SEKI ONSEN SKI RESORT→HONG KONG□

So final stop before heading of to New York.

It was crazy to go back to Japan again in this trip but I just need it to go snowboard again in Japan, and I was right it was insane again and again and again.
It it march and I can't expect pow like last time but I was fun.



Foggy in am but once we go over the crowed, the view was amazing.
It was so beautiful to see and feel the worm wind that tell us spring is here.



Amphibios crew, thank you so much for taking me to another great snowboard shredding.

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□NYC→NARITA→TAIPEI→NARITA→SEKI ONSEN SKI RESORT→HONG KONG

■from valere

Don't have much to report since my schedule was meeting, meeting, meeting and another meeting...
It was good that I was able to catch up with my friends in Hong Kong.

Trying to start up new projects.
It is really good to hang out with people who can be your best friend when we drink but become worst night mare when we do work.
These days it is hard to meet people who can say "NO, it suck" to your face and challenge your idea.



Something that I don't get it in Hong Kong shops, that they don't allow to take pic of store even outside.
Those stuffs come running over to stop people taking pics, I just don't get you guys.
You stuffs should be proud of the store.

I need to make one more stop before I go back to NY.

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