Urban Outfitters

From New York 05/31/07

The Wrong Store

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A store that’s chock full of exquisite merchandise but you can’t go in? That’s because this store is actually a gallery and if you do buy something you have to buy the entire contents of the store. Can you say cha-ching?

From Los Angeles 05/31/07

imaBuff Monsterge

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Buff Monster is bringing his twisted brand of pink-hued fun to the Corey Helford Gallery for a solo show opening tomorrow nite. It’s called “Happy Squirter” and you can interpret that however you’d like.

From New York 05/31/07

Detour

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What is it with the cult of Moleskine? Detour: The Moleskine City Notebook Experience is an exhibition of 70 notebooks created by architects, artists (that’s James Jarvis’ notebook pictured above), designers, illustrators and writers that opens tomorrow at The Art Directors Club. Take note!

From Elsewhere 05/31/07

Beams T

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Beams T’s T-Shirt Factory book is like crack for all you t-shirt junkies. It was compiled by Beams T and features 300 of their best designs from over the past 5 years.

From Portland 05/31/07

Crafty Wonderland

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Click your heels a couple of times and hopefully you’ll come to at Portland’s own Crafty Wonderland, hosted monthly at the Doug Fir. With over 40+ independent artists peddling their crafty, handmade and one-of-a-kind wares, you might want to start saving up now.

From London 05/30/07

Jeremy Dickinson

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It’s been a colorful day for us and we’ve gotten a dose of inspirado from the paintings of Jeremy Dickinson.

From New York 05/30/07

Professor Murder

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Professor Murder are rocking our world seriously hard right now.

From Paris 05/30/07

Mekanism

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Mmmmmm.....psychedelic popsicle sticks.....Peter Zimmerman customized 50 of these beauties for Mekanism.

From Australia 05/30/07

Kyo Hashimoto

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Not only does she make jewelry we want to float away on, but Kyo Hashimoto does a brilliant job of documenting her work via her blog as well.

From Philadelphia 05/30/07

Art Star

Art Star Craft Bazaar permalink

Over 100 vendors - plus free stuff if you show up early! Held rain or shine over the first weekend of June at Philadelphia’s Liberties Walk. More info here.

From Los Angeles 05/29/07

200 Troubled Teenagers

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Heavy metal kids from across the globe, captured on film by photographer Angela Boatwright. Check them out alongside Patrick O’Dell’s snaps of skateboarders, both at the Standard Downtown starting May 31st. More info here.

From New York 05/29/07

PLAY Bird

Comme des Garçons - PLAY Bird permalink

PLAY Bird: 3 exclusive t-shirts designed by Filip Pagowski for Comme des Garçons. (Only at DSM and CdG stores.)

From San Francisco 05/29/07

Jess Hutchison

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California artist Jess Hutchison does amazing things with yarn, transforming rayon into robots and mohair into back into bunnies. 

From Portland 05/29/07

Carson Ellis

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Seen a Decemberists album? Then you’ve probably seen the artwork of Carson Ellis. Go see more in the form of journal scans, scrapbook outtakes and unexpected sketches. 

From Vancouver 05/29/07

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Bike polo. No, seriously.

From Boulder 05/28/07

Man Man

Man Man Boulder In-Store permalink

The FreeYrRadio series is hotter’n a 5 alarm fire. And speaking of blazing, Man Man did just that during their explosive set at our Boulder store. (Donate to KGNU here. More pix here.)

From Elsewhere 05/28/07

Corners of My Home

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Go behind closed doors with Flickr’s Corners of My Home pool. (Photo via Flickr.)

From Los Angeles 05/25/07

The Vader Project

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For the 30th Anniversary of Star Wars, 75 artists put their spin on the Dark Lord’s iconic helmet. Catch Star Wars Celebration IV this weekend at the Los Angeles Convention Center. May the Force...and all that.

From New York 05/25/07

GoodShape

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We all need these brighten up your world type things. Thank you GoodShape.

From London 05/25/07

Mister Rob Ryan

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Robert Ryan’s intricate paper cuts are fragile, unique wonders. His prints are no less amazing (detail above).

From Vancouver 05/25/07

Rockers Galore

Stussy Rockers Galore Tour permalink

Stussy’s Rockers Galore Tour, featuring the photography of Josh Cheuse, stops off at Goodfoot tonite. Book launch and exhibition from 7-10 pm. We’ll leave it up to you to search out the afterparty.

From Los Angeles 05/24/07

Day 19

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Thanks to Jeremy & Claire Weiss from Day 19 for reminding us to welcome summer with open arms and pools and sunglasses and friends. 

From Elsewhere 05/24/07

The Harveyville Project

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Two kids, some cash and a bunch of abandoned schoolhouses. Next time you’re in Kansas, check out the Harveyville Project, where reclaimed classrooms are being rented out for $15 a day to resident artists. Conceived by a tattoo artist and a professional knitter, these live/work spaces might change the way you think about staying after school. 

From Philadelphia 05/24/07

Jack Rabbit

Crocheted Atari 2600 permalink

Not only did Jack Rabbit crochet an Atari 2600, but she scored thousands of extra geek points for playing Pitfall.

From Los Angeles 05/23/07

Kinsey

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Magritte remix by Dave Kinsey.

From Elsewhere 05/23/07

Rogue Wave

Rogue Wave In-Store Performance permalink

Ahhh, nothing is finer than surf, sand, and Rogue Wave playing at our Santa Cruz store. More madness from the FreeYrRadio series ensued. (Donate to KZSC here. More pix here.)

From Australia 05/23/07

Beck Sketchel

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The triple collabos just keep on comin’. This time Beck taps Genevieve Gauckler to design one of the Jeremyville Sketchel project bags

From New York 05/22/07

Julia Rothman

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Pattern designed by the multi-talented Julia Rothman. Somehow she finds the time to blog as well.

From Paris 05/22/07

Clark Magazine

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The latest issue of Clark Magazine is out now. Great looking cover design by Friend of Urban Steven Harrington.

From Chicago 05/22/07

Binth

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Makes us wanna drop everything and head for the shore. Print by Binth.