Urban Outfitters
From Stockholm 06/05/09
Just My Type Fonts permalinkForm Conspiracy’s Just My Type project is updated periodically and presents a small archive of super stylish high-end fonts for free. We bet it’s a lot easier to find something you like on here than on Nerve.com
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From Stockholm 05/11/09
Permanent Vacation permalinkDesign collective Permanent Vacation has an office on the third-longest street on the west coast of Sweden, and it’s decor was inspired by an R.Kelly song. One of their many projects is a beautiful fashion collection that, fortunately, doesn’t appear to be R.Kelly-inspired. |
From Stockholm 03/09/09
Urban Camouflage permalinkUrban Camouflage illustrates how to make a trip to Ikea a little less mind-numbing. |
From Stockholm 02/20/09
Beata Boucht permalinkBeata Boucht‘s work includes these paper-doll-esque illustrations, which are a lot cooler than anything we had growing up.
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From Stockholm 02/03/09
Lisa Bengtsson permalinkLisa Bengtsson‘s designs show up on everything from paper to pillows and plates, and we particularly like this rich, trippy wallpaper.
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From Stockholm 01/13/09
Åsa Jungnelius permalinkArtist Åsa Jungnelius creates stereotypical feminine and feminist objects out of sculpted glass—from fairy tale slippers, realistic bottles of nail polish and tubes of lipstick to giant diamond-studded dildos. As the artist statement on her website says, “Her craft revolves around aesthetic hierarchies, shifts of value, bling-bling, fashion, shopping, and the social construction of gender roles.” Well done. |
From Stockholm 12/19/08
Let The Right One In permalinkLet The Right One in, the Swedish answer to Twilight, opens in more select theaters this weekend. Just listening to the trailer—rife with the sound of flesh-crunching bites and sloppy blood slurping—is enough to make you want to start stockpiling garlic and silver bullets. Chilly. |
From Stockholm 12/08/08
Acne Bianchi Bicycles permalinkWe would be really happy if we woke up on December 25th and there was one of these stuffed in our stocking. We’d also really wonder how Santa did it. (Via Scout Holiday.) |
From Stockholm 11/20/08
Noir et Blanc permalinkBelieve it or not, but Noir et Blanc isn’t just black and white. |
From Stockholm 11/07/08
Dip Dye Jeans permalinkCheap Monday aren’t the only brand doing dip dye jeans this season and even though theirs are totally covetable, this is surely a project you can try at home with some Rit Dye and an old pair of light denim.
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From Stockholm 11/04/08
Sandra Backlund permalinkSandra Backlund’s anthropomorphic knitwear looks like it could swallow you in one gulp, and by calling her collection “Last Breath Bruises,” she implies that it could, too. |
From Stockholm 10/09/08
Zip Holder permalinkWe’re all familiar with that moment of panic – “Oh no, how long have I been walking around with my fly down?” Well, fear no more as the Zip Holder has come to our rescue. This handy little contraption affixes to the tag on your zipper and around the button on your fly, invisibly providing all the security you’ll ever need. You’ll never again hear the most dreaded letters in the English language - XYZPDQ. |
From Stockholm 09/29/08
Christina Drejenstam permalinkI have such a fascination with Pompadours in fashion and this drawing from artist Christina Drejenstam is one of my favorite renderings of the iconic pomp. |
From Stockholm 09/17/08
Gram Footwear permalinkThese shoes from Gram are so completely rad with all their little details. The cool thing with Gram is that that no matter what pair and style you like, there is a wide variety of colors and patterns to choose from, which may make you want to pick up a couple pairs at a time to compliment everything you own. |
From Stockholm 07/03/08
Elisabeth Moch permalinkEven though it’s many years after the fact, these Elisabeth Moch pin-ups have us thinking of Jeff Mangum’s “Oh Comely”. (Via The Style Press.)
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From Stockholm 04/15/08
OWL permalinkOWL contain many trifectas of greatness. Three cute girls: Anna, Milou & Fan Fan. Three descriptions of what they sound like (taken from their MySpace): Heartache/Heart break/Frail hope. And three, well, five influences: The Jesus & Mary Chains/My Bloody Valentine/New Order/Suicide/Mazzy Star. It’s safe to say that they had us with their picture, but their shoegazey, vocals-buried-in-the-mix, sortakinda japanese pop is what sealed the deal.
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From Stockholm 03/27/08
Cassandra Rhodin permalinkCassandra Rhodin seems to understand what many people do not. You need a boombox to make sexy dancing. Check out more from Cassandra, plus other great artist series tees here.
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From Stockholm 03/24/08
Street Smart permalinkTony Cederteg, of Cederteg Publishing “fame”, is also the host of Street Smart, a new fashion and culture series. The rub: It’s in Swedish. |
From Stockholm 03/21/08
Camilla Engman permalinkCamilla Engman grew up in a small Swedish town called Trollhättan, which sort of sounds like a magical Manhattan-like place inhabited by busy trolls - just sayin’. Cultural considerations aside, Engman’s eye for little details is something to admire.
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From Stockholm 03/19/08
The Look Of Louise permalinkLouise du Toit, brand manager of Acne Jeans, has an incredible interview up at La Garçonne that is a definite must read! |
From Stockholm 03/14/08
PALM by Johan Lindskog permalinkTonite through April 6 our Stockholm store (Biblioteksgatan 5) hosts PALM by Johan Lindskog (who you might know as the chief editor of RES magazine). To celebrate Original Penguin’s Spring/Summer ‘08 travel inspired collection, the exhibition features huge black and white prints of Lindskog’s palm images, which were shot around the world during his travels to over 70 countries.
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From Stockholm 03/11/08
Absolut Choir permalinkFor the life of us we can’t figure out what the tie-in to Absolut is, but they sure are getting behind some amazing technology. The Absolut Choir allows you to interact with a 22 different characters, each having their own synthetic voice. You type in words or phrases and the “choir” will sing, depending on the sentiment of what you’ve typed. All of this is viewed live on the web via 4 webcams. Next level. (Via VLU.) |
From Stockholm 02/01/08
Free Tix to Vice Party permalinkIt’s Stockholm Fashion Week and VICE has given Urban Outfitters 50 tickets to the VICE party taking place tomorrow, Sat, Feb 2. Tickets are FREE on a first come first served basis but you have to pick ‘em up at our Stockholm store (Biblioteksgatan 5). Martelo (UK), DJ Downtown (FI) Little Red Corvette (SE) and Adam Tensta (SE) will be making sure your body’s moving. Come early!
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From Stockholm 01/18/08
Cheap Monday Expands permalinkEveryone has a pair of their jeans and now that they’re expanding with winter jackets, pvc pants and a wide variety of cuts and colors in their newest collection, Cheap Monday are definitely on a roll. That’s why I find this interview of theirs so interesting to watch as they detail exactly how they first got started and describe how far they’ve come from just a shop their friends would frequent for a quick denim fix. |
From Stockholm 11/19/07
Single Rings permalinkDeclare you are single and proud. The Swedish company Singelringen came up with the concept and it is catching on. Their website even has a feature where you create a profile and talk to other “ring owners.”
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From Stockholm 11/14/07
Record Envelope permalinkVinyl geeks and designers beware: Record Envelope’s 45 sleeve collection is deep. |
