work in progress: the carharrt wip archives book!!!

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photo: pinkviolence.

about this book.

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back in the eighties, when the western world was deluged by a wave of blue denim, carhartt’s brown duck work coats entered the streets as an antidote. detached from their original raison d’être of attiring hard-working men in mines and on railroad tracks, they arrived in our cities as some sort of new anti-denim. soon after, and largely due to the efforts of carhartt’s european distributor work in progress, the american workwear classic evolved into the international streetwear icon by which we know it today.

work in progress: the carharrt wip archives is the first comprehensive publication exploring that remarkable evolution. edited by michel lebugleand anna sinofzik, with texts by gary warnett, mark kessler and anna sinofzik, it features more than 350 images including heaps of hitherto unpublished photographs, artworks, as well as ephemera drawn from the company’s own archives and different private collections, providing an unparalleled look into the brand’s bustling universe.

featuring the extensive story of the brand from its humble beginning to their most popular garments like the detroit jacket, watch hat, siberian jacket, and cargo pants, work in progress is a celebratory, transatlantic stroll through the company’s rich and colorful history. this collection will appeal to both fashion enthusiasts and devotees of american cool.

about the author.

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gary warnett is a fashion and culture journalist, copywriter, and consultant based in london. mark kessler is a writer, translator, and copy editor based in freiburg. ian luna is an author and editor based in new york. michel lebugle is an editor and designer based in düsseldorf. anna sinofzik is a culture editor and writer based in berlin. 

carhartt work in progress (carhartt wip) forms a division of the american brand carhartt, one of the first company’s to pioneer workwear in the usa. founded in europe in 1989, 100 years after hamilton carhartt established his business in detroit, michigan, carhartt wip has been carefully adapting and modifying carhartt’s core product characteristics for a different audience of consumers who value refined design and quality while remaining true to carhartt’s brand origins. since the beginning, carhartt wip have built a strong, organic relationship with unknown, inspiring, provocative and upcoming figures in music and sport, becoming an iconic and well respected brand in underground scenes, from hip- hop to skate, from graffiti to cycling, as well as working with labels such as a.p.c., neighborhood, patta, vans, junya watanabe and many more. starting with one store in london in 1997, carhartt wip have meanwhile opened flagship stores in more than 60 locations and can be found in over 2500 stores worldwide.

- rizzoli.

check out carhartt wip.

peace.

hey eee eh...! yeh eee yeh...! i got this book the other day!

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purchased this big ass globe international book, as show in the image above, a day before new years eve last year (2016) at a local book store. well, i actually made them bring it in store for me, as it would have definitely cost hella lot more if i had mail ordered it myself and by the way, this book weighs a ton! i fukkin' kid you not!

“unemployable: 30 years of hardcore, skate and street”, consists of 705 pages from cover to cover! this muthafukka is jam packed & filled with more than 500 photographs and illustrations, with hardcover binding and weighs a little over 3 kilograms! no fukkin' lie, i tell ya! more like a couple of cinder blocks rather than a book.

i strained my right shoulder from the sheer weight of it gravitating down on the slings of the tote bag that i was carrying this book in, during my whole day out. what a fukkin' pain in the neck!

alright, alright... let's get on to business now. actually, i had already mentioned about this book before purchasing it in a few posts sometime back. so, go and read it, here, you lazy arses! well, that makes us even, since me own arse is too damn lazy to write a personal take and / or review for this ginormous beast!

anyways, fuck the world, go read as many books as you can, take photographs and while you're at it, don't forget to push your skateboards too, muthafukkaz!

check out globe international.

peas 'nd curry!

skateboarding.3d - the book!

i finally got my hands on this gem of a book below, a few weeks back. the 2nd revised edition of skateboarding.3d by sebastian denz. it is definitely one hella bound full of dope-ness! \m/

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overview.

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put on the 3d glasses and immerse yourself in a hyper-real world of vibrating color, extreme tricks, and professional skateboarders. featuring the european carhartt skate team and inspired by virtual spaces, this award-winning volume brings the culture of skateboarding to life while exploring the thrilling possibilities of 3d photography. skater and photographer sebastian denz spent three years travelling across europe photographing some of the best skateboarders within its borders. long before 3d became popular in current cinema, denz used its effect to capture these striking images, including portraits of skateboarders as well as action shots in various locations from diy spots to skate bowls situated in barns and backyards. denz built his own large-format camera to take the 3d pictures in a never-before-seen quality and produced unique images which come to life in three dimensions and pay tribute to skateboarding culture.

details.
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texts by martin roman deppner, klaus honnef, gottfried jäger and sebastian denz.

112 pages with 88 colour illustrations (3d-anaglyph), hardcover & inclusive of two 3d glasses. edition of 3,000 by prestel publishing.

check out sebastian denz.

peace.

unemployable: 30 years of hardcore, skate and street!!!

“clearly we were unemployable. to the outside that meant we were losers with juvenile hobbies and no future. to us, it meant not following a conventional life path. we wanted a grown-up life that would match our teen lives: optimistic, innovative, and fun.” ―globe cofounder matt hill.

from the 1970s underground melbourne skate scene to a company with a presence in over one hundred countries, unemployable is the story of how three australian brothers―stephen, peter, and matt hill―founded one of the world’s biggest skate, street, and surf companies, globe International. throughout several iterations, the company was the first australian skate shoe player; a creator and distributor of leading streetwear fashion labels such as stüssy, mossimo, obey and mooks; a producer of celebrated skate and surf movies; and from its earliest beginnings, a business that recognized the importance of connecting to the customer.

beyond the story of the hill brothers, the book features a large cast of players who ran globe’s debauched skate tours, infamous industry parties, exotic surf contests, frenzied stadium events, cutting-edge fashion parades, and red-carpet launches. in addition, it includes over 190 exclusive contributions from globe insiders and untold tales from the world’s most respected skaters and surfers including rodney mullen, tony hawk, cj and damien hobgood and many more. it also touches on globe’s affiliations beyond action sports.

a story about following your dreams, unemployable will resonate with a broad range of readers beyond a purely skate/surf/street audience.

500 illustrations!

view more photographs, here.

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watch the anniversary book video below, yo!

also, check out the anniversary book on globe internationals' site, here.

check out globe international.

obey: covert to overt book by shepard fairey!

got this book a couple of months back and never had the time to browse thru' it, but since now that i am done, here it is!

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photo: pinkviolence.

about this book.

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the seminal artist’s recent art and poster works, and his triumphant return to his street-art roots with murals, all in work never before published. shepard fairey rose out of the skateboarding scene, creating his “andre the giant has a posse” sticker campaign in the late ’80s, and has since achieved a mainstream recognition that most street artists never find. fairey’s “hope” poster, created during obama’s 2008 presidential campaign, is arguably the most iconic american image since uncle sam. fairey has become a pop-culture icon himself, though he has remained true to his street-art roots. obey: covert to overt showcases his most recent evolution from works on paper to grander art installations, cross-cultural artworks, and music / art collaborations. the book also includes his ubiquitous streetwear and chronicles his return to public artworks. his signature blend of politics, street culture, and art makes fairey unlike any other subculture / street artist working today. 

this book showcases the significant amount of art he has created the last several years: street murals, mixed-media installations, art / music events, countless silk screens, and work from his extremely successful obey brand.

about the author.

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shepard fairey is an american contemporary street artist, graphic designer, activist, and illustrator who emerged from the skateboarding scene. he earned a bachelor of fine arts in illustration from rhode island school of design in 1992. he is best known for his barack obama “hope” poster, which he created in support of the 2008 presidential campaign. his work has been included in the collections of several museums, including the smithsonian institution in washington, d.c.; the los angeles county museum of art; the museum of modern art, new york; and the victoria and albert museum, london.

- rizzoli.

check out obey giant.

peace.

skate the world: photographing one world of skateboarding!!!

got this national geographic and levi® skateboarding's book, “skate the world: photographing one world of skateboarding” by jonathan mehring yesterday evening.

foreword by tony hawk.

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hit the streets with 200 exhilarating photographs of the world’s greatest professional skateboarders in action. in this dynamic collection, award-winning photographer jonathan mehring takes us from new york to hong kong to istanbul and beyond as he sets out to capture the heart and soul of skate culture on six continents. featuring stars like tony hawk, nyjah huston, and eric koston, mehring’s images have been published in top skateboarding magazines, and espn named him one of the sport’s ten most influential people. now, in his first book, mehring invites us along on his exhilarating photo adventures across six continents.

by capturing these experiences on camera and including complementary images contributed by other top skate photographers, mehring presents an exciting and artful look at skate culture around the world. with an adrenaline rush on every page, this book celebrates the joy of skateboarding and its power to inspire young people to overcome obstacles—on the board and off.

check out national geographic and levi's® skateboarding.

p.s. check out the national geographic link above too!

new bookzzz...!!!

fuct!

i purchase this one below at a steal from a local book store! score!!! \m/

fuct by erik brunetti.

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the first book to celebrate one of the iconic brands of american streetwear.  an originator of west coast street and skate style, fuct was a cult los angeles brand that went on to become one of the most influential american streetwear labels, influencing not only the style but also the graphic and referential approach of countless artists and companies. driven by the provocative vision of its creator, the artist erik brunetti, fuct’s appeal drew on contemporary skate aesthetics and invoked a situationist slant on brand-oriented consumer culture. famous for their appropriation of iconic logos, and renowned for collaborations with artists, designers, and companies as diverse as david mann and shawn mortensen, fuct continues to flirt with controversy as it remains at the forefront of american street fashion and culture. published to coincide with the brand’s twentieth anniversary, with contributions from icons of the street fashion world such as aaron rose and gary warnett, this beautifully illustrated, comprehensive volume explores the archives of the brand’s products and advertising, as well as brunetti’s artwork, sketches, and films that continue to inspire and inform the brand.

about the author.

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erik brunetti is the founder of fuct. aaron rose is a filmmaker, gallerist, and writer. gary warnett is a journalist whose work has appeared in numerous fashion and pop culture blogs and magazines.

- rizzoli.

check out fuct.

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shit: the big brother book!

got this one as a birthday gift! much appreciated! =)

shit: the big brother book.

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no other magazine pushed the boundaries of skateboarding and pop culture like big brother, the raunchiest, rowdiest magazine to come out of the 1990s. constantly at the center of much-deserved controversy, the rag has been decried as pornography, bought and unexpectedly dropped by larry flynt of the hustler empire, and credited as the genesis of the jackass universe; it was also the champion of unknown skaters and featured some of today's biggest names in skate culture when they were just children. now author sean cliver puts a bow on the publication with the big brother book, a collection of covers and spreads from every issue of the notorious publication. featuring high-quality scans of the magazine itself no production or layout files remain in existence with just enough text to explain what's going on and choice quotes from each issue, this book makes it easy as well as fun to stoop to big brother's level.

- gingko press.

check out big brother magazine.

peace.

stickerbomb skate book!!! \m/

got a brand new “book” yesterday and it was well worth every single cent!

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this new book of fully peelable stickers, compiled by the stickerbomb team, brings together the best skateboard stickers – both classic and new.

from jim philip’s legendary drawings for santa cruz, to the innovative, graphic-led creations from girl and alien workshop, stickerbomb skate illustrates the central role that stickers have played in skate culture.

including five legendary skate brands – alien workshop, real, toy machine, girl and santa cruz – and featuring interviews with key illustrators and artists; including philips, ed templeton and mike hill; this is an indispensable collection for any skate obsessive.

- skr.

check out stickerbomb.

peace.

the cinder cone!

this back to nature, alternative lifestyle and also a little skateboarding, short docu-film, is too good not to be shared. this really changed my perspectives on the idea of “alternative living space”. to sum this short, utopians living lifestyle and communing. that's just my personal humble opinion and take on what i've observed. please check this out and judge it for yourselves. also, share this video on the world wide web! thanks! 

in the spring of 2014, a small group of close friends broke ground on a building project in skamania county, washington in the columbia river gorge. their primary endeavor was a multi-platform tree house but also included a skate bowl and a wood fired soaking tub as well. the crew came from all over the country and from a variety of backgrounds. some were professional carpenters, others learned on the job, gaining experience along the way. the cinder cone is foster huntington’s short film that documents this year-long process of building his dream home with this community of tight knit friends.

a farm league original.

directed by foster huntington.

edited by jess gibson.

check out the cinder cone build book on kickstarter, here, too!

check out farm league.

enjoy the docu-film!

yadda yadda yadda!

copped this book by todd bratrud at a giant bookstore in da city earlier. haven't gone thru' it yet but check out da review, here, yo!

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also, got the new issue of thrasher magazine january 2015 - issue #414. what a thick slab this bible is! betta than the previous month's ish', plus it comes with a free sheet of stickers and a couple of posters in it too! gid some!

peace.

long live southbank!!!

they finally made it!!! yes, yes, y'all!!!

long live southbank celebrates our epic victory in securing our undercroft forever! recap on our journey from our first jam in may 2013 all the way to the finish line.

featuring skateboarding from the likes of casper brooker, chewy cannon, blondey mccoy, domas glatkauskas, kyron davis, joleyon pressey, darius trabalza, rob smith, lucien clarke, chris ault and many more!

plus the undercroft community; tomek, louis, henry, grant, jason, dylan, jasper, ben, max, chillie, sam, rueben, zin, cameron, savannah, jin, george, felix, biko, thomas, rory, lukas, aaron, mekka, frederico, james, faris, craig, yaps, greg, mark, d*face, nick, danny, rob, will, tom, jim, emanuel, george, stella and a cast of thousands! 

this was all of us… together... for future generations.

a short informational film from the current generation of free minded individuals who call southbank their home - a now can do without threat.

we did not the this unique organic and expressive community be destroyed in the name of capitalism!

we took action - we stood form - we won!

watch how it all began here with '40 Years Later - long live south bank’.

get a piece of history by buying the book and helping the campaign, here!

check out long live southbank.

my rules - the book!

old friends glen e. friedman and ian mackaye got together down at dischord house just outside of washington dc to discuss some of the photographs in glen's forthcoming book "my rules".

you can advance order the book, here.

check out burning flags press.

came home to a pleasant surprise on my bed!

some skateboarding art and photography books that i ordered from amazon.com earlier this month. hells yeah!

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the books.
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book one: agents provocateurs: 100 subversive skateboard graphics, book two: maximum rad: the iconic covers of thrasher magazine and book three: fdr skatepark: a visual history.

i also did ordered summore books but they we temporary outta stock. next time perhaps... anyways, i am super stoked with these books that i ordered, can't wait to go thru' 'em. fukkin' a, hommes!

peace.

chirp; a collection of illustrations from the skateboard mag!

this is the last week of "chirping in" kickstarter project. please show your support by pledging! thanks! =)

my name is andy jenkins and i'm an artist in the skateboarding industry. as an illustrator, i'm mostly known for a cult-classic comic i wrote and drew in the early '90s called "wrench pilot" (under the moniker of mel bend) and the many skateboard graphics i've created since the mid 80's.

this particular project is a collection of the illustrations i've done for the skateboard mag over the last 7 years or so — most of them created for a particular column in the magazine called "chirping in" where the mag's readers answer particular questions related to skateboarding.

my kickstarter plan is to create a high-quality litho-printed publication which features the best of the 100 or so "chirping in" drawings. the project is a 7" x 7", perfect bound, full-color book. the page count is yet to be determined — i estimate it will be approximately 88 pages + the covers. the goal is to produce 500 copies of the book, 100 of which will be signed and numbered, hard-bound editions. i will also be offering stickers, pins and prints as rewards for pledging.

please follow the link to my flickr set that's devoted to a few of my chirp illustrations for examples, here!

hope you dig this project enough to contribute! i'd love to see these books get into your hands!

risks and challenges.

the challenge of this project is getting the layout to press and getting it printed by october this year. with the monetary support of you all, i can make this happen and send out the packages to all the supporters by november of 2014 — just in time for the holidays! i have good experience with the publishing business through "bend press" and so the process of making this happen is relatively easy and fun for me. meeting the deadline for publication will not be a problem at all.

check out bend press.

sergej vutuc's book and 'zines plus video!

copped these sergej vutuc's book and 'zines last evening.

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something in between is the title of sergej vutuc’s latest book, released by fine art publisher snoeck in cooperation with carhartt work in progress.

the 104-page book comes with a matte hardcover and features 70 black and white illustrations, digitalized from handmade prints that sergej vutuc produced in his darkroom using multiple ways of manipulation and printed on a heavy, uncoated paper. jocko weyland, a new york based artist and author of “the answer is never”, illustrates vutuc’s works in his essay “make dead city more nice” in the back of the book.

something in between exhibition / work in progress with performs. 

leopold hoesch museum in dueren, germany.

skaters: vincent gootzen, jo gabler, klaus-dieter span and others (not covered here). 

video by florian schneider.

the two black and white photography print 'zines in the image above are self published by sergej vutuc himself.

check out carhartt work in progress.

agents provocateurs: 100 subversive skateboard graphics.

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skateboard graphics took a quantum leap in offensive potential after the sport was reborn aesthetically and otherwise in the 90s. artists such as marc mckee, todd francis, mike hill, michael sieben, ed templeton, sean cliver, moish brenman, fos, ben horton, alyasha owerka-moore, eli morgan gesner, jeremy fish, brice raysseguier, johnny mojo munnerlyn, alex kramer, todd bratrud, winston tseng and others brought dark humor and politically incorrect topics to the forefront of their illustrations. these artists intended not just to decorate and sell skateboards but also to raise serious issues and skewer values, deliberately evoking reactions from viewers. agents provocateurs asks new questions of this boundary-pushing artistic genre and its place over the years. did it save skateboarding? is it still possible to address such controversial topics twenty years later? what's left once all the envelopes have been pushed? these 100 boards and the artists behind them will form a clearer picture.

peace.

p.s. i gotta get this book too! =)

the art of...

todd bratrud.

"what makes todd so brilliant is his inability to create anything ugly. he tries, lord knows, he tries. he instinctively finds the beauty in anything he draws whether it be broken and beaten women, severed limbs, dead animals, conjoined twins or dead baby fetuses. it's a rare gift to make people think a four-titted cow / chicken is adorable."

- chris nieratko.

this book contains a selection of todd bratrud's personal favorite works from recent years for companies including: flip, the skateboard mag, nike, volcom, enjoi, teenage runaway, the high 5 and more.

the release of these two seen unknown titles marks the beginning of a new mbp series, edited by winston tseng, art director for enjoi skateboards. tseng has worked with some of today's most genre-defying visual artists and designers whose work extends well beyond skateboard culture. from sneaker and apparel design to product packaging, posters, high-profile ad campaigns and fine art galleries, the work of these artists is often recognizable, though their creators' names remain unknown - until now. with seen unknown, tseng unifies the diverse range of work by some of his favorite artists, putting it all in once place for readers to enjoy.

check out todd bratrud.

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todd francis.

"i swear there were times we got so carried away with ourselves that we really thought we could bring down skateboarding with one terrible idea."

- julien stranger on todd francis.

after the artist monographs warning: the art of marc mckee and i hate: the art of todd bratrud, comes the third book in the series look away: the art of todd francis. look away examines the career of skateboard artist todd francis and his knack for provocation, pigeons, bums, eagles, vengeful nature and more.

while most people are familiar with his barrage of classic graphics for anti hero, real, stereo and element, todd francis reveals in this book a wider palette of styles and techniques. in 96 pages and over 200 reproductions of classic and never-before-seen decks, illustrations, paintings, sketches and even suicide-themed christmas decorations, look away strolls through a 20-plus year career built upon one motto: behind the gruesome, tell a deeper story. or, as francis sums it up: "it might be one step too far, but it's never the easy step too far."

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i've already own a copy of warning: the art of marc mckee book. you can check it out, here! fukkin' awesome graphics and illustrations by marc. hells yeah!!! \m/

check out todd francis.

peace.

p.s. i'll be mail ordering these two books at the end of the month, so look out for 'em, a'ight? thanks! gst rebate, babe! hells yeah!!!

"the devil made me do it".

this book was released way back in 2009 but it's still legit! comes in a hardcover as well. amazon.com is selling it for 300usd! that's crazy money, i tell ya! *shish*

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following up on a successful opening of his latest exhibition devil’s disciple, neckface drops a new 156 page book entitled "the devil made me do it". the book features an introduction by kaws and an essay by carlo mccormick as well as photography by erik foss, jerry hsu, ako jefferson, atiba jefferson, norman lendzion, athena razo, giovanni reda and chris shonting.

i need this book badly!!! can somebody hook me up with it, pretty please? =)

check out ohwow.

peace.

p.s. good luck to those of us who has yet to own a copy of this book. it's so difficult to search for it on the internet. maybe, i'll just order it from my local giant bookstore.  oh well...

my latest collection of skateboarding related sticker book!

photos: pinkviolence.

i dunno what happened to the previous ones i made. but anyways, sorry... so, here's a new one i just did. hope it's fine.

i came to acquire these stickers thru' out the years from skate companies, skate shops, skate magazines, friends, pan pals and more.

these stickers are not for sale but trades are most welcome! but only if the value matches up. thanks, again! =)

peace.

ba. ku. celebrates 10 years... in japan!

art: chris moyen

two things: barrier kult is celebrating their 10th anniversary and ba.ku. is huge in japan. to celebrate, death by metal (japan), skull skates japan and you're not human (united kingdom) are releasing a ba. ku. x chris moyen x death by metal collaboration.

this 10th anniversary graphic, slapped on a t-shirt and hoody, is designed by legendary black metal artist chris moyen and comes with a 32-page, off-set print booklet featuring a bunch of evil little photos and images. here's the catch: the booklet is limited 666 copies... but it comes with a patch, button and sticker! (pre-orders are now being taken online here)

cheers to 10 years, you goat-killing blood-suckers.

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also, check out the beast of gevaudan vs deerman of dark woods — "last try tuesday" video below :

 

check out barrier kult and color magazine.

knife ritual!