Geoff McFetridge is at it again in his latest art project with Bushmills Irish Whiskey. The Los Angeles based graphic designer and visual artist created a whiskey decanter inspired by the original shape of a Bushmills Irish Whiskey bottle, hand blown by design firm Esque Studio. McFetridge established a name for himself by creating the title sequences for The Virgin Suicides and Where The Wild Things Are. He was also part of the Beautiful Losers Exhibition, and makes solo exhibitions from Los Angeles, Berlin, Paris, London, the Netherlands and Japan.

McFetridge has created an edition of 75 decanters exclusively for Bushmills Irish Whiskey’s ‘Since Way Back’ program. These limited-edition decanters are available to purchase now via  Esque Studio’s online store for $600 and fans feeling lucky can also enter to win their own here.

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February 23, 2013 through March 23, 2013

Jonathan LeVine Gallery is pleased to present Tracy Had a Hard Sunday, a series of new works by Amsterdam-based, Dutch artist Parra, in what will be his first solo exhibition at the gallery.

Parra creates witty and often provocative post-Pop imagery in a vibrant palette of highly saturated colors. His distinctive hybrid figures have bird-like features such as elongated, beak-shaped noses. The curvaceous nudes are portrayed in a variety of suggestive circumstances, at times salacious and at times comical; occasionally accented by the artist’s stylized, hand-drawn typography.

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LACOSTE L!VE LAB present their 2013 collection. Constantly experimenting with fresh materials and unique designs, LACOSTE LAB steers the brand towards the future by partnered up with some leading industry manufacturers to bring you a line of performance goods infused with fashion, music and culture for that extra dose of edge and refinement. LACOSTE L!VE enables the ‘Crocodile’ to be in tune with contemporary energy and vibes. Together, they link today and tomorrow, innovation and inspiration.

“Unexpected and cool, LACOSTE LAB for L!VE embodies the ideal combination of LACOSTE’s technological prowess and the most modern urban codes“, explains LACOSTE Design Director Christophe Pillet. “Edgy and graphic, each of these plug-andplay artifacts expresses a colorful state of mind and is a radiant way to experience and explore the different beats of city streets“. The collection is currently sold exclusively at Colette – shipment is available worldwide.

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Paul Budnitz and Tristan Eaton developed the Kidrobot “mascot” in 2002. This commanding figure quickly became a platform toy of its own, masquerading as a Pirate, Ninja, Viking and multiple other personas, always with a subtle twist that keeps the character true to the Kidrobot brand. Limited-edition 8-inch vinyl Kidrobots have been released in numbered editions since 2003, often customized by some of the world’s most talented artists and designers, making them highly sought after and collectible. The collection built around the Kidrobot icon has expanded to include key chains, zipper pulls, mini figures and apparel.

Over the past 10 years, Kidrobot has led the booming counterculture phenomenon called urban vinyl by collaborating with the world’s preeminent artists, designers, illustrators and brands to blend pop culture and street trends into technically innovative, collectible pieces of sculpture.

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Leica Camera presents the Leica X2 “Edition Paul Smith,” a distinctive hued special edition in the Leica X range that will be sold in the limited amount of 1,500 piece and designed by Paul Smith.

Known for adding a bright rainbow palette to classic items of clothing in his fashion collections, Paul Smith has brought his signature style to his namesake camera. The metal top plate of the camera is finished in bright orange, in stark contrast to the brilliant yellow used at the base. It is rounded off by a premium natural cowhide leather finish in ‘Racing Green,’ and the flash on the top of the camera boasts a engraved, hand-drawn light bulb doodle.

Guaranteeing maximum image quality and superbly brilliant exposures, the technical specifications of the Leica X2 “Edition Paul Smith” are identical to those of the standard camera model. With its elegant and stylish design and superb technical functionality, the Leica X2 is the ideal premium-class compact camera for fashionable, discerning photographers who appreciate creative and true-to-life pictures.

Artist Matt W. Moore collaborated with Attik on a set of designs for Coca-Cola for the 2012 London Olympic games. Moore create a robust graphic asset library that the team at Attik refined into a visual identity system (VIS). This VIS was then passed along to agencies around the world  to work with for their regional campaigns. The first phase of art was to create this hyper detailed, abstract rendition of COCA COLA LONDON 2012.

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It is beyond rare when a collaboration presents such a meaningful display of each others passions, talents, and legacies in a form so natural and yet so surprisingly distinct. Commissioned by Miles Davis for his landmark album “Bitches Brew”, inspired artist Mati Klarwein created this painting for the album’s cover. With the support of Klarwein’s family, led by his son Balthazar who happens to be a respectable skater, Western Edition is proud to introduce “The Bitches Brew” capsule collection. The highlight of the collection includes a four deck series integration of the album’s cover art. The symmetry of the painting is displayed by having both top and bottom graphics on each deck, the light portion on the bottom and the corresponding dark portion on the top.

New York Skate Company, Shut who was founded in 1986 and remains NYC’s first skate company, collaborated with Saturdays NYC to deliver two limited skatedecks. The decks come either fully assembled with Ace Trucks, Shut wheels and Bones Abec 7 Bearings for $180, or on their own for $65. Available here.

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English photographer Ben Watts has teamed up with 3×1 on a limited edition series of skateboard decks. Known for their bespoke denim, produced entirely in their New York Soho flagship store and atelier, 3×1 and Watts produced a series of decks, each featuring the picture of a top model. The line-up includes Jessica Hart (shown), Lake Bell, Elsa Hosk, Behati Prinsloo and Chanel Iman. All profits of the sale of the skateboard decks go to charity and are limited to 60 sets. Individual boards will be available on April 5th for $100. The sets you can already purchase online for 400 USD here.

Takashi Murakami in front of his painting, “New day DOB’s Acrobatic Spectacular: Society” (2011), expected to bring between $350,000 and $450,000 at tomorrow’s sale. Below, he is joined by Yoshitomo Nara and KAWS. (Photos: Stephanie Murg)

On March 11, 2011, Takashi Murakami was in his Tokyo studio, busy with preparations for the biannual GESAI art fair that was scheduled to open in a couple of days. Then everything changed. “It was a total shock,” he said the other day at Gagosian Gallery in New York, recounting his experience of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake that triggered a tsunami and nuclear accidents. “In the days immediately following the earthquake, there was panic and hysteria, but eventually we started to think how we could do something, with artists.” That something was “New Day,” which began as a blog-based version of GESAI (the fair was cancelled in the wake of the disaster) and evolved into a range of activities, including the sale of merchandise and special installations at art fairs, with all proceeds donated to organizations helping with recovery efforts. Now the initiative is primed for its biggest event yet, an auction of 21 works donated by artists including Murakami and members of his Kaikai Kiki stable (Mr., Aya Takano) as well as the likes of Damien Hirst, Cindy Sherman, Jeff Koons, and Yoshitomo Nara.

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