It’s pretty much impossible not to like and appreciate the amount of work that went into creating this little stop motion video. You might recognize the guys in the video from I Love Local Commercials. It gets a little self-promo heavy at the end but that’s part of the genius behind these two gents, they just know how to market themselves.
Via my brothers-in-arms at Joyengine.
“Founded in 2007 by Christopher Sleboda and Kathleen Burns, Part of It works with artists to create products for causes they are passionate about. Sales from products benefit charities chosen by the artists.
Part of It stems from our belief that artists (and conscientious consumers) can make a positive difference in the world by supporting causes close to their heart. Expressions of protest, simple declarations, moving graphics that encourage conversation and dialogue—there are many ways to enter into and encourage civic discourse. We believe activism can be fun, personal, beautiful and engaging; we can all play a part in making a better world for ourselves, for our communities, and for future generations.”
There are some nice things for sale crafted by some very talented people at Part of It. Do your concience good while supporting artists that you appreciate.
Boutiquecycles.com is a beautiful looking website about beautiful looking bikes. The stunning bamboo machine above made me drool.
There are some very artistic and good-looking t-shirts in the Das Monk online store. They run about twice as much in price ($59.95) as an already overpriced t-shirt, so that might deter you a little. But they are still pretty cool, and I couldn’t resist mentioning them for the potentially more fashion-conscious and still tee wearing readers.
It’s not all that often that I write about clothes, shoes or fashion that strikes my fancy. I am not paid to endorse anything on this site so when I do mention something in the fashion arena, it’s because it’s something that I would wear. The minimal scaled down to the essentials approach of sneaker-makers Cipher are really easy on the eyes. I would feel pretty damned cool sporting a pair. Love that velcro.
Just when I have finally swore off buying any more t-shirts I stumble across the storefront of Freegums and discover an awesome cache of simple, smart and damn-good-looking tees.
Ugmonk got in touch to inform us that they have updated their already flawless cache of shirts with a new design that you can see above. The extra special part of their correspondence was that they would like to offer Changethethought readers an extra 15% off of their purchase until December 15th. Just enter the discount code CHANGETHETHOUGHT at checkout.
Hugo (Mario Hugo) and Marie have launched a new online boutique featuring goods created by some of the talented people currently under their umbrella. They have some really beautiful items already in the store. Some of them are quite pricey, but if you want to own and wear a real piece of art, you have to pony up. However, they are carrying some inspiring printed goods such as It’s Nice That Issue No. 2 and Newwork Magazine Issue No.3 for very reasonable prices.
If I could hazard a guess, this is only a preview of what is to come. I would expect they will be continually stocking with more and beautiful new things from their amazing cache of talent.
Publik has been kind enough to grace the world with a genuine reprint of the Experimental Jetset t-shirts that swept over the globe and inspired a million imitations.
But now you can grab the OG.
The Imaginary Foundation got in touch to let me know that they have launched their first blog. It is again filled with the kind of inspirational tidbits that support their philosophy. They are also releasing a new line today. The second image above is from their new line that was just released. The first image was taken from one of their earlier shirts and is still probably my all time favorite. IF was kind enough to send me some shirts recently and I was honesty pretty shocked at how well the image holds up on their shirts and how true the color is.
This handmade Fair trade backpack by Pangolin for men is made from the recycled inner tubes of trucks. It’s probably the coolest backpack I can remember seeing in a really long time and I will never ever own one because the thing costs 195.00 euros which at the current exchange rate for the dollar is something like a thousand bucks (sarcasm there, but there is still no way I can afford to buy one). Maybe my European friends could afford to pick one up (grab one for me would ya?). I ain’t too proud to beg.
Matt W. Moore (who used to blog here on occasion) has brought his signature steez to skateboard decks available via Deckpeck. Buy two, one for your wall and one to shred.
Nick Potash makes badass, one-off custom jewelry. These timeless hand crafted pieces hark back to a different era. Beautiful work.
Handsome Clothing has recently released a series of space-inspired t-shirts that are pretty damned Handsome.
The guys over at AnyForty have a brand spanking new flash new site, built by the splendid Matt Booth.
The product range is ever fresh and ever expanding with the likes of Ilk, Waste and McFaul hitting it up with some rad tee’s. Go check it out.
Can an online clothing store be expertly curated? The answer is yes and the solution is Need Supply Co. They are without a doubt one of the best curated online stores that I have stumbled on in a very long time. I would take one of just about everything they have in stock. Things are a little pricey but there are some downright cool clothes on hand. No they didn’t pay me or send me anything to write this, I just seriously like the items they have for sale. It’s as though each item has been individually considered before it was added to the store. I just wish I had the cash on hand to pick some of them up.
Nike has a slick little micro-site up that is dedicated to finer moments of Michael Jordan’s career in basketball. It has a bit of a Nike slant as I am sure you would expect.
I am actually wearing the black, grey, red and white versions of the sneakers in the image above right this very second. The 89 Jordans and the 90’s were always my favorites.
Coco from Cocopit emailed to let me in on a new project. As opposed to me butchering it, here is what she has written on her site:
“Forget me not” is a series of Art mode digital prints on scarves and turban, all 100% silk. As an extension of my work as an illustrator, all designs are based exclusively on personal compositions and all elements have been hand-drawn by me.
