Parra: Short for Paranoid…
The name Parra should resonate with any person relatively well-versed in the realm of street culture. With an influence spanning art, sneaker design and even more recently, furniture, the Amsterdam-based artist has had the uncanny ability to make man...
The Fight Collection by Rockwell
The latest product range from Rockwell, entitled “The Fight Collection,” features the use of red and blue signature motifs by Dutch illustrator/graphic designer Parra. The collection includes six different graphic T-shirts, two zip ho...
Waiting For The Sun x Rockwell by Parra Sunglasses
Parra’s Rockwell label pairs up with Parisian eyewear brand Waiting For The Sun on a new pair of their classic sunglasses. Produced from bamboo, the wooden frames come in a natural color, with red painted fronts and green arms. They are now...
Parra x Toykyo “The Fly New Coffee Table”
Dutch artist Parra and his Belgian friends over at Toykyo are working together once again to create a limited edition coffee table. Dubbed “The Fly New Coffee Table,” it incorporates some of Parra’s signature touches as his cart...
THE AMSTERDAM SHOW By Parra TOKYO 2010 Recap
Here’s a look into the THE AMSTERDAM SHOW By Parra, held within Tokyo’s COMMON gallery. On display are works from the Dutch artist as well as items from his clothing label, Rockwell. Parra was also on hand signing items and interactin...
Defrag: Parra Interview
November 6 saw the opening of celebrated Dutch artist Parra’s most recent solo exhibition “The Amsterdam Show” at Common Gallery, Tokyo. Speaking about Amsterdam, growing up and his creative process, Parra got together with Defrag to produce this...
THE AMSTERDAM SHOW By Parra TOKYO 2010
THE AMSTERDAM SHOW is the latest exhibition by Dutch artist Parra. To be held in Tokyo’s COMMON gallery, the show will feature a host of works in Parra’s iconic and salacious character driven style. Having recently held displays in London, Paris,...
Converse (Paint the Town) RED Collection
Converse recently kicked off its (Paint the Town) RED campaign with a special sneaker design from renowned artist Parra. Moving forward, the project will see upcoming drops from the likes of Giovanni Estevez (September 25), Aaron Martin (October...
Parra x Converse (RED) Chuck Taylor Hi
Following up on the recent animated trailer, we get a closer look into the latest project between popular Dutch artist/illustrator Parra and Converse. Part of the (RED) campaign, the shoes feature a beige suede upper with Parra’s cherry cha...
Parra x Converse (Paint the Town) RED Teaser
To announce the upcoming launch of the Converse (Paint the Town) RED project, in collaboration with Dutch graphic artist Parra, the artist created a short teaser animation. This project follows up Parra’s
successful Converse x LeLe collabo...
Parra x Stussy XXX “Low Places” T-shirt
Earlier this summer, Stussy celebrated its 30th (XXX) anniversary with a special rooftop BBQ Paris. Dutch artist Parra created the following graphic to mark the event and occasion. Dubbed the “Low Places” tee, the shirt will released...
Parra “The Not So Happy, Bird” Figure
Late in the month of April we were able to give you a preview of the latest edition to the Parra porcelain family, the “Not So Happy Bird”. Again the Dutch artist teamed up with Toykyo to produce their melancholy sculptures. Not So Happy Bird is...
Project Space: Incase x Arkitip
Coming on the heels of the initial debut involving Parra, the Project Space in Los Angeles changes things up with a new participant involving bag and accessories brand, Incase. The creative and retail space will house special archival and collabo...
Parra “Not So Happy Bird” Sculptures
Widely popular Dutch artist Parra opened his latest solo show last night at the brand new Project Space gallery in Los Angeles. Featured within the exhibition of paintings were these two new sculptures designed by the artist, properly taking the...
Rockwell “Crap” T-Shirt & Tote Bag
Parra’s brand Rockwell drops two new items from its Spring/Summer Collection for 2010. Both items feature a multi-colored “Crap” script, added onto a black t-shirt and matching black tote bag. Each is now available online via Ro...