Move over now to the Think Piece section of Honeyee to read the article, “Sneaker Freaks Change The World?” by Daisuke Noda and Yamamoto with Photographs by BEN. The article and interviews are in Japanese, so you’ll probably need a translator for it. This is a good article since it expands on the culture with insights from brand managers at Adidas, Puma, Supreme, Undefeated, Foot Patrol, and Hectic.
However, it’s in Japanese so use a translator like Google Translator to read it.
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The new third issue of the Philosophy Zine is out now. It’s a free ‘zine that has very interesting insights on the many cultures in Japan that deals with art, books, installations, art, and other things related to the street culture. The magazine contains very interesting interviews as well. So if you see a copy around, just pick one up. Unfortunately, they’re available in Japan only.
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With the new season already upon us, many labels are trying to get their catalogues out now. Of course in Japan, catalaogues by the labels we follow like Bape and Supreme are more prevalent in news stands. One catalogue that stood out of course is Smart Magazines new E-Mook for the Autumn/Winter 2006 collection of Head Porter. One way to get this catalogue is through Amazon Japan.
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Michael Jordan paid Nike Town a visit today. It was his first visit since 1999. In the building also, was non other than “The Architect” himself, Tinker Hatfield. The visit was a chance for Michael Jordan fans to hear a few words from his “Airness,” with a little Q&A mixed in. After the show, those in attendance had a chance to purchase a pair of the Jordan Grape V’s. And of course, since it’s one of the most sought after shoes as of late, there was a good deal of chaos. Tinker Hatfield also stayed to sign boxes, shoes, retro cards, books, and posters, while fellow designer Mark Smith was in attendance to talk to press. I’m sure those who stood outside for long hours definitely deserved what they waited for.
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Upper Playground, in conjunction with the FIFTY24SF Gallery Housweares line will be releasing a new set of artist rendered pillows. The artists involved in this project are Morning Breath (Brooklyn), Jeremy Fish (San Francisco), Sam Flores (San Francisco), David Choe (San Jose), Brian Flynn (San Francisco), Cody Hudson (Chicago) and Truce Design (New York). The pillows are from 100% cotton and are 18×18 in size. You can check out the pillows and other housewares products at the Upper Playground site.
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