Last month, we showed you a preview of Perks and Mini’s upcoming “Little Friend” toy. Now we have the full story:
“Little Friend” is a talking toy conceived and designed by American contemporary artist Mike Kelley, and produced by Medicom Toy. For those who are unfamiliar with Mike Kelley, he is one of the world’s most important living contemporary artists and has shown globally at many top galleries, including the MoMa, MOCA, LACMA, the Louvre, as well as at foremost private galleries such as Gagosian and Metro Pictures. On a popular culture level, he is famous for the Sonic Youth LP cover “Dirty”, and also for his seminal Detroit based art band Destroy All Monsters.
The toy is great, and can speak 20 different sayings. Limited to 600 pieces worldwide, “Little Friend” retails for $210 and is available now at Someday in Melbourne and other select retailers.
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Chicago heads should prepare themselves for a special event on March 31st at Sonotheque. Stones Throw and Saint Alfred will be celebrating a bi-monthly residency in Chicago called “Move.” The event happens every other month with performances by different Stones Throw artists. Special guests and limited-edition giveaways will also be at hand provided by Stones Throw and Saint Alfred. Also on the radar will be Saint Alfred’s grand reopening, so don’t miss out on all these Chicago happenings.
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Greyone just received their latest shipment from Insight. With Spring and Summer just around the corner, Insight has come out with some really dope tees exhibiting quality screenprints and designs. Also for the cooler days of the season, two lightweight hoodies in grey and white are available. And to complete the summer steez, there are also a few all-over print and checkered hats, plaid shorts, and chain-link print short-sleeve button downs. With this impressive collection for the coming warm season, Insight is definitely a label to look out for this year.
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G1950 or Gallery 1950, another brand from Japan, has just recently released some goods including two tees and a wallet by Head Porter. Recently, G1950 has also worked with Visvim on a series of ballistic backpacks so be sure to take a look at that as well. Available now at Figure.
Here’s a new piece from the Japanese label, Resonate. This knitted crew neck uses a original border pattern for the design. The material used is called Coolmax where it is designed to keep you dry and feeling cool by getting rid of excessive moisture from your body. The crew neck sweater comes in a couple of colors including white, blue and black. It retails at 16,800 Yen and are now available at Honeyee Store.
