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we.make.do
Created in September 2010, we.make.do. offers ‘A little something for the boys’ | Aesthetically aimed at providing comfort driven bodies with playful and even thought provoking artwork, this collection is for the child in all of us, ranging from two to ten years old | Their charity line ‘Save It For Me’ is a collection of shirts that speak out about the indecencies against our planet, as well as the cruelties that happen to our animal friends | It all began when they told their children stories about people cutting trees down, oil spills and the depletion of marine life and how all of this can affect us and the world around us | They were so concerned that they began to draw pictures with signs that would say ‘stop cutting trees’ or ‘no thanks (to oil spills)’ | They also drew pictures of all the ocean friends that they wanted to save and send money to in order to help them | Whales are one of our children’s many passions, and when they are old enough to have children, we hope that they will still be around | With the profits of these shirts, we.make.do will donate a percentage to Save The Whales, a West Coast based charity whose purpose is to educate children and adults about marine mammals, their environment and their preservation. With these simple shirts, they hope to make a difference | babyladyinc.com
Mark Gonzales | Cartel 011 | Sao Paulo, Brazil
Mark Gonzales’ latest exhibition is currently running in Sao Paulo, at Cartel 011 | The collected material balances drawing, stencil, and witty remark | The Gonz has also unveiled new fabrics that feature his trademark humorous personal quirks | boobosh® is a big Gonz and Schmoo fan!
Chris Bringham | Bike Shelf
Love this… | Designer Chris Bringham’s so-simple-it’s-brilliant Bike Shelf offers an elegant solution to bike storage in small spaces | Suspended using a steel rod for support, the shelf has a cleat for your bicycle and enough space for books or gear above | Bringham’s furniture typically follows this line of thinking, detail driven and inventive solutions for many of life’s little problems
AirdeJe | Contemporary Children’s Bed Linen & Accessorises
boobosh® loves the new catalogue and collection from children’s home interior company AirdeJe | Add a poetic and chic touch to the child’s bedroom with Airdeje range of bed linen and decorative accessories | Airdeje is a French designer that mixes dashes of retro with folkloric inspirations and a bohemian touch to create a refined and contemporary range of bed linen and accessorises for children | We love their soft and original colours, the perfectly adjusted cuts, the exquisite finish and in particular their cradle shown below | www.airdejeboutique.com
Shepard Fairy | The Surfrider Foundation
Celebrating 25 years of coastal conservation, The Surfrider Foundation is working with 25 different artists to illustrate famous breaks | One of those commissioned is by boobosh fave Shepard Fairy (shown above), along with illustrations by other boobosh faves like Raymond Pettibon and Barry McGee | Fairy worked with photographer Tom Servais on an original piece depicting Maui’s famous Jaws wave | The illustration is to be sold at the Surfrider’s Art for the Ocean Anniversary Gala, but is also available to the public through the Obey Awareness Program in t-shirt form | Purchase serves as one way of donating to The Surfrider Foundation via Coolhunting | boobosh loves the illustration but not too sure it works on a tee in our humble opinion | obeyclothing.com/#/awareness | www.surfrider.org
Sage Francis | Love the Lie
Check out Sage Francis’ new video for Love the Lie | The video debuted a few days ago on the Guardian website and features some fantastic animation
Patagonia x Geoff McFetridge
These have been out a while now, but boobosh® loves the Geoff McFetridge designed tee range for Patagonia | The kid’s range is printed on 100% organic cotton | The tee’s feature taped shoulder seams, ribbing at neck that is stretchy for easy on/off and a screen-printed neck label that won’t chafe | Using the boobosh preferred medium of PVC and phthalate free inks that are less toxic | Recyclable through the Common Threads Recycling Program | www.patagonia.com
LCB | No Place Else | Brick Lane | London E2
The LCB Surf Store are hosting an art exhibition called ‘No Place Else’ at their Brick Lane shop in London from Thursday 12th August at 8pm until 30th September 2010 | The show will feature work from illustrators like Mark Wigan, Ryan Chapman and Simon Wild | www.lcbsurfstore.co.uk | Location: 121 Bethnal Green Road, London E2
Mae | Fabric Wall Stickers | Australia
boobosh® loves Mae a kids decor brand all the way from Australia | Mae’s delightful fabric wall stickers are designed with children in mind and are more than happy to be moved around – and scrunched up, smoothed out and rearranged again and again | They don’t mind a shower here and there either, after being rough housed by those precious yet impossibly grubby little ones | As well as being quite good looking, fun and unique, Mae is always doing her best to be kind to the environment, always supporting local Australian businesses. They use ‘eco’ inks (as will boobosh®) and recycled cardboard packaging (as will boobosh®), not to mention our stickers are reusable and with proper care (and even a bit of improper care) will last for years to come | www.lovemae.com.au
FriendsWithYou | Wish Come True Festival
Miami-based art duo FriendsWithYou travel north to Toronto, Canada to take part in the Wish Come True Festival | Established in 2002 by Miami-based artists Samuel Borkson and Arturo Sandoval III, FriendsWithYou set forth on a mission to spread the idea of Magic, Luck, and Friendship™ around the world, and become Friends-With-You! | Designed as a resource center for all things creative, FriendsWithYou is a unique think-tank that has the ability to seamlessly incorporate their distinct artistic style and one-of-a-kind ideas into a wide range of mediums and applications | FriendsWithYou’s work spans all creative realms from fine art to large-scale experiential installations and interactive events to public playgrounds, directorial work, live performances, animation and multimedia projects, branding and licensing. All FriendsWithYou projects offer once in a lifetime experiences, as FriendsWithYou is in a category of its own as a first class multidisciplinary art collective and creative studio | Now, in an unprecedented spectacle created just for Luminato, they invite Toronto to come out and play | FriendsWithYou have turned Toronto into Rainbow City, a delightful explosion of colour and jubilant energy. Led by the Rainbow King, Luminato 2010′s Festival mascot, a host of celestial characters have transformed Queen’s Park with larger-than-life dimensions of giant totems, bounce houses, and inflatable friends | www.luminato.com | www.friendswithyou.com
Inspired by the simple happiness of everyday life, the Wish Come True Festival is free. So come
