Archive for November 24th, 2007

55DSL is up to its usual tricks!

Saturday, November 24th, 2007

55DSL is up to its usual tricks! If you go down to the woods (Carnaby St) today, your sure of a big surprise (free art)

Launching on the Grazia magazine shopping evening where Carnaby Street goes wild and lets people collect special gifts, money off and even some type of drink/food depending on what the retailer is offering, 55DSL is up to its usual tricks!
Get to the store on the corner of Newburgh Street and you could be in for a freebie worth the walk.

Madcap Matt Sewell and gigantic Jonny Fu (A.K.A. Ron Jonzo, Ronzo) will be creating hand illustrated Christmas Cards so as well as taking home the latest from 55DSL you can have you own unique piece of artwork, a perfect gift  for friends and families, but to be honest they will be so good you might just want to send one to yourself.

Music will be provided by DJ NickName and shoppers will be re-fulled with a festive Jagermeister bar to help keep them in a suspended state of shopping hapiness. 55DSL also have some great surprises up their collective sleeves as well…. Really, you won’t be disappointed - *crosses heart and hopes to die*

Most people will know Matt as the artist renowend for  drawing an uber-cute world of animals and girls in pastel palettes and for the festive period 55DSL have comissioned a life size verson of his work of a polar bear, the 6ft creature will be camping outside the store complete with a head sized hole for shoppers to stick thier faces through and have thier photo taken as a real life piece of art and experience being hugged by a polar bear!

Join us for art, shopping, booze and music ( but not necessarily in that order).

Date: Thursday 29th November

Location: 55DSL store

Times: 6.00PM - 10.00PM

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Nickels And Dimes Clothing Season 2

Saturday, November 24th, 2007

Nickels And Dimes Clothing Season 2 Nickels And Dimes releases its second season under the watchful guidance of Nick Von Dime. This time around, the brand proudly introduces “Betty Dime” their ladies’ capsule line featuring vibrant colors and graphics.

The main highlight of the ladies’ line is the SATANA tee, a tribute piece to their favorite gang leader in Russ Meyer’s epic film: Faster Pussycat Kill Kill!

Meanwhile the men’s line adds bright colors and keeps the theme playful yet dark for the season’s 1st. delivery.? The highlight pieces are:

GIMME THE LOOT: “Keeping my mind on my money and my money on my mind” tee.
TOUGH AS NAILS: the old school tough-boxer-puncher tee directly from east-flatbush Brooklyn.

The label also unveils their lookbook and ad campaign images commissioned to talented photographer Nathan Abbott, whose past work for Burton Snowboards is flawless with uncanny style.

The release of the second season will be in two installments: November and December. In addition to our website, the product can now be found at selected retailers worldwide: Canada, Singapore, Sweden among others.
Nickels And Dimes Clothing Season 2

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Ku Ambiance + DEHA

Saturday, November 24th, 2007

KU AMBIANCE KU AMBIANCE OPENS FIRST U.S.A. CONCEPT STORE IN WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA

Ku Ambiance Presents Its Opening Exhibition Of: “Pacific Mysto: The Art of Don Ed Hardy Inspired by California, Hawaii, and Japan”

On Exhibit and For Sale December 5, 2007 – May 5, 2008.
Ku Ambiance, a Los Angeles-based design company operating six high-fashion stores in Japan announces the opening of their first U.S.A.-based concept store. The new store is located in the upscale shopping district of West Hollywood at the intersection of Huntley and Melrose Avenue. The concept store will open with a special show of art created by Don Ed Hardy in collaboration with Japanese master craftsmen. By blending the extraordinary creations of contemporary artist and tattoo master Don Ed Hardy with traditional Asian design, Ku Ambiance offers a unique “design fusion” in the fine-art / luxury goods market. Ku Ambiance presents modern interpretations of thousand-year-old traditions in Japanese design, in the process creating limited editions of extraordinary art objects for sophisticated customers seeking the ultimate in high-culture décor, fashion, art, and design.

“We have carefully selected manufacturers considered to be the very best in their respective fields of expertise, across categories including clothing, ceramics, furniture and jewelry to name a few,” says Steven Hoel, Co-founder of Ku Ambiance. “Ku Ambiance represents what is truly dynamic about design, taking hand-crafted pieces like kimonos and replacing their traditional patterns with the modern brilliance of Don Ed Hardy’s iconic imagery.” In addition to one-of-a-kind original art, selected works will consist of “no more than” 108 limited edition pieces in any given category. Variations of the number one hundred and eight, a spiritually powerful number in many Eastern religions and traditions, will reoccur throughout all Ku Ambiance products carried in the U.S.A. throughout the year.

Ku Ambiance selected Don Ed Hardy as their first featured artist because of his unique background as an interpreter of traditional designs from Asian culture – many of which he originally explored as tattoo designs. The Don Ed Hardy “Pacific Mysto” exhibit will be displayed in the U.S.A. concept store for six months. Ku Ambiance West Hollywood will host a private grand opening reception to unveil the new collection on December 5, 2007.

ABOUT KU AMBIANCE
Ku Ambiance, a Los Angeles-based design group featuring luxury Japanese art & International products is expanding its network throughout Japan and making its collection available stateside with a West Hollywood concept store scheduled to open in December 2007. For more information about Ku Ambiance, please visit: www.KuAmbiance.com.

ABOUT DEHA
The Don Ed Hardy Archive (DEHA) is an online museum exhibit of the iconic imagery of  artist Don Ed Hardy a modern legend for his work in the field of tattoo artistry, Don Ed Hardy now focuses primarily on non-tattoo based art forms including, printmaking, drawing and painting.

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