Masters of the Universe

For his latest project, German artist Adrian Riemann has taken the iconic cast of Masters of the Universe and given them a fashionable makeover.

The A3 sized hand-drawings features the recognizable characters all dressed up in the latest and flyest gear. You can check out the rest of the cast and an itemized breakdown of what they're wearing here.

Pretty Genius Idea!

[via: Adrian Riemann]

Not For Public Consumption

Well thank you and you're welcome! Sneaker giant NIKE is no stranger to collaboration, the latest NIKE x ______ project comes in the form of a “Thank You” present to SONY PlayStation Director of Product Publicity Ron Eagle.

Using the NIKE Air Trainer I as the base and limited to 24 pairs, the slick design channels inspiration from the various iterations of the SONY PlayStation and will surely send avid Sneakerheads into a frenzy to get their hands on a pair.

[via: Sole Collector]

Typography Soap

Fresh and clean with a hint of sweetness and a bit of tang, Charles & Marie (the quintessential lifestyle navigator) has put up this stunning handmade translucent block of soap, featuring debossed type on all sides for presale.

A pretty genius idea and clever conversation piece.

[via: Charles & Marie]

Kidrobot x The Simpsons

Kidrobot furthers their collaboration with The Simpsons with the release of a 6-inch Ralph Wiggum figure. Available online and in-stores on October 8, the figure comes with one of two random accessories and retails for $29.95.

[via: KRonikle]

®kyoi "breach dynamics"

Wrenchmonkees provide the cover artwork for ROJO®'s brand new limited edition 240pg heavyweight printed issue. Limited to 1000 copies, the issue will be available Sept 21 and features fresh exclusive artwork from: A Nice Idea Everyday, Aliki Braine, Alex Mcleod, Clemens Behr, Gordon Magnin, Greg Gossel, Corey Corcoran, Dzine, Jackie Tileston, Henrique Oliveira, Terry Rodgers, Kent Rogowski, Alejandra Villasmil, Dominik Wieschermann, Ricky Allman, Dave Kinsey, Arnaud Loumeau, Tommy Støckel, Valero Doval, Zander Blom, Brian Cooper, Jaap Scheeren, Fernanda Cohen, Billy Sprague, Alejandra Laviada, Jacob Dahlgren, Sarah Applebaum, Zachary Keeting, Rachel Lattimore, Tomoo Gokita, Knotan, Rosemarie Fiore, Lisa Congdon, Petros Chrisostomou, Kerim Seiler, Miss Bugs, Wrenchmonkees.

A Nice Idea Everyday

Dzine

Gordon Magnin

Terry Rodgers

You can pre order the issue here.

[via: ROJO MAGAZINE]

Citroën Revolte

Much like the updated versions of the Fiat 500, VW Beetle and the Mini redux. Modern interpretations of iconic European small cars seems to be all the rage in the auto industry right now. French automaker Citroën is looking to its past for inspiration for its future.

The Revolte concept is a 21st century update of the iconic Citroën 2CV, and will debut this week at the 2009 Frankfurt International Autoshow.


[via: THE MOTOR REPORT]

No Homer

Format Mag has teamed up with Moxy Collective for No Homer,
Hip-Hop Icons Simpsonized featuring: Kanye West, Lil Wayne, Notorious B.I.G., 2Pac, Snoop Dogg, Flava Flav, Eazy E, Andre 3000, Eminem, and Fat Joe. the posse shot is available as an 11.75 x 15.75 limited edition print for $45 USD including tax and shipping.
Special orders for individual artist shots are available for $55 USD
by e-mail.

[via: FORMAT]

This Was Supposed to Be Our Future

Check out this futurism fashion show from the 1960's German
TV-Show Paris Aktuell. You can easily spot the influence some of
these designs have on current trends in fashion today.

[via: YouTube]

Baptized in Black Light

Artist Kehinde Wiley returns to the Deitch Gallery with Black Light,
a selection of 17 photographs from his recent book of the same title.
Described as a shuffle of Wiley’s artistic process, Black Light showcases the raw source material photographs often used as a point of reference for Wiley's grand urban Rococo styled paintings.


Black Light runs from:
September 03, 2009 – September 26, 2009
@ Deitch Projects, 76 Grand St. New York
and is accompanied by Black Light,
a full-color book published by Powerhouse.

[via: DEITCH PROJECTS]

Casualties of the Economy

We hear that phrase at least once a day, Lemonade is a movie about what happens when people who were once paid to be creative in advertising are forced to be creative with their own lives.

[via: LEMONADE]

Tokidoki x Marvel

Looks like MARVEL is having a busy week, After rocking the internet with news of their acquisition by Disney™ comes word of this latest collabo with the king of kawaii TOKIDOKI. The collabo will arrive February 2010 and will include 28$ T-Shirts, $65 hoodies
and $35 fitteds.

[via: COMICS ALLIANCE]

WAZZAWALL

To celebrate the fourth anniversary of Nike Osaka, Osaka art project digmeout has teamed up with NIKEiD Studio for a year-round art collaboration project called WAZZAWALL. Artists are asked to submit auditions on the digmeout site and if chosen they will be providing artwork for the nine-meter-wide wall installed in the NIKEiD STUDIO at Nike Osaka.

[via: WAZZAWALL]

Letter From The Editor (Would You Like Some)

The internet is rapidly changing the way we connect, communicate, consume and interact with each other. There is a whole world of talented artist, Avant Garde thinkers and just all around cool shit out there just waiting to be showcased. So if you are a connoisseur of cool, an obsessive collector of all things random and a visual thinker; This is the site for you! (and if you're not, you will be after you stick around for a couple posts.)

Welcome Aboard, have some SAUCE.