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		OCT 31 \| SUPREME DUNK MADNESs Part II · NY Times article Well, we caused enough ruckus to land a story on page 3 in the Metro Section of the New York Times. We have some pictures of the line in the post below. Here's the article (need to sign in) \| Too lazy to sign in link \| OCT 31 \| SUPREME DUNK MADNESS Here are some photos of DAY 1. Take a look \| Oct 28 \| Sneaker\|Shop report updated Today, I went to VIM. Boy I wish I went there sooner. Though, I am pretty much out of the dunk game, I did like the new 3M Dunk that just came out. There's a VIM on 14th Street btwn 5th and 6th Ave in Manhattan and one on 48th Street and 5th Ave in Brooklyn. If you know the rest of them send me a message. Read about VIM \| Oct 27 \| sneaker magazines · metropop & sole collector Wow! I didn't think we would see any sneaker magazines when we first got started here at freshnessmag.com. We even thought of doing one. We would never have been able to compete. Well, the recent batch is killer! // First up. Metropop, I searched for 1 long week trying to hunt down a copy in NYC, finall found the last one at the 8th Street B&N. I am totall impressed and in awe of this "Annual" of the sneaker culture. Nearly 200 pages of stories, interviews, photos, ads, collectors, cuties related to sneakers. How did they do it? Does Fixins.com ring any bells? This annual is a crossover between fixins.com and metropop. We hope to see more of these crossovers. Click below for some images from the mag. // Sole Collector puts out it's premier issue. First off big ups to our boy Retrokid doing his thing. The first issue is pretty cool. The content is killer with interviews, lots of photos, shop features and of course the RK corner. Things that can be improved are some of the layouts and color correction can be better. Otherwise, highly recommended. Metropop Samples \| Sole Provider Samples \| Oct 27 \| eric so · travel-master Freshness Exclusive: At the close of 2003, Eric So created Travel-Master: a 7-inch tall man of metal, who had just backpacked through Hong Kong. As part of the package, So has included a View-Master viewer, and a custom reel featuring seven stereo 3D images of celebrated tourist spots that Travel-Master visited on his trip to Hong Kong. Standing at a towering 7 inches, Travel-Master is made of poseable metal, for your sculpting pleasure. He is paired with the vintage View-Master, which was introduced to the world at the 1939 World's Fair, in New York City. Originally intended as a postcard substitute, it quickly moved beyond stationary stores to become a popular toy. So check out this little man, who will be available in a rainbow of colors. The release date is still unknown. Take a look \| Eric So \| Oct 26 \| Dalek & jeremy fish opening reception @ KCDc Here are photos and footage of the DALEK and Jeremy Fish event organized by KCDCxDUEL. Enjoy. 'On view are two brand spankin’ new prints by Dalek. Jeremy Fish has a selection of his Slap Skateboarding Magazines comics called “The Big Stupid”, customized skateboards, and paintings.' Take a look \| The Short \| DALEK \| Jeremy Fish \| FMinc.com \| Oct 26 \| Bring Da Ruckus Check it out folks. The Studio Museum in Harlem announces, Black Belt, the first major group exhibition exploring reflections by 19 artists on the intersection of African-American and Asian-American cultures in the 1970s and '80s. Organized by Christine Y. Kim, SMH assistant curator, the Studio Museum `takes an in-depth look at a unique cross-cultural phenomenon and fascination with Bruce Lee, Kung Fu and Eastern martial arts imagery.' The Studio Museum of Harlem: 144 W. 125th St. NY, NY exhibition dates: October 15 - January 4, 2004 For more info: www.studiomuseum.org / 212.864.4800 Map \| The Studio Museum \| Oct 24 \| DUEL UPDATE: Click here for a good time! Brooklyn clothing line, DUEL, has been up to something. While we have been busy enjoying the sun and playing during the summer months, these guys have been storing up for winter. Coming to us with designs that are caught up in the mix between; graffiti, natural elements, and philosophical strategies, illustrating a softer side to masculine design elements with undertones of free speech and subconscious thought. For all you free thinkers out there. Understandably these goodies are only available in women's sizes. As DUEL makes its way into closets and dressers around the globe keep one eye on the website to see what projects go on. Duel \| Digital Gravel \| Oct 23 \| Concept reload The Concept Shop just custom 10 pairs of Nike Dunk Lo in the celebration of their reopening on 10/26. The sneaker is called "Concept Reload". All of them are customize by Tim Tsui who is a Hong Kong Figure Designer. Tim Tsui also made a couple figurines of the founders Simon and Kevin of the Conept Shop. Take a look \| Concept Shop \| Tim Tsui \| Oct 23 \| Fixins.com doing their thang So last month the fixins.com crew invaded NYC and threw a hot party with Complex magazine Soled Out NYC. We were there, we took pictures and film. Check the Sept. archive for the images and film. Now they are hitting up Las Vegas with "It's like Prom". Wish we can go! // Also noteworthy is "Invasion" a report on Soled Out NYC with killer layouts, killer pictures. Make sure to check it out. // What else. The fixins X savier trainer is up there too. Ok enough plugs, go look at the site now. fixins.com \| Oct 22 \| "STREET" by YUKINORI DEHARA After the highly-touted debut of his “JINGI” show last year, YUKINORI DEHARA is back like Freddy. He and Zakka are proud to present "STREET," the newest show of original work by this phenomenal Japanese figure artist. DEHARA has created several original character figures exclusively for this show, as he did for his last. All of his characters have a sense of "Kowa-ii," Japanese for "creepy but fancy.” The show will display 50 original figures, paintings, posters, t-shirts, stickers, and more. How seasonal! Opening reception: Friday, October 24th, 7 to 9pm. ZAKKA Gallery: 147 grand street, New York, NY 10013 For more info: info@zakkacorp.com Map \| ZAKKA \| Oct 22 \| Odds, ends & Otherwise Halcyon and Duel present Odds, Ends & Otherwise. Recent work by Damion Silver. Opening reception: Saturday, November 15th, 6 to 9pm. Halcyon Gallery: 227 Smith Street Brooklyn, NY 11231 For more info: info@halcyonline.com / 718.260.9299 Flyer \| Map \| Halycon \| Duel \| Oct 22 \| bling A friend had invited us to a gallery show in Williamsburg, didn't know what to expect, but was absolutely blown away from the work of Tom Sanford and Derek Lerner. Both are exhibiting work in a show entitled, `Bling' at the 31Grand Gallery in Williamsburg. Please check this out for your own sake. 31Grand Gallery: 31 Grand Street, Brooklyn, NY 11211 Exhibition dates: October 17 - January 1, 2004 For more info: gallery31grand@earthlink.net / 718.388.2858 Map \| 31Grand \| Oct 22 \|It's Like that: 20 Years of Run-DMC DON'T SLEEP! So I missed the opening reception! Which I regret, but, hey I was sick. I will get myself there this weekend to check out: Eyejammie Fine Arts Gallery presents, `It's Like that: 20 Years of Run-DMC,' It's said that Run-DMC were among the most photographed rappers of their day. The show will feature contributions from hip hop photographers that were there from the beginning: Raymond Boyd, Josh Cheuse, George DuBose, Glen Friedman, Talib Haqq, Jason Messer, Chi Modu, Lloyd Nelson, Ernie Paniccioli, Al Pereira, Carl Posey, Ricky Powell, David Salidor,! Ronnie Wright, and Joe the Cameraman. `Founded on the conviction that the time was ripe for a gallery devoted to hip-hop imagery,' The Eyejammie Fine Arts Gallery was founded in March of 2003, by Bill Adler.' Eyejammie Fine Arts Gallery: 516 W. 25th street, NYC, NY For more info: info@eyejammie.com Map \| Eyejammie \| Oct 17 \| EWOK 5MH Premium Goods in association with Brand New Old School are proud to present the recent works of EWOK 5MH. Opening reception: Thursday, October 23rd, 7:30 to 11pm. Premium goods: 694 Fulton Street Brooklyn, NY For more info: clarence@premiumgoods.net Flyer \| Map \| Premium Goods \| EWOK \| Oct 17 \| Oct pickups Part III This time, it's Air Safari 87, Black/Gold Vandal Supremes and Zoo York inspired Blazers. Some new shoes \| Oct 16 \| dalek · jeremy fish @ KCDC These two crazydope artists have a lot to celebrate. Sounds like an excuse to throw a big party. Jeremy Fish is winding down his cross country “Get in the Van” tour and Dalek is celebrating the release of his first book, Nickel Plated Angels. On view will be two brand spankin’ new prints by Dalek and possibly a selection of his new toys! You’ll have to come and see. Jeremy Fish will serve up a selection of his Slap Skateboarding Magazines comics called “The Big Stupid”, customized skateboards, and paintings. -EDEN / Duel Industries Opening reception: Saturday, October 18th, 8 to 12am. KCDC Gallery: 99 North 10th Street Brooklyn, NY For more info: 718.357.9006 Dalek flyer \| Jeremy Fish flyer \| Map \| KCDC \| Duel \| OCT 15 \| NYC Sneaker/Toy Guide compiled Hey guys, i realize I needed a list of all the shops on my Pocket PC so I compiled one. Thought I'd share. NYC Sneaker/Toy Guide \| OCT 14 \| Brand Jordan magazine #4 · NY sneaker report updated Picked one of these up last week. The New York Sneaker report has been updated. Not much, just a few pages \| Went shopping today \| OCT 14 \| JB ricky powell JB just send us pictures of their Ricky Powell model. It'll be releasing next month threw FIFTY24 SF Gallery. They will be limited to 120 pairs global. Pictures \| JB \| Upper Playground \| Oct 14 \| tokyo doll TOKYO DOLL exhibit, the first show of contemporary ningyo (dolls) in Canada. Our friend Derrick aka MADREAL supplied us with pictures of the opening reception. Thanks Derrick. Take a look \| Tokyo Doll \| Toronto Design Exchange \| MADREAL \| OCT 13 \| Updated: TRAUma12 opening reception @ zakka We just added a movie by FMinc. Off the hook! Trauma12, a New York City creative collective, had their opening reception last Thursday, October 9, at ZAKKA. They debuted their 12" figurine prototype along with 12 art pieces and 12 hand printed shirts. If you're in the NYC area, stop by and take a look. Also check out ZAKKA's great selection of worldwide design books, and their small toy section in the back of the store. Pictures \| The Short \| Trauma12 \| ZAKKA \| FMinc.com \| Oct 13 \| recent pickups Part II Here's some more recent pick ups. Couldn't resist the temptation on the Haze Dunk Low and Hi. The Dunk Hi Premium Curry is pretty hot for the Fall. They passed for being regular shoes are at recent party where sneakers weren't allowed... maybe the bouncer just didn't care... Also picked up a pair of Air Trainer Huarache. Some hazy shots for you \| Oct 13 \| NYC Sneaker\|Shop report updated It was updated yesterday. With reports from Alife, Nort, Recon and Transit/Active Warehouse. Notables include, new Bathing Ape stuff at Recon, dollars off sneakers at Transit/Active Warehouse and Laser Air Force 1 at NORT. Keep checking in, we'll try to update as much as we can. Hopefully once a week or bi-weekly. NY Sneaker\|Shop Report \| Oct 12 \| toy2r · I love adidas exhibition The exhibition is an art project with the theme "i love adidas." People from various backgrounds were invited to interpret what the original Adidas is. Toy2R created the ADIDAS Qee for the exhibition. Toy2R supplied us with photos of the Qee and the rest of the exhibition. Thanks Raymond. Take a look \| Oct 12 \| tokyo doll This just in from our Canadian friend Derrick aka MADREAL: An unique show is opened Friday night in Toronto at the DESIGN EXCHANGE... TOKYO DOLL exhibit, the first show of contemporary ningyo (dolls) in Canada. Show runs until the 25th of Oct. So, if you're in the Toronto area be sure to stop by and if you have photos of the exhibition. toronto design exchange: 234 Bay Street Toronto, ON M5K 1B2 Canada For more info: info@tokyodoll.com / 416.597.9302 Tokyo Doll \| Toronto Design Exchange \| MADREAL \| Oct 11 \| recent pickups Well here it goes. They include Air Max 1 Black/Red and Safari, Air Burst Storm, DC Shoes Artist Projects Dave Kinsey (Thanks very much to Mr. Kinsey for the kicks). 16 Shots for your pleasure \| Get your kinsey here \| Oct 11 \| RESFEST the Winners are... Grandprize: Sarah S.of Boston (Jose C. shared the prize, Sharah was unable to attend RESFEST) First Prize: Dennis Y. (50), Dafna G. (51), Ray L. (52) Thanks to all who entered! We'll have more contests soon. res.com \| Oct 10 \| New York Sneaker report · Niketown Here's a new feature we are adding to the site. It's the New York Sneaker Report. Basically, when ever we go shopping, we'll take pictures, look at prices, see what available and tell you. Today I went to Niketown. Click below for my report. If you would like to contribute please let us know. Send me an email yuming at freshnessmag.com the New york sneaker report \| Oct 09 \| jeremy fish: Time spent alone. get in the van tour From our friend Eden from Duel Industries. Halcyon is pleased to announce the return of Jeremy Fish! This East Coast original will be in town for a solo show in BKLYN. Mr. Fish was born 29 years ago in Upstate NY. He has called San Francisco home for the last 10 years. He is a painter/illustrator/stuff maker who enjoys sharing his ideas with others. This year he has shown in S.F, N.Y, Detroit, Kansas City, Boulder, CO., Tokyo Japan and Munich, Germany. Opening reception: Friday, October 10th, 6 to 9pm. Halcyon Gallery: 227 Smith Street Brooklyn, NY 11231 For more info: info@halcyonline.com / 718.260.9299 Flyer \| Bio \| Map \| Halycon \| Jeremy Fish \| Duel \| Oct 09 \| protocol: sheone · crash theLAB101 is proud to announce Protocol. Featuring collaborative paintings by London based artist SHEONE, and New York based artist CRASH. There are also additional paintings by FUTURA, OTWO and STASH. Opening reception: Saturday, October 18th, 6 to 9pm. theLAB101 Gallery: 1534 17th STREET. # 101 Santa Monica, CA 90404 For more info and RSVP: info@thelab101.com Flyer \| Map \| theLAB101 \| SHEONE \| CRASH \| oct 08\| Treasure whale · dave choe · Friends with you Our good friends mike&katie from TADO just updated us on this exhibition. David Choe's 'Appetite For Mutilation' with special guest Friends With You and their 'Treasure Whale'. Check it out. Take a look \| Dave Choe \| Friends with you \| TADO \| oct 07 \| TVb Article Raymond Choy, President of Toy2R, was recently featured and interviewed on TVB Weekly Magazine in Asia. Here are pictures of the spread. Pictures \| Toy2R \| OCT 07 \| update: Resfest nyc · restfest giveaway Resfest NYC is this week. 10/09 to 10/12. today is the last day to enter for the RESFEST Pass. The dvd giveaway ends on Friday. Click below for more info. more on resfest nyc and the giveaways here \| oct 07 \| BD4D at the Remote Lounge 10.04.03 A definite inspiring show for anyone interested in motion design. Some highlights: - Joshua Davis's secret + presentation of work not included on website. - Spent 2000’s video piece constructed from still photo’s. - Transfatty’s crazy video, which included mans best friend giving animal love to his master. -J.D. FMinc. Pictures \| BD4D \| FMinc.com \| Oct 07 \| trauma12 Art project team TRAUMA12 are going to display their newest works at ZAKKA. "12" indicates the number of the mediums that they have developed their art activity. The exhibit will consist 12 art works, 12 hand-printed t-shirts, and the debut of the 12 inches hand-made figurine prototype. Opening reception: Thursday, October 9th, 7 to 9pm. ZAKKA Gallery: 147 grand street, New York, NY 10013 For more info / RSVP: dennis@waxpoetics.com Flyer \| Trauma12 \| Map \| ZAKKA \| OCT 06\| sp one: simple pleasure opening reception @ the McCaig-Welles SP.ONE, a New York City graffiti writer over the last twenty years, uses a new medium and technique to create his multiple collages/ typographic pieces. Here are some photos from the SP ONE Simple Pleasure opening. Pictures \| McCaig-Welles Gallery \| OCT 06\| toy collection When visiting San Francisco we got a chance to meet Colin Miller, one of the partner of Recon. He showed us around RECON West and his immense toy collection. The photographs show only part of his vast collection which is located downstair in his office. There is even more at home! Take a look \| OCT 06\| Mad barbarians Exhibition #2 Mad barbarians recently held an exhibition at LAPNET SHIP in Tokyo [September 18-24]. The exhibition included some old and new illustration by Mad, a Mad promotion animation [a collaboration with Graphic Groove], Mad's main character "MAD-CHAN", 3 new Toy2R Qee, and GalleColle prototype 'Curry Chef' and his loving dog, 'Mr. Spice'. Here are some photo Toy2R took for us. Take a look \| Poster \| Profile \| Mad Barbarians \| OCT 03\| toy2r Qee Keychain collection designed by mad barbarians Japanese illustrators Mad Barbarians designed 3 Qee keychain which just hit Japan. Freshness got exclusive pictures from our friend Toy2R. Take a look \| Mad Barbarians \| Oct 02 \| Ryan mcginness: project rainbow Ryan McGinness is back in Philly with a new series of work. Project Rainbow is based on the mythical Philadelphia Experiment (codename “Project Rainbow”) conducted by the US government back in WWII when, among other ghastly events, five soldiers were found fused to the metal in the ship’s structure. If you’re in the area, stop by and enter his thematic universe of symbols and icons. Opening reception: Friday, October 10th, 6 to 10pm. 222gallery: 222 Vine Street Philadelphia PA 19106 For more info: info@222gallery.com / 215.873.0750 Press Release \| Map \| 222gallery \| Oct 02 \| sp one: SImple pleasure New York graffiti writer SP.ONE has borrowed from the modernists. Via custom letters, scavenged papers, and other found materials, SP.ONE has created multiple collages that spell out ‘SP.ONE.’ Existing forms are manipulated to create new meanings, and there’s even a high-energy wall painting a la Lascaux. Opening reception: Friday, October 3rd, 6 to 10pm. McCaig-Welles Gallery: 129 Roebling Street Brooklyn, NY 11211 For more info: gallery@mccaigwelles.com / 718.384.8729 Press Release \| Map \| McCaig-Welles Gallery \| OCT 01\| control chaos opening reception @ the reed space Freshness was there for Phunk Studio's inaugural exhibition, "Control Chaos", at The Reed Space. We were blown away. Phunk has created a giant mural which cover the whole exhibition wall area. The mural is made up of 12 pieces of custom-designed canvases made from corrugated carton boxes. If you're in town stop by the Reed Space and check Control Chaos. Pictures \| The Short [10mb] \| fminc.com \| Phunk Studio \| The Reed Space OCT 01\| TADO Update Again, our friends Mike and Katie from TADO have blown us away with their banner design. TADO has recently updated their site. New updates include Adfuntures's 'The Monkey Show' in Shanghai, ToyR2 Series 4 Qee, Designer Series 2, and some editorial works [Mac Users (out now!), .Net magazine (out on the 2nd of October), Pulp magazine, and TOKION (out at the start of November)]. Also, TADO were recently featured in pixelsurgeon's 'interview' section, and the 'random interrogation' section of the latest edition of evilmonito.. TADO \| Pixel Surgeon interview \| Evil Monito \| Oct 01 \| Bigfoot [will be] sighted in nyc So you didn't think you'd see Bigfoot here in NYC did you!? Here's your chance to see the real thing... or at least his artwork. Bigfoot is actually an East Coast native, he had moved to San Francisco to be "closer to the trees", he also studied at the SF Art Institute. Bigfoot's first solo exhibition here in NYC will be at Stackhouse. Opening reception: Thursday, October 16th, 7 to 10pm. Stackhouse Gallery: 276 Lafayette St. (between. Prince and Houston St.) . Gallery hours: 7 days a week open from 12 to 7:30. For more info: 212.925.6931 Press Release \| Map \| September 2003 \| archive Sept was an exciting month. We covered alot of events, brought a lot of sneakers and a lot of toys. We also made a bunch of friends. Highlights from Sept. include, Nike Laser kicks, new Michael Lau toys, Takashi Murakami at Rockefeller Center, Soled Out, FOTB, and bunch of other events. New contributor, FMinc. started covering events in video format. Make sure to read it or re-read it. 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