Artist and designer Evan Hecox displays his fascination with the urban landscape on Incase products for the sixth installment of Curated by Arkitip. Available today , the Evan Hecox series has been issued in three limited editions: London, New York and Tokyo. As the project’s first artist to present a series of products, Hecox brings to life nontraditional depictions of the famed cities and their associated national emblems on our signature MacBook Sleeve and iPhone Slider Case.
Drawing inspiration from the complexity of the modern metropolis, Hecox’s stylistic approach is based on the process of amplification as it affects form and color: breaking down the image, removing certain elements and emphasizing others. In his original artistry for Curated by Arkitip, Hecox filters the mundane into captivating illustrations of London, New York and Tokyo seemingly filled with narratives beyond the images themselves, and applies them to MacBook Sleeves. The Hecox Slider Cases complement the three Sleeves, bearing instantly recognizable national symbols of the three cities. Hecox re-imagined the symbols through his stylistic approach, resulting in artistic interpretations that are both familiar and new.
Make sure to check out the video chronicle on the collaboration here below!
The Hecox products for Curated by Arkitip are available now at Arkitip, better Incase retailers and select Apple stores.
Detailed images of the products follow after the jump.
We get a first look at the next chapter of the Curated by Arkitip series. This time they got together with artist Evan Hecox and the artist’s stencil designs ended up on laptop cases and more. Soon we will be able to show you the complete project.
Arkitip has announced their 53rd issue, dubbed “X: Mark of Collaboration”.
The poet Ryunosuke Satoro said, “Individually, we are one drop. Together we are an ocean.”
This philosophy is the inspiration for this issue…an exploration, celebration, commentary on the joys of collaboration through our own personal lens. People collaborate on many levels. It occurs in nature, technology, science, art, music and politics. For this issue of Arkitip, we asked artists, technologists, writers and friends to show us a recent collaboration or to create something new. Creative work for this issue originated from New York, Los Angeles, Tokyo, San Francisco, Shanghai, Seattle, Paris, Miami, Cape Town and Portland.
Tokyo in the 90s was in what seemed to be an eternal funk. As usual, it was the young people that offered hope and creative juice to society, thus a highly entrepreneurial subculture began to discover it own influence. These new creators and designers were born from a tight group of friends, so although they were perhaps competitors, they often joined forces to create new products and identities for the young.
Only in Tokyo does consumerism have such spiritual power. Thus the emergence of double brands, where products were able to take on dual characteristics and unique personalities. Soon the “X” in Japan’s subculture became a symbol of personal collaboration. A good collaboration starts with an inspired idea, a desire for unexpected results and mutual respect or pure love of another’s work.
A great collaboration occurs at that nexus of unforeseen possibilities and positive friction. Grace, openness and honesty can achieve extra-ordinary results. The most satisfying experiences in our careers, as a Cultural Engineer and a Creative Director, have been these moments. – Alex Calderwood + John C Jay
This issue comes packaged with a John Maeda x Becky Bermont hand numbered print piece and is now available for pre-order at Arkitip with an estimated ship date of December 28, 2009.
Arkitip has announced their new issue edition, this time working with external curators, which is a first for the magazine.
“ll serve as the working catalog for their creative concept. Arkitip will art direct the edition along with the curators to make the collaborative process come full circle.
In this creative expression, the edition is no longer only a singular voice. Technology and the culture’s admiration of collaboration has given us the opportunity to exchange ideas across time zones, lifestyles and disciplines. The art of collaboration has been renewed by a new generation raised on digital media and global connections. Collaborative ideas have never been so prolific or powerful thanks to a newly technologically empowered individual. Alex Calderwood and John C Jay join forces to create an edition of Arkitip born from a provocative dialogue between unique individuals from their own personal network of creatives.
As is customary, we will produce a collector’s item supplement to be included with each issue edition, designed in partnership with the curators of this one of a kind issue edition.”
Arkitip presents a new episode in their chronicles series, this timing speaking with artist KR. They spoke to him about the Incase collaboration. They also sat down with Kevin Lyons, another regular in the Arkitip magazine and often part of their projects.
The KR interview is here above, the Kevin Lyons follows after the jump.
Bodega is a curated collection of large scale, eco-friendly, temporary indoor art. The concept is to make the art of emerging and established artists alike, affordable and available to the public. Each piece is delivered as a complete package for the consumer and includes ready-to-apply art piece and tools for installation. Obsessed with process, Bodega creates high quality, layered die-cut vinyl art editions; representing some of the most captivating artists of our generation.
Using eco-friendly inks and vinyl to create layered die-cut, gallery quality vinyl that cab be applied to any flat surface. The vinyl is low-tack and can be removed without damaging the wall; however, is non-collectible as the art work cannot be reapplied to a surface after removal.
The first drop of Bodega indoor art includes work by Barry McGee and Michael Leon.
Felipe Lima produced a video celebrating the launch of Incase and Arkitip’s fifth installment of the Curated by Arkitip project with famed Paris graffiti artist André. You can see the accompanying cases here.
The latest installment of Incase’s ongoing Curated by Arkitip series pays tribute to French know-how, melding the present and past over an iPhone Slider Case and MacBook Pro 15″ Laptop Sleeve. Street artist André combined chic aesthetics and traditional French iconography with the signature look of his Mr. A character in a celebration of his hometown of Paris, France. Now available at colette.
In related news Apple will be opening it’s first Paris flagship store at the prestigious underground Carroussel du Louvre this Saturday, November 7th at 10am.
Apple Store du Louvre Cour Napoléon
75001 Paris, France
More looks at the Incase x Arkitip x André iPhone & MacBook Pro 15″ Cases after the click.
After the laptop bag, we get a first preview of the iPhone 3G slider case today, that comes from the Curated by Arkitip x Incase x Andre collaboration. The case comes in white and features the French tricolor theme. Hopefully we can soon show you the complete line-up of product and give you a release date.
The Curated by Arkitip for Incase series enters its 5th installment. This time they worked with Parisian artist Andre on laptop sleeves and iPhone cases.
“The André 15” Sleeve pays homage to the artist-turned-entrepreneur’s lasting legacy, featuring custom co-branded zipper pulls with the distinctive “Mr. A” character that once proliferated the streets of Paris.
We’ll have more information on the release date shortly.
