N.E. Thing Goez – A Collection of Hand Made Designer Toyz

“Thanks to the inspiration from Rotofugi in Chicago, I have become inspired to create toyz from my characters. The past couple months have been devoted to making prototypes with Rhinoceros, lazer cutters, 3D printers and scanners and paper folding methods. I am now ready to create my toys in there final forms.

I need backers support and help to purchase materials and continue my creative process to fully develop N.E. Thing Goez into a legitimate hand crafted designer toy collection.”

N.E. Thing Goez is a project by Nina Palomba, an Illustrator and cartoonist attending the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Her handmade toys have an awesome classic cartoon vibe and that have retained all their character in the transition from drawing to real world objects.

There’s isn’t alot of time left to help her reach her $4,500 goal (currently at $3,025) but you can help realise a great artists ambitions by backing this project.

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A Conversation About Japan – PROJECT Wooster

A Conversation About Japan – PROJECT Wooster

PROJECT turns its spotlight from Las Vegas to Japan in this recent video. Showcasing a discussion about Japan and the country’s influence on design and the creative industry, the video features an influential group including the likes of Jim Moore from GQ, Todd Snyder from TODD SNYDER, Ryan from PARABELLUM, Jeremiah Mandel from ALOHA RAG and Tokihito Yoshida from TO-KI-TO talking about Japan’s impact on fashion and design. The film was directed and produced by Marcus Troy exclusively for PROJECT.

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PROJECT Show Las Vegas – PUMA Fall/Winter 2012 – “Club House For Work & Play”

PROJECT Show Las Vegas – PUMA Fall/Winter 2012 – “Club House For Work & Play”

So not to obstruct visibility of the smaller vendors and displays, organizer of PROJECT trade show usually lined the largest of exhibition booth along the perimeter of the show. This included PUMA and its multiple-function exhibit hall. In line with its Social Club theme, designed its functional show room with both work and leisure in mind. Live DJ, billiard table, even a faux fireplace all to sooth weary buyers and media personnel that still recovering from jet lag. Cleverly positioned partitions place emphasis on key products for Fall/Winter 2012 seasons, like the just announced entry to GT1 racing by Motorsport. Now with Ducati in MotoGP, BMW M-Sport in GT1, and both Mercedes AMG and Ferrari in F1, might just be largest single sportswear entity in motorsports.  Right at its corner was the Black Label, the fashion division with capsule collections from designers Mihara Yasuhiro, Hussein Chalayan, and DASSLER by PUMA. Then there is the eponymous named collection by the late Alexander McQueen. While there were questions about the line’s continuation after the designer’s untimely death in 2010, PUMA worked closely with Sarah Burton, a close friend of McQueen and his fashion label’s current creative director, to bring a collection not just as a memorial but a celebration of McQueen’s unmatchable talent.


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PROJECT Show Las Vegas – SOL Republic – “Not Your Father’s Headphones”

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Its never an easy feat for a scion to step out of his father’s shadow, especially when he created an industry powerhouse solely accessories and peripherals. Challenges known all too well to , son of Noel Lee, the founder of Monster Cable. After an extensive managerial stint at Beats by Dr. Dre , the then partnership between Dr. Dre, Jimmy Iovine, and , the younger Lee decided to exit the company and fulfill his entrepreneurship ambition with . By addressing everything great and some of faults on Beats by Dr. Dre headphones, SOL Republic pushes the design of audio accessories closer to a new standard. Rather than a traditional headband, SOL Republic headphones comes in an one-piece form. Constructed out of a special polymer, its virtually indestructible yet with enough “give” to retain memory of a certain fit. Its also modular, meaning all of the pieces are interchangeable. Now you can truly accessorize your outfits with a customizable headphones. Finally the cost. At only a third of the price of Beats by Dr. Dre, SOL Republic is accessible to audiophiles of all demographics.


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PROJECT Show Las Vegas – Native Fall/Winter 2012 – “Colorful Old And New”

PROJECT Show Las Vegas   Native Fall/Winter 2012   Colorful Old And New

Fine tuning its recipe of success with value and colorful options, the Vancouver-base footwear brand Native showcased the upcoming Fall/Winter 2012 Collection at PROJECT trade show in Las Vegas with “something new and something old”. The “new” would be the Cromwell, a throwback to the traditional slip-on rain boots and chukka in ’s colorful renditions. The Jimmy will be available in two new forms as well, a mid-cut version closely resembles to classic duck shoes. will also include a shearling addition for the upcoming season. Finally, the popular Fitzsimmons undergoes an interesting alteration with “reclaimed or reconstituted leather”. Essentially recycled and unwanted leather materials, processed and then “flocked” onto a pair of Fitzsimmons to gave a feel and look of texture. Both economical and environmentally sound. The Fall/Winter 2012 Collection from will be available at retailers starting at the end of summer.


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Top 10 Camo Items of PROJECT Wooster

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Camo isn’t going anywhere. If anything, we’re just getting started. Brands including Nepenthes, Leffot, Orlebar Brown, Maharishi, Dr Romanelli, Globe-trotter, Want Les Essentials de la Vie, Hamilton 1883 and The White Briefs all showcased excellent camouflage goods at PROJECT Wooster, many in collaboration with the king of camo himself, Mr. Nick Wooster. Browse our gallery to see the 10 best camo items we saw in Las Vegas. If you ask us, the couches win 1st prize.

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PROJECT Wooster Preview 2 | Video

PROJECT Wooster Preview 2 | Video

The first preview of the PROJECT Wooster 2012 preview video gave a very compressed version of the trip Nick Wooster and the crew took to Tokyo. In this second installment, we get a much longer video explaining their experiences through the capital city of Japan. Topics raised during the casual chat were; difference in attitude towards fashion and styling, merchandizing, product selection and how to bring over the whole retail experience to PROJECT this year. Wooster sums up the Japanese retail style beautifully in one simple sentence – “They just buy cool sh*t”. Watch the full preview after the jump and expect a few more to pop up leading up to the trade show.


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Video: How Japan Inspired PROJECT Wooster

Project Nick Wooster Japan Video: How Japan Inspired PROJECT Wooster

Last week we announced that the latest edition of PROJECT Wooster would highlight Japanese designers including Highsnobiety favorites visvim and NEXUSVII. In this follow-up video Nick Wooster, Andrew Pollard and Marcus Troy discuss their trip to Japan, how it inspired the latest show and how the fashion culture there is important on so many levels. We can’t wait to check out what they put together for PROJECT Wooster in Las Vegas next week. Be sure to stop by if you’re at the show.

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Produced by: PROJECT & Marcus Troy
Filmed & Edited by: Unknown Collective


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