Nike Sportswear Hong Kong

Last summer I had the pleasure of previewing the newly opened Nike Sportswear flagship store at 21 Mercer in NYC along with it’s opening festivities. In true Nike fashion, I was invited to check out NSW’s digs in Hong Kong. Although the store’s Grand Opening has long past (it opened in October of 2008), I still wanted to take advantage of a rare opportunity to feature an HK destination that should be on the top of everyone’s lists when visiting.

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Atlanta mainstays, Criminal Records and Creative Loafing have gotten together to release a compilation mixtape featuring Atlanta’s most talented artists. My personal fav has to be Grip Plyaz. I just like the attitude he brings when he’s flowing. FYI - There’s a download link at the bottom of this post.

There are 2 record release shows where you can score the 500 limited edition vinyl EPs:

N.E.C., Grip Plyaz, the Balkans, A. Leon Craft.
$10 (includes vinyl LP).
Thursday, May 7
7 pm
Eyedrum
290 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive
404-522-0655

Stanza, Carnivores, Mums FP, Predator.
Free
Sunday, May 10
3:30 pm
Criminal Records
1154-A Euclid Ave
404-215-9511

Full tracklist:
1. Predator - “You”
2. Grip Plyaz - “Fuck Dat Hipster Shit”
3. Anna Kramer and The Lost Cause - “I Can’t Take It”
4. A. Leon Craft - “Spaced Out”
5. The N.E.C. - “Cruel Sea”
6. Stanza - “A. Town Love”
7. Zoroaster - “White Dwarf”
8. Balkans - “Violent Girls”
9. Carnivores - “Shark Teeth”
10. Mums FP - “Cause & Effect”
11. Abby Go Go - “The Lost Song”
12. Spree Wilson - “Travelin’ Man Blues”
13. All Night Drug Prowling Wolves - “Dance Again”
14. G.G. King - “Drug Zoo”
15. Noot d’ Noot - Fingers Like Steeples
16. Batata Doce - “Corda Bomba”
17. Facehugger - “Through the Air Vents”
18. The Coathangers - “Stop Stomp Stompin’”
19. 4th Ward Afro-Klezmer Orchestra - “East Atlanta Passover Stomp”
20. Customers - “Howling At The Moon”
21. Danny! - “I Want H.E.R. (She’s So Heavy)”
22. Supreeme - “I’m On Fire”
23. Derek Lyn Plastic - “Run With Me”
24. Withered - “Reveal the Essence of Suffering”
25. Pill - “Lookin’ In”
26. Thy Mighty Contract - “Bats in the Dark”
27. Jeffrey Butzer - “Theme for a Tailor”

Download (via Creative Loafing): Mixt: An Atlanta Compilation

Name:
Cory Patton

Aka:  
King Alga, The Warrior, Black Jesus, The Truth, Big O, Grime, General, Damaga, King, Knowledge, Jeru, That Dood “a few more but, I plead the 5th on those. Might have rents on them.

Website:
gumshoeapparel.com
streetlocal404.com
standardatl.com

Where are you from?
The South: Tuscaloosa, AL aka Trill Town, AL aka Tough Town, AL

Who do you work for? 
Standard/ El Bar/ Street Local/ My friends…

What are your Current Project(s)? 
Just wait, and you’ll be shocked.

Who would you love to work with?
Movie: Robert Deniro & Clint Eastwood
Music: Premiere, RZA, Pete Rock, Ghostface, 9th wonder, & Jay-Z
Clothing: Alife, Supreme, Hundreds, Undefeated, Neighborhood

If you had to give all your sneakers away to charity except for one pair, which ones would you keep? 
All of them, wouldn’t keep any.

What’s on your iPod right now?
Wutang, Ghostface, The Otherside, Haz Solo, Gucci Mane, OJ the Juiceman, Gorilla Zoe, Nite Ratz Mixtapes, Pipomixes, Pete Rock, DJ Premiere, Boot Camp Click, Master P (Old Shyt), Big L, Biggie, Fat Joe, 2Pac, Tribe, Kurupt, Big Daddy Kane, Roots, I’m really into trap/grimey music now.

What’s your Favorite ATL food?
Bookhouse, Silver Grill, & any place with a good burger & wings

What’s your Favorite ATL hangout?
I try to go a few places but I enjoy El-bar and the W on Thursdays.

What are your Pet Peeves?
People that big-up thereselves when u meet them. U know” I got this / I’m a rapper / I’m T.I.’s cousin…”

Shout outs?
Street Locals: Tim, Ryan, Myk, A the Monster, Christy, Ginsu, Aaron(Joneses), (Crooks) A.C., Radar, Shane, BlngXBdgt, Cody, Bobby Billions, A-Huf, Colin, Jimmy, Cristo Melio, Sumner, Zach Wolfe, Dax, Rob & Rosa Wonder, Lan, Malik, Sharon, (Nite Ratz) Slugger, Presto, Cristo, Big Ricky, Matt Lezecko, Lauren “Fly” Bird, Asian John, Cobra Corps, (Carpe/Rowdy) Greg Mike, Andrew Kline, Henry Broggi, Nicole, Al (saint 48), Jest (Alife), Vik (Nike), (Process) Georgios, Larry, Vadal, Ross, Sam, Gerad, My bros: Ku Ku, Demone, Hollywood, Big Dog, Moo!!, Lil Mot, Brandon, Gavin “can’t wait for u to get out” Patton, Zach Gable, Malcolm, K.J., Reggie (Brave Bernard) Caleb Gauge, DJ Smiles, (Lavish Life) Grip, Kei, Kim, Mums Fp, Super bird, Lauren, Sarah, Maria x5, Lisete, April, DJ Hotsauce, DJ Jelly, Wutang, Sandra Brooks, (QC click) Jhonatan Connely, Darrell Rice, Jen (the Legs), Tonya Kelly, Amanda, Carey, Adam, Kacy, Rachael, Barry, JYML, Chris, Damein, Drew,Steve Boogie, Chris Mink, Laura Mink, Herman, Hiram, Ed, Colleen, Kevin, Tara, Kent & Erin Congrats!!, Jason, Ashely, Coke, Kelly’e, Channel, Brain, Kiddo, Kyle, (The Otherside) Keno, Wallsauce, Haz Solo Wojo, Joy, Cindy, (Corner heads) Cowhead, Scar, Brandon & Miya Bryant, Jeff, Decautar Dan, Nellie, Mo, Northstar X, Fresh.I.am, If i forgot u I’m sorry, till the God hour!!

This past Saturday night, we were involved in the Hat Trick event at Halo Lounge. The guy in the photo sporting the Nokahoma fitted and Tomahawk tee is Chris Mosier. Chris is new to EC and will be helping us out for the next few months. He did a great job helping with the event even after the night before. Thanks to FN Socials for including us in the show.

Check out more photos at The Midnight Socialite.com

After years of having their feet planted firmly in the Atlanta lifestyle market, Standard opened the doors to it’s second location in Lenox Square. To commemorate the expansion, Standard has partnered up American footwear giant DC Shoes for their first collaborative efforts. The goal in this collaboration was to represent design elements that have always been strongly present in the motif of Standard. The true red color embodies the strong presence of red accents at both locations along with the green laces and insole, which represent the artificial turf that covers the floor at the new store, as well as the live turf used at various events at the original location.

Check out more at the Standard Blog.

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Howdy from the other side of the globe! I’ve been in HK for the past few days and I thought it’d be nice to rep StreetLocal (one of our favorite brands/crews from ATL) while on the go. I’ve been using this StreetLocal Gentleman comb every day to keep my mane in check. As soon as I have a chance to edit my photos, I’ll post some interesting stuff I’ve been working on. It’s fun being in Asia but I can’t wait to be back with the crew in the Dirty-Dirty. Let’s get it Hawks!

At the last Process x El Bar party, we gave this piece to Rob Wonder and Rosa. It was influenced by the El Bar Mary t-shirt that we collaborated on. We are working on something special with El Bar so stay tuned for more.

While perusing the world wide web this week I came across something that made me stop in my tracks and sucked me in for quite some time. The work of Peter Funch is something that engaged me in the imagery, which is something that I could only say about a handful of photographers before I found his work. This isn’t to say that while looking at photography I am not totally engaged, but this work in particular is something that really drew me in. His concept is simple enough, take a series of images from a specific spot and then take sections that match and turn them into a single image. For example take everyone from one scene that walked through the frame that was wearing the color white and make a single photograph out of those people. Sounds simple enough but when you see the images it really takes you back. I’m a huge fan of images that suck you in like Funch’s work does and if you like what you see you can check out some more of his work after the jump.

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This Saturday, FN Socials, Christys’ Hats and Freshiam.net present Hat Trick at Halo Lounge. Christys’ Hats will be providing you with some of the finest hats and a photo booth for some photo ops. Sounds by DJ What! and 2 local favorites, J Sol & Apple Juice. Also, Midnight Socialite will be there to take your picture, so dress proper. There will be giveaways from Christys’ Hats and of course PROCESS, so come early. Doors open at 10.

for no cover before midnight.

Photo by Alexey Yurenev

Done to Death artists, US Royalty, just recently collaborated with Joseph Pepper from Cartel & Stuart Luptin from The Child Ballads / Jonathan Fire*Eater covering The Rolling Stones “Sweet Virgina.”

I had a chance to catch up with Joseph at El Bar a couple weekends back and he mentioned that the idea for collaborating was very impromptu, yet welcomed. Apparently he hit the studio immediately, recorded the guitar track, and was pleased to hear the final result!

Download: US Royalty & Friends - Sweet Virginia

Photo by Dan Hall

Name:
Farshad Arshid

Aka:  
Rashad, Vershad, Far-shaad, Rasheed, FarshaRd, RashaRd, and any other way my name is butchered…

Website:
standardatl.com

Where are you from?
Born in Tehran Iran (gotta rep the motherland) grew up in Houston, TEJAS (as GDub says it), here in Atlanta for 13 years now.

Who do you work for? 
For the man… Damn the man… Oh, and I own the Standard boutiques in town.

What are your Current Project(s)? 
Collaboration with DC Shoes, collab with Process (clears throat)… Spring/Summer In-Store series at 1841. And a few more that I can’t talk about yet…..

Who would you love to work with?
Too many to name, but here are a few: Nike, The Hundreds, 10 Deep, Alife, Benny Gold, Huf, Maharishi

If you had to give all your sneakers away to charity except for one pair, which ones would you keep? 
Adidas Milano Navy with gold Stripes… I have 2 pairs… a beat up pair that wore while building the original store… and a pair I found at Sporty LA 2 years ago which I paid entirely too much for… This is strictly for sentimental reasons…

What’s on your iPod right now?
The new Depeche Mode (single), George Michael (4life), Ghostland Observatory, Sam Roberts Band, Rehab, Elton John, Morrissey, The Smiths, Cartel, Ponderosa, UGK, the Cool Kids, Phoenix, US Royalty, Chester French, NERD, Grip Plyaz, Biggie, Erik B & Rakim, Ice T, New Order, The Cure, Duran Duran.

What’s your Favorite ATL food?
Spice Market, Eugene’s, Rumi’s Kitchen, Flip Burger Boutique, Surin, Holeman & Finch, Taqueria Del Sol, FAB, MF Sushi, Shaun’s, Hong Kong Harbor (best dim sum in town).

What’s your Favorite ATL hangout?
STANDARD Boutiques (look man, I work gazillion hours a weeks… my only social activity is talking shit to whoever visits… but other favorite spot that I don’t visit nearly enough is El Bar.

What are your Pet Peeves?
Assholes (with the exception of myself), being late, bluetooth headsets, sunglasses indoors, stupid questions (Is the grass real? Is this Pharrell’s store? Where do you guys get your stuff from? Do you guys make your own clothes? Can I get a recession discount?)

Shout outs?
Man toooo many…. 1st and foremost, the bosslady my wife Sandy… My family, My Standard crew (Daniel, Ryan, Nellie, Mourad, Xavier, Cory), CHRIS BLACK, Bun B, My Process boys of course (keep doing what you’re doing), Greg Street, Don Cannon, Coach K, Vik S, Shawn from Walters, The entire Rehab Family, Demun Jones, Germaine, the Willis Twins, Smiles, xText message Timx, Kaos, Jason Geter, Brian @ DC, C to the JL, Kaan Ergun (kaandre 3000), FNDTN crew, BBC crew, Scotty ILL, Eric V, Meg, Benny Gold, Rob Wonder & Rosa, Zach Wolfe, Sumner, Henry, Serious Ron, The Joneses, Will Lundy, Lavish Life crew, AC, Myk and the rest of The Charlotte crew, Dallas Austin, and the Rowdy Crew, G Mike, Caleb, Ross, Reggie, Patrick, and last but not least my boys Zero, Cosmo, and Paco.

Here’s a closer look at the custom Vans from the Laced Up sneaker event we took part in a few weeks back. If you happen to be in Charlotte, they’re on display at Niche right now. Stop in and say hello to Bobby, and while you’re there, take some photos and send ‘em over!

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ATL’s best interior design company, Habachy Designs, came to Epidemik Coalition needing a new website. After a few meetings at their downtown Atlanta office, which has an amazing view of the city, we quickly had wireframes and site-structure in hand. It was only a matter of days to implement everything and get it live. It was a pleasure working with Michael and Evan on this project and we’re looking forward to future EC/Habachy collaborations.

Yesterday, a special package came in the mail from Quintin, a new hat company owned by some of our friends on the west coast. What sets them apart from the norm is that they specialize in fitted 5 panel caps, thus eliminating the need for a pesky adjustable strap and delivering some class to the 5 panel category. Their first wave of releases will take place on May 2nd, kicking off a summer of weekly releases bearing collaborations with many heavy-hitting design teams (the line sheet looks amazing). We’re honored to be included in this succession of releases and are currently tweaking the final details on the first PROCESS x Quintin collaboration set for later this summer. Read the rest of this entry »

Thousands of independent record stores across the country are celebrating Record Store Day today, including our very own Criminal Records. It’s important to support these local stores in your city because life would suck if you were limited to the internet for new music.

From 10am to 10pm today, Criminal will be having a huge sidewalk sale and giving away FREE beer and cake. Also, a ton of great local bands will be playing sets in-store.

Here are the set times:
11:00AM – Death on Two Wheels
12:00PM – Thy Mighty Contract
1:00PM – Carolina Chocolate Drops
2:00PM – Mike Farris & the Roseland Rhythm Revue
3:00PM – Ocha La Rocha
4:00PM – Noot d’Noot
5:00PM – Player/Kommander
6:00PM – Carnivores
7:00PM – Selmanaires
8:00PM – Manchester Orchestra
9:00PM – Judi Chicago

So as I have written on here before, I work primarily as a photo assistant for the majority of my income. What this basically means is that I carry around all the gear and put up the lights where the photographer wants them and then make sure everything runs smoothly so that the photographer has nothing to worry about except making sure they get the right picture. So yesterday I was fortunate to work with a really awesome photographer out of New York by the name of Ben Baker. One of the most refreshing things to see while working with someone is their total control with lighting. What I mean by this is that no matter what the image or situation the lighting is spot on and Ben is one of these people. Even while inside the Georgia World Congress Center with a million kids around he still was able to keep his cool and know exactly what he wanted his lighting to look like. I went through his website and tried to find the images that best showed this. Check out the rest of his work on his website, you might see some images you have seen before.

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Tonight, join the crew at El Bar with special guest, DJ Rashida, on the turntables. You may have seen her on stage with Prince, or on MTV on America’s Best Dance Crew. She’s major!

Don’t know what to wear? I’d suggest swinging by Standard 1841 and picking up a PROCESS tee…

Our buddy, Myk Pate, sent me this photo of him and BLNGxBDGT (Bling on a Budget) on the Camden block in Charlotte. If you didn’t already know, PROCESS is available at Black Sheep located at the fork on Camden Road. It’s great to see the line being embraced by what is quickly becoming our home away from home.

As a side note, we’re bringing BLNGxBDGT to El Bar on May 22nd in what will be the 1st of many SWARM [ATL Edition] parties that we’re throwing in conjunction with Kitchworth. Fun times coming this summer!

Name:
Stefán Kjartansson

Aka:  
To my mom I’m Stebbi.

Website:
howdoyouspellkjartansson.com
armchairmedia.com/work/

Where are you from?
I was born in Siglufjörður, which is a small fishing town in a fjord north of Iceland.

Who do you work for? 
I’m a founding partner and designer at Armchair.

What are your Current Project(s)? 
Philips Van-Heusen, FusionBrands, SAT.

Who would you love to work with?
Peter Seville, I just want to see how he thinks. I would like to work with Michael Bierut to experience his process.

If you had to give all your sneakers away to charity except for one pair, which ones would you keep? 
I have two pairs of Tretorns. The high-tops could easily fetch $7.

What’s on your iPod right now?
Nate introduced me to this band today called Tuxedomoon. I plan listen to them obsessively.

What’s your Favorite ATL food?
Floataway Cafe, MF Sushi, Star Provisions, Top Flr

What’s your Favorite ATL hangout?
Octane Coffee.

What are your Pet Peeves?
Designers that are not passionate about their work.

Shout outs?
I wanna give a shout out to my Armchairs: Scott, Dave, Kenny, Kevin,
Farbod, Nate, Tiffany, Marta, Aaron, Michelle, Travis, Reena, Erick,
Emily, Darcey, Alice, Erica, Rebecca, Jamie. I also wanna give a shout
out to Elise and Thor. And God.

I’ve been doing a lot of traveling lately… Asia, New York, New Orleans. On each of the trips, design has been at the reigns. I’d like to take a minute to describe my travels to Asia during one week in March and share a once-in-a-lifetime project I’ve been involved with at Georgia Tech this spring.

A group of 9 architects, 1 industrial designer (me), 1 anthropologist, and 2 health system engineers have been working since January to design a health clinic for a village in Sukadana, West Kalimantan. Kalimantan, otherwise known as Borneo to us westerners, is an island in Indonesia situated on the equator, exactly 12 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time. The weather is a constant 85° with 90% humidity, making HOTlanta seem like the arctic.

Who are we working for? An American MD named Kinari Webb and her health organization named Health in Harmony provides integrated essential health care and environmental education to the citizens of Sukadana. It is one of Health in Harmony’s missions to reduce the local illegal logging industry towards preservation of the Bornean rainforest, home to one of the planet’s largest assets of flora and fauna including wild orangutans! It turns out Dr. Webb had a connection to a fellow at Georgia Tech, who pulled resources to organize the course.

After months of work, six students from our group were sent to Borneo (expenses paid via a grant) to present architectural plans as proposals to the organization. During an intense 3-day charette, we gathered their feedback in order to create a more informed design. Those involved in the charette included Dr. Webb, her health clinic staff, and the community who would ultimately be using and building the clinic. Each day of the design discussions took place at Health in Harmony’s current health clinic which is a 3-room house next to the ocean.

We returned from Asia full of ideas, rice, and a realistic outlook on what life looks like in Indonesia. On a personal note, it was humbling to be in a place so disconnected from western culture and so full of noise and LIFE. This information is being pumped into a final, refined design that will be handed over to the Health in Harmony group in a few weeks at a final presentation in Atlanta. Those architectural plans will be used to gather funding in America to be put towards construction starting in November.

See some pics of my journey after the jump
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