Jeff Staple, Creative Director :: 120 Seconds
The founder and creative director of Staple Design, Jeff Staple, recounts a harrowing life and death experience which inspired him to shift his perspective and live life to the fullest.
The founder and creative director of Staple Design, Jeff Staple, recounts a harrowing life and death experience which inspired him to shift his perspective and live life to the fullest.
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About Staple Design:
Staple Design was founded in New York City in 1997.
Staple Design operated in three main categories: a clothing collection, a creative agency and a retail store.
For over a decade, Staple Design has created one of the most respected street culture apparel brands ever. It is distributed globally and is a full lifestyle menswear collection. The Staple collection perfectly mixes street-minded sensibilities with mature, sophisticated nods to high-end fashion.
Staple Design Studio is a creative consulting firm that has worked with some of the most prestigious brands in the world. Eschewing the traditional agency model, we are led by creators, not by trend forecasters, focus groups or tastemakers. That translates into success. Success marked not only by dollar bills, but also by the authenticity projected to their customers. Our clients include Nike, Microsoft, Sony, Lotus, Timberland, New Balance, LVMH and many others. We work in all platforms including print, online, multimedia and fashion.
Staple Design also owns and operates Reed Space in the Lower East Side of NYC. Reed Space is often regarded as one of the world's best and most innovative stores. Reed Space is a pioneer in the concept of a "lifestyle boutique". Reed Space features an art gallery which has hosted some of our generation's most celebrated artists. Reed Space also recently launched its own print publication titled Reed Pages. The oversized magazine is published quarterly and is distributed globally in the finest shops, boutiques and booksellers.
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Walt "Clyde" Frazier, Basketball Legend :: 120 Seconds
NY Knick's Walt "Clyde" Frazier's passions extend beyond basketball from youth and education to sailing and gardening all while setting an example and giving back.
NY Knick's Walt "Clyde" Frazier's passions extend beyond basketball from youth and education to sailing and gardening all while setting an example and giving back.
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About Walt Frazier:
With a nickname taken by a Knicks trainer from the folk-hero robber Clyde Barrow, whose life was chronicled in the film Bonnie and Clyde, Frazier presided over the Knicks for 10 years from 1967 to 1977. As a Knicks player, Frazier scored 19.3 points per game, played in seven NBA All-Star Games, and was named to four All-NBA First Teams and seven NBA All-Defensive First Teams. He is especially remembered for his inspirational performance in the seventh and deciding game of a thrilling 1970 NBA Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers. He learned basketball on a rutted, dirt playground, the only facility available at his all-black school in the racially segregated South of the 1950s. (Via NBA.com)
Known as ‘Clyde’ for his snappy dressing reminiscent of historical outlaws ‘Bonnie & Clyde’ and his innate ability to ‘steal’ the ball, Walt played with a mixture of bravado, athleticism, intensity and a calculated lack of emotion that encapsulated the very essence of being cool. Indeed, playing it cool as a cucumber became his trademark. And, as the street hustlers, hip-hoppers, wee pappa rappers, breakers, b-boys and graff kids picked up on the shoe, Clyde’s personal style seemed to effortlessly rub off on an entire city.
There are only a few sneakers that truly qualify as classics, and the Clyde is right there with the best of them. They’re shoes that transcended their original sporty job description, that can genuinely claim to represent an entire city, generate a lifetime of anecdotes, and are truly an authentic legend on the street. They’ve been called a few different names over the last thirty years (Suede, Clyde, State) but the shoe has continued to influence the scenesters in the USA, Europe and Asia with acid jazzers, old school nuts, terrace casuals and skaters alike hot steppin’ these PUMAs. (Via SneakerFreaker.com)
Invader, Artist :: 120 Seconds
The ingenious French artist Invader, describes the reasons behind the "Top 10" albums, whose covers he recreates with Rubik's Cubes and also inspired his latest exhibit by the same name.
The ingenious French artist Invader, describes the reasons behind the "Top 10" albums, whose covers he recreates with Rubik's Cubes and also inspired his latest exhibit by the same name.
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About Invader: Invader’s work illustrates the overwhelming effect technology has had on contemporary culture while also critiquing it, using the ancient and traditional technique of mosaics to simulate digital pixels. Referencing the 1978 Atari video game, the artist began placing mosaics featuring Space Invaders on the streets of Paris in the late 1990s. Joined by Pac Man ghosts and other popular 8-bit characters, the works soon became a familiar sight to encounter in any urban environment. Invader’s usage of tile to create street art, rather than paint or stencil, is not only a unique choice of medium—it also emphasizes his commentary of how digital information networks have affected and transformed our society. Sightings of the work have spread over the last ten years on a global scale as the artist continues invading public spaces across five continents. Currently, Invader’s work can be found on the streets of over forty cities, worldwide. - Via Jonathan LeVine Gallery
About Top 10 Exhibit at Jonathan LeVine Gallery:
Jonathan LeVine Gallery is pleased to present Top 10, a solo exhibition of new works by the Parisian street artist known as Invader. Returning to the gallery for his first solo show in New York, Top 10 marks a highly anticipated event for this internationally celebrated artist. Known for using mosaic tiles to re-create popular characters from vintage 8-bit video games (such as Space Invaders and Pac-Man) on the streets of cities around the world, the artist’s individual mosaics are carefully cataloged after placement in context to their surrounding environment. Yet, since the project has grown on a global-scale, each piece also carries considerable significance from a larger perspective—populating what is now a worldwide installation that stretches across the planet. Invader’s mosaics can be found on the streets of over 40 cities, on all five (inhabitable) continents. Like the game, his mission is literally an invasion of (public) space.
Top 10 introduces a new series of original two and three-dimensional works featuring the artist’s signature pixel-based aesthetic, created in mediums such as mosaic tile and rubik’s cubes, which clearly translate the concept of pixilation (the division of visual information in digital format). Invader is the first artist to bring pixels to life, both in the physical world and in the art world. Echoing the neo-Impressionist painting technique of pointillism, with a contemporary voice, his evolved methods bring the composite image concept into the digital age. The show title Top 10 references popular music, as the artist has selected what he believes are the top ten album covers of his generation as subjects for re-interpretation using his own innovative technique of Rubikcubism. The term Rubikcubism is used to describe an art movement of which Invader is believed to be the originator, using Rubik’s Cubes (a 3-D mechanical puzzle game popular in the 1980’s). This exhibition also includes large-scale mixed-media sculptures in bright primary colors and a video installation of projected time-lapse footage, which reveals the geometric complexity of the artist’s incredible process in creating pieces in this show. - Via Jonathan LeVine Gallery