Artist-Shirts from 2K
Founded 1998 in Japan, 2K, a small company whose name was bestowed by Experimental Jetset, is totally anti-mass marketing. 2K is for people who are bored with the market and merchandise that has been controlled by mega mass-marketing brands. “We have become determined to introduce the best and most unique artworks and artists to the global youth culture network through t-shirts that we recognize as one of the most informative mediums. Instead of spreading the name 2K, we attempt to gain recognition by the people through our vision of presenting artistic uniquities by artists we have met and become fond of”.
The artists of theses Tees are: swedish Street Artist Carl Nyman, Design Studio Buro Destruct, London Design- and Illustration Service Nice, Tomoo Gokita from Tokyo and Alex Rich. You can get them online in DE, AT and CH at Clear-Cut-Case.de.
Hecklewood
Check out new and discounted odds and ends from the premium apparel designers of Hecklewood of Portland Oregon. These guys come highly recommended.
The Black Sea
I know there are a lot of octopus and such designs out and about, but I still think you should have a look at the latest offerings from Orlando, FL indie venue The Black Sea. They print on AA and run US$16 a tee, which is cheap as cheese.
News at Teetonic
Shirts are now £15 a pop over at the Teetonic shop. They have also gone about rolling out some new designs and features so it should be worth a visit.
Pestol Packin’
These seem to be largely printed on AA, and did I say I am pleased to see such nice designs from so close to home?
I have seen other Danish t-shirt labels out there before, but it has been a while since one has surfaced. The shirts from Pestol are willingly playful and have a nice comic book feel to them. The smoking new Hektor “Feelin’ Foggy” design is just awesome, and I love the “Hvad Jeg Er Lavet Af” (translates into “From What I Am Made”) tee. These buggers roll out for 39€, but there are other shirts in the mix from 16€ too.
Waterloo
You would think this to be a London-based label really, with the name and the imagery on the website, but Waterloo runs straight outta Buenos Aires in Argentina…
Digging into the pop culture of mainly the 1970s is no new thing to t-shirt designs. Waterloo does this with a keen eye, an updated sense and a subtle form of humour however. The results are rather successful, and I far on prefer these tees to a lot of the plain retro or re-issue designs out in the big pond today. Just look at the Clash piece. It works as an updated view on a good old classic mixing it with 1950s poster art and a 2000s overall whack.
I can’t find any info about the shirt stock used, but the geometrics give an indication of these being modern fit tees. They are available in girls and guys sizes, and even as tank tops in some cases. Prices are at US$24.95, and they ship more or less anywhere.
If you enter the coupon code “teees.com” on checkout you’ll even receive a 10% discount.
Fisher Price Squeak Box Tee
I just spotted this piece over at LaFraise, and the funny thing is that I actually own one of those kid’s cassette players myself. It is actually sitting right here on my desk. Hook yerself up if you dig it. It i 22€ or 24€ as longsleeve.
Hands On: Fantastic Bonanza
We received these tees last week or something bu I haven’t got around to writing the review until now of one reason; The tees at Fantastic Bonanza have their designs printed with water based inks with no flash layer or such. This renders silky soft print that can only be sensed through the gift of sight. These tees need a round in the washer before the print really settles, and this is the reason for the delay.
The other cool thing about this print is that the base colour of the shirt bleeds trough the print giving i a nice organic look. The designs on these is just awesome, too. Just look at the details after the jump. The “Tooth Ache” shirt leaves me screaming for a root canal, and just check out the brilliantness of the “Birthday Party” one.
All tees are a handsome 15% off at Fan Bon until December 14th. This leaves the price at a mere US$17 a go.
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Cupcakes for Christmas
Limited to a mere 150 pcs. of each design, these one-timer limited x-mas tees over at Johnny Cupcakes are bound to set you in that season mood. Just check out that “Tree Hugger” bit. It is simply awesome.
I-Manifest
Re-stocks and brand-news are available over at I-Manifest. You have to love that eclipse shirt. It doesn’t scream anything about McGyver or Mr. T, but who wants that anyway? The print is so elegant, and the shirt comes in two colour options. The new cupid design is also a good go, and check out their sale department for 25% off selected items. Nobody would know. Full price t-shirts are US$28 a piece, and you can do the math on the discounteds.