Capn Design: Art

Bob Dob's Video Game Inspired Art

2006-11-14T01:06:49-05:00

Jason pointed out this great Nintendo-inspired artwork from Bob Dob. The paintings above are my favorite, but I also loved this one and this one. Lucky for us, we can buy some of his work here and here.

The Nike Dunk Low SBTG Makes Me Swoon

2006-08-31T07:59:03-05:00

If you were to ever spend an unusual amount of money on a gift for me, this is it. These sneakers are going for about $360 + international shipping, but I've considered getting them several times. I may have a sickness, but these sneakers are beautiful. If you want to buy them for me or (gasp!) for yourself, you can find them at the kix-files shop. The full name of the shoe is the Nike Dunk Low Premium SB SBTG, with SBTG standing for Sabotage (a.k.a Mark Ong) of Royale Fam. Here's an interview with Mark from the latest Sneaker Freaker.

Adicolor Shoes in NYC Bodegas

2006-05-04T13:51:58-05:00

I'm not in love with the shoes from Adidas' Adicolor campaign, but all of the supporting materials and marketing promotions have been fabulous (especially the short films). Now, as you can see on the right, they're displaying some of their shoes in bodegas around New York City. In this case, a shoe from the white series is set in amongst feminine hygiene products. If you'd like to see them for yourself, here is a list of the seven stores: 1. Deli Spring & Lafayette: Soho 2. Marlow & Sons: Williamsburg/Brooklyn 3. Grand Food Market Inc Grand and Crosby 4. Deli on Prince and Sullivan 5. Jewel News: Union Square 6. DeliMart: North 7/Bedford/Brooklyn 7. Deli Next to Arlene’s Grocery: Lower East Side Information and photo is from The Go Figure, which has now been added to my RSS reader.

James Niehues: Ski Map Painter

2006-03-02T09:10:28-05:00

Tonight I went to the opening of the Works on Paper exhibit at the Armory thanks to Jori's aunt, who works at the Richard Norton Gallery. Although I mostly went for the free food, it's nice to check out all of the art as well. Generally, I thought last year's show was better, but one artist stuck out: James Nieuhues. If you've ever skied out west, you probably know James Nieuhues as he has painted about 75% of the ski maps for large resorts. At the show, he was offering the paintings without all of the trails and writing we're accustomed to, which was nice. The base of the paintings are done with an airbrush and he uses acrylic paints (I think) for the details, like trees and buildings. The paintings were far from cheap, but are available from art dealer Norman Brosterman. I've put one of the prints from Brosterman's site below and three more after the jump, but you can see many more maps on Niehues' site.