.....useless wooden toys: jb

Thursday, February 1, 2007

/// JAMES BRAITHWAITE'S CLOCK

Lucky for us we just go another clock hand delivered to us, I let Mr.Braithwaite hi-jack the keyboard for a moment when he was here:

"I dropped by Furni today (near Castle Donnington), and left my clock with our wounded friend, Mike "southpaw" Giles. I saw some of the other pieces that have rolled in and things are looking pretty awesome. James Kerr's piece is a bizarre comment on pedophilia and its relationship to daytime television. Truly revolutionary stuff. Minds will be blown.

Also: I just finished a film with rag-tag group of pirates. Go to I MET THE WALRUS to see the resulting mess." (You should seriously follow the link, the animated short is mindblowing)

more info: JAMES BRAITHWAITE

Monday, December 18, 2006

/// JAMES BRAITHWAITE IS IN

Aside from being a prince amongst theives and the wind beneath my wings James B is a champion artist and scholar. Apart from penning our killer logo for the show (based on the original Useless Wooden Toys Skateboard video circa 1990ish) he's in the latest issue of faesthetic mag......beat that.

// SHOW INFO

Useless Wooden Toys is a touring art show and simaltaneous online Auction with proceeds going to the Skate 4 Cancer organization. Brought to you by Furni and Rekognize Design. 30 hand picked artists were given the same Furni clock as a canvas and asked to "decorated" in a way which they desired....Feel free to browse the site, specific info about the dates, cause and those invloved can be found in the right column. Below are dated entries about the show's progress. Once you've browsed the information on the site and are ready to bid on the clock of your choice click here to link to the online auction (Bidding end May 27th 2007) . If you need a quick re-cap of just the clocks up for grabs go here.

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The program features 30 artists from the USA, Canada and Europe who each custom-designed a Mullen clock from Furni, a hand-crafted furnishings company with its roots in the skateboard industry. The 30 clocks will then be auctioned off on inetbid.com from February 11 2007 to May 27, 2007, with all proceeds going to the skate4cancer organization. The artists’ completed works will be featured in “Useless Wooden Toys”, a vernissage at Off the Hook Boutique in Montreal, Anti Social Gallery in Vancouver, Adrift Gallery in Toronto, Normal Gallery in Ottawa, as well as other galleries across Canada. The “Useless Wooden Toys” display was unveiled during Know?Show East, the country’s biggest street, skate and snow trade show on the east coast that took place from February 11-13, 2007. During the follow up online auction the show will make it’s way around galleries in Vancouver, Toronto and a couple select US venues.

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/// REKOGNIZE DESIGN AND MARKETING Rekognize is a unique design firm that offers clients in the action sports, fashion and urban industries unparalleled quality and services. The agency’s structure ensures that each account receives personal, dedicated attention from experts specializing in all aspects of the field from brand planning to initial concept, spec design, sampling and production. The company's in-house network of specialists includes graphic designers, fashion designers, photographers, illustrators, industrial designers, copy editors, marketing executives and public relations professionals. Rekognize is the exclusive sales and marketing agency for Lifetime Collective in Quebec and also provides design consultation for the brand www.rekognizedesign.com

/// FURNI Mike Giles and Devin Barrette formed Furni as a backlash to homogenized lifestyle options. Making short-run, hand crafted furnishings, the standout quality of Furni is not only the great finish but the skateboarding titles of their products. Near legendary LA based skater and artist Ed Templeton is immortalized as an acrylic and beech veneered magazine rack, hardman Mike Vallely is a toilet roll holder and innovative Rodney Mullen is a rather nice wall mounted clock. The contemporary and clean lined designs will suit the taste of infamously fickle skaters and many modern consumers www.furnicreations.com

/// LIFETIME COLLECTIVE Giving way to what we do with our lives, something we contemplate daily. In our case its something we use as a tool to create. Create something to put on peoples backs, and not made off the backs of others. The ability to create art, build friendships, spur awareness and finding new ways to keep independent from the uniform standard. We are a collective of friends, artists, musicians, skateboarders, snowboarders and free thinkers. www.lifetimecollective.com

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As cancer continues to dominate the leading causes of death by disease in North America, skate4cancer recognizes major organizations devoted to finding a cure in the near future. While our medium of support may vary, our objective remains: to foster a public awareness of cancer in its multiple forms and an appreciation for cancer-research and support teams within national hospitals. Our initiatives target the youth audience to actualize their potential in the fight against cancer. Find out more at www.skate4cancer.com

.....useless wooden toys

Thursday, February 1, 2007

/// JAMES BRAITHWAITE'S CLOCK

Monday, December 18, 2006

/// JAMES BRAITHWAITE IS IN

/// ALL PROCEEDS GO TO SKATE FOR CANCER

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