As the vibe in Melbourne (Australia) starts to rise like the temperature, we are forecast to bear witness to the hottest spot in streetwear to drop in the Asia Pacific region. The Buffet trade expo is aligning itself with some of the best international and local brands to nourish and flourish the culture we’d love to be bigger and better than it is. Guest speaker, high-end fashion innovator and design pioneer jeffstaple (stapledesign.com) will be headlining the show speaking at two forums about ‘Buisness in Street Fashion’ and ‘Contemporary Art in Fashion.’
To have the science dropped on you like a professor spillin’ beakers, click here to get more details about the Buffet forums.
Stay tuned for exclusive coverage from your exhibiting insiders, DS. In the mean time as we wait to be served we’ve been dishing out our own wholesome product. If you’re in Melbourne get down to Hemley Skateboarding on Brunswick, Fitzroy to cop the DS teasers Tees, and for all the heads up in Brisbane, get into Laced Sneaker Culture.
One of our mates Masato from Japan tagged along for the trip.
Breakin-in a new Hemley board with a 360 kickflip in the back streets of Fitzroy.
Shoutout to Simon from Hemley who was the first to see the new DS collection ‘Off the Grid’
22/02/10 - New DS ‘Off the Grid’ Collection detected on Radar!
The 2010 ‘Off the Grid’ Collection is a compilation of t-shirt designs formulated from uncharted and unsurveillanced realms of the Deep Surface imagination. The new range is equipped with colourful Anime inspired character designs, 80’s icons, a reminiscent outlook of schoolyard memories, WWII military influenced designs and photographic art.
No longer flying under the radar, the 2010 ‘Off the Grid’ Collection will be in full force showcasing at Buffet, the first ever Asia Pacific Streetwear Trade Show. Celebrating this landmark event Deep Surface is exclusively launching the first wave of tees available for purchase at the Buffet Trade Show together with Brisbane’s specialised sneaker/street culture boutique, Laced and Melbourne’s skateboarding and fashion store Hemley on the 26th of February.
So don’t be a moving target and get hit with the heat! Click here for more info on Buffet or hit up Laced and Hemley.
“Change from within.” - DS
by C8
16/02/10 - The Wu Massacre Album Cover
Yet another release from the Wu franchise. However this LP will be exclusively laced by Meth, Ghostface and Raekwon. Illustration by Chris Bachalo; and Art Direction and Graphic Design by Alex Haldi (trust me, you WANT to click those links). One of the dopest Wu covers since Liquid Swords (that’s arguable peeps). US release is March 30th.
Here are the promo vids released a couple of months back. Get comfortable…
by 9B
15/02/10 - Record crowd to watch a basketball game
This years NBA All-Star game in Dallas, Texas drew the biggest ever attendance to watch a live basketball game… an epic 108,713 people. Held in Cowboys Stadium with a monstrous 50m wide by 22m tall high-def video board this event smashed the previous record by 30,500.
Check out this time lapse video of the stadium being prepped up.
2010’s year of the Tiger aligns together with the Element of Metal. The Metal element gives the Tiger its sharpness in action and speed of thought, battle ready! Tigers born in the Metal year also like to stand out in a crowd. With an assertive and competitive demeanor, they know what their goals are and go get it! This good-looking character unfortunately suffers from mood swings and temper tantrums. The Tiger is also known to jump to conclusions or to act too quickly without weighing the options or understanding the consequences. This is a flaw Tigers must learn to curb.
And to coincide with the Year of the Tiger, Nike have this cool video on their Tiger Cortez.
by C8
11/02/10 - iPad in my hands!
Yeah that’s right! Even though the iPad isn’t available til March, i managed to get my hands on one…
Amazing what you can do with sheets of thin metal, half an ikea catalogue, colour printer and sticky tape!
But while we’re on this topic, i just wanted to share an inspiring video of Steve Jobs guest speaking at Stanford University. Although this was filmed five years ago, words of wisdom is ageless.
by C8
09/02/2010 - Happy 90210 Day!
Someone wished me a Happy 90210 Day… [pause] Right? Youknowwhati’msayin!
