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After Futura made his first public statement last week on the trademark infringement lawsuit he filed against The North Face earlier this year, the outdoor clothing brand has decided to phase out and discontinue the use of its Futurelight logo. “The North Face, as well as VF Corporation and its family of brands, are home […]

Futura, a.k.a. Futura2000, is back in Hong Kong in celebration of his new creation: a rocket ship by the name of X-6000. The piece made its debut this month at FUTURALAND, a public installation and dynamic temporal retail execution crafted in collaboration with the creative studio AllRightsReserved. FUTURALAND—organized and curated by AllRightsReserved in partnership with […]

Futura is poised for a big 2020. His new collection with Comme des Garçons debuted during Paris Fashion Week. Some pieces featured 1980s archive artwork by the graffiti artist, while others sported pleated bibs and abstract cut-outs. Among the other designs were layered, latticed, and bisected shirts, as well as straightforward pink and orange CdG […]

Tons of our favorite designer brands are currently showing their upcoming Fall/Winter 2020 collections during Paris Fashion Week right now. But there are still plenty of brands dropping new product for customers to get their hands on this week as well. Bape is releasing its latest rapper collab with Pusha T on Saturday, Stüssy is celebrating its 40th […]

In 2005, Futura collaborated with Levi’s Japan on a capsule collection. The line, limited to small quantities and only sold in Japan, included 501® jeans, a denim jacket, sweater, and diary bound in Levi’s vintage denim—all of which featured Futura artwork including his “39Meg” character. Earlier this month, nearly 15 years after their first collab, […]

Ten thousand pieces of clothing. Artworks by Kaws and Futura. The first Levi’s jacket ever made. And more. The Japanese designer opens the doors to his archive in Tokyo. When NIGO® was 6 years old, he started collecting toys and figurines. One of the first things he got was a Donald Duck push puppet. But […]