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Style … Susanita’s Vintage Red Gucci Bag

This is the real deal: A vintage red, leather Gucci bag circa 1970s or ’80s that our friend (and overall…

bags, brands, couture, designer, dudley's, fashion, fashion design, gucci, handbags, images, les, lower east side, manhattan, New York, new york city, nyc, photos, style, van corsa, vintage

On the Scene … At the Urs Fischer Show, MOCA

los angeles, moca

In Barcelona … Sticker Street Art in Raval

barcelona

Urban Life … By the Williamsburg Bridge NYC

The esplanade along the East River in downtown New York City is not on the tourist map, and it’s less…

chinatown, east river, east village, images, les, lower east side, manhattan, New York, new york city, nyc, photos, travel, williamsburg bridge

In Paris … Twisted Airplanes at the Pompidou

contemporary art, modern art, paris, pompidou

In Palma de Mallorca … Street Art by HROne

mallorca, palma, spain

Urban Life … Coffee with NYC Surf Report

It’s Saturday in New York’s Lower East Side on a hot, steamy late summer day and we’re enjoying our iced…

New York

Hanksy’s “Bald Eagle” Mashup with Bryan Cranston

This recent work by Hanksy (a portmanteau of Banksy x Hanks, as in Tom Hanks) on Orchard Street in New…

artists, bald eagle, banksy, breaking bad, bryan cranston, hanksy, images, les, lower east side, manhattan, New York, new york city, new york street art, nyc, orchard street, photos, tom hanks

On the Scene … Back at Miss Lily’s NYC

We’re fans of Jamaican-styled Miss Lily’s, a roots reggae record shop and Internet radio station that’s also a cafe and…

architectural design, cafes, dub, greenwich village, interior design, jamaican, juice bars, juicebox, manhattan, New York, new york city, nyc, radio station, records, reggae, restaurants, roots, shops, smoothies, soho, stores

On the Scene NYC … “Vandal” by Nick Walker Revisited

The “Vandal” street art painting by influential and pioneering (he was an inspiration to Banksy) U.K. stencil artist Nick Walker…

artists, banksy, british street artists, chinatown, eldridge street, images, les, lower east side, manhattan, New York, new york city, new york street art, nick walker, nyc, photos, vandal

Urban Life … Rooftop Coffee Break NYC

New York

On the Street … “Pay Me No Mind” in NYC

New York

NYC Street Art … Magda Love X MOR

New York

Retro-Girl Skipping Rope

manhattan, New York, new york street art, noho, nyc

Style … Vanilla Van’s

We replaced our favorite pair of salmony-red Van’s lace-up sneakers after the canvas got torn on the edge of a…

fashion, footwear, images, kicks, photos, shoes, skateboard shoes, sleigh bells, sneakers, style, tennis shoes, van corsa, vans

Cover of OjodePez Photography Mag

OjodePez is a rather serious but excellent art and journalistic photography magazine from Spain. Pictured here is edition 29 of…

espana, magazines, ojodepez, photography, photojournalism, photos, spain

“This Station”

We were on a swiftly moving train at night somewhere along New Jersey’s string of sprawling seaside towns when the…

images, lighting, lights, new jersey, New York, photography, photos, trains

“I Will Miss You …” Hits NYC Billboard

We first saw this handwritten-styled, street-artsy graffiti message “I will miss you …” a couple of months ago next to…

In New York … Epic Street Artwork in Bushwick

Great detail photos below of some epic street art near Roberta’s Pizza in Bushwick, in Brooklyn. (Thanks, Richard!) Richard Haase…

brooklyn, brooklyn street art, bushwick, images, New York, new york street art, nyc, photos, robertas pizza

Angry Birds Graffiti Art Truck

Spotted in the wild … that infamous truck covered in Angry Birds-inspired graffiti art in New York’s Chinatown.

angry birds, chinatown, graff, graffiti truck, manhattan, New York, street art truck

At Rockaway Taco NYC

This colorful Mexican taco stand in New York City’s Far Rockaway beach neighborhood is called, aptly enough, Rockaway Taco. It…

far rockaway, New York, nyc, rockaway, rockaway taco, tacos

“Sk8 or Die” by Haculla in SoHo NYC

haculla, New York

In Brooklyn …BKI x Braulio Amado

murals

“White Noise” Mural at Rag & Bone Shop

Artist Henry Samelson is the latest painter commissioned to put up a mural at Rag & Bone’s showcase flagship store…

fashion, henry samelson, images, manhattan, murals, New York, nyc, photos, rag and bone, shops, soho, stores, style, van corsa

In NYC … Line is Around Block at Supreme

There was a massive, crazy-ass long line at the original Lafayette Street branch of Supreme early Thursday morning in SoHo,…

fashion, footwears, images, kicks, lafayette street, long lines, lower east side, manhattan, New York, new york city, nolita, nyc, photos, shoes, shopping, shops, sneakers, soho, style, supreme

What’s Outside the Window? – Vol. 31

Here’s the latest series of images for our ongoing visual culture (“VC”) project “What’s Outside the Window?” The photos were…

airplane, brooklyn, images, manhattan, new jersey, New York, new york city, nyc, photos, plane, van corsa, view, visual culture, what's outside the window

In NYC … #Namastwerk Street Art

New York

At Christina Angelina’s StarFighter Studios in L.A.

Today we stumbled upon Christina Angelina’s studio while biking down Washington Blvd in Venice. We are a huge admirer of…

artists, california, christina angelina, contemporary art, downtown, images, la, los angeles, los angeles street art, photos, ryan baum, sci arc, starfighter studios, venice, washington blvd

In Paris … “Death of King” at Palais de Tokio

This space in the main exhibition space at the Palais de Tokio, that wonderful leading-edgy and influential contemporary art museum…

artists, contemporary art, death of a king, france, images, museums, palais de tokio, paris, photos, skate ramp, skateboarding, tokyo, ulla von brandenburg

Fresh Street Artwork by Russell King

Here’s some new artwork put up last week by Russell King on Ludlow Street, between Hester and Canal, in New…

artists, images, king, les, lower east side, ludlow street, manhattan, New York, new york street art, nyc, photos, russell king, wheatie, wheatpaste

At the Juicebox Show at Rockwood

bands, juicebox, Music, rockwood

The Gucci-Branded Fiat

It lives … The Gucci-branded Fiat 500. We spotted this one in New York City’s East Village on the weekend.…

branding, brands, cars, fiat, gucci

New York Street Art … Monster Sign by Cost

cost, New York, nyc

New Street Artwork by Dain

New street art by Brooklyn-based artist Dain, one of our favorite street art rockstars who’s been putting up artwork on…

dain, downtown, face, girls, images, new york city, new york street art, nyc, photos, soho, street artists, wheat-paste street art, wheatie, woman

In Saigon … Elegant Chanel Shop Window

Downtown Ho Chi Minh City (or more popularly Saigon), in Vietnam is increasingly witnessing the establishment of retail presences by…

brands, chanel, fashion, ho chi minh city, images, luxury, mannequins, models, photos, saigon, shops, store, style, van corsa, vietname

“You Are Magic”

cassette tape, downtown, images, les, lower east side, madga love, New York, new york city, new york street art, nyc, pjhotos, you are magic

The 24/7 Live Webcam at Andy Warhol’s Grave

There’s a 24/7 live webcam focused on the grave of the late great pop-art icon Andy Warhol. It’s part of…

andy warhol, artists, grave, gravsite, live video, pop art, video, warhol, webcam

The Wall of Death Car Show

The Diamond Maruti Car Circus in Delhi, India is a so-called “wall of death” wherein a team of men drive…

cars, delhi, india, maruti car circus, racing, travel, videos, wall of death

Cigarette Stud

hester street, images, les, lower east side, man smoking cigarette, model, New York, new york city, new york street art, ny street art, nyc, photos, wheatie, wheatpaste

Giant Welding Man at Face Design

There’s an aptly wonderful street-artsy mural of a giant welding man on the wall at Face Design, a fabrication company…

brooklyn, brooklyn street art, face design, giant welding man, images, New York, new york graffiti art, new york street art, nyc, photos, welder, williamsburg

NY Times Looks at Brazil’s Street Art Superstars …

This week the New York Times Magazine has an online photos essay slideshow on Brazilian street artists, including a brief…

artcile, artists, brazil, brazil street art, brazilian street art, images, new york times, os gemeos, photos

At Saturdays Surf in Tokyo

The spacious Saturdays Surf store (pix below) in the fashionable border strip between Tokyo’s uber-hip Daikanyama and Naka-Meguro neighborhoods is…

architecture, brands, cafes, clothes, coffee, daikanyama, espresso, fashion, images, interior design, japan, love me, naka-meguro, photos, saturday's surf, shopping, shops, stores, style, surfboards, surfing, syrf, tokyo

In New York … Street Art by MOR

artists, images, les, lower east side, mor, New York, new york street art, photos, wheatpaste

DESIGN CLASSIC: THE BRIONVEGA RR226 STEREO AT THE POMPIDOU MUSEUM

The RR226 by Italian electronics maker Brionvega is a modern-design classic from 1965 that can be found in the permanent…

blogs, brionvega, classic design, design museums, images, industrial design, modern design, museums, paris, photos, pictures, pompidou center, stereo

Beijing Artist He An’s “He Tao Yuan”

Pictures below of “He Tao Yuan,” a set of mashed-up, illuminated Chinese pictogram characters laid out on the floor, by…

armory show, artists, beijing, chinese art, chinese contemporary art, he an, new york city, tang

At the Leftover Cuties Show in New York

We went to see Shirli perform with her Los Angeles-based band the Leftover Cuties last weekend during their New York…

bands, concerts, leftover cuties, lower east side, Music, New York, new york city, photos, pictures, rockwood, shirli. images

In New York …”E-Z Tiger” by Magda Love

Fresh wheat-pasted “E-Z Tiger” street art work by Argentinian artist Magda Love on Ludlow Street in New York’s Lower East…

e-z tiger, images, les, lower east side, ludlow street, magda love, New York, new york street art, nyc, photos, pix, tiger, wheatpaste street art

Hans Walor x Joseph Skala for Flightlinez

Really cool combination of art (by Hans Walor and Joesph Skala)  structures, public space, and commerce on Venice Beach, in…

architectural design, architecture, flightlines, hans walor, joseph skala, la, los angeles, murals, photos, public art, ryan baum, street art, venice

D. Shows Off His Misfits T-Shirt at An Choi

Late last Saturday night, we ran into D. who was sporting his vintage Misfits t-shirt when popped in for drinks…

an choi, fashion, graphic design, misfits, style, t-shirts, tees

The Beautiful Balcony Bar at Bowery Ballroom

One of our favorite haunts in New York City is the Bowery Ballroom, a live music venue in the Lower…

bars, bowery ballroom, images, les, lower east side, Music, New York, new york city, nyc, photos, venues

“Shout Shit Out”

Unsolicited words if wisdom on a wall in downtown New York City. We could not have said it better.

Graffiti Art, images, les, lower east side, ludlow street, New York, new york city, new york graffiti, nyc, photos, shout shit out

“Love Me” in Tokyo

Graffiti Art, graffiti tag, images, japan, japanese, kurtis kulig, love me, photos, shibuya, tokyo, tokyo graffiti art, tokyo street art

Don’t Be a Square

This cheeky piece of graffiti art on Broome Street in New York’s Lower East Side reminds us of that short…

broome street, chinatown, don't be a square, film, images, les, lower east side, manhattan, movies, New York, new york city, new york graffiti, new york street art, nyc, photos, pulp fiction, quentin tarrantino

Buddha Watching Himself on CCTV

Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum has an excellent modern and contemporary art collection, which includes “Something Pacific,” the cheeky and literally meditative…

amsterdam, nam june paik

Coke as Chemical Weapon … NYC Street Art

We were pleasantly surprised to this fresh wheat-paste street art as we arrived Friday at Global Graphica in New York’s…

chemical warfare, coca cola, coke, images, les, New York, new york street art, nyc, photos, wheatpaste street art

NEUTRA x MYLIUS x DREW

Coming right at you!!! Fresh off Mylius original beach mural comes this outstanding OG collabo between triumvirate NEUTRA, Mylius, and…

la, los angeles, los angeles street art, venice

Jake Shimabukuro Visits Our Office

Hawaiian-bred musician and ukelele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro stopped by our office while in New York on his tour for a…

concerts, events, hawaiian music, images, jake shimabukuro, Music, musicians, New York, new york city, nyc, photos, ukelele, van corsa

In Barcelona … Entrance at the Casa Camper Hotel

Some pix below of the exterior and entrance to the hip, environmentally-conscious and well-designed Casa Camper Hotel in Barcelona. The…

barcelona, camper shoes, casa camper, hotels, raval, spain

In Tokyo … Hello Kitty and Graffiti

A large sticker of Japanese icon Hello Kitty adorns a wall like the graffiti next to it on a Shibuya,…

hello kitty, japan, kitty chan, tokyo

In Berlin … The Famous Rembetis Vintage Bicycle Shop

rembetis

Office Skateboard with Panda Bear Design

We found this skateboard parked in the corner of a high-designed, glass-walled conference room in the offices of a major…

graphic design, skateboards, urban living

Native American Head Dress by Kelcey Fisher

We came across this really cool piece by artist Kelcey Fisher near Windward Circle in Venice, in Los Angeles. The…

artists, kelcey fisher, la, los angeles, venice

Arturo Vega at Quality Mending

arturo vega

In Paris … Wrecked Car as Ready-Made Art

A modern-art classic and an example of the ready-made genre in extreme, French artist Bertrand Lavier’s 1993 “Giulietta (-vue-de-dos)” is…

alpha romeo, artists, bertrand lavier, cars, contemporary art, modern art, paris, pompidou, ready-made

Our Mobile HQ

We travel often here at Global Graphica, and even when we’re in New York City we’re often on the move…

gear, global graphica, hardware, interiors, laptops, mobile, New York, offices, technology

In New York … New Street Art by Rae BK

Pix below of fresh street artwork by the Brooklyn-based artist Rae BK. The wheat-paste (or “wheatie”) artwork is above a…

artists, brooklyn street art, les, lower east side, new york city, new york street art, rae, rae bk

To Live and “Ravalejar” in Barcelona

In the minimalist courtyard adjacent to MACBA, Barcelona’s centerpiece modern and contemporary art museum, there’s large sign — itself a…

barca, barcelona, catalan, catalonia, contemporary art, espana, images, jr, macba, modern art, museums, photos, raval, ravalejar, spain

The Beautiful Cover of Apartamento Magazine

We’re fans of Apartamento, the international indie shelter and interiors magazine that bills itself as “an everyday lifestyle magazine.” Some…

anton henning, apartamento, architecture, covers, interiors, magazines, media, shelter

“Afresh” Graffiti Tag at Mem’s Cafe … Amsterdam

afresh, afresh graffiti, amsterdam, amsterdam graffiti, amsterdam street art, cafes, de pijp, dutch, graff, graffiti tags, holland, netherlands, tag

Scenes From an NYC Surf Day

beaches, far rockaway, new york surfing, nyc surf, photos, rockaway, surf, surfing

In Amsterdam … Street Art by TONA in Centrum

Here’s a nice piece of photo-based stencil street art by the artist TONA in Amsterdam’s Centrum neighborhood. The artwork is…

amsterdam, amsterdam stret art, artists, centrum, dutch, holland, images, netherlands, photos, pix, stencil street art, tona

In Los Angeles … Street Art in Silver Lake

“I like to Wear Boots”

Our friend H.I., who lives in Tokyo,  has “Imelda Marcos” syndrome when it comes to shoes. He owns more than…

boots, fashion, footwear, japan, kicks, original, shoes design, style, summer shoes, tokyo, urban design

The Penthouse at Ink 148

We can see the Ink 148 hotel penthouse from the rooftop deck of our agency’s offices in New York’s Hell’s…

architectural design, architecture, hotels, images, ink 148, new york city, photos

Street Art in Palma de Mallorca

mallorca

NY Street Art … Bandit in Nolita

new york city

NYC Graffiti Truck

new york city

Venice Street Art by Brian Mylius

You can find Brian Mylius’ pieces throughout various parts of Venice. The local artist combines bright colors and detailed shading…

artists, beach, california, gorilla, la, los angeles, los angeles street art, mylius, venice, venice beach

Video Projection of Kanye West’s “New Slaves”

Back in May, in New York’s Meat Packing District, there was a massive video projection of Kanye West’s minimalist music…

kanye west, Music, video projection, videos

That Oval Gap at the Barclay’s Center

architecture, arhitectural design, barclay's center, brooklyn, new york city, nyc

Epic Williamsburg Mural Covers Entire Building

There’s a building at the corner of Kent and S. 5th streets in Brooklyn’s Willamsburg neighborhood that’s completely covered with…

architecture, brooklyn, brooklyn street art, images, murals, new york city, new york street art, nyc, photos, willamsburg

“You Can’t Destroy What You Can’t Touch”

costs, images, new york city, new york street art, nyc, photos, soho

OMG!

Unintentional Design … Marina Del Rey Homes

Can design be unintentional? Consider this house on Roma Court in Marina Del Rey, in Los Angeles. It’s wrapped in…

aesthetics, architectural design, architecture, funigation cover, homes, houses, images, la, los angeles, marina del rey, photos, ryan baum, urban design, venice

NY Street Art … “The King is Gone…”

“The King is Gone … But Not Forgotten” is the message on this set of crude wheat-paste  street art pieces…

downtown, images, lower manhattan, manhattan, new york city, new york street art, nyc, ohotos, pictures, pix, soho, spring street, the king is gone, wheat-paste street art

The Classic NYC Taxi Passenger Swap …

Taxi pulls up. Passenger gets out. Passenger leaves the door open for new passenger who swoops in. The series of…

downtown, images, les, lower east side, lower manhattan, ludlow street, manhattan, new york city, nyc, photos, pictures, pix, taxis, tourism, travel

Cute Napkin Sketch of Ikea Flatware

Over drinks with friends on a recent hot, humid evening in New York’s  Lower East Side, the conversation turned to…

brands, cutlery, drawings, flatware, furniture, ikea, illustrations, images, industrial design, napkin sketch, new york city, photos, pictures, pix

Northside

architecture, broklyn, brooklyn street art, graphic design, mural, New York, new york street art, northside, nyc, typography, williamsburg

In Brooklyn … “Save Domino” Posters

Pix below of some wild postings for the ongoing “Save Domino”  campaign, an effort to preserve and — gain landmark…

brooklyn, domino sugar factory, new york city, new york street art, nyc, save domino, wheat-paste, williamsburg, wold postings

What’s Outside the Window? – Vol. 30

In the latest installment of our ongoing photo project series What’s Outside the Window?, here’s an image of the view…

747, airports, architecture, boeing, jfk, john f kennedy international airport, new york city, photography, photos, Projects, whats outside the window

Boar & Carriage by Jesse Hazelip in Venice

Our bro-in-the-know in Los Angeles, Ryan, spotted and shot some cool pix of this epic street art piece by Jesse…

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Venice Speedway – Vinyl Sided Garage Doors by Hellbent

Ryan Baum images. All rights reserved.

architectural design, artists, ca, california, contemporary art, garage door, graphic design, hellbent, la, los angeles, los angeles street art, speedway, venice, vinyl

New Street Art by Dain in SoHo

Fresh street art by Dain, one of Global Graphica’s favoritie artists. This wheat-paste street art piece, like much of Dain’s…

artists, contemporary art, dain, downtown, Graffiti Art, images, manhattan, new york city, new york street art, nyc, photos, pictures, soho

Decadent Chandeliers at the DL

These chandeliers in the ground-floor bar at the DL, a massive Lower East Side restaurant and club, are decadent and…

architecture, bars, chandeliers, clubs, delancey street, dl restaurant, interior design, les, loewer east side, manhattan, new york city, nightlife, nyc, restuarants, the dl

Brooklyn Street Art … TBA Williamsburg

This wonderful mural makes our heart race. Part of what make this visually and aesthetically interesting is the mix of…

brooklyn

New York Street Art … Google-Eye Wolf

new york city

Haculla in SoHo

It’s been a while since we last posted photos of fresh street art by “Haculla.” We just haven’t seen as…

artists, cafe select, downtown, Graffiti Art, haculla, lafayette street, manhattan, new york city, new york street art, nyc, soho

New York Street Art … Sexy Gun Girl

We’re intrigued by this new wheat-pasted street art piece that just went up on the Mulbeery Street-side of the famous…

girl. model, gun, manhattan, mulberry street, new york city, new york street art, nolita, nyc, paste-up, photography, photos, puck building, soho, street art poster, wheat-paste, wheatie

Everything is Going to be Alright

Dutch artist Guido van der Werve’s mesmerizing and beautifully minimalist short film “Nummer Acht (Everything is Going to be Alright)”…

contemporary art, everything is going to be alright, guido van der werve, modern art, moma, New York, nummer acht, nyc, post-modern art, ship, video, video art, video artist

Brooklyn Street Art … Sexy Girl

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