Noted back in January, the prolific Blu has chronicled all his animations, drawings on paper and time-lapse murals in one single disk! The DVD, BLU:Sketch Note-Book, is now available from colette. The film is in English, and the DVD is formatted for all regions.

Here’s a logical follow up to the previous post – “On the occasion of the exhibition Public Domaine, Skateboard Culture to be held from June 18 to August 7 at the Gaîté Lyrique in Paris, colette welcomes Mathias Fennetaux for an exhibition of portraits taken from his book “No Skateboarding”. colette also presents a selection of skate products curated by Morgan Bouvant.”

The above deck is available online from colette.

Eric Chevallier goes upscale with a classic, paying tribute to the classic schoolroom bench with his latest design for Domeau & Peres. Available in several sizes (and four colors), the bench is made with or without back and with slates of either Kvadrat wool or leather. The adaptability is part of the charm… along with the oh-so-timely dose of nostalgia.

The “Saint Sulpice” bench is available from colette.

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The Eiffel Tower Colors is a neat little zinc alloy collectible that gives the Parisian landmark a street art twist. Andre is responsible for the painting style and the first of what proposes to be a series has hit colette for pre-order.

Produced with Merci Gustave.

colette is stocking a series of fun coasters featuring art by Keith Haring. His signature “Baby” is the choice selection, in either blue or red, and there is also a fantastic “Flag” offering. They come in sets of six, perfect for the ideal size gathering.

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The Beautiful Struggle is the first comprehensive collection of the full spectrum of Dzine’s work in the areas of sculpture, painting, and installation in an unique vision of American contemporary art mixing ghetto, baroque, bling, and psychedelic influences in a playfully ironic and colorful genre that turns street culture elements into luxury. The book contains a foreword by filmmaker Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me) as well as texts and quotes by other creatives and art insiders such as Dallas Contemporary director Peter Doroshenko round out this unique monograph.

The artist will be on hand at colette on May 5, 2011 for a book signing.

French brand LAQ has work with Darcel creator Craig Redman on a capsule furniture collection, employing Redman’s popular character as a central theme.

The meeting of the founders of LAQ, Raphaël and Pascal, with Craig Redman, gave birth to a Darcel shown in 3D, a product of the encounter of contemporary culture and ancient techniques. Made of resin, wood and painted metal, mother-of-pearl and eggshell, this high definition version of Darcel, coming from a psychedelic universe, hip and disillusioned, also offers hidden storage in its eye, like the secretive stately furniture of the seventeenth century. A radical confrontation of periods, styles and ideas!

The collection includes two stools and a sculpture, all three being exhibited at colette in Paris from May 2, 2011.

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The British illustrator James Jarvis, founder of the brand “Amos”, joins SIGG, a Swiss brand created in 1908 specializing in high-end bottles, for a n unexpected collaboration.

Available from collete.

Parisian concept store colette opened yesterday the latest solo exhibition of artist Erik Parker, entitled “Re-Upped”.

“New York based artist Erik Parker (b. 1968) paints meticulously curated worlds of chaos within his brightly colored, highly saturated canvases. The artist obsessively paints layer upon layer of amorphous shapes, globules and drops pushing each composition to the optical extreme.

Parker’s biomorphic subjects not only reference the hallucinogenic psychedelia of American culture in the 1960’s, but also historical and contemporary socio-political issues. Informed by a variety of sub cultural themes, including music, graffiti and illustration, Parker offers a profound visual experience beyond his intensely layered forms of text and imagery.

Erik Parker was born in Stuttgart, Germany and studied at the University of Austin, Texas then at SUNY Purchase. Parker’s work has been widely published and has earned him several awards. He has exhibited in solo shows in Tokyo, Milan, Manchester, Cologne, New York and Los Angeles, as well as in group shows around the world. It’s here about its first exhibition in Paris, which will also present paintings and drawings on paper. A catalog, published by Honor Fraser, its gallery of Los Angeles, will be put on sale.”

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Photography: Mathieu Vilasco for Curated Magazine

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Paperwallet, known for innovative and useful accessories, has worked with French street artist Andre on a new wallet collaboration. It’s simple and, best of all, rather affordable. Nice way to put a little art in your pocket.

colette has stock.

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