Spend this evening in the company of friendly caricature as British illustrator James Jarvis (of Amos Toys fame) host an autograph event at The Standard New York. Part of an ongoing program at the trendsetting hotel organized by fellow artist KAWS and Picturebox, Jarvis will premiere a new narrative titled “De Profundis” tonight, the first such project in the last 5 years. Along with the book’s release, Jarvis also decorated the Standard Shop with his distinctive, whimsical creatures. As with artists like Julia Chiang, Anthony Lister, Andrew Kuo, Ryan McGinness, KAWS and Jeff Canhammural before him, Jarvis mural will be on display from today to December 8th. In the meantime, be sure to stop by The Standard tonight for a rare meeting with the artist himself.

The Standard Shop – The Standard Hotel New York
442 West 13th Street | Map
New York, NY 10014

Event Date: November 10th, 2011 (Tonight!) | 6 pm – 8 pm
Exhibition Dates: November 10th, 2011 – December 8th, 2011

“I’d like to teach the world to sing in perfect harmony…” the 1971 commercial jingle bears a semblance this year as the world celebrates 125th anniversary of Coca-Cola. In Hong Kong, the initiative by creative agency CLOT and British artist James Jarvis, with contributions from Casio, Native, HEAD PORTER, and clothing label Subcrew. Starting this week till June 5th, purchasers of Coca-Cola at select supermarket can claim 7 commemorative items. First portion to start on May 21st, items such as CLOT x James Jarvis x Coca-Cola 125th T-Shirt, CLOT x James Jarvis x Coca-Cola 125th iPhone and iPad 2 Covers, as well as the Casio G-Shock Watch will be offer to claim with specific value for each. The 2nd phase starts on May 28th with offerings include CLOT x Subcrew x Coca-Cola 125th Cap, CLOT x James Jarvis x Native – Coca-Cola 125th Fitzsimmons Boots, and messenger bag from HEAD PORTER. Limited to only 125 units per design, all will be available only at JUICE in Hong Kong with the proof of purchase. Its time to stock up on Coke!

JUICE Hong Kong
Shop A, G/F, 9-11 Cleveland Street | Map
Fashion Street, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong

Those inexpressive eyes, that signature bow… there is no mistake of identity here, it’s the world’s most famous feline, Hello Kitty, but in an egg shape silhouette? That is because this is collaborative project with James Jarvis of Amos Toys. Those who are familiar with Jarvis’ work would immediately recognized the form to be that of Yod or maybe Martin X caricatures, adorned with the familiar Hello Kitty blue overall, pink bow, and tee. Available in Plush or VCD Vinyl forms, both will be on sale this Saturday, November 27th at designated MEDICOM TOY retailers and its Project 1/6 flagship in Shibuya, Tokyo.

Release Date: November 27th (Saturday)

English artist, James Jarvis, has partnered up with artist, Russell Waterman (one half of the brains behind Wonder Women of America published in 2008) to create an interesting online comic blog, The Wisdom of Caleb, for toy store, Amos. James Jarvis had just been enlisted by Nike not too long ago as a part of its Six Collaborations project. Like many other comic strips, The Wisdom of Caleb attempts to philosophize life through the lens of an innocent heart, in this case, protagonist Caleb. The intriguing thing however, is that The Wisdom of Caleb is very mediocre, and quite unapologetically so, perhaps conveying a point. It is not particularly funny, and sometimes, it is not particularly smart. It is like a collection of observation vignettes that just has the reader beckoning for more. Check it out!

Stussy got together with graphic artist and illustrator James Jarvis out of London for several graphic t-shirts. The styles of both Stussy and Jarvis blend in harmony as the comical character becomes the focal point of the items. The Reasonable Volume design is a witty with the phrase that reads “Please play at a reasonable volume” and the character holding a large boom box. On the other hand the Keep Your Art design comments on the art world featuring the character with the same expressionless face. Lastly the Dance First design is a likable design that prompts for action and being active. All t-shirts come in various colorways that are vivid and highly wearable for Summer. via: Stussy ZOZO Chapter

This is the week of releases and friendships and everything fun in between. Some of the most notable summer collaborations will finally be hitting racks, serving as the summer blockbusters in the industry; for some other labels, taking things outside into the sun (or sometimes back in the shade as long as one isn’t rooted to the couch like aged, rotting potato). Let’s just say, aside from soccer and biking related events and items have made it into the news this week, everything else pretty much invites all to squeeze out a little bit of creative juice or are there to lure people outdoors. So, catch up and recap the ten key things which happened this week before your gear up, unlock your bikes, dust off your decks and head outside for the glorious Memorial weekend. Enjoy!

Stussy has teamed up with UK artist, James Jarvis (who was also one of the six collaborators in Nike’s Six (6) Collaboration) to bring Jarvis’ quirky sense of humor to the perennial collaboration canvas– the t-shirt. This collaboration features three graphic t-shirts with Jarvis’ iconic lumpy characters, which in his own words, are kind of bland-looking, but these generic lobs bring a certain sense of humor to the table when paired with witty one-liners or scenarios.

Amos is the brainchild of the London based illustrator James Jarvis and he is known for his work completed for many notable commercial brands over the years. Since its beginning in 2002, Amos have kept an unique stance as a brand that concentrates on the characters that Jarvis creates. This season Amos have teamed up with PORTER to produce a small line of items featuring the face of King Ken as all over prints. Multi colored King Ken faces are printed on a black background to make a custom textile that binds the three products, Tote Bag, Digital Camera Case and Pouch. Each item is accents with Amos and PORTER tags and black details. via: Arkkaban

As a part of the Nike Sportswear Six Artist Collaboration collection that will be launched throughout the course of the Spring/Summer 2010 season, Nike has worked with James Jarvis out of the UK on a collection of apparel and footwear that represents Jarvis’ native country of England. One of the footwear styles that Jarvis and Nike worked on is the new Nike Lunar Rejuven8 Mid that features a one-piece Torch upper on a Lunarlite platform allowing the shoe to be breathable and extremely light. Jarvis’ signature handwriting is used on the shoe’s tongue and some of his graphcis that he worked on for the collection are used on the insole of the shoe. Pick these up now at select Nike Sportswear retailers including sneakersnstuff.

As previously reported, Nike Sportswear has collaborated with six renowned contemporary artist this season to create special footballer’s kits for fans to celebrate and commemorate the 2010 FIFA World Cup. While we have already shared pictures of the tee shirts created by English artist James Jarvis and Brazilian artist Nunca for this occasion, here are hoodies by respective artists to top over the silk-screened graphic tees.

The loyalty toppers come in matching colorways for each country– Jarvis’ hoodied being grey with red accents and Nunca’s are blue with green and yellow accents. The graphic themes also fall in line with the tees. Nunca adopts Incan symbolism and a primitive style of graffiti known as “Pixacao” for the hoodie, lining the blue hoodied with a yellow tribal printed lining. Meanwhile, the chest logo is an eye-like crest which encompasses five stars to symbolize Brazil’s five championship titles in worldcup and special hieroglyphic type to connect his modern wearer with his ancient roots.

As for Jarvis, the number “10″ found on the grey hoodie is a representation of perfection as the number has been traditionally reserved for the most beautiful player of the game. A text embroidery logo of “England” in ye olde fancy English font gives the hoodie a wonderful medieval tune. Both hoodies are now available online at Nike Store alongside the tees, so affiliate and get into the game as the world gears up for some soccer action.

As a part of Nike Sportswear’s Spring/Summer 2010 Campaign, the label is conducting a massive collaborative project known as the Six (6) Collaboration. Nike Sportswear enlisted the help of six highly respect artist in the contemporary culture from six different countries to develop a fun, contemporary twist on the traditional football kits also to celebrate 2010 FIFA World Cup. The fan football kit includes items one would find in a footballer’s bag such as a N98 Track Jacket, AW77 Hoodie, kit tee, polo shirt, shorts and tee.

In terms of the collaboration, tees from the project are now available for order online via: Nike Store, and two of the colorways to drop are created by English artist, James Jarvis, and Brazilian artist, Nunca. Each artist put his own twist and local flavor into the tee for a little fan loyalty. James Jarvis adopted his humorous perspective on the national England archetype by reworking the iconic heraldic lions with his signature googly-eyed grin. The usually stately lion hogs a ball like a kitten and holds up a cheerful peace sign, appearing more like a strange but friendly Cheshire cat than royal feline.

As for Brazil’s Nunca, the artist draws inspiration for his graphics on the green (green being one of the national colors for Brazil) tee from Incan symbolism and art. A tribal figure is reworked in a flat, black and white colorway and visually invites all to dissect and figure out the tribal elements of the piece.

Both tees are designed for high performance with low-environmental impact with graphics screen-printed on 100% organic cotton. If you find your loyalty on the same line with either England or Brazil, click over to Nike Store for the tees.