As part of its artistically driven series of products for Pendleton Woolen Mills, Curated by Arkitip presents a made-in-U.S.A. wool blanket featuring artwork by Parra. The celebrated Amsterdam-based artist is known for his signature cartoonlike style that blends bright colors with bold, hand drawn lines, all of which are featured in the rocket illustration that adorns the 64 x 90-inch wool blanket. Custom Arkitip and Parra labeling denote the special limited-edition collaboration. The Parra for Pendleton Woolen Mills blanket is available now through the Curated by Arkitip online store.

Stussy has a long history of partnering with artists and illustrators. The latest such collaboration finds Stussy Japan teaming up with Dutch artist Parra on a capsule collection made up four graphic T-shirts: “Building Blocks,” “S.O.S.,” “Big Ballers” and “Worldwide.” The distinctive artwork, reminiscent of oversized comic panels, covers the front of each tee and is representative of Parra’s signature style, featuring bright colors, hand drawn lettering and bold, curving lines. Available in multiple colorways, all four T-shirt designs are available now through Stussy Japan’s webstore. Click through for more looks.

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Once overlooked and dismissed, cadre of new contemporary artists, many of them influenced by street art and graffiti, are now recognized by some of the world’s leading cultural institutions. In 2010, it was KAWS and Adlrich Contemporary Art Museum in Connecticut. This year was the effort by gallerist Jeffrey Deitch and his coup de grace, Art in the Streets, at Los Angeles’ MOCA. Come next year, illustrator Parra will be joining the same procession as San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) presents the artist’s first museum commission in the U.S. Almost completely self taught, the Amsterdam-base artist often presents works with fluidity like that of graffiti and a witty theme to match as well. The Parra exhibition will start on March 31st till July 29th, 2012.

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA)
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Exhibition Dates: March 31st, 2012 – July 29th, 2012

A proven mix of the vibrant and the mundane, the November releases from Casio G-Shock has just about something for everyone. On one end of the 10-piece range, the DW-5600 with Dutch master of whimsical art, Parra, and the return of Dee & Ricky‘s GA-111. As juxtaposition is the Army Green Collection, subtle military-inspired series in the forms of GW-6900, GW-7900, and GW-M5610. To help kick off the holiday shopping season, look for them all at a G-Shock dealer near you in the coming weeks.

KICKS/HI is celebrating its 10th anniversary in grand style, with a capsule collection courtesy of Stussy and Dutch artist Parra. The celebratory pack includes a denim snapback cap and a graphic tee in either black or white, the assortment infused with a Hawaiian vibe, with the cap emblazoned with “ALOHA!” and the tee adorned with a can of pineapple slices, continuing Parra’s fruit-centric theme and bearing his signature curvilinear forms and hand-drawn letters. The collection is available now at KICKS/HI, KICKS/HI Guam, Stussy Honolulu, Saint Alfred and online at Bricksworth. Check out images of the cap and tees after the jump.

Its been a long, brutal winter this year, and yes, we are all waiting for the sun to shine again. Serendipitously, this Parisian label read our minds. Going by the name Waiting For The Sun, the relatively new label have a penchant for sustainable materials and simple construction. In this most recent eyewear, LA Une, done with help from artist Parra, the uncomplicated design of bamboo is donned up with Parra mutli-color schemes. Along with a matching scarf, the limited edition eyewear set is now available at Moustach Madrid online store.

Rockwell founder and designer Parra held an exhibition in Tokyo titled Amsterdam Show by Parra and to commemorate the exhibition, Rockwell are releasing two distinct designs that reflect the identity of Parra as an artist. One t-shirt is a typography only design that simply read “The Amsterdam Show by Parra Tokyo” in white screen print over blue body. The other t-shirt design features the famous bird like creature wrestling, which coincidentally was inspired by Parra’s friend who lifted up his girlfriend in a bar. Both of the t-shirts are currently available as Japan exclusives at BEAMS T.

Amsterdam’s Patta has collaborated with it’s good friend and artist, Parra, on two new collaboration t-shirts that are available now. The two t-shirts both come in an off White color, a recent favorite of Parra’s, and uses his signature oversized print and colorful design. One t-shirt showcases Parra’s typography style and the other is inspired by a Kate Bush illustration. Pick up either tee now at Patta.

Japanese online media magazine Defrag has gotten a hold of Parra, an artist/illustrator from Amsterdam, while he was in Tokyo for the opening of his solo exhibition, The Amsterdam Show. The newly opened Common art space in Harajuku is a compact gallery that looks like a back country chalet, constructed with plenty of wood. In this short interview, Parra describes his introduction into the art from his parents to the inspiration and meanings behind his bird like characters. Other than being an artist, Parra also runs his own clothing label called Rockwell based in Amsterdam. Please click on the link here to view the full video or go over to Defrag.

We thought Dutch artist Parra is the only one holding up his red paintbrush and painting the town red with Converse, but it turns out, for Converse’ Fall/Winter 2010 (Paint The Town)RED collaborative collection, the label has partnered up with a few artists, Giovanni Estevez, Aaron Martin, Cody Hudson, and of course, Parra. Each artist has been invited to put his unique spin on a pair of sneakers, and a portion of the proceeds from the sales of the (Paint The Town) RED collection will go towards The Global Fund to help fight AIDS and HIV.

What’s red, and wears sneakers? How about magical Parra cherries sprouting legs with feet for shoes? We have just previewed a teaser trailer created by Dutch artist Parra for his upcoming collaboration with Converse (RED) project, and today, we uncovered images of the actual (Paint The Town) Red Chuck Taylor High from STREEThing. The new juicy cherry bombs are crafted in a simple sandy colored suede with red accents in Parra’s famed Cherry graphic embroidery, lining and lace eyelets. Clean, fun and sold for a good cause to help fight AIDS and HIV, the sneakers will be available at select retailers such as the Limited EDT Chamber in Singapore. Stay tuned and keep your cards ready for this one because we don’t anticipate these naughty cherries to be staying still on the racks for long. via: STREEThing