Dutch artist Niels de Jong surprised us with a sneaker art piece and a SOLE mini sneaker. We love this type of expression and are very enthusiastic about it. Let’s introduce you to Niels and his motivation.

Niels de Jong (1982) lives and works in Berlin and is found most of the time in The Lunartik Studios of Matt Jones from lunartik.com. Niels has a background in various disciplines such as model making, urban design, sculptures, drawing and painting.

You will find his drawn or painted art pieces often portrayed as a group of colourful characters in a multitude, huddled together in a composition on the canvas. His work is constantly evolving and his characters are transforming continuously.

His love and fascination for art and sneakers have expressed in a series of sneaker art pieces and a multiple series of a project called SOLE, a series of mini sneaker sculptures.

”Sneakers have a beautiful history and have been an important part of our culture since the 70ties, as an artist I wanted to show that in my own contemporary perception. As the Green Paper Boys represent Saucony I had to make a combination art piece. Saucony has beautiful lines in its sneakers and I had to make sure these would pop out so I made ​​the sneaker come out of the canvas. I used my own style of characters with the GPB green and white to finish it off”’.

The SOLE mini sneaker is designed as a center foot, who comes as one sneaker, not a pair. It symbolizes the love for sneakers and the influence it has on our culture since the 70ties.

”In the time we live now, a lot of people increasingly have the need to be unique and to have things that someone else has not, like those pair of sneakers or that t-shirt which are only five of in the whole world”.

Niels started with the first series SOLE mini sneakers in three versions all currently available in limited edition in his webshop on www.nielsdejong.nu. More art of Niels de Jong can be found there!

- Orville –

I was hanging out with our friend Cas and we were driving downtown Jakarta. He introduced me to traditional Indonesian icecream called ‘Es Podeng’. Ingredients: sago pearls, bread, avocado and coconut milk. You can add jackfruit, chocolate sprinkles and roasted peanuts to it. One word: splendid.

Es Podeng is famous in Indonesia and you can find it on the streets, foodcourts or in restaurants. Try it.

Thanks Cas.

- Paul –

British/Dutch artist B.A.N.G recently dropped a bonus track for his album “Ice Cream For The Eskimo” and made this clean video in collaboration with Saucony Originals. B.A.N.G. is one of the artists we work with and that’s why we give him a big shout out for this video for wearing Saucony Originals.

- Maras –

Cafe Marzano: by far the best Italian restaurant I know in Bali so far. I recommend the pizzas, brucietta and my favorite….spaghetti aglio e olio. If you like it spicy order it just mild. That’s spicy enough I can tell you.

Cafe Marzano is located at Jalan Arjuna just 10 meters away from Warung Murah. It’s on the corner, you can’t miss it.

- Paul -

Work in progress…

We got some office space left. Interested? Contact sales@greenpaperboys.com.

- GPB –

Visit us this weekend at the Modefabriek in Amsterdam RAI. We’ll be selling some unique and NEW frames of Cassius Eyewear! See you there.

- Galton –

We’ve recently dropped a blog about our visit to our friends from IUTER/UPPERCUT in Milan. This Bread & Butter they will present their 2012 Fall/Winter collection. A little background info for those not familiar:

History

The IUTER Crue was born in the summer of 2001 as a group of friends whose wish was to make thier way into the italian snowboard scene. What began like a game (printing tees and hoodies in a small basement in Milan), within a year evolved into real business and Youth srl was set up. Through the years, IUTER became a one of a kind streetwear brand, gradually getting bigger and its fame growing stronger.

Philosophy

IUTER is all about quality and style: proud to be a 100% Made-In-Italy brand, IUTER strictly works with suppliers based near its headquarters in Milan, which all provide top-quality products in full respect of European regulations in terms of environmental protection and workers’ rights.
Thanks to the craftsmanship proper of the Italian tradition, as well as a meticulous process of research and development, IUTER focuses on the quality of fabrics, fitting and finish – launching new and innovative products with every collection.

Highlights

For its 10th year anniversary, IUTER presents a capsule collection featuring worldwide famous illustrators such as Usugrow, Marco Klefisch, Shohei and Giorgio Di Salvo – who’s also the art director for our Uppercut collection.
With the introduction of Uppercut, IUTER has had the chance to experiment with new trends in fashion, and bring these into streetwear.

A preview of the 2012 Fall/Winter collection

- Orville –

Last year we discovered CITYFELLAZ from Copenhagen. This year they will present their 2012 Fall/Winter collection and from the previews we’ve seen it’s going to be sick!  If you’re going to be at Bread & Butter do pay them a visit in the Street Area.

“CITYFELLAZ started in 2002 as a response to the fact that something in the selection of clothes was missing in the shops around Copenhagen. Thus we started our journey designing colorful, humouristic graphics to reflect OUR positivity and imagination. In addition to the small clothing line, we also did a full range of skateboards due to our lifelong involvement with the culture. After several years of designing and producing skateboards we put the wood on the shelf for a while to focus fully on designing the full CUT’N’SEW line you see today. Nonetheless, our involvement and dedication to the skateboard community will never fade. Since the beginning, we have been supporting local- as well international talents in music, skateboarding or whatever scene we felt had a strong vibe.

We love to “discover” profiles who have that little something extra and help them on their way to fame. Today we support a wide range of skaters, photographers and musical talents who have become respected names – at home as well as abroad.”

CITYFELLAZ is owned by Carten Rask and Claus Gasque who have been a part of the brand since day one.

- Orville -

Remember these? This a modern version of the brand’s original Hangtime basketball sneaker. Great to have a pair of these at the office…

- Maras –