Antonio Carvalho

The wild illustrations of Antonio Carvalho have recently been featured in Pictoplasma, the character illustration book and Web site. His work is inspired by childhood fantasies of creatures hiding in the refrigerator. I think they're all pretty great, except the clowns. Clowns freak me out. But maybe that's what he's going for. Here Antonio shares a personal statement and some of his more recent work. …

Space Invaders Vans

Crooked Tongues held a Space Invaders vs. Vans shoe competition. Viktor Chistyakov from Brooklyn, won with this hot retro tech design. No word on whether they will ever go in to production.

Murakami Flowerball

Takashi Murakami's cute, and often, crazy illustrations can be seen on products all over the fashion gamut. He's now expanding in to the sports arena with this fab soccer ball. € 385 at Colette