If it’s not an urban vinyl toy (see example – Link) or a skateboard deck (lots of examples – Link) or someone’s crazy PC case mod (do you really need an example?), then it’s probably an article of clothing… like an old French-style shoe. Seems like nothing is safe from the public’s growing urge to tag their stuff. If they’re lucky, they can turn it into a business. From the String Republic website (Link):

Stéphane Bucco, the graphic artist, internationally renowned as Sockho, has created STRING REPUBLIC in 2004 to illustrate what happens when graphic arts and daily life merge.
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The good old know-how of a family-company of South-Western France together with the new creations of young grafic artists.

There are some interestingly decorated shoes on the site which appear to be part of an upcoming Summer ’06 collection. I’m unsure if this is part of a larger trend in the shoe industry, but am curious to find out.

In any event, seems everywhere I look I see detailed graphics getting applied to almost everything. Isn’t it about time for paisley to make a big comeback?

via Josh Spear

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