May 2011
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Bye Bye Tumblr
After 1 year on tumblr, we’re going wordpress. Now, Rawtee has its own domain name, and a real website. So update your bookmark and you RSS feed…
see ya on rawtee.com
/// frankie
April 2011
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Olow, "Where is my mind collection"
This week end during a walk with my girlfriend, I found a tee, so cool that I wanted it immediately on, it was the Slave Tee by Olow, a brand I never heard about, and you know what ? it’s a french brand, based 3 miles away from my home. Olow is a very unique brand, they works as a collective, they’re into the graphic, textile, audiovisual stuff, the D.I.Y way, it seems Olow...
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Boro, Spring/Summer 2011 Collection
The underground indie brand from Italy, Boro released their Spring/Summer 2011 Collection, divided into 2 series. The first one is dedicated to Space and the second one to their DJ’s collaboration, what could be more natural after all ? Boro was created by a DJ, Antonio “BORO” Diaconale.
At the moment, there’s no shop online, so you should go to Italy to buy one, or persecute...
Galleria T competition results
You want to know who win a tee shirt by Galleria T ? check the video:
congratz Jean_Loick and thank you all for playing
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New Love Club
New Love Club is about imagery, “their range features prints of hand-drawings, manipulated photography and bold geometry with interwoven themes of retro graphics, amateur women and abstract art.” this is why I love their tees, it’s all about creation, imagination. Plus they print it in their own London based studio. I love this way, create your design, print it yourself and...
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Un concours en association avec La Geekerie
Et voici notre 3ième et dernier concours, exclusivement ouvert pour la France, cette fois ci, nous avons pensé à nos lecteurs geeks (je sais qu’il y’en a). Nous nous associons donc avec La Geekerie, un shop où on trouve toujours un petit quelque chose qui fait la différence comme par exemple un tableau periodique des éléments version rideau de douche (on en a un à la maison) mais aussi...
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A documentary about "The Legend League"
If you wanna know how a t-shirt brand runs, this movie is for you. The Legend League is a Toronto based brand created by artist, designer and writer, Bryan Espiritu. “The Legends League” is also the title of a film by Eighteen Eighty, describing what production of a brand like The Legend League is, but a indie brand… check the trailer
/// Frankie
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tee shirts by CARP
I don’t know a thing about CARP , no website, no press kit just a shop. I think it’s a UK brand based, but who knows ? One thing for sure, their designs rocks. Make me think of some propaganda poster mixed with some “dia de los muertos” style, what do you think ? Hey CARP, if you’re reading me, gimme a hand for my next post about you.
/// frankie
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Rawtee is Celebrating! Second Contest! Win a...
Because no blog can be a real success without his readers - we decided to reward you!! Or, the part of you which own a blog, or a website…
This time, you can win the following:
A 125x125 advertising insert on Rawtee (see the two dark squares on the right side? it’s there!) during one month!
You sure wanna know how to win one of them! We try to keep it as simple as possible. You...
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"Art Saves Lives" by The Phantom Street Artist
The man behind the design of Rage Against The Machine’s album cover “The Battle Of Los Angeles” known as The Phantom Street Artist released this tee shirt, inspired by a well known L.A graffiti from the 80’s. It’s a limited-edition print, and it’s nearly sold-out. This tee is available at Morel Works.
/// frankie
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X C V B, first collection
XCVB is a new tee label from Sheffield (UK), and they just launch their first collection, 3 designs for girls and boys, each tee available in 2 colours.
But XCVB is not only a tee shirt collection, it’s also about art, stencil and painting, check their flickr gallery, there’s some cool stuff.
/// frankie
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Rawtee celebrate his first birthday! First contest...
We are CELEBRATING!
Rawtee is one year old, so what about a little contest ? What about more than just one contest? Yeah!
Let’s start with the first one!
My friend Eric Hall from Galleria T is joining me, and offers a tee (to choose one among these four below) to the winner!:
also available for girls:
You sure wanna know how to win one of them! We try to keep it as simple as...
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Cosa Certa
The Italien brand CosaCerta just released their spring / summer 2011 collection. The brand name is related to a Kierkegaard quote, «Nella vita l’unica cosa certa è la morte, cioè l’unica cosa di cui non si può sapere nulla con certezza.» meaning, the only thing for sure that we’re all gonna die. For sure CosaCerta is not really dealing with happiness, but they create really...
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Phenum
I’m french, so when I found a french brand I must feature it here. I talk about Phenum, and they’re dealing with everything I love, riding, music, party, photography and they keep a undergound spirit.
Phenum tees show real cool design, printed, labeled and numbered in France, spread the words Phenum is the next big thing
/// frankie
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The Johnny Cash tee by Who Clothing
Who clothing just released the Johnny Cash tee, hurry, there’s only 30 tees printed.
/// Frankie
Violent Elegance - Spring 2011
“Violent Elegance is a Berlin based streetfashion brand with a passion for simplicity.”
Help Japan - our gratitude to...
The loveable persons who wrote about our project!!!!
Huge thanks to:
Thibault Milan: the first to write about our project! The first to spread the word outside of the blogging and tweeting spheres ;)
Pierre: A reblog, and a photo!! Thank you for donating this much :)
Virginie: thanks you very much for writing such a lovely blog post!!!
Geoffrey: our typography fan and friend wrote a great...
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Alias One - A Summer Day 2011 collection
Alias One presents their summer collection, plainly entitled ” A Summer Day”. Alias One is a small brand from Lausanne (Switzerland) created in 1999. Alias One collaborates with different designer, and organizes a creation contest for each collection, so if you’re a designer and want to win 700€ of AliasOne clothing and 30% less on all of the brand’s supply for one year, go...
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NO ONO – She Went Bananas
In the old version of Rawtee, I already speak about the Netherlands based brand No Ono (here), these days they released their Spring / Summer 2011 collection: She Went Bananas.
“We make fashion porn” trust the tagline, that’s what they do, The new collection consists in 3 tees, with topless women playing with banana on it, your imagination works, isn’t it ?
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March 2011
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Fuck My Shirt
Fuck My Shirt is a tee shirt label created by Marius Jopen (AKA farbenbaden), Marius is a gifted designer as you can see. But who can be better than Marius to introduce Fuck My Shirt ? It’s time for the interview:
Rawtee: Hello Marius, could you introduce you & your label “Fuck My Shirt” ?
Marius Jopen: I am a graphic designer and...
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Local Tees,a brand from Kuwait !
Local Tees, a label from Kuwait, what a surprise to discover a label from Kuwait, the tee culture is really growing all over the world, and Tees are really the best way to spread art. So Local Tees was created by 3 Kuwaiti, who wanted to create high-end limited edition t-shirts, with local designers and you, because you can submit your art to Local Tees.
So go check out some at Local Tees
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Blood is the New Black X Porn Star Kimberly Kane
Blood is the New Black just announced a collaboration with porn star and director Kimberly Kane (under 18 do not click). The collaboration tee shows a photo of adult movie actress Devi Lynne, nude and chained. The tee is available for men and women.
/// frankie
Help Japan - an update! :)
Bonjour à tous!!!
Un petit mot pour vous tenir au courant de l’opération Help Japan.
En toute transparence, nous pouvons vous annoncer que pour le moment, nous avons récolté 150.47 € (n’étant pas assujettis à la TVA, c’est ce qui nous sera payé par Comboutique, et donc ce que nous reverserons à notre partenaire la Croix Rouge Française).
Nous remercions du fond du coeur...
Holiday for Rawtee
I’ll be back in a week, coz’ this is what I’m gonna do the next 7 days
but I want you keep donating to Japan, or buying on the store I just created http://www.comboutique.com/helpjapan if you wish. (100% of the profits is going to the Red Cross)
See you guys and girls for more indie label, and cool tee shirts
/// frankie
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Help Japan - our initiative
Bonjour à tous!
Inutile de vous rapeller les faits à propos du Japon - cette catastrophe est sur toutes les lèvres…
Beaucoup de graphistes français, ou outre-atlantique, ont réalisé des affiches afin de pouvoir lever des fonds et ainsi soutenir, du mieux qu’ils peuvent, les organisations humanitaires.
Je peux enfin vous annoncer que nous ne sommes pas en reste - Frankie a réalisé un...
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Less Than Positive
Singapore is really active on the tee scene, and on february the 1rst, Less Than Positive is born there. Tired of being a slave to grind, Eugene create Less Than Positive like a answer to the system. Eugene describe Less Than Positive as “Cynicism and subversion” and designs are appropriate. I love this spirit, I love the design, hope you too !
and the shop is open.
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Une Table Pour Deux
Is it the fashion week ? Nevermind, here’s Une Table Pour Deux, a label from Switzerland. I know, I know it’s not the kind of label I usually write about but I love this video… ;)
/// frankie
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Apadana
Apadana is a young brand created by Amir Tamirzadeh, a student from Paris, France (hooray where I’m living). Amir just launched the first collection inspired by Persian culture, 3 tee shirts showing Pahlavan (Knight, champion). The collection is soon available on Apadana store soon, stay tuned.
Thanks to Apadana I discovered this wonderfull video about Persian Pahlavan :
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Rawtee turns Red and support Japan
It’s not a big thing but I wanted to change the Rawtee logo into red, this is my way to show my support to Japanese people. In addition, I designed this poster, I hope I could sell it, and give the reliefs to the Red Cross. More news tomorrow
/// frankie
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some cool B & W tee shirts by COLUS
There’s no secret, everbody knows Rawtee is in love with black and white tees so when I discovered Colus it was heaven, and the tagline “black and white. no convention. no visual trickery. this is colus.” exactly what I’m looking for.
Colus is a self titled designer label from Colus Havenga, a designer and animator from South Africa, now living in San Diego. Colus is not...
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a tee designed by Joshua Smith to help Japanese...
A tee designed by Joshua Smith from Hydro74 to help raise funding and awareness for those affected by the disaster. The Japanese Kanji on the shirt translates to “Save World Army”.
You can pre order this tee HERE, by the way Hydro74 will offer 3 fonts from the hydro74 store, if you pre-order the tee, check their site for more info.
/// frankie
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Sheol Clothing, a feature, a ITW and a gift for...
With Sheol Clothing, a label from Leeds, in the UK, this country proves us once again that tee label from there just rules. The brand is young and Les Conelly, the creator, just launched the webstore . But we should let Les Connelly tell us more about this adventure in the first Rawtee interview of all time ;)
Rawtee: So Les, could you introduce you & your brand ?
Les Connelly: My...
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"Cinq Petits Rêves" by Frederik Garcia
Frederik Garcia is a spanish label from Barcelona, with a passion for art, craft thing and hand-printed t-shirts. I deeply became addict with the Frederik Garcia works, the short movie describing the screenprinting process (at the of the post), the 3 collections Animal Heads, Barrio Maps and Cinq Petits Rêves rules ( I only feature the last one).
Only available on white, each tee is limited to...
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God’s Prey S/S 2011
Here’s the new collection by the God’s Prey, Spring/Summer 2011 is gonna be punk and cosmic. By the way, God’s Prey is quite involved in the ecology thing by reducing their carbon footprint and support the local business in California, where they’re based.
Visit God’s Prey shop
/// frankie
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Prism
PRISM is a label from Lausanne, created by Fabien Baudin. PRISM is at the cutting edge of design, and support the underground art movement, through design collaborations.
Here’s their latest tee shirt collection Fall-Winter 2010/2011, have a look to the shop, hurry, there’s only 30 to 50 pieces printed…
/// frankie
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RON DORFF "DiscipLines"
Ron Dorff, the French-Swedish sportswear brand behind the claim “DISCIPLINE IS NOT A DIRTY WORD” is launching a new, limited T-shirt edition carrying the name “DiscipLines”.
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Evol Clothing
Evol was born in response to a Valentine’s Day dinner invitation when the creator was single, so Evol = Love ? or Evol…ution ?
Evol roams the indie tee scene for a decade, their leitmotiv “Eternally Optimistic”. Optimism, graphic tees, humor and music industry are Evol basics, is there anything better ? maybe a movie… ;)
/// frankie
/// Frankie
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Mad Creepy
Some grinhouse T-shirt by Creep Street, screenprinted by 2 “obnoxious kids from New York”. Enjoy…
/// frankie
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Your Eyes Lie
London based label Your Eyes Lies continues to impress by their graphics. Created by graphic designer Benjamin Yarwood and fashion designer Alisa Longsuwan, each collection rocks, I love’em. Truly independent, “Bad taste is better than no taste” their words.
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Monster Mash
The Horror collection by Monster Mash is made for me, because as you may know I’m a movie addict, specially horror ones so let’s enjoy the Wolfman , the Murdered Maiden and the Apollo Hoax.
By the way, on the Monster Mash store, tees are “on sale”, good time to buy…
/// frankie
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The Yellowbird Project
The Yellowbird Project is based in Montreal and collaborates with indie rocks musicians (Metric, Bloc Party, The National, Wolfmother…) creating tee-shirt designs to support charities. A really cool and nice initiative
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Le Yellowbird Project, basé à Montréal, collabore avec des musiciens issus du rock indé (Metric, Bloc Party, The National, Wolfmother par exemple), pour créer des...
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Cagibi ✕ 4letters
A voir la vidéo, je suis bien obligé d’admettre que les gars de Cagibi on la même vision de la sérigraphie que moi, à la roots. On les voit ici à l’oeuvre sur les tee shirts du crew 4letters et en plus y’a du bon son que demande le peuple ?
/// Frankie
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Tyrsa ✕ Arteest
Tout les mois, Arteest s’associe à un nouveau designer pour une collection, et en ce mois de Mars c’est Tyrsa qui présente “The Mc Type‘s”. Si je me fie au thème de cette collection, nous sommes en droit de nous attendre à 23 autres tee shirts.
Pour info, sur chaque tee vendu Arteest reverse 1€ à l’ONG Aide
/// frankie
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In Black We Trust
“In Black We Trust est un espace dédié à la création, l’amusement, la recherche et le développement de produits uniques”
Le collectif In Black We Trust compte quand même Zoo York parmis ses clients, mais parfois, simplement équipé d’une presse de sérigraphie bricolée, s’attaque au monde du tee shirt, et le fait bien, la preuve cette série dédié à la Palestine dont...
February 2011
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Hanako Mimiko
Ne vous fiez pas au nom, Hanako Mimiko est espagnole (Carmen Seijas Rosende de son vrai nom). Elle est étudiante aux beaux arts et pratique la sérigraphie artisanale. Ses travaux d’école, elle les signe sous le pseudo Hanako Mimiko , de fait lorsqu’elle lance sa micro collection de tee shirts, ce pseudo devient le nom du label, un label bien D.I.Y comme je les aime.
Allez faire un...
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BL✕NK
Hey guys! I’m sure you’re just huge gaming fans!
This collection by BL✕NK is self-explaining… you just have to be four friends, buy these four tees, and walk on the streets… just wait for the girls screaming at you they want you, your tees, and… *censored* .
What are you waiting for! Go there: http://www.blxnk.com and shop!
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Alors, ils sont ou mes...
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9 Fountains
9 Fountains is a new t-shirt design contest, based on Singapore, with the mission to promote young designers. There’s already some great design, check this out »> here
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9 Fountains est un nouveau concours en ligne de tee shirt, basé à Singapore, leur but est de promouvoir de jeunes designers. Il faut avouer qu’il y a déjà quelques superbes réalisations sur le site...
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WatchJoseph Beuys avait déclaré “Tout le monde est un artiste”. Le label allemand Simon & Me l’a pris aux mots , et lance la collection “Color Me”.
Les tee shirts de cette collection sont à colorier, en commandant le “Color Me” vous recevrez un pinceaux, 3 couleurs et bien sûr le tee shirt où seul les contours du design apparaissent, ensuite c’est à...
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