Welcome to MADE HERE

Apr 27, 2011
Style
1 / 4 Old War Horse Welcome to the blog for MADE HERE; a celebration of crafts people who create beautiful objects with passion, quality, and artisanship.  We have launched this blog to share more about the people associated with MADE HERE.  While they all share a love of craftsmanship and a connection to their (more ...)

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LA Film Workshop at MOCA – NOW OPEN

Apr 19, 2011
Culture
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After the recent success of the Levi’s® Print Workshop in San Francisco and the Levi’s® Photo Workshop in New York City, Levi’s®, the original, definitive jeans brand, announces the opening of its third Levi’s® Workshop on April 17 in Los Angeles.  The Levi’s® Film Workshop will live at The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (more ...)

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MOCA Limited-Edition Collection of Levi’s® Trucker Jackets

Apr 18, 2011
Culture
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Since it was first introduced in 1967, the Levi’s® Trucker Jacket has served as an iconic canvas for artists around the world, from the boogie-down Bronx to the favelas of Brazil. To celebrate our partnership with MoCA and the Art in the Streets exhibition during the Levi’s® Film Workshop, we’ve created a limited series collection (more ...)

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MOCA Limited-Edition Levi’s® Trucker Jacket — Chaz Bojorquez

Apr 14, 2011
Culture, Style
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Growing up, Chaz Bojorquez was exposed to the uses, values, and craft of East Los Angeles graffiti lettering styles (known as placas)–a graphic tradition since WWII–from an early age.  By the end of 1969 he had created an iconic tag symbol that represented him and the streets–a stylized skull called “Senor Suerte” (Mr. Luck), which (more ...)

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MOCA Limited Edition Levi’s® Trucker Jacket — Crash

Apr 14, 2011
Culture, Style
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Born and raised in the rough-and-tumble South Bronx, John Matos began writing graffiti in 1974 at the dawn of early hip-hop and street culture. Heavily influenced by early Japanese anime and Marvel Comics, the aspiring 14-year-old adopted the moniker “Crash” and quickly graduated to painting subway trains alongside legends like LEE, the T.D.S. crew, and (more ...)

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MOCA Limited Edition Levi’s® Trucker Jacket — Lady Pink

Apr 14, 2011
Culture, Style
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Born in Ecuador and raised in New York City, Lady Pink began writing graffit in 1979 and soon became well known as the preemninent female artist in the male-dominated graffiti subculture of the 1980s.  Actively painting subway trains from 1979 to 1985, Pink became immortalized as a cult figure upon the release of the seminal (more ...)

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