LUNCH BOXES.

Nothing better than coming back from lunch to find eighteen large cardboard boxes from Puma and Nike...


Currently checking and counting, but Puma Clyde's will be re-released in 707ANNEX and 707 on Wednesday afternoon... We will be the first store in Indonesia to carry this classic sneaker in years.



Two colourways, and the Clyde will only be available at 707 stores for the next two weeks. After that there will be limited supplies at a few selected Puma stores. The official Indo price is a bargain at only 499,000 Rp. (waaay cheaper than Singapore), and nice to see that Puma has made a little effort with the boxing, adding a few Clyde stickers on the outside and a booklet inside. We expect these to move pretty quickly.


So what else was in the boxes? Gotta wait until we've finished counting and quality checking... Should have some more news on Thursday Otherwise check the kicks of 707 partners over the next couple of days...

FALSE SURRENDER.

SURRENDER flag and flocked Bizzare Tees come in a free bag

Two hot brands in 707 and 707ANNEX now. SURRENDER. FALSE. Exclusive to 707 in Indonesia.

FALSE

Retail Yakuza logo rips (from FALSE) - very hard to find...

SLEEPER.

Vintage bubblegum cards featuring the classic Woody Allen comedy 'SLEEPER'. This was a cult film back when I was a kid - BAZOOKA gum was definitely cooler back in the day...

great quote...

{via BOINGBOING}

PUMA CLYDE.

basketball legend and style king, Walt 'Clyde' Frazier
and the world's first signature shoe

The all-time classic PUMA CLYDE is expected to arrive at our storage tomorrow, for release on Wednesday (to be confirmed tomorrow - check site later!).

707ANNEX is proud to be the first store to re-release the Clyde in Indonesia in years. For the next two weeks limited stock will ONLY be available at 707ANNEX. After that there will be some more limited stocks available at a few flagship Puma stores.

DRIVE AND GLIDE.

not the smartest place to stand when your buddy is about to swing

SEGWAY's plan to get everyone gliding on their self-balancing scooters seems to be gaining speed. One of our dream gadgets, the X2, has bigger off-road tires for, well, going off-road, and even has a version equipped with a golf bag carrier.

Supposedly the Segway is so simple and intuitive that any idiot can use it, although the photo below shows that some idiots obviously can't.

yes. this man has access to nuclear weapons.

COFFEE IN A CAN.

we get it. it's thick.

If you've never heard of El Bulli in Spain, they you can't be that into food. And if you've never heard of Lavazza, well that's not such a big deal.

El Bulli is considered by many food critics to be the world's best restaurant, and has had that title for quite some time now. Located just outside Barcelona, you need to book your table months in advance (it receives almost 1000 reservation requests a day). It's one of our ambitions to one day have dinner there. With Rachel Bilson. And Audrey Hepburn. Yup, unlikely to happen.

Lavazza is a famous Italian coffee company, sort of the Nescafe of Italy. But better.

Together, head chef Ferran Adria and Lavazza have come up with Espesso. It's made by combining ingredients in a pressurized cannister for 12 hours, then sprayed into the espresso cup and eaten with a spoon. Normally this would sound like a gimmick, but given Ferran's rep and the fact that it's a runner for Time magazines product of the year, we're pretty eager to give it a try...

For a first-hand review, check here.

MORE BUGATTI.

Not quite sure why BUGATTI's name keeps popping up on the site. Must be our destiny to have a VEYRON - perfect for cruising Jakarta's smooth wide boulevards, with children waving merrily as we glide by, their parents smiling as they sip cappucinos in sidewalk cafes, and doves flying overhead in the blue, cloud-free sky... As everyone knows, Jakarta is paradise on earth.

Anyway, famed watchmakers PARMIGIANI FLEURIER have made a special edition watch in commemoration of Bugatti's Veyron automobile. Not crazy about the aesthetics of the thing, but technically, pretty impressive and the first watch we've seen with the movement placed sideways. No idea how much this is, but would guess it's a little bit more than a Casio. Yes, even a Casio with a calculator and alarm.

WAITING FOR A WII. OR PS3.

Our plan was to ask a friend in the US to pick up one of the new games consoles for us this holiday season. Somehow don't think we'll be getting it.

The top photo is gamers in Alaska lining up for 24 hours in way-below-zero weather for a ticket enabling them to buy a Nintendo Wii when it's released this month. The bottom photo is gamers lining up NINE days before the release of the PS3...

We thought we were into video gaming, but this is getting ridiculous.

JUST IN TIME FOR RAINY SEASON.

From the latest COMPLEX mag guide. Collab between TIMBERLAND and SUPREME.

Latest issue of Complex available in 707ANNEX. (Also might have some back issues too...)

UPDATE: LATEST ISSUE IS SOLD OUT.



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RESFEST JAKARTA.

RESFEST is an annual, global film festival and multi-media event that hosts audiences in 45 cities from Melbourne to Montreal, Chicago to Cape Town on six continents. For its 10th anniversary it will be expanding its tour and include Indonesia for the first time. About time things started coming here...

The festival will debut at the KONFIDEN Short Film Festival and run from the 5th to 11th of November at Taman Ismail Marzuki's Teater Kecil and Art Cinema.

For more info visit the RESFEST site. Support the local creative scene and check it out!

DIRTY SOUTH.

Just got sent this photo by one of the crew who's currently driving through the southern USA. Manages to reinforce the Southern stereotype in one shot...

{via AN10E}

TOYS, TOYS, TOYS.

love the Mishka Dunny with sack o' cash

Now on sale in 707 (Kemang) and 707ANNEX (CiToS), are lots of new arrivals from KIDROBOT. We are the ONLY official Kidrobot partner in Indonesia.

The latest Dunny Series 3 again features many of the world's best graphic designers showing their creative skills. Already sold out in Kidrobot's stores across the USA, we're one of the few places with sealed blind boxes left. Anywhere. Unlike Singapore, we don't do cheesy stuff like open up all the boxes and take the rare ones to sell on ebay (the Abe Lincoln Jr. and Feric dunny's are going for big bucks on ebay)... For this series they've also hidden a few golden tickets in random boxes which win a special 8" Dunny by Tado. In addition we also have 3 pieces of the hard-to-find Gold Dunny T-shirts at 707 Kemang.

Dunny series 3 and rare Gold Dunny Tee

Abe Lincoln Jr. Dunny

Frank Kozik's Mongers are back. We have a very limited number of boxes left. In addition we have two different designs of Kozik x Kidrobot Monger T's available at 707ANNEX. We have very, very few of these so be quick.

Fatcaps have arrived. Covered in designs by famous graf artists from around the world and designed by the infamous Montana Colours of Spain, these even rattle when you shake 'em... If you're lucky you might find the design by Tilt (currently on ebay for US$150!) which also wins you a free Tilt print.

Fatcap by Tilt

Mmmmm... Donutzzz. People are going crazy over these like cops at Krispy Kreme (for our foreign readers, yes, we have Krispy Kreme in Jakarta!). Only been in store for a couple of days and stocks are running low... Some are flocked, some plain, some with sprinkles, impossible not to love these. Blind boxed so you don't know what you're getting until you open it up - they come with a chain attached and can be used as a keychain, hung off a bag, or we've been seeing a few used as necklaces...


We've also restocked artist Dalek's Icebot 10" figures. These come packaged in the refrigerator box and are a classic...



Lots more coming soon...

AMBUSH AND SURRENDER.

great minds think alike, Earn avoids the lens

Alvin in the ground floor gallery

The Far East era is over. Earn, Alvin and the crew from AMBUSH and SURRENDER have moved from their old digs to a newly renovated shophouse on the other side of Ngee Ann City. So far only the downstairs gallery and store spaces on the first floor are open, but a cafe is under construction with an outdoor area to keep those addicted to nicotine happy...

The first floor is split into two halves, the white half contains Ambush, the black half is Surrender.

hmmm... hanging rails look familiar...

The space looks good, with the usual selection of exclusive brands including Surrender, Neighbourhood, aNYthing and Original Fake. They even had a few of Kaws' dissected companions in stock - unfortunately we arrived too late to grab one... Still the coolest store in Singapore.

don't forget to hold one for us Alvin...

Look out for some new exhibitions coming soon in the ground floor gallery.

Surrender's fall line is in 707 Kemang. Exclusive to 707 in Indonesia.

SBTG'S CIRCUS PROJECT.

Dropped by to hang out with SBTG and Alvin at the PHUNKSTUDIO, well, studio. Caught a quick peek of the Mark's new project for BROOKLYN CIRCUS, a set of custom Air Force Ones in their very early stages. 707's colours black and pink seem to be conquering the world these days... Keep an eye out for these to be released soon - not quite as rare as the SBTG x 707's but still should disappear pretty fast...

Just thought I'd add this shot of PHUNKSTUDIO doing their thang for STARHUB in Dhoby Ghaut MRT station... Designers ARE the new supermodels.

VIVO SINGAPORE.

Forget parks, what Singaporeans really want is more malls. VIVOCITY is the latest, largest and worst-named of the city's shopping complexes. Unfortunately still no exciting shopping to be done here, with the same bland selection of chain stores seen elsewhere around the city, including the first GAP (yawn) in the region.

The only reason we bothered writing a post about it is the upstairs FOOD REPUBLIC food court, which has one of the more interesting interiors we've seen in a while. Themed to look like a Chinese back alley, with a selection of some of the best stalls in Singapore, it's got nice attention to detail, lighting and use of materials. Almost made going to VIVOCITY worth the trip.

TATTY AT THE TATE.

On September 23rd TATTY DEVINE held down the do-it-yourself fiesta at London's famous Tate Museum as part of the TATE LOUD exhibition program. This is a series of events used to promote individuality and creativity while raising social awareness of current happenings around the world.

Harriet and Rosie (founders and owners of Tatty Devine) were also present, geared to fly to the moon with their super-cool astronaut outfits - the new TD clothing line?

Crowds were able to choose 3 items for FREE which would then be made into a necklace, bracelet or keychain. Each item had a meaning, with items including a gun, peace sign, daisy, heart, tank, dove and more... for your imagination to go wild with... Free Tatty Devine was the order of the day.

the bomb seems more popular than the dove...

The eccentric 'nuclear-plant-astro-futuristic' Devine crew made this an incredibly colourful and unique event. Hopefully we can do something similar in Jakarta too?

Just a reminder, a new shipment of Tatty Devine is exclusively available in 707 now - each piece is ordered in limited numbers and already selling fast... New stock includes pieces from this season's collection 'Intergalactic Hedgerows'.

{text and photos by BERGAS & OVELIA}