Artefacture Busier than Ever!

Things have been hectic for Artefacture these past few months!

In addition to our cross-country move from Boston to San Francisco, we have been busy working on a brand new website as well as new designs for early next year! We will keep everyone informed of our progress - so stay tuned.

In the spirit of the holidays, we recently donated more t-shirts to the Oke-Odan Children's Charity in Nigeria, Africa. This is the second time Artefacture has donated tees to the charity and are happy we can help make a difference for our friends in Africa.

If anyone would like to say hello or request a reprint of their favorite past Artefacture t-shirt, please don't hesitate and send us a note, we are busy planning our next line and would love feedback from our fans! Thanks - Andreu

Wonderland: new SF boutique

There's a new shop in town and it's over in what could be the razor edge of all things hip in SF - 24th/Harrison. Last night's opening party was great. Irene Hernanadez-Feiks of Chillin Productions fame is operating Wonderland, as the boutique and art gallery is called. Check it out, say hi and remark on our great tees!

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Incoming - Cup a design

Fans, we've been forging our plan for this year and in addition to a new line of tees we're going to make available a limited series of cups sporting Artefacture's well-recognized design slogans.



Stay tuned..........

LOVESICK III - Artefacture gets sexy this Valentines Day

Happy belated New Year. The fashion show circuit is live and well in San Francisco, often fractalizing into new forms like this event put on by friend and fashion designer Alexandria Von Bromssen. We recommend skipping the candlelight dinner and heading over to Mighty for a night of fashion and dance in Cupid's hot kitchen. We'll be there with our great tees, now in very limited supply!

From the site:

If you can’t cure the sickness, treat the symptoms this February 14th at Mighty. You won’t find a cure for your broken heart, however, if you drag yourself over to 119 Utah Street at 7p.m. you will find a plethora of palliative pleasantries.

Dec 5th, next t-shirt selling event in San Francisco

As this remarkable decade comes to a close it brings with it the 5th year of our t-shirt experiment and we are humbled by all of the support you have shown over the years. There is definitely much to give thanks for.

To that end, we're going to have a great sale at the upcoming Chillin' Productions event. But it's not just about cutting deals for cool tees, but rather a celebration of our values and common vision. We hope you can join us!


Chillin Productions....

180 Painters/Photographers
80 fashion Designers
Video Installations

Live Painting by:
Steve Javiel ( www.stevejaviel.blogspot.com)
Daniel J. Valadez (www.danieljvaladez.com)
Rob Harris (www.cavecreation.com)

Music by:
DJ Deevice (Pirate Radio)
DJ Felina (www.djfelina.com)
Dirtyhertz (www.dirtyhertz.com)
Rondo Brothers (www.rondobrothers.com)
LARON (http://www.myspace.com/laronakaswan)
DJ Eddy Bauer (KALX, Go BANG!)
Irene Hernandez-Feiks (www.chillinproductions.com)
+ more

When: December 5, 2009
8:00pm-2:00am
Where: Mezzanine
444 Jessie Street, SF CA 94103
(www.mezzaninesf.com)
$8 at the door
Must be 21 + ID
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UNION Design Festival this Sunday in Hayes Valley, SF

Come by and check out our hot sales!

Summerland at Mint Plaza, SF

It's well known that summer doesn't show up in San Francisco until you see pop-up Halloween stores open for business. And with the heat comes outdoor festivals. On Saturday, the 26th, we'll be at Summerland, a new event taking place at Mint Plaza. Come on by and enjoy the bands and the great vibe. Of course, we'll have plenty of Artefacture t-shirts for sale.

Donation to Oke-Odan Childrens' Charity helps fundraising effort in African village

Last spring we donated a bunch of t-shirts to the Oke-Odan Children's Charity in Nigeria, Africa. To say thanks, the Oke-Odan children created a poster that we've posted below.

The donated t-shirts where used in a raffle held on May 26, 2009, called, "The 2009 Scholarship Raffle Draws". Proceeds went to the parents of the children in need to help pay for school tuition and to purchase textbooks and other school supplies. Artefacture shirts and other donations such as toys and sports items were raffled off in the fundraiser.

The event was sponsored by the Association of Overseas Oke-Odan based in Chicago, IL.

We're proud to have been able to participate in this great cause - best of luck to those great kids!

Next show: Rock Make Street Festival, August 23rd, in SF

Check us out at the 2nd Annual Rock Make Street Festival, which will take place on Sunday, August 23rd 2009 on Treat Avenue between 17th Street and 18th Street in the Mission District. According to the event site, this year's festival will be about twice the size as the inaugural show last year, and feature 12 Bay Area bands performing on two stages with over 60 local artists and craftspeople showing their wares in between (That'd be us).

New line, new logo, new site, oh my!

Thanks for coming by, you're looking at the all new Artefacture!

After four years since our venture debuted, we felt it was a good time to not only update our look, but to strongly position ourselves as what we are: A graphic art studio and progressive streetwear label. Sound good?

And we're quite pleased to announce the release of our new mid-summer '09 t-shirt line, which I'm sure you've taken a peek at already. The six new graphic tees are printed on Artefacture’s new “E+ ” t-shirts.

The E+ t-shirts are silky-soft, high-quality shirts made in the USA from sustainably produced global organic textile standard Indian cotton. I love all these new designs - especially Geomatiks C and Yesman - how about you?

My brother and cofounder/designer Andreu Osika says, “This new line continues to reflect Artefacture’s bold yet refined graphic aesthetic. This positive step, in addition to our polished makeover, puts us on strong footing to grow and differentiate ourselves.”

“We’ll use this momentum to eventually expand our offering to include additional apparel items for both men and women,” he added when we discussed the relaunch.

The new logo reflects the progressive/forward-thinking aspect of the brand. And once the conceptual art is appreciated, factoring in the "green" component and using high-quality materials are definitely a part of it.

As for the site, we feel that using black conveys a sophistication and elegance that also creates a nice contrast with the color-infused products.

Speaking of the site, please check out the pages, the summer collection, and send me a note (chris@artefacture.com) with any feedback or site bugs, and thanks for all your support!

Art + Economics: in pictures

Thanks to fashion photographer Del Geromino for a great event and all the great panelists for a lively discussion around how to run your own business, thrive in this economy,how to use social media to grow, and more. Check out the shots: