IM CREATIVE
An inside look into the Imperial Motion Art Dept.
LAST STAND FOR UO
More Last Stand tees are on the press for Urban Outfitters. It’s gonna be a long day! Get them here
CHRIS BALLASIOTES FOR MAXIM
Good friend and former IM web guru, Chris Ballasiotes did some work for Maxim mag recently that just hit newstands. Here are some images from the Jordan Brewster article he worked on.
RYAN BUBNIS | JAPAN RELIEF POSTER
Ryan Bubnis created an awesome new print with The Poster Cause Project to aid in the relief efforts in Japan. Proceeds from the sale of the print go to support Doctors Without Borders earthquake and disaster relief. Support here $15.00 for a high quality 6” x 11” print.
ADAM JACKSON FEATURED AT PENS AND NEEDLES
Pens and Needles- an international exhibition celebrating tattoo art, culture and lifestyle in London. Opening reception: Friday, February 25th 2011. 7pm to 11pm. London Miles Gallery Other artist heavyweights include Shawn Barber, Estevan Oriol, Mike Davis and many more.
IM SEATTLE GUM WALL BOARDSHORT
Being from the Northwest, we felt it necessary to pay homage to our roots and put seattle on the map for boardshorts and surf culture. We give you the Gum Wall boardshort, A retro 18″ boardshort with a full sublimation print of the Seattle Gum Wall located in the famous Post Ally.
NEW IM | INVOLVED
We have a new IM | INVOLVED at the Imperial Motion Facebook. Get over there to vote on your favorite version of the Phoroter design. We will be selecting 2 colorways to produce based on your votes. Also, we will randomly select a winner to get this shirt for free!
SPRING 2011 T-SHIRTS COMING OFF THE PRESS
Get ready…The Spring Collection will be available in stores and online soon! Check out some stills from the printing action.
IM INVOLVED | TIKI T-SHIRT
We are stoked to introduce you to a new program where we let YOU get involved with our brand to help make important decisions. From here on out we will be posting new designs, colors, and styles to our blog and facebook asking for your feedback. You will also be able to vote on where [...]
DUA SCREENED POSTER
Last year we did some limited prints of some of our favorite designs. This lucky dude got a hold of one and did a killer job framing it…nice work Mike! Be on the look out for more limited prints this year.
ADAM JACKSON FEATURED IN BE STREET MAGAZINE
Imperial Motion artist and collaborator just got featured in Frances urban magazine, Be Street. If you’ve never heard of it, they’ve got some great interviews and features on emerging artists, musicials and designers.
SPRING 2011 PREVIEW | FADED BOARDSHORT
Despite the freezing temperatures we can’t help but be stoked for our board short collection coming out this Spring. Meet the Faded Board short featuring 4-way stretch fabric, Signature “Tight & Right” waistband, upgraded stretchy nylon/polyester drawstrings for an even better fit. Get stoked!
IMPERIAL MOTION “PEACE BUS” PREVIEW
A new Imperial Motion assault vehicle is being worked on right now…Stay tuned for more pictures and be on the look out for the IM PEACE BUS at a mountain near you!
IMPERIAL MOTION WALLET | COMING SOON
Genuine Italian leather bi fold wallet with color blocked panels, embossing, large bill slot, mesh ID holder, and CC slots…COMING SOON!!
IM WATER BOTTLES NOW FOR SALE
Stainless steel water bottle from Imperial Motion. Features a rubberized matte black coating with glossy curser logo. This water bottle is BPA free. Buy here
NEW HEAD LIKE A KITE, MUSIC VIDEO FEATURING THE IM STROLL HOODIE
Check out Head Like a Kite’s new music video, “Diamond Paint” featuring the Imperial Motion Stroll pullover hoodie. Click here to buy the Stroll hoodie.
MOVEMBER X IM OFFICE UPDATE # 1
In the spirit of Movember we have been taking our facial grooming to the next level. Here is Movember X IM office update #1…Tyler rocking the handle bar ‘stache. Imperial Motion is helping change the face of mens health…Don’t shave your stache for the entire month of November to raise prostate cancer awareness! Join our [...]
FACEBOOK CONTEST WINNER
Congrats to Connor Coumerilh for winning the “Name this T-shirt color” contest on facebook. Look for this Chlorine Blue t-shirt color in our next collection. Thanks Connor, and look for a box in the mail! Keep an eye out for more contests on our facebook and chances to win free product.
NEW BENJAMIN FONT NOVEL
Benjamin Font has just released a new novel that is for sale now. They are extremely limited so get on it! Here is a brief summary of the new novel, “I am No One – An Imaginary Memoir”. The second full length novel from Benjamin Font, I AM NO ONE – AN IMAGINARY MEMOIR, is [...]
SPRING 2011 TEASE
We recently just wrapped up a shoot for our Spring/Summer 2011 catalog. Here is a little teaser…
JESSE BROWN, “OF PAPER AND LIGHT” @ COMING SOON
“Of Paper And Light” Installation of paper cut-out sculptures with original music to accompany the works. With these new works, Seattle artist Jesse Brown’s shapes and patterns are added by taking away. Rather than adding marks to the paper, the cutouts form the image and their absence allows for the interaction with light, the works [...]
IM WEB GURU
Meet Chris, our cyberspace junkie. He has taken the 3D craze to the next level…fashionable eyewear?
RYAN BUBNIS X IPHONE CASE
We’re frothing on Ryan’s latest project, the Iphone Bamboo case. Bubnis is an IM contributor and his work can be seen on several tees and boardshorts in the clothing section. Yeeeee Bubnis!
THE IM CREATIVE | SNEAK PEAK
Lately It’s been nuts around the IM office. We have been hitting it hard working on up coming collections and dialing in all the little details. We are so stoked we wanted to give you all a sneak peak at a new jacket we will be releasing this holiday. Also, for fall/holiday we will be [...]
THE IM CREATIVE | SNEAK PEAK
Lately It’s been nuts around the IM office. We have been hitting it hard working on up coming collections and dialing in all the little details. We are so stoked we wanted to give you all a sneak peak at a new jacket we will be releasing this holiday. Also, for fall/holiday we will be [...]
ADAM JACKSON FEATURED ON JUXTAPOZ
Juxtapoz just did a feature on some of Adams latest work. Peep the article here to see the original HUH? artwork and some of his newest pieces. We still have a small amount of HUH? prints for sale on the blog, but they are going quick! Also stay tuned for a new collab piece for [...]
LIMITED IM SCREEN PRINTED POSTERS – AVAILABLE ONLINE
We recently made some posters featuring artwork from Ryan Bubnis, Adam Jackson, SB Goetz and Jesse Brown. Quantities are extremely limited and already sold down so get on it quick! Printed on 19″ X 26″ 100lb acid free paper with waterbased inks and each print is signed and numbered by the artist. Ryan Bubnis Print [...]
ADAM JACKSON STUDIO INSTALL
IM contributor, Adam Jackson, recently moved into a new space that will serve as his personal studio. He started out with a living-dead skull installation to make it feel like home…we like it! Look for some new collabs with Adam in our upcoming Fall/Holiday 2010 collection.
AROUND THE IM OFFICE…
I like these little timelapse videos, if you can’t tell already. Check out this little edit from the past week – Around the IM Office, 2010
SUBSTANCE SHOW RECAP
Thanks to everyone that showed up on friday night! For all you that couldn’t make it, the gallery will be up all month and the posters will be for sale as well. Here are a couple photos from the night, check the Events blog on the right to see the full recap.Adam Jackson signing his [...]
IM INSTALLATION AT EVO
Getting ready for the show with a couple installations. Make sure to come by evo tomorrow from 6-9pm to see the final work and pick up some screen printed posters from all the artists.
GETTIN’ DOWN ON THE EVO WALL
Lately we have been gearing up for the SUBSTANCE art show at evo this friday. This weekend we spent some time prepping the wall for our installation…stay tuned for the final piece!
GETTIN’ DOWN ON THE EVO WALL
Lately we have been gearing up for the SUBSTANCE art show at evo this friday. This weekend we spent some time prepping the wall for our installation…stay tuned for the final piece!
ADAM JACKSON
Take a peek at the work of local Adam Jackson. His work, along with the work of several other IM contributors, will be featured at EVO Gallery on April 2nd. Get some!
IM “SUBSTANCE” ART SHOW AT EVO
Friday April, 2nd we are doing an art show / collection release party at EVO in seattle. The party starts at 6:00 and goes until 9:00pm and is free to get into. We will be selling screen printed posters with artwork from our current collection. Stop by to chat with the artists, score some free [...]
JESSE BROWN
Take a peek at this photo from a recent gallery of Brown’s work in Seattle. Soooo clean!
BEN AQUA
Featuring the work of photographer Ben Aqua.
Tomas Mankovsky
Some stop-motion animation by Tomas Mankovsky shot entirely on his hard wood floor!
FEATURED ARTIST – RYAN BUBNIS
Check out this video of contributing IM Artist, Ryan Bubnis. Bubnis has some pretty rad stuff in the works and is always creating nice pieces! A quick visit to his studio in the basement of his SE home gives a behind the scenes look at Bubnis in action.
