’47 is world-famous for combining authenticity with fresh designs in their licensed sportswear. Their latest capsule collection is titled Global Artist Project and features unique interpretations of some of baseball’s greatest franchises. Major League Baseball is growing more and more popular around the world and in response to this ’47 collaborated with the international artist collective Monorex. Their creative talent brings fresh, authentic and original designs to the global sports lifestyle community. One artist (group) from 6 different European countries took on the challenge to design headwear, apparel and pennants of one MLB team each to create one of the most unique collections to date.
This approach is not entirely new though. For the Black Fives collection ’47 had also enlisted some of the hottest urban fashion boutiques across the United States to design apparel for a Black Fives era team from their respective hometown. It worked great that time and it’s the winning formula for this collection as well. ’47’s experience and heritage ensure highest quality and the fresh designs by prolific artists make the Global Artist Project so special.
Launch event at KICKZ Torstrasse Berlin
Check below for details on the collection and the artist/team pairings and make sure to head over to our KICKZ Torstrasse store in Berlin for an exclusive launch event on August 5, 8 pm. Food and drinks on us! RSVP here.
Los Angeles Dodgers – LOW BROS (Germany)
The Low Bros is an artist duo: brothers Christoph and Florin Schmidt – formerly active as graffiti writers Qbrk and Nerd. Their work most often centers around stylized animal characters with human features and addresses graffiti, hip hop, skateboarding and other elements that influenced and shaped the artists’ youth in the 1980s and 1990s. The Low Bros are represented by BC Gallery (Berlin) and Thinkspace Gallery (Los Angeles).
New York Yankees – MCBESS (France)
French artist McBess (Matthieu Bessudo) takes a wildly unapologetic approach to his work, often inspired by old cartoons, visualized with surrealism and materialized by elaborately fun illustrations and animations. McBess’ talent doesn’t end at the drawing board — he also plays guitar in his band, “The Dead Presidents” and collaborates on a famed German lifestyle brand, “The Dudes.”
Cleveland Indians – VIAVIA (Netherlands)
Via Via (Lennard Schuurmans) is a motor-obsessed, multi-disciplined artist from The Netherlands who specializes in painting, illustration, murals, signage and lettering. For his designs, he looks back to go forward with a touch of vintage art. Lennard founded the Barn Fresh Company in 2012.
Oakland Athletics – Conzo (United Kingdom)
Scottish artist Conzo Throb is an adventurous illustrator with skills rooted in graffiti art, uniquely inspired in his early days by video games and television. His work tells clever stories on giant canvases with humorous discourse and complex character drawings that thoughtfully take on the voice of each project.
