Luxury Row hosted its 7th Annual Celebration of the Arts last night to highlight the work of "Hawaii's Modern Masters", including a1000x's very own John Koga and Ryan Higa. 

These exclusive pieces of work from Koga and Higa (Gruntled Funk) were displayed at Waikiki luxury retailers Chanel and Coach, respectively. Last night's opening was something spectacular and I can't wait for next year. If you missed it, all the amazing work will still be open for display from Nov. 1st to Dec. 2nd. 

For your viewing pleasure.

Back in spring of last year we started the official a1000x video, filmed by the extremely talented Roy Kimura of Kinetic Productions. Since then we have been overwhelmingly busy and put the project on hold. Last Sunday, we excitedly met up again to conclude the filming process of the video. Some special appearances in the film include Jasper Wong, John Koga, and Roxanne Ortiz. I'll keep all you guys updated on the official release date. Again special thanks to Roy Kimura for producing this awesome video. Get excited.  

Here's some photos from the shoot.

Hey Everyone,

It's been awhile. I've been busy trying to figure out my next steps in life--took my SATs a couple weeks ago, waiting to take my ACTs in a week, finished my college essay!, started applying to schools all over the U.S. and looking for scholarships. 

Needless to say, the business has taken a little hit. But there are so many things going on with a1000x that are keeping me energized. We've had some great, and FREE, press lately, and I'm super excited about a few collaborations that have started or are being planned.

About a month ago I started thinking about how to make a difference with a1000x.com. So with my own college experiences starting, here's what I came up with for our focus for the charitable giving side of things. We've decided to start a scholarship program for student artists, and we're really excited about this.

We've teamed up with our friends at TeeSpring.com, which is a crowdfunding service for tshirts (similar to Kickstarter.com). In the next few months we will be introducing special Scholarship Tees to raise money specifically for the a1000x scholarship program.

Why Partner with TeeSpring.com?

[Things always have a way of falling into place. I was thinking about starting this scholarship program when, BAM, we got a whole lot of press on MSN.com. The guys at TeeSpring called me up and we set up a partnership. At the same time, with all that press, we have been getting a steady stream of artists and students looking to become part of a1000x. We can't take everyone because we're still so small, but artists are wanting to get their designs out to the public and to keep making a living. TeeSpring is a great way to do it because the artist doesn't put out any money up front and they get to market their designs to potential customers! a1000x.com will now be offering a quick gateway to TeeSpring.com for any artists that want to start up on their own. Win-Win.]

Here's our first Tee:

We hope you like it and will commit to supporting this cause. We need 200 orders in the next 10 days to "tip" the campaign into production. If we don't reach the goal, you won't be charged and the shirt will DIE. 

$20 pledge gets you this cool design on a mens or womens style tshirt. Makes a great holiday gift, yes?!

ALL profits from these Scholarship Tees are going toward the a1000x Scholarship. I'll explain more about the program in another post, including how you can help us identify student artists. The entire scholarship tee thing is a great fit for us--first, we make tshirts, and second, we're not a non-profit so it's hard to ask people to donate to a scholarship when they can't get a tax deduction from us. At least this way you get a -tshirt (a t-shirt with the added benefit of making you feel like you did a good thing).

Oh, and if you don't like this particular design, no biggie, we'll be making more designs in the coming months.

So go to: teespring.com/a1000x to help. Again, you won't be charged unless we reach our goal. We're also giving all donors a 20% discount code to use at a1000x.com. And if we double our quantity goal (i.e. reach 400 shirts) by our deadline we'll give every donor an additional cool mystery gift. Oh, yeah. 

And please like it, tweet it, pin it, and suggest it to friends and family. 

Thanks for supporting a1000x. I think this is the beginning of something great.   

POW WOW HAWAII 2012: Part III from Pow Wow Hawaii on Vimeo.

Last week I stopped by Ogi's new solo show at Loft in Space. You might have seen Ogi's work around Fresh Cafe before, because he is one of the participating artists in Powwow Hawaii. The atmosphere at the show was mellow, full of great art and great people. Here are a few shots from night.

Last year, was our annual Easter egg dying event. 4 families came together to take egg dying to the next level. These families include a1000x artist's John Koga, Lawrence Seward, and Ryan Higa. Unfortunately this years festivities were canceled. But heres a recap of last year. Hope you are all enjoying easter!

This past month has been incredibly busy for me and everyone involved with a1000x. And I know its been a while, but its time to get back on the ball. So please enjoy these new artist prints, from artists John Koga and Ryan Higa. They will be available for purchase soon in the online store. These types of prints will hopefully be made for every artist in collaboration with a1000x. They're designed to free-stand on your desk but are also ready to hang on your wall. More releases coming soon, I'll keep you guys updated!

a1000x hits the streets of New York! Feels good to see the brand branching out and being seen off island. Thanks to Maile for modeling these shirts. If you spot our merchandise around, send some pictures our way. Thanks. 

Thanks to the blog Things is Cool for featuring a1000x in an interview!