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Killa Queens is taking over the world these days, thanks in no small part to Queens alum Craig Costello, aka KR, aka the KRINK-Master! Moving beyond his homemade drippy inks, those signature KRINK drips are everywhere these days. So, when Arkitip magazine and Incase wanted to partner up to create limited edition MacBook cases, under the Curated by Arkitip name, who better to have tweak your inaugural product then KR himself? The end product is as sweet as they come, and is available for both the 13″ and 15″ MacBook’s and bulkier MacBook Pro’s, for $79.95 a pop.

(I have a 15″ MacBook Pro if anyone wants to send me a case.)

See the detailed images after the jump.

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The NY Times has written an article reporting on ESPO and his recently concluded trip to Ireland on a Fulbright Scholarship. These articles always make me laugh. I understand when the arrest of graffiti writers are reported on, but all of the sudden writers are main stream news? One day writers are punk, derelicts causing a blight on society, and the next they are artists working towards a greater good. Just the other day CNN did a (very) small piece on KRINK and now this Times write up on Mr. Powers. Well whatever, props to ESPO, KR and all they have been doing and even more props to those who are doing what they do where it really counts. Read the Times article after the jump.

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On his way to becoming a super fashion, marketing, fine art and ink guru, Craig Costello aka KR is back with some new tees.  Available from all the usual suspects like Alife, get yours and up your trendy hipster status.  Check out the KRINK site for all the new styles.

Following the below post on 11 Spring Street, I felt it was necessary to put up this photograph of the building located just down the street. Right on the corner of Spring and Bowery sits another canvas of street artist and graffiti writers. While this building never reached the notoriety of 11 Spring Street, it’s walls have still been graced with the works of REVS, Judith Supine, WK, Shepard Fairey, the IRAK crew and many, many more. Now the majority of the building is covered in memorial graffiti for Joey Semz. Props.

It has been over a year now since NYC, nay the World lost one of the most valuable street art canvases ever to exist. For years 11 Spring Street was the equivalent of the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel with the works of modern day Michaelangelo’s gracing every inch of it. 11 Spring Street amplified the difference between graffiti and street art (because yes, there is a HUGE difference) and the battle and embracing between these two cultures. The walls were constantly changing and telling the stories of those putting their mark on them and tales of the city. The reason I am writing about 11 Spring so long after it has been covered in construction tarps and scaffolding, in the interim of being whitewashed and becoming multi-million dollar condo’s, is simple, I walked passed the decomposed shell of a building that was once a gorgeous piece of art, life and NYC and just missed it. This is yet another example of old and true NYC being phased out into anywhere U.S.A.

R.I.P. 11 Spring.

For more information and images check out these links:
Wooster Collective, Wooster On Spring, NY Times, Streetsy

Spring time is almost here and it is time for you to update your wardrobe. No one wants to see you in that ratty, ripped tee any more! Don’t waste your time going out and getting what your friend is wearing or what the mall has to offer. Be an individual dammit and get yourself some Krink shirts. Visit www.krink.com and check out everything from marker tees, to IRAK sweatshirts for those cool nights on the beach (I’ll be there with girl pictured above) and get yours now at .