Projects We Love: Your Faves Are Back
New art toys by Superplastic, a ‘Malika: Warrior Queen’ sequel, and more.
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Featured projects
— Janky Series Two
— Malika: Fallen Queen
— Snapmaker 2.0
— Ahead of the Curve
— The Lasters
— MVEC
Who doesn’t love a good sequel? (Think Empire Strikes Back, not Jaws: The Revenge.) These projects revisit community favorites and introduce you to some new ones — from a follow-up to Superplastic’s supercool series of art toys to a line of artist-designed upcycled denim jackets.
Janky Series Two
By Superplastic
Superplastic is back with 15 new additions to their collection of designer toys that combine street art, fashion, and pop culture into colorful works of collectable art. Find out which artists will be lending their talents to the new Janky roster.
Malika: Fallen Queen
By Roye Okupe
The follow-up to the award-winning graphic novel Malika: Warrior Queen sees Malika, warrior queen of the ancient Azzazian Empire, flung into the year 2025 and forced to battle evil in a dangerous future she doesn’t understand.
Snapmaker 2.0
By Snapmaker
The team behind this modular three-in-one device for 3D printing, laser engraving and cutting, and CNC carving gathered input from the 5,000+ backers of their first Kickstarter project to make their new machine bigger, smarter, and more powerful.
Ahead of the Curve
By Jen Rainin
Curve magazine founder Franco Stevens is a “fierce lesbian role model” whose work promoting lesbian visibility continues to influence the queer women’s community today. This documentary will tell her story.
The Lasters
By Fred Deakin
Fred Deakin, formerly of the British electronic music duo Lemon Jelly, is making a sci-fi concept album that tells the story of the last family on Earth in a near future ravaged by climate change and nuclear war.
MVEC
By Grégory Gaydu
MVEC creates clothing “to awaken the conscience.” The Mexico City-based artist collective is giving old jean jackets new life as one-of-a-kind wearable works of art — and calling attention to the massive environmental impact of denim production in the process.
