So, I/we/SohoKind, in our young existence, almost made it into our first film .

Filmmaker Dana Glazer is creating a documentary called Evolution of Dad, discussing the evolving American father. Dana himself is a work-at-home-dad and his project was recently featured in Time magazine : The Evolution of Dad - He’s No Mr. Mom.

Evolution of Dad has an open call to fathers with a story. I submitted my story in video form, which is also the story that led to and is now centered around SohoKind.

To see the video check out Opening up the Daddy Dam.

We are proud to release our eighth children’s T design, Mama & Kind, designed by Sengthe from Tours, France.

Now available in our boutique.

Here’s another view of today’s parent, acting as a companion to Papa & Kind.

Drawing from a more fantasy/manga influence.

Still SohoKind style.

About the Artist

Sengthe is a visual artist from Tours, France, with projects in New York and throughout Europe. He mixes painting, film, poetry and performance art to create his unique style.

Currently, he is working on his next film Magnetic Ability, which he wrote, produced and directed in New York. You can check out the trailer as well as the storyboard sketches and more info at :

http://magneticability.canalblog.com/ 

For more insight into his style and work, please check out his website www.sengthe.net.

We are thrilled to announce the release of SohoKind’s seventh baby & children’s T shirt design, Beauty of Diversity, which was conceived by SohoKind and designed by Carolina Rocco.

Now available in our boutique!

Beauty of Diversity is the companion concept to Carolina’s Stand Out design released earlier.

The beauty of diversity is all around us. Ideas, people and more.

Dynamic, colorful and invigorating!

Enjoy it!

About the Artist 

Carolina is a graphic artist in Buenos Aires; she’s part of a team called 8ojos. This freelance design team works in corporate identity, illustrations, web design and programming for clients across the world. For a deeper look into their work, please check out their website at www.8ojos.com.

SohoKind Café has been a lot of fun so far.

I do realize the café posts have slowed down a bit.

My son and I are still venturing into the NYC cafés many times a week.

And there are still a few on our list and probably many other great spots that we have not yet discovered, in order to put them on the list.

The thing is that we have been experiencing an increasing rate of disappointments. Such as yesterday.

Really charming store-window as seen from the street. Mouth-watering pastry display. But then the music changed to I-do-not-know-what and it seemed to match my ‘macchiato’ in that department.

The macchiato was almost the size of a coke can, served in a paper cup even though we were staying in the café and instead of a crèma, there was a layer of water.

To get back on track, as well as just have an enjoyable time, we ventured over to La Colombe.

In general, we have been re-visiting a bunch of our favorites. Within the last couple of weeks, we have had really enjoyable times at Zibetto, Café Grumpy, Fika and La Colombe.

Seeing that 2007 is winding out now, this is what we will do.

There are a couple more cafés to visit before the New Year.

And then the first week of the New Year, SohoKind Café will release our Favorite Café Guide 2008.

Also, our 7^th baby & kid T-Shirt design is being released next week right before the New Year.

Hope everyone is enjoying the Holiday Season!

All the Best,

Spencer

We are pleased to announce the release of SohoKind’s sixth children’s T shirt design, Nos amis, les légumes, which was conceived by SohoKind and designed by Zou in Buenos Aires.

Now available in our boutique!

Veggies are friendly.

Thus, veggies are tasty!

Seems logical enough.

Hopefully, this t-shirt will help our little ones love and enjoy veggies from their first experiences as little babies. My little guy is loving everything but broccoli so far.

Maybe I should have him wear this shirt on broccoli day.

And, since often we seem to have something visceral against veggies that just says ‘no’, then you can try a bit of René Magritte-esque reverse logic as a tactic :

‘These are not vegetables’

Maybe then your kids will eat them.

About the Artist

Zou is a freelance designer and illustrator from Argentine, working with 8ojos team. This freelance design team works in corporate identity, illustrations, web design and programming for clients across the world. For a deeper look into their work, please check out their website at www.8ojos.com.

We are excited to release our fifth children’s T shirt design, Strange Love, whose concept and design is by Bella from here in New York.

Now available in our boutique!

Strange love is good.

There is no gender in this love.

No rules and all love.

Ahh how they met…

While traveling, alien’s spaceship was on the fritz and stopped at a solar station. By chance robot was the attendant.

Well, robot was so full of metal ideas and wonder that alien invited robot to take a ride.

They got along so well that they’ve been together ever since. Soaring in and out of many solar systems.

So this is love.

True love knows no gender, race religion or how you like your eggs.

Stay brite…

About the Artist

Bella is a caricaturist, painter, clothes designer and fictional-non-fiction writer in New York. She has a ton of ideas for projects. To explore more of them please email her at bella@sohokind.com.

SohoKind is excited to release our fourth baby & kids’ T-shirt design, Pink is for Girls, conceptualized and designed entirely by SohoKind.

Now available in our boutique.

Simple.

Obvious?

Pink is for girls. In some cultures we are taught this from an early age. And this T just expresses this cultural standard.

All of which fully explains why the message is in blue.

Yes, Pink is for Girls, and thus blue is for…

We’ll have more fun with the concept in later releases!

We are proud to release our third children’s T design, Papa & Kind, designed by Sengthe from Tours, France, working in New York.

Now available in our boutique.

Today’s parent.

SohoKind style.

About the Artist

Sengthe is a visual artist from Tours, France, with projects in New York and throughout Europe. He mixes painting, film, poetry and performance art to create his unique style. Currently, he is working on his next film, which he wrote, produced and directed in New York. For more insight into his style and work, please check out his website www.sengthe.net.

We are proud to release our second children’s T shirt design, Berlin Alphabet, designed and conceptualized by me, Spencer, at SohoKind.

Now available in our boutique.

An alphabet (German and English) for the kids to learn from, puzzle and design statement all in one.

Berlin is just a cool city, after having visited each of the past 2 years, my interest and amazement in this city just grows. We were there this summer with my son (3 months at the time) for almost a week and had a great time. But we still have only scratched the superficial surface of what this city has to offer.

Paris has its beauty. New York has its energy.

Berlin has that and its intrigue.

This T design is meant to express this intrigue of the city. It is not difficult to appreciate Berlin, but it is like a puzzle. You need to interact with the city to find and realize its genius and charm.

Here’s our first design, Stand Out. Coming out of Buenos Aires from Carolina Rocco.

Now available in our boutique.

Sometimes the people around us, just see the world in black-and-white. Sometimes we may even feel surrounded by the same. Pressure to conform in our looks? Thoughts? Way of living?

There could be numerous analogies.

The world needs different ideas, new ideas, different ways of thinking. Those ideas can be drastic. Or, more subtle.

Sometimes it is something fresh and different that takes humanity forward. Or, at the least, will catch your eye.

Here’s to colored penguins!

About the Artist 

Carolina is a graphic artist in Buenos Aires; she’s part of a team called 8ojos. This freelance design team works in corporate identity, illustrations, web design and programming for clients across the world. For a deeper look into their work, please check out their website at www.8ojos.com.