Renowned tattoo artist Mister Cartoon does his fair share of traveling around the world to work with clients outside of Los Angeles. Photographer Dylan Maddux sat down with the legendary artist to talk about his recent visit to Thailand. Mister Cartoon speaks openly about Bangkok through his eyes and his motivation to embark on a 17 hour journey out to the South East Asian country. Of course, the interview won’t be complete without a showcase of works completed in Bangkok. Watch the full video interview by clicking after the jump and see what he got up to in Thailand.

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The prolong flood that afflicted much of Thailand last year not only caused damages equivalent to US$ 45.7 billion dollars. It inadvertently demonstrated the frailty of modern supply chain, especially those related to electronics. Now, after months of recuperating, Casio is ready to gain back some lost momentum in its G-Shock division with an extensive March 2012 collection. In addition to the much talked about GW-M5610TH-1JR, a collaboration with Los Angeles clothing label The Hundreds, the month of March will see designs from several popular G-Shock series. There is the GW-2310BD-1CJF from the subtle Black x Gray Series. Several from Solid Colors Series, a popular feature which originated from Baby-G, are also available. Then is the well publicized Bluetooth Collection, Casio’s attempt at transforming the lowly G-Shock watch into a real-time personal communication hub. In fact, with 17 models available, there is bound to be one for you.

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The prolong flood that afflicted much of Thailand last year not only caused damages equivalent to US$ 45.7 billion dollars. It inadvertently demonstrated the frailty of modern supply chain, especially those related to electronics. Now, after months of recuperating, Casio is ready to gain back some lost momentum in its G-Shock division with an extensive March 2012 collection. In addition to the much talked about GW-M5610TH-1JR, a collaboration with Los Angeles clothing label The Hundreds, the month of March will see designs from several popular G-Shock series. There is the GW-2310BD-1CJF from the subtle Black x Gray Series. Several from Solid Colors Series, a popular feature which originated from Baby-G, are also available. Then is the well publicized Bluetooth Collection, Casio’s attempt at transforming the lowly G-Shock watch into a real-time personal communication hub. In fact, with 17 models available, there is bound to be one for you.

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The not-so-mini Mini, the Countryman crossover, will at last debut a John Cooper Works edition — the brand’s performance label — at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show. The JCW Countryman is equipped with Mini’s all-wheel-drive system, known as ALL4, and features a 1.6-liter turbo four-cylinder engine with direct injection and variable valve control system, good for 215 horsepower and 207 lb-ft of torque (or 221 lb-ft with overboost function). With a six-speed manual gearbox (automatic optionally available), the vehicles sprints from 0 to 62 mph in 7.0 seconds. Other features include a sports tuned suspension, sports exhaust system, aero kit and larger 18-inch alloy wheels. Click through for more images in the gallery below. via: Carscoop

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When the Endeavor Snowboard Design was established in 2002, it aimed to produce the best snowboards in the world. With a return rate of only 1%, their boards are now one of the best performing snowboards out there on the market. On top of their high quality products, several of their graphics are created by top artists and designers from around the globe. British streetwear brand ADDICT have gotten together with fellow British designer C-LAW – a graphic designer who have worked on numerous ADDICT products in the past – to design a range of snowboards with Endeavor Snowboard Design. There will only be seven boards available in a range of sizes and these will be sold from today through ADDICT by phone orders only.

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The first preview of the PROJECT Wooster 2012 preview video gave a very compressed version of the trip Nick Wooster and the crew took to Tokyo. In this second installment, we get a much longer video explaining their experiences through the capital city of Japan. Topics raised during the casual chat were; difference in attitude towards fashion and styling, merchandizing, product selection and how to bring over the whole retail experience to PROJECT this year. Wooster sums up the Japanese retail style beautifully in one simple sentence – “They just buy cool sh*t”. Watch the full preview after the jump and expect a few more to pop up leading up to the trade show.

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SWAGGER had been busy recently implementing collaboration projects and the latest partnership comes courtesy of Lee. The capsule collection is entitled The Number, which takes inspiration from vintage Lee jackets and jeans. These items can be worn as a set up or on their own. Each piece is packed with details that would make any vintage denim fans excited. Around the mid 1940′s Lee developed this 101 J jacket to cater for cowboys and rodeo riders. Furthermore, this particular brass colored, button top design is taken from post 1946 vintage pieces and this iconic jacket was seen on Steve McQueen as well. The 101 B jeans is made using selvedge denim and it is detailed by the same accents as the jacket. Both pieces are currently available at SWAGGER dealers and stores in Japan.

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Dragon Ball is most likely one of the famous Japanese animations that successfully made the cross over into countries outside of Japan. Its paperback manga volumes sold over 152 million copies in Japan alone, with the worldwide sales reaching over 200 million copies. The simple story line and lovable characters made the animation enjoyable for both kids and adults. New Era took the essence of Dragon Ball and created a series of limited edition caps. There are eight cap designs in total and each takes a pivotal graphic element from key characters including several caps focusing on Goku, the main character of the series. The whole collection can be ordered from ON SPOTZ in Japan right now.

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