The Bloody Beetroots wearing the Adam Cruickshank 10.55 T-shirt (photo by Rony Alwyn)
Each season, Italian streetwear brand 55DSL releases a limited collection of T-shirts called the 10.55 series that are designed by artists from around the world handpicked by 55DSL’s Creative Director Andrea Rosso.
For Spring/Summer 2009, 55DSL is launching a new 10.55 limited edition collection called “the Black Series”. Black t-shirts, 3 for female and 5 for male have been designed by several artists specifically for 55DSL. They will be sold in shops that carry 55DSL and 55DSL flagship stores in April. Images of these limited edition shirts and mini artist bios are after the jump! 
ADAM CRUICKSHANK
Adam Cruickshank is an artist and designer who grew up in Melbourne, Australia and then moved to Papua New Guinea, Malaysia, England, Germany and The Netherlands. At the end he found his way back to Melbourne with a suitcase full of dreams and ideas. He exhibited all around the world and his works have been published in numerous books and magazines. He’s scribbled t-shirt designs for all kinds of international t-shirt makers. He enjoys making things from cardboard and superglue.
DAWID KILJAN
Originally from Katowice in Poland, Dawid Kiljan aka ‘Xyypnoth’ is currently working at the Polish Cultural Foundation in London producing magazines, newspapers and other publications. He has also been involved in many web development projects and freelance collaborations. His art has been featured in several magazines, exhibited and sold in Europe, USA and Canada. In 2007 he won the Puma Create design competition – producing the artwork for a limited-edition perfume package. His inspirations are mostly street art and contemporary illustration, but also artists such as Beksinski and Giger.
DESIGN IS KINKY
Based out of Sydney, Australia, Design is Kinky (DiK) is a website dedicated to art and design. One of the original sites of it’s type, DiK has been spreading the word to the design community for over 10 years. DiK also runs other projects such as: the Semi-Permanent events, a yearly design conference run both in Australia and internationally; Empty magazine, published by DiK and distributed throughout Australia; DiK Connect, an online database of artists; and many other projects. www.designiskinky.net
FRANCESCA CHIANI
BORN in the West
LIVES in the East
PLAYS Too much with her legos
LEARNS a little…
WORKSa lot for 55DSL (worked even more for Diesel)
KNOWS but doesn’t remember
SINGS… R’N'R
READS, reads, reads
LOVES gentlemen
GIVES birth to a blond boy
CRIES for the opressed
IMAGINES all the people
IS under construction but
HAS finally
MADE one “artist tee”…
YO CLAS!
Fabio Berton (aka YO CLAS!) was born in Milan in 1981. Since he was a little rude boy he is always been surrounded by drawings and characters. He started in 1998 focused on print and illustration. In 2001 he moved to London working for Wolff-Olins and after two years of challenging he moved back to Milan where he started working for MTV Italy. During this experience he focused on his animation skills and in 2007 he took part in the MTV TOY Project. His style is mainly early 80’s graffiti oriented, mixed with some pure graphic design and 50/60’s Italian’s illustration-cartoon style. Starting from October 2008 he opened a studio-shop based in downtown Milan, where he creates and designs… it’s also a meeting place for artists where ideas and creativity flow 24 hours a day!
KIA’
Kià is 27, she is an illustrator, graphic designer, a creative and a painter. She loves naïf, coloured and impactful illustrations; mixing different types of graphics and cultures; decorated and hand-made typography, pop colours and street pop culture. In the last two years she is following a recycling project of pvc billboards.
MEL KADEL
Mel Kadel grew up in the Pennsylvania suburbs (USA) and has been living and working in Los Angeles for the last 10 years. Mel started out in LA by showing work in small galleries and cafes, and working with bands on their record covers. Her drawings are made using stained paper, very tiny pens, q-tips, and glue.
MEREDITH DITTMAR
Meredith Dittmar is an artist living and playing in Portland OR. Born near Boston Mass, she grew up in a world of pet pigs, horses, hay-forts and spy games. Follow this with an education in computer science, a career in interactive design, a compulsive need to create, and a drive to Seek and you get the major elements of her person and work. In conjunction with her artwork, she works as an independent character designer, 3d illustrator, and maintains her company Corporatepig, through which she continues to create thousands of unique handmade characters called “My Guys”.
Like the shirts? Check out the 10.55 White series and download wallpapers of the images HERE.
