Dancesite have teamed up with Nintendo to stage a charity auction for individually customised gameboys by artists including Goldie, Futura and Pete Fowler who designed the controversial "cocaine" wraps for Faberge. To see what these "bondage, mod, graffiti, and nickel plated Game Boys (Nintendo) actually look like, click here<.
Londoners, alternatively can see the celebrity customised games "in the flesh" at Soho's Hit & Run store (7 Upper James Street, W1). If you want to make an offer for one, bids can be submitted through the post directly to Hit & Run or e-mailed to [email protected]. Proceeds of the auction go towards a leading children's charity.
Gameboy Customisers include ;-
Goldie - the drum'n'bass world's most prestigious icon.
Futura -East Coast graffiti king notorious for his street art and subway campaigns.
Pablo Chappell - technical master craftsman whose pioneering skills have secured him a place in the off the wall Dyson design team.
Stash - 90s graffiti innovator, Futura's partner and one half of legendary New York street design house 'Project Dragon'.
Pete Fowler - Controversial artist, whose design for Faberge's 'Cocaine' campaign sent shock waves through the advertising community.
Inflate -Cyber innovators whose designs incorporate plastic, rubber and alternative materials, making them one of Britain's hottest exports.
Noki - Japanese creative recyclist, whose talents lie in transforming waste material