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Wowzers! Two of our favourite things here at Octopus Asian girls and Skateboards. Take a look.

Here at Octopus we are over the moon to have had this review by ToyCyte the only place to go for art, toys, plush, tshirts and skatedeck reviews. Read below or visit http://www.toycyte.com/octopus-ink-gives-men-a-reason-for-pillow-cushions

Cheers for the review guys. :)

Im aware that this isnt a blog about how best to decorate your living room sofa, but heres a great way to decorate your living room sofa, brought to you by Octopus Ink in the UK. Its okay - its completely toyetic.

Have a gander at these Mitesized, super-derivative characters emblazoned on these classy throw pillows. Theyre identifiable enough to be awesome, and divorced enough from their origins to be relatively unimpeachable. I cant imagine a sexier, more masculine couch than one with He-Man on one end and Chewbacca on the other. If these aren’t begging to be made into little rotocast adorables, I dont know what is. Heres my formal request for Batman, Tom Baker Doctor Who, and Krang. Make it happen, Octopeoples.

Octopus Ink displays an alarming lack of tentacles, but they do make promises of carrying toys and skatedecks in the future. For now, bask in the pin-ups and baby superpeople, as I fight the urge to get myself an adorable Skeletor-ish shirt.

A selection of street artists grace the walls of the staircase up to the Upperspace gallery. So before you even get up there its worth the trip. http://upperspace.blogspot.com/ Upperspace is currently featuring work from the great Jon Burgerman. www.jonburgerman.com/

Scouring the web I found these cute Japanese matches. They have faces individually painted onto the heads of the matches. :)

Octopus visited The Urbis in Manchester to see the manga exhibition. Its a must see. It features amazing artwork by leading illustrators such as Tado, Terratag, Genki gear and many more......all displaying a modern take on Japanese culture.

The Exhibition explains the early origins and its influences on modern day.

Anyway its check it out...oh and i forgot to mention.....its free!

Its on till 27th September
http://www.urbis.org.uk/page.asp?id=3225

I spotted this comedy defaced signage in the Northern Quarter of Manchester...i had to share it with you.

Just walking around the streets of Manchester its hard to miss how influentual street art is on the city...wether it likes it or not. From Spray paint to stickers....its everywhere.

There's some amazing artists out there and they're right on our doorstep. Heres just a sample of what i saw in a day: