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Dazed is teaming up with Levi's for a special competition that will see the winner receive the chance to create a
window display for the Levi's Carnaby Street store.
In 2008, huge, stunning denim butterflies were spotted all over London suspended above the streets of Soho
and framed under the bridges of Old Street. The head-turning creatures sprang up throughout the autumn
and even re-emerged on the hoarding of Levi's new Carnaby Street store while it was still under construction.
And who was responsible for these giant, colourfully dramatic insects? None other than the peerless Jay Jay
Burridge.
This spring, Levi's and Burridge are teaming up with Dazed to produce a second wave of dynamic
London-based art installations for the ongoing 501 jeans Live Unbuttoned campaign. This time around, the
groundbreaking artist will be creating spectacular, standalone, eight foot-high denim waves, inspired by
traditional Japanese woodblock art.
Burridge studied sculpture at Central Saint Martins, where his name quickly became synonymous with eye-catching, large-scale,
toy-like sculptures. At his degree show, he was spotted by the BBC, who plucked him out as the logical successor to the legend
that is Tony Hart. In 2004, however, Burridge shied away from the spotlight and founded his design company Laughing Boy, and
the bespoke cap company Lucky Seven (preferred hat of choice of Madonna, David LaChapelle and the hefty, unhinged drummer of Gorillaz).
Watch out for Burridges new 501 jeans inspired artworks in secret spots throughout Soho, Camden and Shoreditch from February 22.
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