T-Shirt Factory

"T-ShirtFactory"featuresdesignsselectedbyBeamsT,ahugelypopularfashionretailchainandmanufacturerinJapandevotedtoT-shirts.BeamsTregardstheT-shirtasacanvasfornewideasinartanddesign,andineachyearofits20-yearhistoryhasinvitedartistsfromaroundtheworldtocreatedesignsfortheirT-shirts,300ofwhicharefeaturedhere.BeamsTisapopularT-shirtchaininJapanwhichopeneditsfirstretailoutletin2001.TheynowhaveachainofstoresthroughoutJapan,whichfeaturetheirexclusiverotatinghangerdeviceandminimalistinteriordesign,ensuringallconsumerattentionisfocusedontheT-shirts.Theshopsalsoserveasanexhibitionspacefortheartworkfromparticipatingartists.TheT–shirtmaybethemostubiquitous,affordable,andpopularitemofclothing.Overtheyearsithasservedasameanstobroadcastsocial,musicalandpoliticalaffiliations.Mostrecently,theT–shirthasbecomeacreativetoolforexpressinginventivedesign.TheT–shirtdesignsinthisbookhavebeenselectedbyBeamsT,ahugelypopularfashionretailchainandmanufacturerinJapandevotedtoT–shirts.Foundedin1986,BeamsTregardstheT–shirtasacanvasfornewideasinartanddesignandeachyearoftheir20–yearhistory,hasinvitedartistsfromaroundtheworldtocreatedesignsfortheirT–shirts.Inthisbook,350ofthebestoftheseT–shirtdesignsarefeaturedinfullcolor.T–SHIRTFACTORYwillincludeanindexwithaphotoandbioofeachauthor.