Partilhamos hoje com os nossos leitores um divertido e amigo projecto da nossa publicação: trata-se de uma marca de t-shirt’s e itens do dia-a-dia (pastas, máscaras, autocolantes, canecas, capas de telemóvel, etc.), com design de autor, subordinada a uma fórmula muito precisa: a associação de filósofos, artistas, e algumas celebridades de relevo, a uma palavra forte que, em geral, estabelece um contraste desafiante com a personalidade em causa. Podem encontrar a loja no endereço https://www.redbubble.com/people/savoir-itchy/. Em baixo poderão desfrutar de todo o catálogo dessa série em específico: primeiro, em forma de mosaico; de seguida, com toda uma série de legendas explicativas a acompanhar. Na loja, poderão encontrar muitas outras séries temáticas de interesse, que tentaremos abordar também em breve.

DO YOU PLAY THE PIANO? IS MUSIC ORGANISED SOUND, AS VARÈSE SAID?
This monotone bw, yet highly stylish, t-shirt & merch portrays contemporary French Philosopher Gilles Deleuze (1925 – 1995), that wrote, with Guattari, “Mille Plateaux – Capitalisme et Schizophrénie” (1980). As known, Deleuze coined the “corps sans organes” (body without organs) concept. We think that Deleuze’s thought convoques us for the idea of ORGANIST, for he articulates sense like a musical performer can play its organ or synthesiser, don’t you think?
IS THERE A WAY OUT OF THIS CRAZY EXPERIENCE WE CALL LIFE?? WHAT’S YOUR THOUGHTS ON B. RUSSEL AND MOKSHA?
This monotone bw, yet highly stylish, t-shirt and merch portrays contemporary British Philosopher Bertrand Russell (1872 – 1970). MOKSHA is a an attitude that denies his rational thinking, we think Russell should liberate himself from the corners of the mind towards pure spiritual bliss.
DO PEANUTS TASTE LIKE HEAVEN? ONCE UPON A TIME PEANUTS MADE THE TRAILER…
This t-shirt & merch is about PEANUTS, a delicious super food! If you enjoy arts you must know that this figure needs no introduction at all! A true Master of sense-perception & more, MR Alfred Hitchcock!
WHAT IS APEIRON? DO YOU SEE IT ON MOVIE THEATRES OR ON NETFLIX?
This t-shirt & merch is about APEIRON, a philosophical concept by Aniximader that means the boundless and infinite, the ultimate reality, here portrayed by a very well known reference artist, painter and movie director DAVID LYNCH!
This monotone bw, yet highly stylish, t-shirt & merch portrays the existentialist French Philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre (1905 – 1980), author of significant works as the seminal book “L’Être et le Néant” (Being and Nothingness). His philosophy was centred in an ontological view of man, influenced by phenomenology, where the human condition is a suffered one. EXIT is our proposition for the re-interpretation of his philosophy, one of the most atheist thinkers can sure use an escape from reality, an interruption of Existentialism is the word EXIT!
CAN THE END BE A NEW BEGINNING? WE @ ITCHY SAVOIR THINK THAT LIFE IS A PULSING FLUXUS OF DIALECTICAL COMPLEMENTARY ENERGIES, NO BEGINNING NO END! This monotone bw, yet highly stylish, t-shirt & merch portrays the outstanding Jim Morrison (1943 – 1971) – aka Lizard King – poet and singer / performer of one of the most important pop bands from the second half of the 60’s – The Doors. Jellyfish is a word that represents his transparent sagittarius attitude and at the same time the capacity that he had to transform and even harm the more fragile or conservative minds, JIMBO was a Jellyfish alright!
IS THERE A SEPARATION BETWEEN MIND AND BODY? WHAT DO YOU THINK?? SHARE IN THE COMMENTS YOUR OPINION WE, @ITCHYSAVOIR, THINK THAT THERE IS A CONTINUUM, NO REAL SEPARATION BETWEEN BOTH REALMS!! This monotone bw, yet highly stylish, t-shirt & merch portrays the precursor of rationalism, the French philosopher René Descartes (1596 – 1650), whose work was essential to philosophy, in general, and to the philosophy of science, in particular. His well known philosophical assertion “Je pense, donc je suis” (I think, therefore I am), corresponds to the delimitation of mind and body, i.e., of the res cogitans and res extensa. Hence we propose MINDAGAP, a non existing word, a neologism taken from the subway’s speakers announcements in London (Mind the gap), a word that reminds us that, even though there is no split between mind and body, there is always a gap in between perception and reality, between what we think we know about the world and ourselves and what is in fact the case! Think it over, but GET IT NOW!
WHAT IS A BEGINNING? SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS, WE @ICTHYSAVOIR WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU!!! This monotone bw, yet highly stylish, t-shirt & merch portrays the Portuguese eminent Poet Fernando Pessoa (1888 – 1937), an exponent of Portuguese literature. AB OVO is a a latin expression that means from the beginning, we chose it to represent his work for Pessoa is, since his early age, a genius of such nature that we would frequently forget to eat, while obsessively writing at Martinho da Arcada (a café in Lisbon). Several times, so it is said, the owner of the café would offered him a fried egg (OVO), his only meal, hence AB OVO!
ARE YOU A CRYPTO CURRENCY FREAK? AN ENTREPRENEUR? OR JUST A PERSON WITH GOOD TASTE?
This monotone bw, yet highly stylish, t-shirt & merch portrays the french SEX SYMBOL & SUPERSTAR Brigitte Bardot (1934)! Once a movie star, today is an environmentalist, a true advocate for nature and all forms of life. She runs a foundation to protect animals and while she’s at it we propose a new currency BBITCOIN, an emissions free international crypto currency, that will allow you to invest in ecoproducts and in all things nature!!! We know you want to be part of this new eco-movement, to do so get this T’s & Merch!
ARE YOU A SUBJECT OR AN OBJECT? WHAT IS A READY-MADE? WE @ITCHY_SAVOIR WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU!!! This monotone bw, yet highly stylish, t-shirt & merch portrays the French Philosopher, painter and avant-garde artist Marcel Duchamp (1887 – 1968), an exponent creator that invented the ready made concept and wrote several interesting texts as “The Creative Act”, an analysis to what does artistic creation means and what rules / structures the creative process. One of his main achievements was to influence many artists to come, laying out the foundations for what is now considered contemporary art, an art free from the static boundaries between artistic disciplines, towards interdisciplinary creation and integration. As he was French we chose the word FONDUE to help question and reinterpret his work and legacy in the universal culture, the fondue is delicious and fuses everything with everything, just like Duchamp did!
DO YOU DIG FIRE ANTS? OR DO YOU PREFER THE VELVET UNDERGROUND??? This monotone bw, yet highly stylish, t-shirt & merch portrays the North American icon and poet Lou Reed (1942 – 2013), an exponent of modern rock and roll, having recorded with Velvet Underground and also as solo artist, for example, the incredible “Berlin” album. Although close testimonies confirm that Lou was generous and kind spirit, he was also known to be grumpy, harsh and even impolite on interviews and towards journalists, using sarcasm, in your face irony and occasionally lying or being rude. To better understand this rock and roll god, we propose the word Fire Ant, although gentle and nice inside, this musical genius was an hardcore fighter!
IS LIFE AN ENDLESS WORMHOLE?? WHAT ARE BLACK HOLES??This monotone bw, yet highly stylish, t-shirt & merch portrays the irrationalist the German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer (1788 – 1860), a fundamental thinker, writer of the classic “The World as Will and Representation”. He is considered to be the first philosopher to incorporate eastern theories and concepts (for example: as hinduism / the Upanishads) in european philosophy, concepts as maya, samsara, karma and rebirth are considered in his philosophy. Being an irrationalist and a pessimist, Schopenhauer proposed several ways to escape and transcend our material and rational limitations, for example: the aesthetic way, through pure contemplation – of music, for example -, Men can access the realm of the sublime and go beyond the veil of illusion that the world is. Schopenhauer’s philosophy is an amazing voyage and to the inner depths of the unknown, and to understand it better we suggest that it is a WORMHOLE, so interiorise it and GET IT NOW!
HAVE YOU EVER RODE AN UNICORN?? THEY DO EXIST WE @ITCHY_SAVOIR ARE CERTAIN OF IT!!! This monotone bw, yet highly stylish, t-shirt & merch portrays one of the major Pop Art figures, Andy Warhol (1928 – 1987), north american pop culture icon. His provoking character and artistic endeavours have made him a rich superstar, with a whimsical persona, a larger than life human! So strange he was, kinda magical, hence we chose UNICORN to define him, a mythical figure that belongs in a dreamworld akin to his art.
DO YOU BELIVE THAT INTELLIGENCE IS ALL AROUND US? NATURE IS A BEAST IN THAT SENSE, DON’T YOU AGREE? This monotone bw, yet highly stylish, t-shirt & merch portrays the Chinese revolutionary, founder and leader of the Peoples Republic of China Mao Zedong (1893 – 1976), a major historical figure, considered by some a criminal and by other a father almost divine figure. Being a materialist and communist, Mao didn’t believe in GOD, as his atheism was contextualised in the Marxist doctrine / theory, who defined religion as the opium of the people, serving the interests of the dominating capitalist class that oppressed the proletarian and peasant forces, the ones that produced real wealth. Hence we propose a word through which we can see Mao in another perspective: ANIMISM, a spiritual believe that implies that everything in nature is an animated expression of a transcendent force, a GOD like force, a contradiction? or a tight fit? you decide
ARE YOU A CRAZY GUY WITH A BIG HEART? THEN YOU ARE A LOOPUPPY This monotone bw, yet highly stylish, t-shirt & merch portrays rising star Marc Rebillet. He poops and pieces all over da goddamn place, specially live on youtube or on a club near you!! Make sure to buy this beautiful design, it is Marc’s other side as sensible and loving side, instead of loop daddy we call him a LOOPUPPY!
DO YOU SHOP ON SALES? YOU SHOULD, FOR ART CAN BE A PROFITABLE BUSINESS FOR ENTREPRENEURS AS YOU!!! This monotone bw, yet highly stylish, t-shirt & merch portrays the unique Salvador Dali (1904 – 1989), a visionary surrealist Spanish painter and icon from our contemporary culture, whose enormous work is of undisputed beauty and profundity, exemplified in works such as the Persistence of Memory or the Christ of St John on the cross. Being a controversial figure, always pushing the boundaries between life, its meaning and the business of art, we propose REBAJAS, the spanish word used for the anual clothing SALES in Spain. Is art a free profound human endeavour or also a funky business? is the question we pose.
DO YOU DESIRE WHAT YOU’LL NEVER GET? WHAT IS THE NATURE OF DESIRE & WHAT FUNCTION DOES IT HAVE IN LIVE? This monotone bw, yet highly stylish, t-shirt & merch portrays the brilliant German philosopher Immanuel Kant (1724 – 1804), author of several seminal works as the “Kritik der reinen Vernunft” (the Critique of Pure Reason). His philosophy was an attempt to conciliate Man’s metaphysical urge with the limitations of his gnoseological apparatus. DESIRE is our proposition for the re-interpretation of his philosophy, one of the most rational thinkers sure could use some emotional bangs in his theoretical building!
SALAD WITH OR WITHOUT CROUTONS?? This monotone bw, yet highly stylish, t-shirt & merch portrays the outstanding Serge Gainsbourg – aka Gainsbarre – composer extraordinaire of unforgettable hits as Ballade de Melody Nelson or Je T’aime… moi non plus, with his cigarette trade mark he stands for a culinary delight: CROUTONS, some crunchiness for your salad or for your HEART, we propose!
DO YOU GO CLUBBING FREQUENTLY? ARE YOU A REAL PARTY ANIMAL? THEN, THIS IS JUST FOR YOU!! This monotone bw, yet highly stylish, t-shirt & merch portrays the amazing Czech thinker Sigmund Freud (1856 – 1939), the creator of psychoanalysis. According to Freud, human beings are driven by the pleasure principle, but one should be attentive and guided by the reality principle, in order to dominate the ID and put it in harmony with the ego and the Super ego. Neuroses and other problems are derived, so he said, by conflicts between these psychological domains and by the phenomenic interactions of parenting and social and love relationships. We propose the word CLUBBING as a pivotal anchor to rethink his work!
ARE YOU AN HARDCORE INSTAGRAMMER? OR ARE YOU JUST INTO NON VIRTUAL SOCIAL INTERACTIONS? This monotone bw, yet highly stylish, t-shirt & merch portrays the eminent Czech writer Franz Kafka (1883 – 1924), writer of extraordinary pieces of literature as “The Trial” or “The Metamorphosis”. In this last book, the salesman Gregor Samsa wakes up and finds himself transformed in a gigantic bug, Kafka describes the event in an impressive way, referring to his condition and how he tries to fight it and, eventually, learns to cope with it. This story is an universal literary classic. Nowadays, in the 21st century, we live in the rush of hyper communication, social networks started to virtualise our real access to the world, friends, lovers and products are found online and everyone is connected and immersed / transformed by this paradigm. Hence we proposed the word INSTABUG – obvious reference to a social media platform – because it seems that we are turning ourselves into bugs by virtualising the personal dimension of our being, by alienating our connections, emotions and ideals.
PLATONIC LOVE, DOES IT EXIST? ARE WE DEPENDENT ON RELATIONS OR ARE WE JUST SOME FORM OF NARCISSSSUSSS? This monotone bw, yet highly stylish, t-shirt & merch portrays the precursor of the Existentialism (1813 – 1855), the Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard. In his philosophy, Kierkegaard made an analysis of the stages of life – the aesthetic, the ethical and the religious -, and concluded that man in this world is prone to suffering, despair and boredom, if he is enslaved by the pleasures of the flesh or by the realisation in society, only through the religious experience can a man find his inner fulfilling and peace, all other human endeavours are prone to fail… It is known that Kierkegaard had a deep LOVE for Regine Olsen, but this love never materialised in a marriage, due to his own responsibility. To understand his philosophy we propose the word: GIRLFRIEND!!
SAMSARA IS A FUNCTIONAL MECHANISM OF REALITY OR IS IT JUST A WAY TO THINK THERE IS AN EXPLANATION FOR EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS?? This monotone bw, yet highly stylish, t-shirt & merch portrays the materialist German Philosopher Karl Marx (1818 – 1883), major historical figure that wrote, among other classics, “Manifest der Kommunistischen Partei” or “Das Kapital” (the Manifesto of the Communist Party / The Capital). His materialist philosophy defined religion as the opium of the people, serving the interests of the dominating capitalist class that oppressed the proletarian and peasant forces, the ones that produced real wealth. His main intent was inform that the people should arise and to do the revolution, creating the dictatorship of the proletariat towards the creation of a new world, a new man, into a communist ideal. Being atheist, we propose SAMSARA, an easter religious concept that implies reincarnation and the notion of Karma, this concept is a nice proposal to reinterpret Marx’s ideas and postulates.
WHAT IS A HANDRAIL? DOES IT SERVE AS AN AID FOR THE EVOLUTIONARY PATH? OR AS STRIP POLE? YOU DECIDE!! This monotone bw, yet highly stylish, t-shirt & merch portrays the controversial / genius Philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche (1844 – 1900), author of significant works as the seminal books “Thus Spoke Zarathustra” or “Human, All Too Human”. His philosophy conveyed a vision where the will to power is a fundamental concept correlated with his Superman paradigm, where the new Man that would overcome all moral constrictions, towards the realization of his own underdeveloped potential. To reinterpret his philosophy we propose the term HANDRAIL, as his propositions could slide us upwards to a new realm of consciousness and action.
ARE YOU A MAN? DO YOU CRY – OR – BOYS DON’T CRY?? This monotone bw, yet highly stylish, t-shirt & merch presents Donald Trump, the greatest President ever of the USA!!! On this design we think that his expression is rather sad, and as he is always complaining and angry, bitching about everything (media, journalists, etc.), we @itchy savoir suggest that he is a BIG CRYBABY!!! So don’t take what he says seriously, he is only hungry and sleepy, give him a break!
FANCY YOU A PANEER TIKKA ON THE TANDOOR? INDIAN FOOD AND PHILOSOPHY??? WTF DOES THESE THINGS HAVE IN COMMON?? This monotone bw, yet highly stylish, t-shirt & merch portrays the eminent German philosopher Edmund Husserl (1859 -1938), one of the most prolific thinkers of mankind, certainly the most of the XXth century, having written, among many other texts, “The Logical Investigations” and “The Idea of Phenomenology”. He is the precursor of the contemporary Phenomenology, having deeply influenced the works of philosophers as Martin Heidegger and Merleau-Ponty, just to name a few. His keen mind, always searching for what constituted true and real knowledge, made us think that he is like a human melting TANDOOR, the indian oven that cooks Nan and other delicious culinary delights. So if you want to rethink and his philosophy you better get this amazing t-shirt and merch right way!!
WHAT IS A LODGER? CAN YOU ANSWER US? EITHER YOU HAVE OR NOT A REPLY, THIS POST IS FOR YOU!!!
This monotone bw, yet highly stylish, t-shirt & merch portrays contemporary French Philosopher Michel Foucault (1926 – 1984). This post-structuralist philosopher that wrote, among many other texts, the History of Madness in the Classical Ages (1961), analysed the concept of POWER. For him, POWER is, above all, the structure of relations between individuals, societies / collective forms organisation (such as governments). So, LODGER is our proposition to re-perspective Foucault’s work, in order for one to establish his power, one should act as a LODGER, paying his fee or his karmic debt, to be in charge of his own LIFE
ALLURING? COMPELLING? EXTRA_ORDINARY? WHAT DO THESE WORDS MEAN? LEAVE YOUR COMMENTS AND READ THE FOLLOWING!!! This monotone bw, yet highly stylish, t-shirt & merch portrays contemporary Austrian Philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889 – 1951), the writer of the extraordinary “Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus” (1921), a book that questions the relationships between language, reality and the limits of knowledge. Being an analytical philosopher, his preoccupation with rigor and logic was strict, so we propose ALLURE in order to rethink is philosophy. One of his premises was “Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent”, that is an extremely alluring proposition, so DANCE to it, and while you are shaking your skeleton buy these t-shirts and merch NOW!
DO YOU PLAY THE PIANO? IS MUSIC ORGANISED SOUND, AS VARÈSE SAID?
This monotone bw, yet highly stylish, t-shirt & merch portrays contemporary French Philosopher Gilles Deleuze (1925 – 1995), that wrote, with Guattari, “Mille Plateaux – Capitalisme et Schizophrénie” (1980). As known, Deleuze coined the “corps sans organes” (body without organs) concept. We think that Deleuze’s thought convoques us for the idea of ORGANIST, for he articulates sense like a musical performer can play its organ or synthesiser, don’t you think?
SHINE ON YOU CRAZY DIAMOND, HAVE YOU EVER WONDER WHAT THIS SONG IS ABOUT?? OUR SYDEREAL ROGER KEITH BARRETT, A BRIGHT STAR!!! This highly stylish t-shirt & merch portrays composer, painter and poet extraordinaire Syd Barrett (1946 – 2006), one of the main founding members of the famous Pink Floyd. An extremely talented musician and lyricist, he was a precursor of psychedelic music, back in the late sixties. Having experimented with lots of substances, he suffered from mental health ailments. Although he went through a difficult process, concerning his health, he never ceased to create, painting until the end of his life. In his homage, oday that marks the 75th anniversary of his birth, we present this SYDEREAL design, for he has a cosmic sidereal place on the world’s podium of Larger Than Life Figures Thank you SYD.
HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A FUCHSIA? OR MAYBE HEARD OF ONE IN STEREO? This t-shirt & merch is about a delicate musical flower FUCHSIA, a reference in our common cultural horizon, MR L.! He left us too early, but he surely continues to be a larger than life figure!