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Polaroid and Retrospekt X Killer Acid

posted by Robyn Pitts September 25, 2020

As part of their latest collaboration, Polaroid and Retrospekt have launched a new artist-lead design for their refurbished Polaroid instant cameras line, with a bold new exterior featuring the expertly twisted graphics and colours by Killer Acid.

The cameras, built by Retrospekt; the official Polaroid licensee working with the brand to revive vintage analogue cameras, feature refurbished internal parts from vintage Polaroid 600 instant cameras made in the 1980s and 90s. The vintage components inside every camera are restored to work just like new. These original parts are then wrapped into freshly moulded plastic exteriors featuring exclusive Killer Acid colouring and graphics. Each camera comes with two additional sticker sheets created by Rob specifically for the collaboration. They feature additional illustrations, including multiple sets of facial features and crazy creatures, giving everyone an opportunity to turn their camera into its own unique beast.

Killer Acid is based out of Santa Cruz, California, where he creates screen prints, paintings, T-shirts, comics and psychedelic ephemera. Rob’s style is a blend of head shop and punk rock, hearkening back to his tumultuous and technicolor coming of age. Killer Acid has very humble roots; started in 2010 in a living room in Brooklyn, it has slowly garnered a dedicated fan base over the years, mostly through in-person events, and by word of mouth.

Complimenting the camera launch is a special run of Polaroid T-shirts and stickers featuring a radically Killer-Acid-esque take on the classic Polaroid 600 camera model.