Urbanus: Miami

Posted on December 8, 2006 Under Design

Last night, after checking out Meg Pukel's wonderful photography, we stumbled upon Urbanus Furniture while trying to hail a cab. We were in Midtown Miami, an area with the feeling of 'revamped warehouse district.' Urbanus' 'Field of Dasies & CondoNation'…

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Receiver Gallery Store

Posted on December 7, 2006 Under Design

Here in San Francisco, there is a small yet growing independent design firm called Receiver Studio. They have worked with all kinds of clients ranging from tech giant eBay to indie hip-hop label Definitive Jux, and assisted them with everything…

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Crit Buns

Posted on December 6, 2006 Under Design

I enjoy very much getting introduced to new and interesting products, especially ones that make me all at once chuckle and think to myself: 'wow, I really wish I had that.' Crit Buns is one such product. Crit Buns was…

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Ikepod Watches

Posted on December 5, 2006 Under Design

Words can't really do the latest Ikepod (Marc Newson's wristwatch line) any justice, so thank god for photos. The Horizon watch, pictured above features a hexagonal honeycomb dial creating an optical illusion that it's convex. The "Horizon" name makes reference…

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Mauro Gatti Nike Commerical

Posted on December 5, 2006 Under Design

A few weeks ago, I told you about Mauro Gatti, Italian artist/animator extraordinaire. I gave you the 'heads up' for Mauro to go big in the near future. With that said, I wanted to share his new Nike commercial with…

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Core 77 Presents: 77 Design Gifts

Posted on December 4, 2006 Under Design

The gang at the Core 77 workshop have been hard at work on their 'Ultimate Designer Holiday Gift Guide'. Hot, cool, classic, alternative, hipster, nerdy, iconic and random--the list is an explosion of holiday goodness with a pepper sauce chaser…

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Christmas Tree Poster

Posted on December 4, 2006 Under Design

Not enough room in your tiny one bedroom studio apartment (7 story walkup of course) for a Christmas tree? Sucks for you. Love the smell of a fresh pine tree but can't deal with the disposal, or your significant other…

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Thing Farm Holiday Ornament Card

Posted on December 4, 2006 Under Design

We're big fans of these one-of-a-kind multiple-use holiday cards crafted from real wood veneer by Thing Farm. The front of the card has a removable ornament, and while we only know Christmas day as the best day to travel besides…

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Open Edition LED Clock

Posted on December 1, 2006 Under Design

This Open Edition LED Clock (~$80) is unique to say the least. It comes to us from designer Jonas Damon, who has designed a plethora of other goodies as well. The clock consists of four cubes-- each cube displays one…

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1201am Paper Goods

Posted on November 29, 2006 Under Design

We covered 1201am around this time last year-- a beautiful collection of solid handmade paper goods by graphic designer Laurie Forehand. If you too are on the eternal search for the greatest post and gift cards this holiday season, add…

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