The New Zooka Zub

Posted on November 13, 2006 Under Design

Nooka, one of our favorite alternative watch makers just announced a handful of stunning new time-pieces. The Nooka Zub's as they're called are the first ever rubber band Nooka watch. The Zot model, shown here, shows the progression of hours…

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The LED Flexilight

Posted on November 10, 2006 Under Design

I love the design options made possible by designer Jos Kranen's zero-profile LED Flexilights. Jos designed the Flexilight for Feek Furniture in Belgium (which, by the way, sells a lot of other uniquely designed home furnishing goodness). LED lights are…

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The JimiX Wallet

Posted on November 9, 2006 Under Design

Mike O'Neill, designer behind the super-successful "not a wallet" Jimi wallet just launched his next product, the JimiX. A wallet for people who hate wallets, but love cash. It holds cards like the normal Jimi wallet, but also has a…

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Mauro Gatti: The Brain Box

Posted on November 8, 2006 Under Design

We at JoshSpear.com are on a never-ending quest to find the world's most talented emerging artists/designers/animators. To date, we have uncovered our fair share. Here's another to add to the list. Mauro Gatti (website = The Brain Box) hails from…

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Super-Bastard Toys

Posted on November 8, 2006 Under Design

It's simple, fun, and inexpensive gift time. Our pal Undoboy has parlayed his abundant design talent into these Super-Bastard art characters. There are 16 different toys and 64 different characters, from cowboys, to Mr. T, to Conan the Barbarian. You…

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Scott Rench Is For Sale

Posted on November 7, 2006 Under Design

Our friend Scott Rench, aka Yosoh, the 'computers and clay' dude, also happens to be an insanely talented art director and all around advertising creative guy. Unfortunately, some knuckle-heads at an agency that will go unnamed laid him off last…

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Bottega/Paul Smith Skateboard

Posted on November 3, 2006 Under Design

The boys at Product Dose pointed out these bad-ass skateboard collaborations between Bottega Montana (luxury skate decks) and Paul Smith (luxury everything but skate decks, until now). Each one of the 77 decks are made with black walnut and one…

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Container Ship Power Supply

Posted on November 2, 2006 Under Design

Surge protectors and power supplies are, for the most part, the missing link in a design-conscious office space. This design (prototype shown) is by Grin'Termeer, aka p32, a design duo working in Concord, New Hampshire. The power strip is designed…

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Rapping Paper

Posted on November 2, 2006 Under Design

Sick of all those goodie-two-shoe wrapping paper? Us too. It's time to turn up the attitude with Si Hill Design's (W)rapping Paper. Paper with lyrics from House of Pain, The Sugar Hill Gang, NWA and Vanilla Ice. Perfect for wrapping…

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Leif Parsons

Posted on November 1, 2006 Under Design

Brooklyn-based Leif Parsons is talented, creative, fresh, and has a great sense of humor-- and his illustrations and photography reflect his personal attributes. Leif's creativity led him to create a brand around his own identity-- not uncommon these days, but…

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