D*S Shop: November

Posted on November 1, 2006 Under Design

Our pal at Design*Sponge is really making waves with her shop-- a place like no other where 100% of profits go directly to the designers and 10% of the shop's advertising revenue goes to a charity. This months artists include…

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Jay Leno’s Eco Jet

Posted on October 31, 2006 Under Design

We just heard Jay Leno say, "I'm the president of the more money the brains club"-- and we've got sound-bites to prove it. With that said, we have to give him a light round of applause because we think endorsing…

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GM Gets Down With Jay Leno

Posted on October 30, 2006 Under Design

Although details are still sparse, rumor has it that tonight GM's Vice President of Global Design, Ed Welburn will join Jay Leno to unveil their extremely confidential car design collaboration. They're calling it a 'super car' that all started as…

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Burton: Series 13

Posted on October 30, 2006 Under Design

Perhaps fitting for Halloween, Burton has updated their Series 13 website for the impending winter season. The leaders in cold weather extreme sports equipment, Burton has raised the bar with Series 13. The interactive site features a showcase of 13…

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Milky Way Chandelier

Posted on October 30, 2006 Under Design

We covered Brooklyn based Alexander Reh's Fully Loaded chair back in February, a chair made with more than 450 .12 gauge shotgun shells. He checked in with us with a little insight into his new collection. He says he is…

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Big Mac o Lantern

Posted on October 27, 2006 Under Design

Halloween is next week. Hooray. What a weird holiday it is-- I always struggle to think up a costume that will (1) not be repeated by other people, and will (2) be better than last year's costume. Not always an…

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Flake Laptop Bags

Posted on October 26, 2006 Under Design

Utilitarian function meets sleek and simple fashion with Flake's new line of laptop bags. There are a lot of laptop bags out there, but few combine all the essential elements like these Flake bags do. The sling is made from…

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Origin of The Swoosh

Posted on October 25, 2006 Under Design

Easily one of the most recognizable symbols in the world, the Nike Swoosh was originally designed by Carolyn Davidson, a graphic design student that Phil Knight offered to pay a couple of bucks an hour and see if she could…

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Steelcase Leap Chair

Posted on October 24, 2006 Under Design

We are definitely fans of creature comforts here at the Spear Creative Group Offices; to this point, our Aeron chairs have played an important role in our longevity during long work days. But today we got a Steelcase Leap Chair…

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UNKL Show: San Francisco

Posted on October 23, 2006 Under Design

This Thursday, October 26th from 6-8pm, Kid Robot San Francisco is throwing a release party for the new UNKL UniPo toy series. They have all the first series plus a very limited-edition 6" version, only 100 made (shown here). Kid…

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