Michael Leung Design

Posted on January 22, 2006 Under Design

Designer Michael Leung is definitely doing some interesting work. He's currently working for Droog Design in the Netherlands, but seems to have plenty of his own product designs from Leung Studio in the works. What attracted me most were the…

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Poplife Magazine

Posted on January 19, 2006 Under Design

Poplife, which goes by the motto "the home/design magazine for the rest of us" certainly delivers as such. Take a peek inside and you will find insightful reviews on products and places such as the Fireorb and True Sake shop,…

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Faesthetic Magazine Issue 5

Posted on January 17, 2006 Under Design

Issue 4 was hot, and finally about a year later Faesthetic Magazine's 5th anniversary issue is ready for purchase. This issues is 174 pages of original black and white art, photography, graffiti and design. As with all the other issues…

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Rob Teeters: Skull Coasters

Posted on January 17, 2006 Under Design

Rob Teeters' calls his skull coasters "L'Ingestion de Poison", he's poking some fun at drinking alcohol as a "social obligation." Laser-cut into the bottom of each case is the French saying "L'ingestion de poison peut-etre fatale" which translates to "the…

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Jesus Astronaut

Posted on January 15, 2006 Under Design

As most of you know I rarely go covering the designer toy movement unless it's something really fun. About a year ago I saw pictures of the Astronaut Jesus toy by the Argentian design crew DOMA but unfortunately there were…

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Elmanco

Posted on January 10, 2006 Under Design

I sure wish I could read Italian but luckily it's not crucial to get the point across. The content over at Stefano Ricci's new blog Elmanco looks stellar. Ricci is an architect and designer from Cesena, Italy. We've been in…

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San Francisco: Lofts Unlimited

Posted on January 10, 2006 Under Design

For the rest of us who love modern living but don't have an MTV Cribs budget, there are more affordable alternatives in the form of newer loft/condo developments. Lofts Unlimited is the leader in new and resale lofts in the…

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Furni Creations

Posted on January 5, 2006 Under Design

Furni has some wonderful and inexpensive household items and accessories. Mike GIles and Devin Barette formed furni, a montreal based design company 'offering an alternative to cookie cutter lifestyles. My favorite pieces are definitely their clocks-- like this unique digital…

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Grassroots Modern

Posted on January 2, 2006 Under Design

Last year we saw the popularity of price friendly modern design. Companies like Realm Dekor are 'consciously trying to keep the price down in "modern design"-- a market place that has had a pretty steep price tag lately.' One of…

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Best of JoshSpear.com ’05: Design

Posted on December 30, 2005 Under Design

Reinventing The Umbrella Realm Dekor Barkitecture Nike iD Design Studio Martin Robitsch Makr Wallet Ohso Toothbrush Bamboo Snowboard Beck(y)

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