Notes Tray

Posted on March 26, 2008 Under Design

You can boast about your iron-clad memory, but between remembering to check the oven so the baked pasta doesn't turn into a crisp mess and making sure every guest is kept happy, details can fall through the cracks at any…

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Pop Wuping

Posted on March 21, 2008 Under Travel

Taiwan resident Clark MacLeod's personal posts on Pop Wuping (we're saying that three times fast in our mind) fall into the category of blogging we really appreciate. You'd expect a guy who lives in a manufacturing epicenter to have the…

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SWIMS Automatic Classic

Posted on March 20, 2008 Under Design

Back in November, the rain ready folks at SWIMS graced our pages with their award-winning, ultra-dapper update of rubber galoshes. Well, those nifty Norwegians are at it again, still helping us avoid the dampness of downpours, but this time their…

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EtsyFound: Rob Ryan

Posted on March 13, 2008 Under Design

Robert Ryan loves paper...though we can't say for sure if he likes to read things on it, but we know he likes to take sharp objects to it in the name of art. The London based artist specializes in slicing…

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Teroforma

Posted on February 28, 2008 Under Design

The table is as much a metaphor for sharing, as it is a place where people actually get together and share everything from food to complex ideas. Teroforma, the about-to-be-launched brand of post-luxury tableware begs the question, why shouldn't what's…

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Spunique Emergency Cuff Links

Posted on February 27, 2008 Under Design

We can't say how many times we've actually had a cuff link emergency, where we absolutely needed to link our cuffs when faced with an otherwise imminent demise. However, the fact remains not everyone owns cuff links and we could…

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ASH

Posted on February 27, 2008 Under Fashion

For a while now, I've been seeing in various stores around Sao Paulo acrylic pins in the shape of a half-adult/half-kid human, looking soporific. Then when I saw a drawn version of him on tags hanging from clothes in the…

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Spear Exclusive: The Vael Project

Posted on February 25, 2008 Under Fashion

Upon first glance, The Vael Project looks like misspelled venture for delivering baby cow meat to less fortunate foodies. While we're all for the distribution of tasty meats to those who cannot afford it, the fashion forward part of us…

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New Belts from TANNER

Posted on February 25, 2008 Under Fashion

If you've never heard about the suave leather goods being made by Hecklewood's TANNER sub-brand, don't blame us. We've trumpeted their fine quality product for quite some time and we see no reason not to continue to do so as…

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New Wallets from Logan Real

Posted on February 22, 2008 Under Fashion

When we last saw Logan Real he was asking us to walk a mile, maybe more, in his charitable shoes. This time around he wants to get a hold of our cash, but not in the way you might think.…

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