Design Miami

Posted on December 8, 2006 Under Design

Early this afternoon, we were lucky enough to wrangle some impromptu press passes into Design Miami in the Design District. We were greeted right off the bat by our old friend, the Audi R8 (Audi sponsored the event-- more on…

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Couture Assassins: Miami

Posted on December 8, 2006 Under Travel

We're looking forward checking out Couture Assassins tomorrow evening at Prive. The legendary Futura, Dave White and Methamphibian will be hosting live installations: Transforming graffiti, sneaker and pop art into fine art. We're fans of Dave White, so it's always…

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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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Meg Pukel: Street Life Miami

Posted on December 8, 2006 Under Art

We stopped by Meg Pukel's latest exhibit here in miami last night, entitled 'Street Life'. The photos help illustrate the transition of urban Miami over the last several years. Pukel, a Miami native focuses on capturing the imposition that once…

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Heiko Mueller

Posted on December 8, 2006 Under Art

You often come across interesting juxtapositions of disparate genres and styles in the art world, but the art of Heiko Mueller really caught my eye. Heiko seamlessly blends religious icon art, renaissance paintings and comic culture into an unmistakable style.…

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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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More Carved Crayons

Posted on December 5, 2006 Under Art

Well, I'm impressed. The Diem Chau Carved Crayons were pretty amazing, but they didn't deploy nearly the caliber of craftsmanship found in Pete Goldlust's work. Check out Pete's portfolio, he features 10 of his latest creations (on second look, they…

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DNA11: Gift Box Edition

Posted on December 4, 2006 Under Art

By now everyone is probably familiar with the borderline genius products from DNA 11, the memorable tag-line is one of our favorties: From life comes art. It's truly an inspiring product, a rare occurrence where art and science meet gracefully.…

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Jose Parla: Cityscapes in Miami

Posted on December 1, 2006 Under Art

We're very, very excited to see Jose Parla's show next week at Spoonfed during our trip to Miami for Art Basel. The exhibition, entitled CITYSCAPES, is Parla's first solo exhibition in Miami (even though he is a Miami Native, now…

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From The Vaults: Art Gifts

Posted on November 30, 2006 Under Art

Art is generally a difficult thing to buy for someone else--but hopefully narrowing down our favorite posters, affordable sculptures and limited-edition prints from the vaults will help make that purchase for friend or family easier. Enjoy! "¢ DNA11: Fingerprint Art:…

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