Cease + Desist Art Show

Posted on April 28, 2005 Under Art

If I had a Cease and Desist order from Louis Vuitton, I'd probably be a little scared-- but not the folks at The Hotel Des Arts in San Francisco. Remember that hotel? Packed full of customized rooms from floor to…

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Fit For Use

Posted on April 26, 2005 Under Fashion

Fit For Use has a small but good collection of t-shirts, art, and some other original goodies. They have a couple screen prints by Jeremy Ray, and they were even selling a shirt called "wearable drawings", with 98 hand drawn…

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Hotel des Arts: Painted Rooms

Posted on April 22, 2005 Under Art

The custom boutique hotels around the world all took notice to the Hotel des Arts in the heart of San Francisco's downtown Union Square when it launched last year. Last year they showed their project called "

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Breakdancing Transformers

Posted on April 17, 2005 Under Music

What could be more fun than transformers break-dancing? This spot is from the Salone del Mobile in Milan--directed and produced by Charlie Bayliss. It has really impressive 3D modeling and animation throughout-- and these little transformers pulls some extremely cool…

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Hello Base

Posted on March 31, 2005 Under Fashion

Formed in 2003 by Ryan Weiss, Hello Base has a nice lineup of t-shirts, posters, and as they put it "other creative goodness". They pride themselves on making fun, inspiring, random-nature theme products. One of my favorite designs has got…

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Unklbrand

Posted on March 24, 2005 Under Design

Portland based Unklbrand has some seriously good toys, art (silk screens, painted skate decks, etc), and apparel. Their shirts are all hot, each design reflecting their playful line of designer toys. They are currently producing a small figure exclusively for…

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DNA Testing Kit

Posted on March 18, 2005 Under Gadgetry

Think Geek has a new product they're calling the DNA Immortality--if you fancy making it absolute certain you'll be able to have yourself cloned in the future. The kit lets you take a secure sample of DNA with their foam…

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Project Litmus

Posted on March 16, 2005 Under Art

Jason Bruges has created "four interactive sculptures that act as giant litmus papers, sensing and responding to a variety of environmental stimuli, such as daylight, wind, and tides in the riverside area". These interactive sculptures are placed in the London…

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Massive Change

Posted on March 10, 2005 Under Life

Remember Bruce Mau's design project, Massive Change? While, it's open now at the Art Gallery of Ontario-- I wish I were up there to see it. It's his 10 step program for overcoming pessimism about the future. Got questions? Learn…

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Just Be Complex

Posted on March 9, 2005 Under Design

Just Be Complex is a pretty comprehensive store with a lot of original artwork for sale, along with some books, magazines, toys, videos, and a nice selection of clothing and some good rare nikes--it's quite the little e-shop. It looks…

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