Playboy: The Art of Beauty

Posted on October 13, 2008 Under Art

It may surprise you but there is more to Playboy than just the articles -- there are also cartoons. Over the past 50 years the slightly risqué, yet always humorous, toons have become one of its most well-known features. Now…

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826LA x When Wallets Eat Words

Posted on October 13, 2008 Under Fashion

Two of my favorite groups have gotten together for a seriously awesome collaboration that takes words off the page and puts them into pockets. For the When Wallets Eat Words workshop, McSweeney's 826LA arm got its young, aspiring writers to…

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Obama Portrait

Posted on October 13, 2008 Under Art
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Dan Funderburgh x Census

Posted on October 9, 2008 Under Art

The candidacy of Barack Obama is inspiring politically conscious artists to create at a never before seen breakneck pace. The latest artist to nod in the direction of everyone's favorite hopemonger is Spear favorite Dan Funderburgh. Funderburgh's most recent letter…

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Lisa Solberg x New Paintings

Posted on October 9, 2008 Under Art

I went to sleep last night with Lisa Solberg's paintings as the last thing I saw on my laptop, and I think some of her works snuck into my dreams. It isn't hard to imagine. Her subject matter ranges from…

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Catarina Gushiken

Posted on October 9, 2008 Under Art

I ran into a DJ here in Sao Paulo yesterday named Hisato who handed me a new EP from his rock-electro outfit, Hello, Kate!!, called Girls. Even before listening to the songs, I was struck by the incredible hand-done illustration…

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Dominic Harris x Exploding Globe of Light

Posted on October 8, 2008 Under Art

Dominic Harris is impressing us lately. First, his work with Cinimod Studio for the interior design of our favorite frozen yogurt in London, Snog. Now he has birth the "Exploding Globe of Light." The title is enough to impress us,…

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FUSION 2008

Posted on October 7, 2008 Under Art

It seems Etsy's crafty influence has rubbed off on eBay, and with good reason. Melbourne artists have donated their work for FUSION 2008, a global street art charity auction that benefits Kids Under Cover. By buying a print, individuals can…

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Minimaforms x Memory Cloud

Posted on October 6, 2008 Under Art, Travel

When I was a young kid, a friend and I got in loads of trouble for trying to send smoke signals and burning down half of my friend's back yard (I still swear all fires were controlled). Now my childhood…

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Parra and Incase

Posted on October 3, 2008 Under Gadgetry

First, Incase surprised us with their incredibly relevant, timely, and bad ass KRINK/Arkitip collaboration laptop sleeve. Next up, they're collaborating with Dutch artist Parra. Known for combining bright colors and his mastery of fonts (and in this case it looks…

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