D*S Shop: November

Posted on November 1, 2006 Under Design

Our pal at Design*Sponge is really making waves with her shop-- a place like no other where 100% of profits go directly to the designers and 10% of the shop's advertising revenue goes to a charity. This months artists include…

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Fitzsu Grand Prix

Posted on October 23, 2006 Under Design

We're loving these artist-edition Playsam cars, created for the Fitzsu Society, a Los Angeles based modern accessories store. Thirty-three international designers created one-of-a-kind cars using the original Playsam Streamliner car (we wrote about last August). They invited artists from all…

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TrailerWrap

Posted on October 13, 2006 Under Life

While it is not statistically likely that you -- a loyal JoshSpear.com reader -- live in a trailer, these abodes serve an important role in our society. With ever-increasing wage and wealth disparities in our economy, many American families look…

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DARFUR/DARFUR Exhibit

Posted on October 6, 2006 Under Art

DARFUR/DARFUR is a traveling exhibit of digitally-projected changing images-- it provides a unique view into the richly multi-cultural region while at the same time exposes the sad reality of the ongoing humanitarian crisis. The event will present photographs taken in…

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Relix Band: Wear Your Music

Posted on October 6, 2006 Under Design

We always like to see creative charity projects, and the Relix Band bracelet initiative definitely got our attention. Relix Magazine and Azu Studio have teamed up to (1) collect guitar strings from your favorite rock stars (e.g. Ben Harper, Deathcab…

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Nike Air Max Eminem Charity Shoe

Posted on September 20, 2006 Under Design

The last time a shoe company and hip hop came together, we got Run DMC and ADIDAS. This time Nike is giving it a go with 64 pairs of Eminem designed Air Max's to be auctioned off for Charity. Lasting…

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Good Magazine Launch

Posted on September 16, 2006 Under Life

After losing both parents to cancer, Ben Goldhirsh used the money left behind by his father (founder of Inc. Magazine), and started Reason Pictures. In December 2004, he and his friends came up with the idea of a magazine with…

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Good Search

Posted on August 11, 2006 Under Life

What if every time you searched the Internet it earned money for a good causes? That's exactly what GoodSearch does, powered by Yahoo! It's just like any other search engine except each time you search, a donation is made to…

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Threadless And The Red Cross

Posted on July 3, 2006 Under Fashion

Not a stranger to running successful fundraisers for worthy causes, the team at Threadless is at it again. This time, they've teamed up with the American Red Cross to celebrate the organization's 125th anniversary. All the shirts in the Threadless…

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Save The World In Style

Posted on June 19, 2006 Under Fashion

aujCollections is a wonderful concept-clothing line out of Toronto with a truly awesome mission: Save the world in style. The t-shirts are made with fine details of sewn cashmere on the insides of the sleeve, light-washed printing and a slim…

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