Standard Motion: New Site!

Posted on September 18, 2007 Under Design

After a Summer-long hiatus, Brooklyn's Standard Motion studio has finally re-opened their online store. You'll find some of Jon Stetzen's latest posters and prints up for grabs on the new site, including all of those you see above and a…

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Closed

Posted on September 17, 2007 Under Fashion

International fashion label Closed just introduced (alongside their Fall collection) a new and beautiful site. Initially known for their creation of the first pedal-pushers (gasp!) in late 1970's, Closed has maintained a history of staying a bit ahead of the…

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Forbidden LEGO

Posted on September 17, 2007 Under Design

If you want to see LEGO models go acid and then make them to impress all your non-techy, too-cool-for-school friends, pick up a copy of Forbidden LEGO: Build the Models Your Parents Warned You Against by former LEGO Mindstorms employees…

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Record Envelopes: For Vinyl Devotees and Artists Alike

Posted on September 17, 2007 Under Design

Electronic this and downloadable that have served to smother what used to be music coupled with art. Once upon a time, the design of a cassette tape fold-out or a compact disc insert was as much a reason to purchase…

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Featurethis: Applicable Graphics

Posted on September 17, 2007 Under Design

On any given day, I'll look at fifteen, twenty porfolios of graphic designers and artists, not counting the ones I close down immediately because of overly-annoying flash, obnoxious music or plainly horrific layouts. After six months of this being a…

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UNKL: New Site!

Posted on September 17, 2007 Under Design

The new site of designer toy brand UNKL is up and running, and the new pages are rapturously stocked with all the characters we've come to obsess over plus a "whole crapload" of newbies. Blank UniPos, the new SUG and…

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Guido Crepax

Posted on September 17, 2007 Under Design

I absolutely LOVED these pieces when I saw them at Moss here in New York a while back but go figure, I didn't bother to write down any information about them. Thanks to our friends at Things of Random Coolness,…

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Super

Posted on September 14, 2007 Under Design

Need some help adding a little extra power to that power suit? Or maybe just the power torn-jeans-and-t-shirt? There's no time like the present to battle your personal kryptonite. And designer Roman Ficek's Super hanger is sure to help. I…

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IILWY's Vampy Re-Vamp

Posted on September 13, 2007 Under Design

I'm a little nervous about bringing iminlikewithyou up again -- mainly because you crazies have gone completely batshit every single time we've mentioned the networking/gaming/dating site -- but hey, I love you, want the best for you, etc., so here…

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Showcase Spotlight: Troja Arc Lamp

Posted on September 12, 2007 Under Design

You know we're lighting dorks around here, so when Lola dumped the Troja Arc Lamp by hanzandfranz in our Design Showcase this week, we got the jitters; crafted from hundreds of LEDs, the adjustable aluminum lamp envelops one in a…

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