Mauro Gatti Nike Commerical

Posted on December 5, 2006 Under Design

A few weeks ago, I told you about Mauro Gatti, Italian artist/animator extraordinaire. I gave you the 'heads up' for Mauro to go big in the near future. With that said, I wanted to share his new Nike commercial with…

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Core 77 Presents: 77 Design Gifts

Posted on December 4, 2006 Under Design

The gang at the Core 77 workshop have been hard at work on their 'Ultimate Designer Holiday Gift Guide'. Hot, cool, classic, alternative, hipster, nerdy, iconic and random--the list is an explosion of holiday goodness with a pepper sauce chaser…

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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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Open Edition LED Clock

Posted on December 1, 2006 Under Design

This Open Edition LED Clock (~$80) is unique to say the least. It comes to us from designer Jonas Damon, who has designed a plethora of other goodies as well. The clock consists of four cubes-- each cube displays one…

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Right Brain Terrain Update

Posted on November 30, 2006 Under Art

We covered the fabulous posters of ironic, witty and maybe even borderline genius designer Frederic Terral of Right Brain Terrain before. The set was titled Alternative Motivational Posters, a refreshing group of imaginative posters that inspired things like confidence through…

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Alarm Clock + iPod

Posted on November 29, 2006 Under Gadgetry

For a relatively inexpensive iPod-related gift idea ($50), why not go with the Accurian iPod docking alarm clock? The unit uses the existing alarm clock function on your iPod, allowing you to wake not to the rooster, or to some…

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1201am Paper Goods

Posted on November 29, 2006 Under Design

We covered 1201am around this time last year-- a beautiful collection of solid handmade paper goods by graphic designer Laurie Forehand. If you too are on the eternal search for the greatest post and gift cards this holiday season, add…

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Ser-vice is good: We Love Pillows

Posted on November 28, 2006 Under Design

Ser-vice is good for you him her them us and all our friends too. It's a brand based in Richmond, VA with roots in graphic design, while remaining passionate about architecture, furniture, good food, friendships, surf trips, flip tricks, photography…

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Rob Teeters’ Giant Sketch

Posted on November 28, 2006 Under Design

Rob Teeters has some serious design talent. We were impressed with his Skull Coasters last year, and we are impressed with his Giant Sketch this year. I was a little confused when I first looked at the photo of the…

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From The Vaults: Design Gifts

Posted on November 27, 2006 Under Design

Rather than putting together a full fledged gift guide this year, we thought we'd dig into the archives and share our favorite items from the past. One thing we notice every year is a vast majority of our 'finds' are…

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