Mimobot Stormtrooper

Posted on November 7, 2006 Under Gadgetry

A few weeks ago Mimoco announced the kick-off to their Star Wars series mimobots with Darth Vader, an instant classic. Our wish was granted with the second addition, the chewbacca-bot, we could have sworn the third was going to be…

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Best Inventions of 2006

Posted on November 7, 2006 Under Gadgetry

TIME Magazine just released their picks for the Best Inventions of 2006. YouTube makes it to the top of the list (although technically I think they were founded in 2005), as well as the super-sexy, eco-friendly Tesla Roadster, the flesh…

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New Books from Victionary

Posted on November 6, 2006 Under Books

Victionary recently launched these two new excellent looking titles, Nice To Meet You (left) and Neighbourhood (right). Nice To Meet You is somewhat of a reference/inspiration book which helps tell the secret on how to design a business card to…

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Faesthetic #6

Posted on November 6, 2006 Under Books

Faesthetic issue 6 is now on sale. This issue packs 160 pages of original black and white art, photography, graffiti and illustration from 94 different artists with the daunting theme of "Love & Death." The book is printed on very…

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Bottega/Paul Smith Skateboard

Posted on November 3, 2006 Under Design

The boys at Product Dose pointed out these bad-ass skateboard collaborations between Bottega Montana (luxury skate decks) and Paul Smith (luxury everything but skate decks, until now). Each one of the 77 decks are made with black walnut and one…

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Container Ship Power Supply

Posted on November 2, 2006 Under Design

Surge protectors and power supplies are, for the most part, the missing link in a design-conscious office space. This design (prototype shown) is by Grin'Termeer, aka p32, a design duo working in Concord, New Hampshire. The power strip is designed…

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Rapping Paper

Posted on November 2, 2006 Under Design

Sick of all those goodie-two-shoe wrapping paper? Us too. It's time to turn up the attitude with Si Hill Design's (W)rapping Paper. Paper with lyrics from House of Pain, The Sugar Hill Gang, NWA and Vanilla Ice. Perfect for wrapping…

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Ryder Robison: PantherAttack

Posted on November 2, 2006 Under Art

Ryder Robison was born in Oslo, Norway, currently lives in New York, and is an artist we dig. He spent the greater part of the last decade as the bass player in the Denver-born, major label band VAUX, but he…

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Leif Parsons

Posted on November 1, 2006 Under Design

Brooklyn-based Leif Parsons is talented, creative, fresh, and has a great sense of humor-- and his illustrations and photography reflect his personal attributes. Leif's creativity led him to create a brand around his own identity-- not uncommon these days, but…

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Stingermania The Book

Posted on November 1, 2006 Under Books

This is a new and entertaining book called Stingermania by Jan Willem Wennekes, known for his fun and wacky illustrations. Wennekes studied Artificial Intelligence and Philosophy at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands and runs his own design studio…

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