Basquiat Shoe

Posted on January 11, 2006 Under Fashion

To follow up on Josh's Reebok tip, I wanted to throw out some food for thought with regards to the new Reebok Basquiat shoe, the Reebopper. In an attempt to connect with the youth market, Reebok is heavily pushing its…

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Elmanco

Posted on January 10, 2006 Under Design

I sure wish I could read Italian but luckily it's not crucial to get the point across. The content over at Stefano Ricci's new blog Elmanco looks stellar. Ricci is an architect and designer from Cesena, Italy. We've been in…

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San Francisco: Lofts Unlimited

Posted on January 10, 2006 Under Design

For the rest of us who love modern living but don't have an MTV Cribs budget, there are more affordable alternatives in the form of newer loft/condo developments. Lofts Unlimited is the leader in new and resale lofts in the…

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Furni Creations

Posted on January 5, 2006 Under Design

Furni has some wonderful and inexpensive household items and accessories. Mike GIles and Devin Barette formed furni, a montreal based design company 'offering an alternative to cookie cutter lifestyles. My favorite pieces are definitely their clocks-- like this unique digital…

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Grassroots Modern

Posted on January 2, 2006 Under Design

Last year we saw the popularity of price friendly modern design. Companies like Realm Dekor are 'consciously trying to keep the price down in "modern design"-- a market place that has had a pretty steep price tag lately.' One of…

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Best of JoshSpear.com ’05: Design

Posted on December 30, 2005 Under Design

Reinventing The Umbrella Realm Dekor Barkitecture Nike iD Design Studio Martin Robitsch Makr Wallet Ohso Toothbrush Bamboo Snowboard Beck(y)

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The Latest Nooka Watches

Posted on December 15, 2005 Under Gadgetry

I covered the Nooka watches a while back, and since then they have introduced a handful of beautiful new designs. Nooka is the brainchild of Matthew Waldman, and these watches were originally sketched on napkins in '97. Sufficent to say…

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Cathode Corner: Nixie Watch

Posted on December 12, 2005 Under Gadgetry

David Forbes is like a mad Cathode scientist, and his time 'creations' made of old nixie tubes shown on his website Cathode Corner is proof. This Nixie Watch displays the time in old nixie tubes, with a soft neon display--like…

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Mimobot Magma

Posted on December 8, 2005 Under Gadgetry

Mimobot is at it again with a fresh new goSeries character. They call it 'magma', from the ashes deep in the core of the planet blooh (wherever that is). He comes embedded with exclusive content like animated movies, mini-games, wallpapers,…

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Adam Kalkin’s Push Button House

Posted on December 6, 2005 Under Design

Adam Kalkin is one of the most inventive and creative people I have read about in a very long time. His Push Button house was on display this past weekend in Miami Beach, but the shipping container with a luxury…

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