Seatshirt

Posted on October 1, 2008 Under Fashion

It's amazing what goes unnoticed while in transit. You probably never paid much attention to the patterns and texture on your train's seats, but in the mind of Austria's Seatshirt, it's pure design gold. Taking the interiors from actual trains…

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Old Tom Foolery Cards

Posted on October 1, 2008 Under Design

Having trouble finding snarky greeting cards? Copywriter Joel Gryniewski wouldn't put up with the void when he was trying to woo now fiance Lauren Wienblatt, an art director with whom he launched the letterpress card company Old Tom Foolery. One…

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Lemar & Dauley Go 90s

Posted on October 1, 2008 Under Fashion

Between now and next spring, New York's Lemar & Dauley take us a step further back into the nameless 90s, reviving those garish color combinations through modern, genre-bending designs.The preview of the Fall 08 - Spring 09 collection shows us…

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She's SO Creative

Posted on September 30, 2008 Under Design

Sorry, Hallmark, but your cards ... well, they suck. Hence, we're always on the lookout for excellent indie card stores and ingenious new greeting card designers, like Stephanie Orma, the founder of She's SO Creative. The SF-based cardstress' line of…

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Red Dot Clothing

Posted on September 29, 2008 Under Fashion

We're not exactly sure how the creative minds behind the Red Dot Clothing would take to us calling them space cadets. The brand was originally formed as an antidote to those who take fashion too seriously, but judging by their…

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Urwerk 103 Hexagon

Posted on September 26, 2008 Under Fashion

Though there are some good examples of watches that have non-traditional ways of telling time, most of these are limited to using LED's, dots, or other gimmicky methods. The traditional mechanical watch has not changed much since it was invented.…

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New Upwell Design

Posted on September 25, 2008 Under Design

Industrial designer Justin Porcano has a way of turning inanimate objects into items of mass sex appeal. Whether we're looking at his exquisite furniture work or some of his product creations, we often can't help but fall in love at…

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Updates from SNAP

Posted on September 25, 2008 Under Design

As an attendee and devotee of TED I was admittedly a little skeptical and thought SNAP was going to simply be a miniaturized version. Guess what ... it is! But that's not all bad actually. In fact, it's a compliment.…

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Samantha Hahn

Posted on September 25, 2008 Under Art

Brooklyn-based artist Samantha Hahn is prolific to say the least. She illustrates for Glamour and Craft magazines, designs T-shirt and stationery patterns, blogs as Maquette when fashion and photography inspiration strikes, keeps a sketchbook for lovely female forms when she…

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Vitamin x Urban Gnomes

Posted on September 25, 2008 Under Design

Our blog-friends over at core77 did a great job of covering London's Design Festival while we were traveling, but we want to tell you about about the existance of Urban Gnomes making their debut at the festival. Vitamin Living has…

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