New in The Beautiful/Decay Store: OUTLAW Print Co

Posted on April 4, 2008 Under Fashion

From past experience, we can tell you that the folks at Beautiful/Decay have a handle on all things hip and maybe even all things hop (hop is the new hip"¦you heard it here first) before they happen. Our last glance…

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Surface 02

Posted on April 4, 2008 Under Design

I was going to write about Domestic's rad-times-100 vinyl wallpaper, a topic we love to talk about here, but after being getting to know their Surface 02 collection, I feel we ought to thank them for not, um, sticking to…

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Adam Kalkin: City Center Lofts

Posted on April 3, 2008 Under Design

There once was an old woman who lived in a shoe; unfortunately, it was extremely impractical in that it wasn't very spacious and always smelled of feet. We think she would've been much more at home in the U.S.'s first…

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Signalnoise

Posted on April 3, 2008 Under Life

When it comes to having a career art, I guess you could say James White always had stars in his eyes. The Halifax, Nova Scotia based mixed media artist and graphic designer has been playing around with pencils since the…

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Nubrella

Posted on April 2, 2008 Under Life

The hands-free Nubrella looks as dorky as a grown man playing with G.I. Joes (note I didn't say anything about Star Wars and light sabers), but when you're confronted with pulling winds and fighting to reverse an inside-out umbrella, you're…

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De La Espada x Matthew Hilton

Posted on April 2, 2008 Under Design

When we heard about the partnership that had been formed between Spanish-Portuguese designer/manufacturers De La Espada and Brit-bred furniture designer Matthew Hilton, we didn't bat an eyelash. Sure we were thrilled about it, but we can't say we were surprised.…

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Rebound Books: Reclaim the Classics

Posted on April 2, 2008 Under Books

For those Renaissance people out there who enjoy the past time of putting their daily musings to paper, Rebound Books is a nifty outfit based in Cape Town, South Africa that essentially 'reclaims' neglected old books into truly one-of-a-kind journals…

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Ji Lee's Parallel World

Posted on April 1, 2008 Under Design

Ji Lee wants little people to live on your ceiling. We think you should let him. After all, he's the guy who gave New York the Bubble Project. The newest project from the guerrilla artist/ad man is Parallel World, a…

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OrienTales

Posted on April 1, 2008 Under Design

With its surreal moments, life can become quite cinematic at times, and depending on which side of the bed you wake up on and which happenstance you find yourself in as the day goes on, you could draw a parallel…

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Timbuk 2: Air Steve Sleeve

Posted on April 1, 2008 Under Eco

Just because your new Mac Airbook is small enough to fit in a manilla envelope doesn't mean you should be toting it around protected only by a flimsy layer of paper. There are more practical ways to transport your new…

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