Adidas Celebrate Originality: Adi Dassler

Posted on February 28, 2008 Under Design

Most people think the name ADIDAS is merely an acronym for dreaming about something that starts with an 'S' all day. However, there is a bigger story behind those famous three stripes and that story began with the dreams of…

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1000 Cranes

Posted on February 28, 2008 Under Fashion

Ancient Japanese legend says that anyone who folds a thousand origami cranes will be granted a wish by a crane. Forget finding a crane, who has the time to fold one thousand pieces of paper in one's image? Well, we've…

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Spunique Emergency Cuff Links

Posted on February 27, 2008 Under Design

We can't say how many times we've actually had a cuff link emergency, where we absolutely needed to link our cuffs when faced with an otherwise imminent demise. However, the fact remains not everyone owns cuff links and we could…

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ASH

Posted on February 27, 2008 Under Fashion

For a while now, I've been seeing in various stores around Sao Paulo acrylic pins in the shape of a half-adult/half-kid human, looking soporific. Then when I saw a drawn version of him on tags hanging from clothes in the…

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Gap+Rehab: The Sound of Color

Posted on February 26, 2008 Under Music

So what exactly is the sound of color? Gap and San Francisco-based Rehab asked this question to five bands, who each wrote corresponding tracks for Sound of Color. The pieces were then handed off to different directors who were allowed…

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The Achilles Project

Posted on February 26, 2008 Under Fashion

While Achilles was one of the heroes of the Trojan War, we have to think that it's probably his handsomeness and not his penchant for brut force that inspired the founders of The Achilles Project to adapt his name, because…

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Spear Exclusive: The Vael Project

Posted on February 25, 2008 Under Fashion

Upon first glance, The Vael Project looks like misspelled venture for delivering baby cow meat to less fortunate foodies. While we're all for the distribution of tasty meats to those who cannot afford it, the fashion forward part of us…

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New Belts from TANNER

Posted on February 25, 2008 Under Fashion

If you've never heard about the suave leather goods being made by Hecklewood's TANNER sub-brand, don't blame us. We've trumpeted their fine quality product for quite some time and we see no reason not to continue to do so as…

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SpearTalks: Leah McSweeney

Posted on February 22, 2008 Under Fashion

It's good to be Leah McSweeney, the twenty-five year-old head of women's label Married to the M.O.B. (that's Most Official Bitches). For starters, her small company -- born from a porch stoop, a plan to make a few tee shirts,…

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Ross McBride: Extra Normal

Posted on February 19, 2008 Under Fashion

We've definitely made a habit of showing you timepieces that are the opposite of run-of-the-mill. While watch designer Ross McBride's latest creation may be named Extra Normal, it certainly follows the established pattern as being anything but. The Tokyo based…

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