Apolis Activism

Posted on March 12, 2008 Under Fashion

American Apparel may claim to wear its conscience on its ribbed thermal sleeve, but Apolis Activism lives up to its claim of socially responsible fashion. Raan, Shea, and Sten Parton started their designer couture rooted firmly in charitable work. They've…

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compfight!

Posted on March 11, 2008 Under Design

Every time an ingenious Web app comes out, one (or in this case two) of the millions of users has to go along and make it faster and less annoying. Just like crgslst which we blogged about last week, two…

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Court/Class is in Session

Posted on March 10, 2008 Under Fashion

More kids today know more about Knicks guard Stephon Marbury than are familiar with the landmark decision in the 1803 case of Marbury vs. Madison. While both of them have something to do with a court, I'd venture to say…

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Poketo First Editions

Posted on March 10, 2008 Under Art

We've always loved lifestyle product company Poketo's usable art goods, which began five years ago as a project to promote the artists they felt were right on the money through the creation of vinyl wallets with artists' designs available to…

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New Amenity: Spring '08

Posted on March 7, 2008 Under Eco

A while back we told you about the eco-friendly bedding designers at Amenity, who turn bedrooms into green rooms by making bedding from only organic and sustainable materials like hemp and organic cotton. Formed by longtime friends Kristina de Corpo…

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Crap Hound #7

Posted on March 6, 2008 Under Design

It's been a long time coming for Crap Hound. Sean Tejaratchi's seminal clip-art zine has lay dormant for nine years since the release of Crap Hound #6. That's okay, he's been busy with other things like this Lightboxing project. While…

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Lots of New Viction:ary!

Posted on March 5, 2008 Under Books

Favorite JS booksmith/art publisher Viction:ary has a few new titles that you won't find at your local Barnes & Noble, which are well worth your cash/credit spendage: Simply Material is a visual compendium of media to use as your canvas.…

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Ontour S.O.S.

Posted on March 5, 2008 Under Fashion

R.E.M. didn't really sing about the world ending in a fashinable way, but Dutch clothes hounds Ontour have come up with an interesting spin on the hipster t-shirt: impending disaster. They descrbe their work as: "a pandemic combination of Bermuda…

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Friends With You: Wish Come True

Posted on March 3, 2008 Under Design

Our friends at Friends With You are being super productive lately. Their "Tickle Party" made us giggle a few weeks ago, and now they're getting ready to launch a new line of toys at the end of the month called…

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Pablo: Tube Top Color Lamps

Posted on February 29, 2008 Under Design

If we know anything about you, it's that you're probably the type who's forever sworn off the notion of purchasing a tube top. What if we told you you're about to reconsider that notion? Would you think we're just plain…

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