Rhombus Wear: Store Open!

Posted on September 24, 2007 Under Fashion

Just a couple of weeks ago, I mentioned Rhombus Wear, the clothing line by NY duo James and Lisa Clunie. This is the stuff created for the ultra-dope inner nerd creeping around in all of us. Their shirts feature patterns…

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Talk Shop Fridays: How Connected is Too Connected?

Posted on September 21, 2007 Under Life

Gothamist reported yesterday that the MTA (the body that oversees the subways & buses here in NYC) has inked a $46M deal to wire the subway platforms throughout the city for cell phone use. Just the platforms, not the lines…

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Standard Motion: New Site!

Posted on September 18, 2007 Under Design

After a Summer-long hiatus, Brooklyn's Standard Motion studio has finally re-opened their online store. You'll find some of Jon Stetzen's latest posters and prints up for grabs on the new site, including all of those you see above and a…

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Brooklyn Book Festival

Posted on September 12, 2007 Under Books

If you're in the New York realm and lookin' for a little something to occupy your Sunday, stroll down to the Brooklyn Book Festival. If you're anything like me and you can spend hours wandering aimlessly around The Strand or…

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Adam Frank's REVEAL: Finally Available

Posted on September 11, 2007 Under Design

Available to the public for the first time on Adam Frank's website, the long-awaited fruits of his latest experiment with creative interior lighting: REVEAL. For anyone that doesn't know yet, REVEAL looks like a simple projector, but it's special for…

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Spearlocator: Portland, Los Angeles, NYC

Posted on September 10, 2007 Under Travel

Time for a quick Spearlocator update! I'm in Portland for the next three days, meeting with a certain shoe brand (you'll never guess which one); I've got some free time here and there if anyone has any good tips for…

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Pharoahe Monch Turning Japanese?

Posted on September 6, 2007 Under Music

Pharoahe Monch; now there's a name I hadn't heard in a long time..until a month or so ago that is, when I found out I had completely missed the release of his new album, called Desire. It had been several…

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Cubelights

Posted on August 27, 2007 Under Design

Brooklyn-based designer Nick Foley recently made a bit of a stir with his Pear Light, however it seems that most people didn't dig quite deep enough to discover his other hidden gem. Nick's Cubelights feature a series of 3" blocks,…

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GG$ Crock Star

Posted on August 27, 2007 Under Fashion

Greedy Genius's GG$ Crock Star, the fourth pair of summer-release sneakers from the CT-based company, will soon be exclusively available at Barney's New York. As usual, the sneaks will incorporate some materials more common to runways than sidewalks (like crocodile…

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Mollusk NYC

Posted on August 22, 2007 Under Life

According to some people, the lack of surfing in my Australian upbringing and subsequent early adulthood in Southern California is a travesty, but I swear there were good reasons behind the decision not to choose that road of slackage (looking…

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