I had a blast last weekend walking around the Sunday (Up)Market in London, and all the surrounding shops and going-ons around The Old Truman Brewery. The market is a must stop for anyone interested in emerging fashion, interesting art, crafts…
Continue Reading →I don't surf. I don't know the first thing about surfing, beyond whatever I've garnered from TV and movies. So how I ended up on the mailing list for Swell is beyond me. But I'm glad I did! The catalog…
Continue Reading →Billie and Tootie have been friends since high school. Starting in their teens, they dreamed about opening a shop together, a shop where they could sell the things they liked, where they could be nice to the planet, and nice…
Continue Reading →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…
Continue Reading →If you're anywhere near, say, London this weekend, be sure to swing by the second annual Super Design Market. The event is a "curated design market" -- think museum meets wallet -- featuring 30 pieces by some of the great…
Continue Reading →So what happens when you take a seven-year-old, extremely successful online business and move it into reality? Well, the phrase "sink or swim" comes to mind, but only time will tell for the chaps over at Threadless. That's right, the…
Continue Reading →Just had a great afternoon hopping around downtown Portland with none other than SpearTalks own Jeff Rooney (Capacitor Design Network). We popped by Upper Playground and the Fifty24PDX gallery to see the Ricky Powell show-- if you're interested in large-format…
Continue Reading →Tobi, the fifty-million-times-better-than-shopbop online store, has gone soft on us (again) with a 25% off promo running through the entire month of September. By entering TOBIFAF2 at check-out, you can snag unlimited amounts of non-sale clothing by Tobi's incredible selection…
Continue Reading →Somewhere in my weekend web travels (and to start your week of the same), I stumbled across Mumble Magazine, an e-zine dedicated to street & contemporary culture, particularly within the realm of skateboarding. The clean layout and simple graphics really…
Continue Reading →Anything that allows me to regress to childhood gets an a-plus in my book. A few of my favorites are playing tag, watching old cartoons and most recently artwork by Susan Ghahremani. Known for simple, patchwork looking illustrations, she creates…
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