Vespertilium Clothespegs

Posted on October 31, 2007 Under Design

I know we've been remiss when it comes to Halloween this year (despite Josh pinging me a link to a $500 Chewbacca costume, prefaced by the letters "OMG" yesterday), but these verspertilium clothespegs are way too badass to not point…

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Moebler

Posted on October 31, 2007 Under Design

"Hacked" furniture seems to be all the rage right now -- there are even entire websites devoted to hacking together customized creations out of the endless rows of colored, angular Ikea furniture. It was only a matter of time before…

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The Dussault Apparel Motel

Posted on October 30, 2007 Under Fashion

Canadian superbrand Dussault Apparel Co. is about to make their US presence known with a full-scale Melrose store opening. While we're bummed we won't be making it to the party (that sounds even better than the Gene Simmons Moneybags look),…

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Chicks Dig Games

Posted on October 30, 2007 Under Life

I know, I know, the name of this site caught me off guard too (Chicks Dig Games? They do?). But, being the curious beta-browser I am, I gave the bubbly-looking site a browse, and found myself in a section that…

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Blyk

Posted on October 30, 2007 Under Life

Whoa. It's happened. A purely youth-oriented, ad-supported mobile brand is launching in Britain under the name Blyk. It's pretty simple really: you sign up for Blyk, via invite, and they send you a SIM card for your phone that gives…

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Millicent & Frank

Posted on October 30, 2007 Under Design

I'm completely enamored with Millicent & Frank. Their typographically-inspired objects are a joy to look at and definitely have their own unique flair; their products range from letter-shaped placemats to pop-art style wall hangings made from wood, and they also…

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Swigg

Posted on October 30, 2007 Under Design

There are times where I really have to restrain myself in the soft furnishing acquisition department (like the week after I get paid, but before I pay rent) but I don't know if I'll be able to after coming across…

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SpearTalks: Crowdfunder

Posted on October 26, 2007 Under Life

Among my contemporaries, there seems to reside a belief that it is hard to make a good thing happen; good ideas exist by the bucketful, but the initiative to turn those ideas into something graspable exists in far smaller quantities.…

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Talk Shop Fridays: October 26th and Counting

Posted on October 26, 2007 Under Life

In general, I am not into Rachel Ray. I like Giada because she's pretty to look at, Emeril because he's feisty, and Paula because she makes me feel good about eating butter straight out of the tub. Rachel just giggles…

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The Quiet Life

Posted on October 26, 2007 Under Design

Andy Mueller, who we wrote about yesterday in a post featuring the Art Dump design group, somehow finds time outside his diverse responsibilities at Girl Skateboards to run The Quiet Life, a creative collective (of only three) that maintains a…

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