New Angry Retail

Posted on August 23, 2007 Under Design

Dublin-based fashion brand Angry Retail is a favorite around here. We've mentioned their jumpers -- that's sweaters for us Americans -- and t-shirts before, and now they've updated with a line of kids tees and toddler...well, jumpers. They've also got…

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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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B_E_E

Posted on August 22, 2007 Under Life

Products declaring their "green" status are popping up all over the place these days, and standing out in that market is becoming increasingly more difficult. Beauty Engineered for Ever, or B_E_E, has nailed it though; the New Zealand-based company has…

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Adidas Skateboarding Kombi: Sao Paulo

Posted on August 22, 2007 Under Life

To introduce its Adidas Skateboarding line in Brazil, Adidas has gone old-school and revamped a 1985 Kombi Volkswagen with its trademark three stripes in a blue color theme and sketches by legendary skater Mark Gonzalez, stocked it with gear and…

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Sony's Take Back Recycling Program

Posted on August 21, 2007 Under Life

In an ambitious effort to curb waste (and possibly increase their global PR image), Sony has launched a new national electronics recycling program. The Take Back Recycling Program aims to place a center within 20 miles of 95 percent of…

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Nike x Transformers

Posted on August 21, 2007 Under Life

"More than meets the eye" always brought to mind a gravelly robotic voice and various forms of vehicles racing across the screen at around six on a Saturday morning, right? Not anymore. In the newest addition to the designer toy…

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Feral Designers

Posted on August 20, 2007 Under Fashion

Hey...cheap shirts and great design! Suddenly, I'm feeling a lot better about it being a Monday. Scott Rickey and Amy Fierro, the pair behind my over-early excitement, have three things going for them: a design studio (real or virtual, I'm…

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Haute Surface

Posted on August 20, 2007 Under Design

Houndstooth on your dinner table? Say wha? The Haute Surface Collection, designed by Jamie Salm of Mio, a series of interlocking shapes cut from cork, designed to be laid out trivet-style on your dining table. They come in two types,…

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Talk Shop Fridays: Whatchoo Watchin'?

Posted on August 17, 2007 Under Life

A certain someone just told me he couldn't help me come up with a TSF topic because he's too busy watching Domo-Kun on YouTube. That got me thinking -- there are times that I tell people I'm "too busy right…

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Raleigh: 2008 One Way

Posted on August 17, 2007 Under Design

It shouldn't be a surprise after the Boxfresh collaboration, but Raleigh has been turning lots of heads lately. If I asked you, even a year ago, to give me the top five companies in cycling for 2007, I doubt Raleigh,…

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