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DNA11 KISS Portraits

Posted on November 5, 2007 Under Art

Our Friends at DNA11, who have made their name creating custom portraits from DNA and fingerprints, recently paired with MAC Cosmetics to bring you the KISS Portrait, a modern and personalized art piece whose purchase benefits the MAC Aids Fund.…

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SpearTalks: 57 Even

Posted on November 2, 2007 Under Design

About a week ago, we stumbled upon a 24 year-old graphic designer who goes by the moniker of 57 Even. Unlike a lot of other designers his age (or even those far past his age), 57 Even's work was demonstrating…

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Hecklewood: Native Cascadians

Posted on November 2, 2007 Under Fashion

Our Oregon pals Hecklewood just dropped their latest, and even though we always like sharing the things our crafty buddies come up with, we'd be liars if we said we didn't like sharing it a little bit more when it's…

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The Tonium Pacemaker

Posted on November 2, 2007 Under Gadgetry

"Handheld DJing" is a set of words that sounds about as natural as "genetically modified babies," but if Richie Hawtin (also known as Plastikman) is entangled in this mini-mixer's beta testing, something's gotta be right about it. Tonium's Pacemaker is…

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Talk Shop Fridays: Brag on your Buddies

Posted on November 2, 2007 Under Design

On this side of the blogosphere, we find a lot of awesome things to share by a simple method of "friend stealing." What this means is; should a day come around in which the world seems dismal (ie, sneaker collabs…

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Matt Bernson

Posted on November 1, 2007 Under Fashion

If the thought of wearing Frye boots makes you squirm like sticking your hand in a bowl of eyeballs (okay, melodramatic -- but it was Halloween yesterday, and the thought of popped-collar d-bags in bulky leather is a fair comparison),…

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DoubleButter // Milkweed

Posted on October 31, 2007 Under Design

Denver furniture duo David Larabee and Dexter Thornton have been doing a little self-promotion around the mile-high city in preparation for their upcoming show at the 400. It's kind of like graffiti, but instead of getting up with spraypaint you…

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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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Cactus Cats and Pups

Posted on October 30, 2007 Under Design

STRANGEco and Tokidoki just announced new additions to their collaborative collection of "The Cactus Friends" designed by Italian designer/Tokidoki co-creator Simone Legno. The Cactus Cats and Pups, (who, like their predecessors SANDy and Sabochan, wear suits of cactus thorns, to…

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