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Ray Fenwick, You're Still Perfect

Posted on September 5, 2007 Under Art

Ray Fenwick is at SQFT Gallery in Nashville. This is good news for me, because I love him, and that makes him one step further from his home in Canada and one step closer to Colorado. I can't pretend that…

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Heyday SS08

Posted on September 4, 2007 Under Fashion

Darin Hager of Boston-based Heyday Footwear dropped us a line over the weekend to introduce us to some of his company's newest styles, and we're almost as excited as he is over what Spring's got in store for sneakerheads. The…

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The Open Logo Project

Posted on August 31, 2007 Under Design

First of all: we are not trying to keep you indoors over the weekend. However, what we are talking about is a design contest Spreadshirt is running in hopes of finding a new company logo, and since I know logo…

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Antenna Mag

Posted on August 31, 2007 Under Fashion

Antenna Mag is about stuff. Material stuff, that is -- and mostly the kind that just exists to make people feel good about themselves/better than other people (sunglasses, super tight jeans, alcohol). But, unlike so many of the other online…

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Take Out

Posted on August 30, 2007 Under Design

This is sweet: a chest-of-drawers turned chest-of-briefcases, ready for immediate removal/use by jetsetters, drug lords, and superheroes. Called the Take Out, this modifiable storage system was born in 2003, after designer Klaus Aalto found himself needing a storage solution of…

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UK Design @ Peel Gallery

Posted on August 30, 2007 Under Design

Peel, the Houston boutique/gallery established in 2005, is hosting a new group exhibition featuring the work of graduates of the Royal College of Art. UK Design opens next Friday, September 7th, and will feature the ceramics, jewelry, and product designs…

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Beautiful Losers

Posted on August 30, 2007 Under Life

This isn't a drastically belated post about the Beautiful Losers exhibit. It's not even a post about the book (which I hope to death you all have, because it is amazing -- amazing); this post is about the film documentary,…

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TEEBEE @ Installation

Posted on August 29, 2007 Under Art

Not too long ago, our buddy Todd (ahem, TEEBEE) from Joy Engine/Cypher 13 scored a chance to take over Installation Shoe Gallery for his first-ever solo show (joining ranks with Bigfoot and Spear Collective's Jason Thielke, amongst others). After weeks…

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Unruly Heir Spring '08

Posted on August 29, 2007 Under Fashion

Unruly Heir recently updated their site with a little bite of their upcoming Spring '08 collection, and even though I'm almost too stoked on Fall to care about warm-weather clothes, I have to give them a thumbs up for what's…

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Ice Cream

Posted on August 28, 2007 Under Books

As the latest edition in the Cream series, Phaidon has recently released Ice Cream, another selection of 100 of the most significant emerging artists working today. Chosen by a team of ten internationally-renowned curators, Ice Cream familiarizes readers with their…

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