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Remarkable.co.uk

Posted on August 15, 2007 Under Design

Remarkable, a UK-based recycled product company, makes fun stuff out of old CDs, tires, and juice boxes. Oh, and about anything else they can get their hands on -- because the creative crew at Remarkable will stop at nothing when…

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Little Joseph

Posted on August 14, 2007 Under Design

Scaring off a bad date just got a little easier with Maxim Velcovsky's Little Joseph candle holders. Not only do the baby-heads stare creepishly from their hand-painted shells, they also "mature" with each use as candle-drippings create a nice crop…

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Bravo Gelato's Bambino Cones

Posted on August 14, 2007 Under Food

Gelato's natural enticements aren't enough for gelateria Bravo Gelato. Instead of acknowledging the creamy favorite's already irresistible nature, the Italian-owned company has gone and made the dessert even more impossible to resist. Their Bambinos are bite-sized versions of the delicious…

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Upwell: Site Update!

Posted on August 14, 2007 Under Design

It's been almost two years since industrial designer Justin Porcano first made an appearance on JS, and we're happy to report that the talented NY-uproot recently updated his site, Upwell Design. Along with his traditional furniture and faucets (and by…

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SpearTalks: True Love and False Idols

Posted on August 10, 2007 Under Fashion

It's a happy coincidence that the men behind L.A. based True Love and False Idols share the same name. If it weren't for that association, one might lean towards pairing the two in something other than their actual situation as…

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Onley Make Believe

Posted on August 10, 2007 Under Life

"Our designs aren't for everyone -- and luckily for you, they're not!" So states the mission statement of San Francisco home furnishing company Onley Make Believe, whose gorgeous pillows have been making me dreamy-eyed ever since I first browsed their…

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2X4

Posted on August 9, 2007 Under Fashion

Talented Aussie designer Damien Aistrope has done it again with 2x4, a new line of seasonal, limited edition t-shirts. Currently in its first release, 2x4 works around the concept of four artists/designers creating two tees each, then releasing 200 of…

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Super RAD Giveaway

Posted on August 9, 2007 Under Life

For some reason -- maybe just because they're nice -- the kids at Vinyl Pulse and Super Rad Toys have decided to team up to give one lucky person a whole basket-full of super-collectible vinyl. Though you'd think you'd have…

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B.Light

Posted on August 9, 2007 Under Design

Sometimes (well, a LOT of the time) we can't help but be completely flattered over the kind of people we can count as our readers. Case in point: Ben Light, a New York web developer with a sneaky side job,…

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Baker's Edge

Posted on August 8, 2007 Under Food

It's funny, because unlike most of the things I'm led to write about, the subject of this post has been snaking its way into an increasing number of my girl-to-girl conversations. Maybe it's because the subject in question could be…

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