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Rogerio Lionzo

Posted on May 29, 2007 Under Art

Rogerio Lionzo is a Brazilian designer who's been producing some great work alongside Studio Mopa, a young agency whose talented team of artists have already racked up an impressive list of clients. Along with some beautiful font design and jaw-dropping…

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Newbies at Cartel Goods

Posted on May 28, 2007 Under Fashion

Cartel Goods just announced some new stock for Summer, and their latest batch of urban fashion is (as always) refreshingly tasty. You'll find plenty of new stuff from camp favorites like The Hundreds, Staple, Crooks, Rockers NYC, and J.Money in…

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Kimberly Baker

Posted on May 25, 2007 Under Fashion

I was recently gifted with a beautiful necklace from Kimberly Baker, an up-and-coming Seattle jeweler known for her "tough and tender" designs. Now that I've slobbered over it, slept with it, and taken it with me to very intimate and…

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Zoonchez

Posted on May 23, 2007 Under Design

Ruben Sanchez, the 27 year old Art Director of Spain's Alai Skateboards, is my new favorite graphic designer. With notable talent in several areas (web, video and illustration in particular) Sanchez takes a particularly unique approach in the creative incorporation…

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ISO 50's Three New Bears

Posted on May 23, 2007 Under Art

Scott Hansen of ISO 50 is sneaky. I don't know how he got access to the information, but somehow he planned the release of some killer newbie prints to directly coincide with my latest moving/redecorating blitz. I'm not, like, upset…

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PC World's 100 Best Products of 2007

Posted on May 22, 2007 Under Gadgetry

Yesterday, PC World released their rankings of 2007's best sites, PCs, HDTVs, services and components. Aside from the fact that I'm only familiar with about a handful of the list's mentions (yeah, as it turns out, Canonical Ubuntu 7.04 is…

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SplashCast

Posted on May 22, 2007 Under Life

While checking out the recently prettified blog of our Portland-based friends at db clay (we're super excited about their forthcoming series of environmentally-friendly wallets), I fell hard for a new and glorious form of media player. SplashCast, a new start-up…

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TEDA Landmark Towers

Posted on May 18, 2007 Under Design

I think my heart skipped a beat when I set eyes on this latest skyscraper set to join the skyline in Tianjin, China. Composed of three towers made up of stacked and slightly rotated eight-story blocks, Atkin's TEDA Landmark towers…

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The Dumpster: Ouch!

Posted on May 18, 2007 Under Life

Alright guys, it's time to start unwinding for the weekend, and to send you well on the way to utter relaxation, we offer an internet classic: The Dumpster, a cruelly hilarious peek into the world of teenage break-ups. The Dumpster,…

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OMG we heart the FAB28URR

Posted on May 17, 2007 Under Design

Heather and I just found a new source of idolatry in the FAB28URR, a 50's style refrigerator by Italian innovators SMEG. Hailed by NYMag as the next SubZero (a claim that, while debatable, we may embrace if only for the…

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