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Corsa by Orbino

Posted on November 30, 2007 Under Gadgetry

Orbino, the Italian Company that lives to cover iPhones in tanned Tuscan leathers, just released a new hand-stitched case for the iPod Touch. Called the Corsa, the new skin comes in several colors and a richly stained wood, and carries…

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Kenyon x Nichols x Music Saves Lives

Posted on November 29, 2007 Under Music

Two of our favorite artist pals, Josh Kenyon and Colby Nichols, recently became involved with the Music Saves Lives Gibson Guitar Project, an awesome Gibson/musician/artist collab whose proceeds will go towards very good things. Five Les Paul guitars were signed…

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RoyalRemarkable + Grafuck 3

Posted on November 29, 2007 Under Art

Our Spear Collective comrade RoyalRemarkable (aka Joshua Gajonik) will again be appearing in this year's Grafuck, a yearly publication of erotic work from an international selection of artists. While normally using his skills to produced tons of work for Burton,…

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Banksy In NYC

Posted on November 28, 2007 Under Art

Banksy will come to NY galleries (for the first time) in the form of an opening at Vanina Holasek. Offering an exhibition of the graffiti bandit's prints and originals for sale, the exhibit will run through December 29, when Banksy…

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More SuperFishal Accessories

Posted on November 28, 2007 Under Design

We love us some Jeremy Fish. Not that that makes us special (last time I checked, everybody loved them some Jeremy Fish) but here's an idea for making someone else feel special. If you're hunting down a good gift for…

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Star Wars Series 2 Mimobots

Posted on November 28, 2007 Under Gadgetry

It's been a year since Star Wars Series 1 was completed with the addition of an evolved R2D2, and we've just about ran out of the Force during our long wait for the rest of those extra-nerdy flash drives. Good…

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New Balance: Holiday Edition

Posted on November 27, 2007 Under Fashion

Oooh, Christmas shoes! (And they come in blue as well, so... Hanukkah shoes!) Metallic gold, suede, and tartan; all rolled up into a New Balance 576 and ready for tree decorating, menorah lighting, or even just braving a bit of…

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Big Art Mob

Posted on November 27, 2007 Under Art

The Big Art Mob is an effort to create a comprehensive survey of public art in the form of a mobile blog. A project only just begun in the UK, the Big Art Mob hopes to build this database via…

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Top 5 Fashion Gifts

Posted on November 27, 2007 Under Fashion

Matt Bernson's Dad's Slouchy Boot: Read JS Review | Buy It (POA; shown as 1) A commenter put it best when he said, "With this boot and the right alley stride you should be able to pull off just about…

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Bax Bears + Thees

Posted on November 26, 2007 Under Design

Mmm, smells like Canada. I mean -- new vinyl -- it smells like new vinyl. Not that I'm sure about Bax Bears even being vinyl (the Thee looks primarily plastic-y, I think), only that the two, newish designer toys are…

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