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Who Wants What: Grace Bonney

Posted on December 10, 2007 Under Design

Design*Sponge is almost consistently the first site I go to in my newsreader; Grace is such a fantastic resource, gracious writer and all-around sweetheart...that's why we hope she gets everything on her wishlist this season: Painting by Clare Grill: I'm…

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RGBy Goodness

Posted on December 6, 2007 Under Design

You know we get all goobery and excited over tables that do stuff, so the thought of the RGBy table gets us pretty excited, too. Using photo sensors and multicolored LEDs, the table changes color according to the objects placed…

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Who Wants What: Amit Gupta

Posted on December 6, 2007 Under Gadgetry

If we hadn't taken a peek at SpearTalks alum and friend Amit Gupta's holiday wishlist, we'd have never guessed he was so into gadgety, geeky stuff. Okay, so not really, but here's what he told us he's all hot for…

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FeatureThis 2.0

Posted on December 5, 2007 Under Design

Eric Hollings has been a busy little bee on the West Coast of late, mostly evident in his newly-rehauled portfolio site, FeatureThis. He's kept the same kitschy, retro feel of his old site, but repackaged it up in clean, chocolatey,…

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Fragiles: Porcelain, Glass, and Ceramics

Posted on December 4, 2007 Under Design

With all of our recent -- and not so recent -- talk about porcelain, it seems only logical to let all of our Miami-based design fiends and friends know about die gestalten verlag's exhibition Fragiles. Fragiles is a collection of…

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Top 5 Foodie Gifts

Posted on December 3, 2007 Under Food

Monogrammed Steak Brand: Read JS Review | Buy It ($39.95; shown as 3) The egotistical barbequer on your list will go ape over this -- I know I did, and I bought it for myself. You might want to rethink…

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Foodpairing

Posted on November 30, 2007 Under Food

There's an ice creamery in L.A. that my friends swear by called Scoops, known for the owner's oddball culinary adventures of pairing flavors like avocado and banana, chocolate and jalapeno, and yam and rose water, and people freak out about…

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Susan Kralovec: The Cat's Meow

Posted on November 30, 2007 Under Design

I don't own cats -- I'm actually at a point in my life (read: single; see also: mid-twenties) where owning cats places a certain stereotype (read: spinster) that I'm not entirely comfortable with. That being said, I like cats and…

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Top 5 Not-Ugly Wrapping Papers

Posted on November 29, 2007 Under Design

We've all been there, hands on the greatest gift ever, but forced to wrap it in some circa '98 wrapping paper from a drug store. Prep yourself before you wreck your gift, with one of these five wrapping paper solutions…

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SpearTalks: Tavis Coburn

Posted on November 23, 2007 Under Art

Tavis Coburn is kind of a big deal. Not just because we're writing about him twice in a week, his (unknown) stance on the use of Sex Panther or his inevitably discerning taste in sneakers -- but because Nike, the…

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