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Handmade Stan Smiths from Look Down

Posted on June 6, 2008 Under Design

It looks like Swedish design studio Look Down has created quite the impressive collection of handmade Adidas Stan Smith sneaks. Monochromatic coloring is endemic to the collection, although each of the 7 (I counted) various designs provide individual flair all…

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Brastilo's New Site

Posted on June 6, 2008 Under Design

Brastilo, the contemporary furniture gurus based in Brazil, just revamped their website, giving their products and other company collateral some fresh new cyberspace digs. The updated nav makes it easy to browse by category or designer, and easily whisks you…

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Callaway I-Mix: Flexible Golf

Posted on June 5, 2008 Under Design

Callaway has always been an innovative leader in the golf equipment industry-- I've toured the facility where they invent and create their golf balls, and recently had a chance to hit a set of their new clubs while playing at…

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The Lush Life

Posted on June 4, 2008 Under Food

NYC has culinary gems like I have never seen. The best part is, there are the great classic restaurants, but there are also always new diamonds in the rough popping up to challenge the classics-- keep em honest if you…

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MonaVie: Binary Gucci Juice

Posted on May 9, 2008 Under Food

Luxury. Binary. Juice. Is there a limit on what people will pay to nourish themselves through the medium of fruit juice (and, um, nutritional gel)? It seems as though MonaVie has set out to answer that question -- a little…

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Rebound Books: Reclaim the Classics

Posted on April 2, 2008 Under Books

For those Renaissance people out there who enjoy the past time of putting their daily musings to paper, Rebound Books is a nifty outfit based in Cape Town, South Africa that essentially 'reclaims' neglected old books into truly one-of-a-kind journals…

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The Porsche Design White Collection

Posted on March 31, 2008 Under Design

I've heard that "green is the new black" a lot recently--but it looks like for Porsche Design, white is the new black. A technical, clean look for summer seems to be Porsche Design's story this spring. Their new White Collection…

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Option-G Limited Edition Longboard

Posted on March 18, 2008 Under Design

With spring upon us -- oh glorious spring -- many of us will be looking to shift our modes of transport from bus/auto/train to the likes of bicycle/skateboard/Razor Scooter. Since I've ruled out Razor Scooter for obvious reasons and have…

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Pieter Hugo: The Hyena and Other Men

Posted on March 3, 2008 Under Books

Pieter Hugo is a South Africa-based photographer who is on the up and up. Recent accolades include Pieter's inclusion in ReGeneration: 50 Photographers of Tomorrow, 2005-2025 (an exhibition identifying 50 young photographers who will be considered great by 2025), first…

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Tom Judd for Burton

Posted on December 17, 2007 Under Design

Although this is old news to Spear Collective comrade Tom Judd, who did the illustration work for this Burton collab nearly two years ago in the Summer of '06, and was subsequently sworn to secrecy, it's new news to us.…

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