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Veloce Coffee

Posted on December 15, 2006 Under Food

Pronounced Ve-lo-chay, Veloce Coffee is a relatively young coffee company possessing all of what I look for in a coffee brand. All of Veloce's coffee is hand roasted in small batches, each batch hand perfected by their roasters to ensure…

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Totem Telemark Shed Backpack

Posted on December 14, 2006 Under Design

I realize the vast majority of you don't ski or snowboard in the backcountry-- some of you may not even know what the term 'backcountry' means. And most of you who do ride probably do so in a more controlled…

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Mercedes A to S: Uber Interactive Website

Posted on December 14, 2006 Under Design

From time to time we like to point you toward websites that we love-- for the site design in and of itself. From a design and interactive standpoint, I have to say I love Mercedes' uber-interactive (as I am calling…

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Pee and Poo: The Unflushables

Posted on December 14, 2006 Under Design

I know some of you wouldn't as much as entertain the idea of buying someone the gift of Pee and Poo; I however, wouldn't think twice-- especially after the amazing feedback I got from people the other night when I…

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Lois Renner: Scope Miami

Posted on December 13, 2006 Under Art

While visiting the Scope Miami show last weekend, we had the pleasure of seeing some of Austrian Lois Renner's artistic photography. Lois tries to hurdle the limitations of media with his large format photographs, and breathes a mysterious living quality…

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La Locanda: Miami

Posted on December 13, 2006 Under Food

By the time our last night in Miami rolled around (earlier this week), we were 'restaurant-ed out' to say the least. We had experienced some great cuisine during the 3 previous nights, but it just gets a little tiring going…

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Dry Soda

Posted on December 13, 2006 Under Food

The culinary experience (eating good food) is one of my main passions in life. A significant part of the eating experience for me is the beverage-- whether it's beer or wine, I strive to pair my cuisine with something that…

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Ross Ford Paintings: Miami

Posted on December 12, 2006 Under Art

Not all of the art gems we found while in Miami were at the organized fairs, or even at private showings for that matter; Josh and me discovered Ross Ford while walking down the pedestrian shopping plaza on Lincoln Road…

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Ryan Carr Johnson: Scope Miami

Posted on December 12, 2006 Under Art

We viewed a wealth of amazing work at the Scope Miami fair over the weekend. Young Ryan Carr Johnson's paintings were at the top of the heap for me. From what I can deduce, Ryan layers paint onto plywood and…

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Nice Collective

Posted on December 12, 2006 Under Fashion

As Josh mentioned a few days ago, we weren't all that impressed with the shopping opportunities in Miami (at least from an individualism standpoint). With the exception, of BASE World, we were faced with 'run of the mill' stores that…

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