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o2 Memory Project

Posted on April 15, 2008 Under Design

The problem with memory is that it's so fleeting. There...just as we were just typing that sentence the moment is gone. British mobile company o2's Memory Project also has this problem. Artist Jason Bruges has built an interactive cyclorama installation…

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Ten Thousand Cents

Posted on April 15, 2008 Under Art

We make no pretense about being "all about the Benjamins." However, we are particularly about this Benjamin because it's actually the work of 10,000 international artists (each paid one cent using Amazon's Mechanical Turk labor distribution tool), who could only…

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Help Remedies

Posted on April 14, 2008 Under Life

We appreciate a company with an ethos. Makin' It Great is not an ethos. Neither is Built Ford Tough. Help Remedies has a simple one: Help people. Make ethical and environmentally sounds products. Give some money back, oh yeah...have a…

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Feel More Human

Posted on April 14, 2008 Under Eco

While not a single day goes by where liberal guilt doesn't haunts us for chucking three Starbucks grande cups in the trash a day, at least we can feel good about our home furnishings. Feel More Human wants to be…

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Granada Design: Cities

Posted on April 11, 2008 Under Art

A quick update to Granada Design; the Spanish silkscreeners have turned word into art....wart if you will. Based on a Tetris-like composition letters that form city names like Barcelona, Rome, and New York, they're great if a) you have a…

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From Blue To Green Denim Drive

Posted on April 11, 2008 Under Fashion

Throwing away jeans is kind of like throwing away a kidney--it's a part of your body, you use it every day, but lets be honest...you have two. If you have to toss a pair, the most karmically responsible thing you…

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Gilt Groupe: Now for Dudes, too

Posted on April 9, 2008 Under Fashion

Everybody loves a bargain. Christmas Tree Shops taught us that. But, if that bargain were to, say, be a ridiculous sale of overstocked clothes by John Varvatos, Dolce & Gabbana, Paul Stuart, Hugo Boss, Earnest Sewn, Rag & Bone, and…

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Team Gallery, SoHo

Posted on April 8, 2008 Under Art

Team Gallery owner José Freire makes a habit of selecting emerging artists that a) you may not of heard of and b) you should hear of. Past collections have included upstarts and established artist alike: Cory Arcangel, Pierre Bismuth, Slater…

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TheDieline

Posted on April 8, 2008 Under Design

Possibly the only time you ever contemplate a box of cereal is when there's a really hard maze on the back, but TheDieline thinks about packaging all the time. From bottles to cans and boxes to bags, brand identification is…

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Made You Look

Posted on April 7, 2008 Under Art

Since writer Matthew Newton is of a like artistic mind, so we thought it might be nice to give a little exposure to his column called Made You Look. Newton, besides living in Pennsylvania, and according to his bio, owns…

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