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Josh Spear: I'm a frequent-flyer-mile-collector trying to visit every country in the world, sushi addict that loves omakase and active investor. Since 2004 this site has been a place for me to share highlights from art, culture, technology and global trends that I care about.


Spearlocator: Headed to Pop!Tech

Posted on October 15, 2007 Under Travel

I'm back in the US after a mad and hectic trip through London and Greece; you wouldn't have known I was out there this time, unless you follow the Spear Geolocator or my Twitter account. I've missed blogging, so I'll…

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Dents: Gloves That Make You Say, Wow!

Posted on October 1, 2007 Under Fashion

I'm not a big glove person, or at least I didn't think I was until I slipped my hands into a set of Dent's cashmere lined and hand-sewn Peccary Leather gloves. I wasn't even sure (and am still not) what…

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Side-On Cutlery For Mater

Posted on September 26, 2007 Under Design

Loving this new cutlery set by my uber-design pal Jens Marin Skibsted (Biomega, Skibsted Ideation, et al). The design idea was to incorporate a chopstick rest (Hashi Oki) into some dead-sexy Scandinavian design cutlery. Methinks it worked; the whole integration…

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King of Spades, Queen of Hearts: Mimo-lust

Posted on September 20, 2007 Under Gadgetry

A couple of great stills from an animation of the King and Queen meeting on the Mimobot we just released for the 2007 artist series. Along with the super-sexy USB drives in many different capacities, the über-bot is full of…

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Mimobots go Domo-kun

Posted on September 19, 2007 Under Design

OhGizmo! has leaked a rumor about our friends at Mimoco launching a series of Domo-kun related mimobots. Domo-kun inspired stuff has been almost impossible to come by in the USA, while it's reaching the masses in Japan and many parts…

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Undoboy Blik Wall Installation Video

Posted on September 18, 2007 Under Art

Check out this quick and super-fun video of our friend Undoboy installing his Blik Dreamland wall graphic. He shot the whole thing over 2 hours and then sped it up into hyper speed for our 1 minute viewing pleasure. I'm…

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Imprint Culture Lab

Posted on September 14, 2007 Under Life

Many thanks to everyone who came out to the Imprint Culture Lab here in LA yesterday -- great seeing lots of familiar faces and meeting many new ones. If you missed it, you missed a stellar day diving deep into…

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Fifty24PDX, Upper Playground, Just Be Complex: Portland

Posted on September 10, 2007 Under Art

Just had a great afternoon hopping around downtown Portland with none other than SpearTalks own Jeff Rooney (Capacitor Design Network). We popped by Upper Playground and the Fifty24PDX gallery to see the Ricky Powell show-- if you're interested in large-format…

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Spearlocator: Portland, Los Angeles, NYC

Posted on September 10, 2007 Under Travel

Time for a quick Spearlocator update! I'm in Portland for the next three days, meeting with a certain shoe brand (you'll never guess which one); I've got some free time here and there if anyone has any good tips for…

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Colby Nichols: Designer and Illustrator

Posted on September 4, 2007 Under Design

I'm digging the illustration work of Colby Nichols, the silent half of the Substratum Apparel line. An Art Institute of California graduate and now San Diego resident, Colby's love for the line and shape mix with his humor and passion…

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