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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.


Chuck Anderson: Places You Can't Imagine

Posted on January 31, 2007 Under Art

Chuck Anderson sure does redesign his site often (I think he nailed it with a nice design this time)-- luckily for his fans it seems like every time he launches a new iteration of his site, he introduces a new…

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City Map Plates

Posted on January 30, 2007 Under Design

I'm a big fan of these City Map Plates created for the American Institute of Architects Convention in June of last year by Rios Clementi Hale Studios. From left to right, Cairo, two versions of Los Angeles, and Berlin. Each…

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Illustrious: Portland

Posted on January 30, 2007 Under Art

Our friend OGI just dropped us a note about a group show he's in from Feb 1st through Feb 25th at the Compound Gallery in Portland, OR. The group show has Deth P. Sun, Jack Long, Manny Silva, Monica Canilao,…

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Design a UniPo

Posted on January 30, 2007 Under Design

Ever wanted to design a UniPo? One of those cute little toys the guys over at UNKL have basically become world famous from? Now is your chance-- use there product template (download here), submit it via email or snail mail…

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JB Classics Meets Kid Robot

Posted on January 29, 2007 Under Fashion

The folks over at JB Classics Lab recently teamed up with the super-imagintive designers at Kid Robot-- the results? Naturally, this limited edition sneaker shown here and a Kid Robot x Tilt hoodie (those Kid Robot hoodies are flying off…

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Alice Wang: Peer Pressure

Posted on January 29, 2007 Under Design

We started quite the debate last June when we blogged about Alice Wang's Audio Sticks-- her personal vision of what the future for sellable-audio might hold, in this case she experimented with USB flash memory keys decorated in album art.…

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Andy Warhol Meets Burton

Posted on January 25, 2007 Under Fashion

Even though I have a hard time imagining Andy Warhol drop into a half-pipe, I'm a huge fan of all the Warhol fashion collaborations we've seen coming out over the past few months. The latest in the Warhol-celebration-epedemic is the…

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Tennis Ball Chair

Posted on January 25, 2007 Under Design

Reminiscent of the Fully Loaded Chair we saw back in February of last year (the chair made from more than 450 .12 guage shotgun shells)-- The Tennis Ball Chair is constructed with a chromed steel frame, the original cushions were…

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Taxi Meter Clock

Posted on January 24, 2007 Under Gadgetry

Great clock made from the display of an old taxi meter-- the buttons set time as well as switch the display between time, date and temperature. Add a nice wood finish and voila, a one of a kind taxi meter…

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Survey, Survey, Survey!

Posted on January 24, 2007 Under Life

Our survey is in full swing and more than 350 folks have taken 5 minutes out of their day to tell us a little bit about themselves and why they read JoshSpear.com. They've also automatically all been entered to win…

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