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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.


Stingermania The Book

Posted on November 1, 2006 Under Books

This is a new and entertaining book called Stingermania by Jan Willem Wennekes, known for his fun and wacky illustrations. Wennekes studied Artificial Intelligence and Philosophy at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands and runs his own design studio…

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D*S Shop: November

Posted on November 1, 2006 Under Design

Our pal at Design*Sponge is really making waves with her shop-- a place like no other where 100% of profits go directly to the designers and 10% of the shop's advertising revenue goes to a charity. This months artists include…

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Chuck Anderson: Good Parts of Bad Dreams

Posted on November 1, 2006 Under Art

Chuck Anderson has a nice little update to his site No Pattern, including a pretty bad-ass print titled Good Parts of Bad Dreams (left). It's an 18x24 signed matte print in a limited edition of 300. $25, a small price…

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New Artefacture T-Shirt

Posted on October 31, 2006 Under Fashion

Our friends over at Artefacture have done it again with their 'Design Elevates Experience' shirt, shown in postage-stamp-glory size here. A simple design printed with a powerful message. If you're unfamiliar with Artefacture, they're the same t-shirt designers that made…

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Jay Leno’s Eco Jet

Posted on October 31, 2006 Under Design

We just heard Jay Leno say, "I'm the president of the more money the brains club"-- and we've got sound-bites to prove it. With that said, we have to give him a light round of applause because we think endorsing…

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GM Gets Down With Jay Leno

Posted on October 30, 2006 Under Design

Although details are still sparse, rumor has it that tonight GM's Vice President of Global Design, Ed Welburn will join Jay Leno to unveil their extremely confidential car design collaboration. They're calling it a 'super car' that all started as…

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Viva Las Vegas

Posted on October 30, 2006 Under Travel

We're headed out in a couple of hours to Las Vegas, courtesy of our new friends at General Motors. We'll be checking out the 2006 SEMA show, the premier show for automotive specialties. Stay tuned all day for live photos…

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The Poster List

Posted on October 30, 2006 Under Art

Sick of bare walls but can't bring yourself to put up a poster of Pink Floyd or Jerry Garcia? We are too. The Poster List is a very simple site that sells independantly produced posters that are designed and printed…

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Milky Way Chandelier

Posted on October 30, 2006 Under Design

We covered Brooklyn based Alexander Reh's Fully Loaded chair back in February, a chair made with more than 450 .12 gauge shotgun shells. He checked in with us with a little insight into his new collection. He says he is…

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ROJOair

Posted on October 27, 2006 Under Books

Our pals in Barcelona at ROJO just launched a new book called ROJOair, a special 160 pager done in collaboration with Nike. They selected artists to interpret the brand, creating original artwork for the best known American sports brand around.…

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