About the author

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.


Mekanism Skateboards

Posted on February 23, 2006 Under Design

The Glade just introduced a few new skateboards by Mekanism, the brand responsible for some fairly impressive skateboard to artist collaborations. This deck is designed by London-based design duo Warren Du Preez and Nick Thorton Jones. They describe this is…

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Pocket Fuzz

Posted on February 23, 2006 Under Music

With the almost frightening popularity of mobile ringtones, it was clearly only a matter of time before a company stepped up to the plate and enabled musicians to profit off the trend. Pocket Fuzz allows anybody to upload an MP3…

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Communal Love

Posted on February 23, 2006 Under Design

Started in 2002 by Jeremy Bennett, Commune is a designer's collective built to support emerging, talented, and interesting artists from around the world. They produce a yearly range of unique t-shirt designs by artists in their collective (shown here). Artists…

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Alife Online Store

Posted on February 22, 2006 Under Fashion

Uber-cool brand Alife recently launched an online store where you can get some of their signature sneakers, jeans, shirts, hats, jewelry and more. This brand is a serious trend setter and with an online shop now they're surely going to…

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Z4 by JD

Posted on February 22, 2006 Under Art

The website says "The most radical artist taking on the most thrilling BMW"-- promotion aside I found the Z4byJD, or Z4 by Joshua Davis project to be incredibly interesting. Only a few years ago production of the Z4 seemed impossible--…

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Vibram Five Fingers

Posted on February 22, 2006 Under Design

I saw a prototype of these a few years ago at an outdoor retailer trade show-- and loved what I saw. The climber in me was giddy to see them again on the internet with a final date of availability--…

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Baumraum Treehouses

Posted on February 21, 2006 Under Design

Where were the tree houses like this one when I was growing up? German architectural group Baumraum specializes in the planning and realization of bad ass treehouses like this one shown here. I've had a long standing fascination with designer…

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In Graphics We Trust

Posted on February 21, 2006 Under Art

Sebastian Onufszak calls his personal portfolio "In Graphics We Trust", and with one look it's not hard to tell why. Onufszak's client list ranges from MTV Germany to Peugeot. He features 59 projects on his home page, all with a…

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L.A.M.B Slip Ons

Posted on February 20, 2006 Under Fashion

Gwen Stefani's collaboration with Royal Elastics for her fashion line 'L.A.M.B' is getting hotter every season. This spring they're introducing a line of slip ons called the Katella's. There are four colorways, white and blue, black and white, natural and…

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Life, love, and sneakers

Posted on February 20, 2006 Under Fashion

The Phoenix has a pretty great article about the growth of sneaker culture, and a unique look into a few serious sneaker collectors lives and background-- not to mention the explosion of the culture into the mainstream. I found Rob…

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