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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.


Atlantico Furniture New Site

Posted on January 26, 2006 Under Design

The great folks at Atlantico just launched a bigger and better redesigned website. There are even a few pieces on it that I haven't seen before--gorgeous stuff. If you're looking for simple, minimalist and quality furniture Atlantico is for you.…

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Nixon Barretta Collection

Posted on January 26, 2006 Under Gadgetry

Nixon is definitely bringing out some interesting designs with their newest watch line. I've been a fan of the wood Rotolog for a while, but didn't dig too much deeper into their collection until now. The women's mult-strap from the…

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Puma True Crime Sneakers

Posted on January 25, 2006 Under Fashion

It looks as though Puma teamed up with Activision's True Crime video game to create the Puma True Crime Sneaker. They chose the popular RS-100 design, added a map of lower manhattan to the outside, a game logo on the…

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Bennett Robot Works

Posted on January 25, 2006 Under Art

Anyone who has been reading my site for even a little while knows I've got a love for all types of robots whether retro, futuristic, drawn or otherwise. These awesome robot sculptures were created by Gordon Bennett, made from a…

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DNA 11: SplitScreen

Posted on January 24, 2006 Under Art

I recently received my DNA 11 artwork and I'll be doing a more in-depth review with pictures when it comes back from the framers next week. The results are absolutely amazing, it's truly an incredible piece of art. The guys…

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Orbino iPod Cases

Posted on January 23, 2006 Under Gadgetry

This iPod case by Orbino definitely weighs in as one of the most luxurious iPod cases I've seen to date, without a staggering triple digit price tag. All their cases are stitched entirely by hand with premium Italian leathers. This…

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Michael Leung Design

Posted on January 22, 2006 Under Design

Designer Michael Leung is definitely doing some interesting work. He's currently working for Droog Design in the Netherlands, but seems to have plenty of his own product designs from Leung Studio in the works. What attracted me most were the…

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Jessica Joslin

Posted on January 22, 2006 Under Art

Jessica Joslin grew up in Boston, MA collecting flies off the windowsill to look at under her microscope--admiring the natural world around her. Her collection of 'stuff' grew to include bits of mechanical mechanisms, hardware, and in '92 she found…

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iWay: iPod meets Yahoo Maps

Posted on January 19, 2006 Under Travel

It was only a matter of time until a few useful iPod driving direction services like this popped up--and this is a great one. iWay lets you easily download a combination of step by step driving directions with pictures from…

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Mark Jenkins: Meter Pops

Posted on January 18, 2006 Under Art

The wild tape-artist and DC-based street prankster Mark Jenikns is at it again. Last year he placed "tape babies" around the city for his STORKER project. This time around he wrapped parking meters with colored tape to resemble lollipops, or…

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