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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.


Matthew Moore: Micro vs Macro

Posted on June 24, 2011 Under Art

Check out this year's installment of Matt W. Moore's annual monochrome painting series : Micro & Macro Mandalas. The 5 prints are 12"x12" and each is signed/numbered/shrink-wrapped and shipped flat. $115 for the set, free shipping!

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Gotham Greens

Posted on June 22, 2011 Under Food

Jeff tipped me off to this. For better or for worse (I think the former), this is the future. Gotham Greens is a hydroponic farm located on a rooftop in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. They will be growing a diverse range of lettuce, salad…

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Cicli Maestro Custom Bicycles

Posted on June 22, 2011 Under Design

On the Cicli Maestro Milano website you can customize by color every attribute of your Italian made bike. Frame, rims, tires, spokes, saddle, handlebar, handles. Even the crankset and chain colors. All made to order in Milan and shipped to…

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Incase Audio

Posted on June 22, 2011 Under Gadgetry

Great addition to the Incase product line– Incase Audio makes total sense. I hope they sound as good as they look! They will soon be available in the four styles shown above. Coming September 2011. A complementary extension of our product…

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Advertising Without Borders

Posted on June 21, 2011 Under Art

These are fantastic. Whatever you do to the world you do to yourself by the Advertising Without Borders group.

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Floating Bench

Posted on June 21, 2011 Under Design

This bench was visually inspired by the feeling of floating that the main character felt in the French movie, “Le Ballon Rouge”(1953). Great bench design by Japanese Studio h220430. In reality the bench is suspended from the ceiling by 4…

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Arwey: Functional Notebooks

Posted on June 20, 2011 Under Design

I'm loving the looks of the Arwey Notebooks– especially the Flavin series with the pen holder on the front that keeps the book closed. Available in half a dozen colors for a mere $19.

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Valentin Ruhry: Hello World

Posted on June 19, 2011 Under Art

Fantastic idea by Austrian artist Valentin Ruhry. It's made up of 5,000 rocker switches you would normally see on surge protectors or power strips. As Gizmodo says, it's like a giant light bright for adults... It's being shown now at…

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Dear Photograph

Posted on June 16, 2011 Under Art

Take a picture of a picture from the past in the present. It's Dear Photograph– and it's totally beautiful.

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Sunpocket Sunglasses

Posted on June 16, 2011 Under Fashion

Sunpocket Original Sunglasses are back from the dead– now available in literally more than a dozen colors for only $65. It looks like some Swedish entrepreneurs bought the French company and relaunched it (yes I'm also wondering what a cool…

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