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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.


Micro Compact Home

Posted on August 25, 2005 Under Design

Inspired by first class air travel cabins, and smart cars-- The Technical University of Munich and the Tokyo Institute of Technology designed these "Micro-Compact Homes"-- to be installed as a village across the campus in Munich. The Micro Compact Home…

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The Clothes Hanger: Redesigned

Posted on August 24, 2005 Under Design

$40 is a little much to pay for a clothes hanger, even if it is made of aluminum, and is the 'best looking hanger you've ever seen'. Slowly but surely smart and forward thinking designers have been changing our everyday…

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Think Item

Posted on August 23, 2005 Under Design

Designer Adriean Koleric finally has his new site up "Think Item". He was the designer for that Fresh Mailbox Design we saw back in April-- clearly talented. He admits the new site is a bit over the top, but it's…

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I Pay for Good Design

Posted on August 23, 2005 Under Fashion

I recently had a conversation with a friend who said 'it's so hard to find great designers these days', and I totally agree. There are plenty of good ones, but the great ones are few and far between. I wish…

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Vault49: Scott Langton Clothing

Posted on August 23, 2005 Under Fashion

Vault49 has done it again, the extremely taleneted NYC based design studio recently did some extremely 'fly' clothing designs for Scott Langton. They handeled the graphic design, illustration, and art direction for the whole new line--which you can view on…

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Future Handsome Millionare

Posted on August 22, 2005 Under Fashion

I've been rocking my recently acquired DURKL "Future Handsome Millionare" with pride lately. DURKL's new line can be described as "ill, suave, fly t-shirts", and the designer has a great sense of humor-- which can be seen in all of…

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Michael Paulus: Cartoon Skeletons

Posted on August 22, 2005 Under Art

I know these aren't new, amazing none the less. Everytime I see them again I still think they're freaking brilliant. Illustrator Michael Paulus decided to take a select few popular cartoon characters and "render their skeletal systems as I imagine…

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House Special’s Story Log

Posted on August 22, 2005 Under Design

House Special is at it again, designer Ben Durrell was inspired by the podcasting trend, and memories of sitting around campfires as a child--and he went to create an unusual iPod dock and speaker set--he calls it the Story Log.…

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Rock’n Clothing New Store

Posted on August 22, 2005 Under Fashion

Rock'n clothing finally has an online store where you can view and purchase there shirts. I'm partial to the "Crest" design, easily a favorite, and an instant classic. As usual, all the shirts are custom manufactured, and enzyme washed for…

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Jason Thielke: New Work

Posted on August 18, 2005 Under Art

Jason Thielke, designer, illustrator, drawer extraordinare, and local Denver/Boulder artist has a few great new pieces on his website. I first saw Jason's work on a "1st friday" art walk in Denver, and soon after acquired one of his larger…

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