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.


Gentle Fawn

Posted on February 25, 2005 Under Fashion

I'm totally digging the fashion design from the folks at Gentle Fawn. Their Spring '05 collection is distinctive and sharp. Ladies, check it out. A husband and wife team are behind all these designs. Gentle Fawn was spawned from a…

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Desio

Posted on February 25, 2005 Under Design

Holy conceptual design. Desio, some type of design or housing company in Japan has an amazing website. It has a seriously impressive flash interface, you get to drop little people in rooms and zoom in to see details of the…

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Blackberry 7100t

Posted on February 25, 2005 Under Gadgetry

I thought I'd mention I'm trying out the new Blackberry 7100t on T-Mobile right now. I've been hopping between cell phones for a while now, searching for one that really fits my lifestyle and needs the best. I need mobile…

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StuffBak Protection

Posted on February 24, 2005 Under Gadgetry

Stuff Back is absolutely genius, I don't know why I haven't reviewed this yet. I knew something like this existed, but I had no idea it was so easy to setup. StuffBak is a simple loss protection and recovery service…

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Good Fortune

Posted on February 23, 2005 Under Music

It's out and it's HOT! Yesterday Airborn Audio released their first solo album sans old anti-pop member Beans. Deep futuristic beats, mind bending lyrics, so on and so forth. I'm fairly impressed it has got my head nodding so far,…

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Font Leech

Posted on February 22, 2005 Under Design

Remember how to I told you I loved fonts?--What would be better than an entire blog dedicated to free fonts? Welcome to blog land Font Leech, I wish you well. They're new, so give 'em a break, but slowly I…

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Installation View

Posted on February 22, 2005 Under Design

I don't have many details right now but it looks like Ryan Mcginness has a new book coming out called installationview Looks like Rizzoli has the exclusive on it. The cover art looks good, anyone have any details on the…

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The Top 100 Gadgets of All Time

Posted on February 21, 2005 Under Gadgetry

Mobile PC has a great article with their picks for The Top 100 Gadgets of All Time... Really worth checking out, quite a riot--they have the etch-a-sketch in there, along with much much more.

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White Dunks

Posted on February 21, 2005 Under Fashion

Although not new by any means--this is still bad ass. Show Studio has a a nice look at Harri Peccinotti's work photographing last years "White Dunk: Evolution of an Icon", an exhibition specially commissioned by 25 Japanese artists for last…

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I heart fonts

Posted on February 18, 2005 Under Design

I love fonts. I want to profess my love for fonts with sheer collection, I might be a novice collector but I have got nearly 3500 or so and I can't seem to get enough. It's like dumpster diving--no no…

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