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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.


Beck(y)

Posted on January 10, 2005 Under Design

Snap, you break your skateboard deck, it's useless now"¦To the dumpster it goes"¦ But wait, someone, like Becky Hickey might want to use it for her one-of-a-kind line of bags and accessories constructed with recycled skateboards and some really high…

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Maharishi at Hanon Shop

Posted on January 10, 2005 Under Fashion

This maharishi belt buckle is just one of the many bad-ass MHI products available from the hanon-shop. I've been lusting after a handful of these designs for sometime now, and this shop has a few available that I've never seen…

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Sketchel

Posted on January 7, 2005 Under Design

Looks like Design is Kinky and Jeremyville are hosting a competition for the best new functional, custom-designed satchel bag. Jeremyville is responsible for the Vinyl Will Kill Book!--the first full scale book on the designer toy movement. In his book…

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Pinsharp 3D

Posted on January 6, 2005 Under Design

Rats where did I put my 3D glasses! Pinsharp3D will convert flat 2D images into stunning 3D graphics for promotional use. 3D glasses required for many of their services (they'll supply em), or a really great 3D effect in RGB…

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Creative Revolution

Posted on January 6, 2005 Under Fashion

Is it Che, or is it Dali? Maybe the revolutionary warrior turned pop star, Che Guevera has teamed up with Salvador Dali and the Ché face wearing craze is over! Everyone knows the face, not very many of those wearing…

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Better Tomorrow

Posted on January 5, 2005 Under Art

Better Tomorrow was a large-scale group show with two distinct themes; exploring views of the world that we live in today vs. the world as it can be tomorrow. These pieces were wheat-pasted around NYC during the show. Proceeds from…

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New York Changing

Posted on January 4, 2005 Under Books

Did you ever wonder what it would be like to take a picture of an urban place, and come back 60 years later to take another one and place them side by side and see the result? Douglas Levere has…

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Dimenion 7

Posted on January 4, 2005 Under Fashion

Ooooh I love T-shirts. German design firm dimension7 has some really sharp hand printed t-shirts for sale. They're all on sale for the winter season, and each shirt is unique.

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A Matter of Identity

Posted on January 3, 2005 Under Books

Branding, corporate identity and the corporate design process has long been something I've been intrigued by. The designers at Victionary have several great books that spark the imagination and inspire with an awesome collection of real world images. "It's A…

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12oz Artist Series

Posted on January 3, 2005 Under Art

I really like this sweet set of four original works from four very sick artists. Done with a four-part lithograph printed on premium heavy-weight stock. Wait, I'm going to say Four again here, because these four fellas: Cody Hudson, Evan…

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