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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.


Kanye West’s Street Lights Video

Posted on March 28, 2010 Under Music

The Kanye West - Street Lights video is gorgeous. Reminds me of walking around Tokyo jet lagged out of my mind.

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Lego Boardroom Table

Posted on March 28, 2010 Under Design

Meeting room table for the Boys and Girls ad agency in Dublin. I absolutely want one, so awesome.

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Scott Amron’s Heatswell

Posted on March 24, 2010 Under Design

Some nice new work from Scott Amron, (New Soap Old Bottle, Split Ring Key). Pour a hot beverage like coffee, tea, hot chocolate or soup into this thin stackable coffee cup and watch its midsection swell to form a cool insulating…

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Zhili Liu’s Shrub Tables

Posted on March 23, 2010 Under Design

Nice work for the upcoming Milan show. To be exhibited at next month’s Milan Furniture Fair by Belgian manufacturer Quinze & Milan are a collection of tables by Chinese designer Zhili Liu called ‘Shrub’. Made of wet-lacquered, power-coated aluminium, the…

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Beauty & Youth Ruck Sack

Posted on March 20, 2010 Under Design

Perhaps as lovely as a ruck sack can get? From one of my favorite Japanese stores, Beauty & Youth. Via Hypebeast

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iPad: Digital Magazine Motion Cover, etc

Posted on March 17, 2010 Under Art

Check out this sample of an interactive feature spread for the iPad.  It's seriously going to be game time for motion graphics designers!  So exciting– behind the scenes here. Together with co-directors Cory Strassburger and Ming Hsiung, we [Alexx Henry]…

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Dogs as Typefaces

Posted on March 17, 2010 Under Design

Brilliant and awesome. Still love Helvetica. Via Swissmiss

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Augmented Reality Contact Lenses

Posted on March 16, 2010 Under Life

The future is now. Augmented Reality in a Contact Lens. Wild... While many augmented reality application use mobile phones or other interactive devices, university of washinton professor babak amir parviz and his students want to embed AR technology right into…

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Cipher Alpha

Posted on March 15, 2010 Under Fashion

Cipher just launched a few new sneaker designs. My favorite is the Alpha shown above, available in two colors options, a grey suede or perforated black leather. Classy, simple.

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Naoto Fukasawa Watch for Plus Minus Zero

Posted on March 12, 2010 Under Fashion

Gorgeous watch by one of my favorite designers for one of my favorite Japanese brands. Via Daily Icon

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