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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.


Cookies N Cream: Merci Beaucoup

Posted on December 29, 2009 Under Fashion

A couple good looking shirts from the new Merci Beacoup line by Cookies N Cream. Nice.

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Picturing The Past 10 Years

Posted on December 28, 2009 Under Design

Picturing The Past 10 years by Phillip Niemeyer, an art director at Double Triple, an art and design studio. Via Swissmiss and NY Times

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Tiny Little Chairs

Posted on December 24, 2009 Under Design

Very sweet. Tiny Little Chairs is a series of precious metal pendants celebrating design, handmade in Montreal Canada by Bruxe Design. You know how much I love chairs! Via Marcus Troy

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Chop Cup

Posted on December 24, 2009 Under Art

CHOP CUP, bizarre.  Bizarrely awesome.  Via Jeff Staple.

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Rebranding Playboy

Posted on December 21, 2009 Under Design

Alex Cornell (Scott Hansen's Design Intern) is one talented dude. You have to check out his latest (school) project: Rebranding Playboy and the Book Production. For my MFA program, I've done a conceptual rebrand of Playboy. Basically, the magazine has…

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Table&Tennis

Posted on December 21, 2009 Under Design

This Table&Tennis reminds me of the Ping Pong Dining Table. I want one! Via Notcot Table&Tennis was an idea to merge beautiful design, with a conference / dining table and build it to the official specs of a ping pong…

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City Of Melbourne

Posted on December 21, 2009 Under Design

Haven't been this impressed with an identity in a long time. City of Melbourne totally nailed it– flexible, useful, fun to look at. Awesome. Via Level11

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Cream Of The Crop Scratch & Sniff

Posted on December 17, 2009 Under Fashion

Cream Of The Crop's new Scratch & Sniff t-shirts and hoodies are hilarious and a little bit crazy. The bubble gum scented Cream Style is my favorite. (Smells like Bubblicious, is inspired by Lee Quinones' graffiti style in the legendary…

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Live from Sao Paulo

Posted on December 17, 2009 Under Life

I'll be back to this website later tonight for this: Real time projection in a building facade in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Draw your feelings and watch it live from 8PM-1AM (GMT -2).

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Spong Bob Square Pants Pavillion Helmet

Posted on December 16, 2009 Under Design

No way. Speechess. 800 Euros for a helmet! But it has Sponge Bob on it! Les Atelier Ruby celebrates the 10th Anniversary of pop culture icon SpongeBob SquarePants, creating one of the brand’s special helmets in a full SpongeBob motif.…

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