Tretorn Strala
It's getting cold here in NYC and that means soon we're going to have our inevitable first snow. And then it will get warm again, and then the snow will melt, and the streets will be covered in the cold…
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Interview in Soma Magazine
I'll spare you all the details of what a Skype conversation from Tokyo is like, but there's a nice little article about me in this months issue of SOMA Magazine. The article is called "Building Brands One Tweet at a…
Continue Reading →Jose Parla Adaption/Translation Exhibition
I've been a Parla collector and fan for years-- since he came on to the mainstream art buying radar in a big way at the Art Basel Cityscapes exhibition in Miami a few years ago, his work (and the prices)…
Continue Reading →SpearTalks: Joshua Gajownik
The creative industry: Yeesh. On one hand, working in it can result in the most un-careery of all careers; an endlessly fulfilling extension of what you love into what you do. On the flipside, that same industry can be the…
Continue Reading →SpearTalks: Michael Perry
Let's start things off right by saying this: Wow, did we love that Hand Job. Not that that's an atypical reaction for us (we'll take hand-drawn ABC's over Photoshop-perfected ones anytime), but regardless, that book just felt good in our…
Continue Reading →OHSO Presto Sneak Peak
Richard Trocino, CEO and designer of the OHSO travel toothbrushes I've been raving about for years has just given me a sneak peak on the next product, the OHSO Presto-- and we think it's sexy. They dramatically reduced the price…
Continue Reading →TST Footwear
Footwear designer Seishi Tanka hand draws every single sneaker silhouette of the TST line-- and hand finishes each of them after production. The results are an organic, one of a kind sneakers with suede, leathers, canvas and other high quality…
Continue Reading →MUJI to GO: JFK
My friends in Japan think I'm nuts-- each time I'm in Tokyo (or even in London), I dive head first into Muji and stock up on everything. With 341 stores in Japan alone, it's sort of like a 7-Eleven to…
Continue Reading →ALIFE and Barneys: The Orange Pack
My favorite neighborhood sneaker dealers at ALIFE have just released another collaboration with Barney's New York-- a pair of classic high's called The Orange Pack. Full grain perforated leather with orange accents-- crisp, clean, and ready for the courts, sidewalks,…
Continue Reading →Start Wearing Purple
A few months ago a film crew, photographer, assistants of all types and literally dozens of people with color meters, cameras and lights descended on my NYC office and later at my home to shoot a spot and interview for…
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