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Ideia & Companhia Vinyl Cut-Outs

Posted on March 31, 2008 Under Design

While some of us play our records, others play with them in a completely different way. After coming across dishes made from molded, reappropriated LPs on the Internet, Carol Furlan and her partner at Ideia & Companhia stopped at the…

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Notes Tray

Posted on March 26, 2008 Under Design

You can boast about your iron-clad memory, but between remembering to check the oven so the baked pasta doesn't turn into a crisp mess and making sure every guest is kept happy, details can fall through the cracks at any…

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Expo Skate Obsession

Posted on March 25, 2008 Under Life

From Ed Templeton to the Art Dump and stretching back to the Dogtown days, the world of skate plays a big part in the creative process, one that runs parallel with the sport itself and constantly reinvents itself as long…

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SneakersBR: Site Relaunch!

Posted on March 24, 2008 Under Life

Brazilian sneaker enthusiasts site SneakersBR, which has the lucky advantage of getting info first and straight from the horse's mouth, is back up again with a spankin' new look. The most prominent change is the addition of 22 bloggers, Honeyee.com-style,…

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Nike Dunk Be True Brazil Series

Posted on March 20, 2008 Under Fashion

The Nike Dunk turns 23 years old this year, and the sneaker company has been festing with releases galore for the accompanying Be True series. Besides an upcoming treasure hunt we told you about happening in Sao Paulo related to…

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Shift E-Cards

Posted on March 19, 2008 Under Design

These past few years, when it gets to be around the holidays (no matter how inconsequential) and my birthday, I admit I feel kind of nostalgic for all the cheesy/lame/insert-your-synonym-here Blue Mountain or Shockwave e-cards that used to fill up…

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Alex Hornest

Posted on March 18, 2008 Under Art

Brazilian artist Alex Hornest, or Ornesto as he's otherwise known by his street name, is a different kind of artist than the others I've been sharing with you lately. A rooted legend in this country's street art scene, Ornesto's just…

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Field Notes: Redesign + Goodies

Posted on March 17, 2008 Under Design

To match their philosophy that yes, you can conquer the disarray of notes written on scrap paper spread all over your desk, in your bags and pockets (hello, that's me), the brainiacs at Field Notes went on an organizing binge…

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Nike's Operation Be True: Sao Paulo

Posted on March 14, 2008 Under Fashion

To mark the launch of its super-duper exclusive Be True collection of only seven sleek kicks models each saluting a different metropolis including Sao Paulo, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Paris, London, NYC and L.A., Nike's thought of doing something really fun…

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Tinho Jugs

Posted on March 13, 2008 Under Art

We're psyched to be the very first to show you these special-edition glass jugs by highly lauded Sao Paulo street artist and Baglione Criacoes team member Tinho. He's graced a limited number of them with some pretty ballsy social and…

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