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From Los Angeles 05/13/08

Eames Stamps

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Just a reminder that this Summer you’re going to want to revert to snail mail if only to slap one of these gorgeous Eames stamps on the corner of your envelope. 

From Elsewhere 05/02/08

John Pour Home

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Type nerds (with an interior-design bent) rejoice! These hand-cut felt rugs by John Pour Home are a sweet twist on the standard welcome mat. (Via swissmiss.)

From New York 04/30/08

Owens Bros. for Zoo York

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We’ve posted Zoo York artist series decks before but when they’re this stunning how can we not?  According to Matt and Mark Owens, their “Urbane Jungle” series represents “the socio-cultural realms of Literature, Architecture, The Arts, Transit, Food and Tourism”. Shred-ready and heady.

From San Francisco 04/23/08

Lab Partners

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Ryan and Sarah from Lab Partners got in touch to let us know about their sweet letterpress and gocco work. The only thing missing from this print that we can detect is a Mission burrito. Otherwise, it’s pure SF bliss. 

From London 04/16/08

Monowheel

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This is insane. We can’t even imagine the day we’ll see these all over town, thought it’s probably just around the corner. There’s even enough room for your messenger bag! (Via Arkitip.)

From Elsewhere 04/15/08

Cassette Badge Sets

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Wear your extinct audio format loving heart on your sleeve (or hat or lapel) with these awesome, and painstakingly detailed, cassette badges. (Via Notcot.)

From Elsewhere 04/10/08

Cover Art By:

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Cover Art By: New Music Graphics is the perfect intersection of design and music nerdery. It’s packed with more than 400 examples of sleeve art and features bios of 30 of the most influential designers/labels around the globe.

From Elsewhere 03/24/08

Faesthetic #7

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For the past 7 years, nobody has held it down for underground art and design harder than Upso. His 7 issues of Faesthetic “magazine” have featured just about every decent young artist of the past 7 years. Guess we could say that if you haven’t been in Faesthetic...well...you probably wanna be.

From London 03/20/08

Andrew Townsend

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Andrew Townsend’s body of work is large, but we wanted to focus on this bold screenprint. It was made for the traveling group exhibition “Off-Register”, which just wrapped up in Chicago and will visit Brooklyn’s Riviera Gallery in June.

From New York 03/10/08

Julia Rothman for ReForm School

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We loves us some Julia Rothman. This is the third post we’ve done about her work and she really can do no wrong. These are limited edition, laser-etched ceramic milk bottles that Julia hand-inked in red or grey for ReForm School. Only 40 are available and each are signed and numbered. These’ll look good on a prominent shelf in your living room as opposed to say, left out on the porch for the milkman! (Via d*s.)

From Los Angeles 03/07/08

Saul Bass

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If only Paris always looked like this. This illustration came from a children’s book Saul Bass designed called Henri’s Walk To Paris. You’re going to have to consult the ebay since this title is long out of print. (Via d*s.)

From London 03/07/08

Andy J. Miller

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Skulls are definitely getting the trend extension pass. But what would really be cool is if this is what skulls actually looked like. Check out more groovy swirls over at Andy J Miller’s site. (Via print & pattern.)

From Philadelphia 03/04/08

Print Liberation

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Long-time Philly stalwarts, friends of Urban, and supporters of DIY screenprinters worldwide, Print Liberation socks it to us with their new online store

From Paris 02/29/08

Surface 02 Collection

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Domestic gathered a dozen designers (Dylan Martorell, Geneviève Gauckler, Tado, eBoy, Jeremyville, etc.) together for their Surface 02 collection, which pits the designers against archetypal quality porcelain plates. We’re digging this set by Kustaa Saksi. (Via Torc.)

From New York 02/29/08

Andrew Kuo

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Andrew Kuo is on a tear. He has a informative blog that we’ve read not only for his music and sports coverage but for the obsessively detailed charts he creates to give his posts context. He is an artist (whose work you might have seen on our gift cards page). And lately it seems that he’s being noticed by the intelligensia. His charts have been picked up by the NYTimes and he was featured on Charlie Rose Tomorrow last week. Bright looking future, no?

From London 02/27/08

The Bird God

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Coming from James Jarvis/Amos Toys at the end of March...here’s what they had to say about their new release: “This is it...this is mystical shit!”

From Elsewhere 02/22/08

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Forest Small Book Series permalink

Forest is a multi-purpose design studio run by Joel Speasmaker (who some of you might know as the publisher of The Drama - one of our fave, though sadly now-defunct, art mags). His latest curatorial project is the Forest Small Book Series. Book One is out now.

From Stockholm 02/15/08

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Vujj Furniture Exhibition permalink

Check out some photos from the opening of the Vujj Furniture Exhibition at our Stockholm location. (Photos by Ivan Nunez.)

From Los Angeles 02/14/08

Beautiful Losers Poster

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Here’s the onesheet for the Beautiful Losers documentary, which should be in theatres very soon. The poster was designed by Keith Scharwath who contributes to one of our fave blogs, VLU.

From Paris 02/14/08

Yummy Magazine

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Fresh from France, Yummy Magazine features interviews with the likes of Ed Templeton and Busy P plus plenty of pictures - which are key, since those who failed French might want to brush up before buying.

From Portland 02/04/08

The IPRC

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In their own eloquent words, The Independent Publishing Resource Center “facilitates creative expression and identity by providing individual access to the resources and tools for the creation of independently published media and art. Since 1998 the center has been dedicated to encouraging the growth of a visual and literary publishing community by offering a space to gather and exchange information and ideas, as well as to produce work”. (Via VLU.)

From Elsewhere 01/28/08

Domino Mag - Reader's Choice Winner

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Lara from the ATL won Domino’s Reader’s Choice decorating contest. And we concur, you couldn’t stop us from kicking our feet up in this warm and colorful space. (Via sfgirlbybay.)

From New York 01/18/08

Chocolate Scrabble

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It’s gonna be hard to finish a game of chocolate scrabble. From the bright minds of Mary & Matt, whose super clean website and blog we really adore. (Via HI + LOW.)

From Japan 12/17/07

Terunobu Fujimori

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While we dreamt of sipping tea and peering down on the world from our quirky, rustic teahouse on stilts, Terunobu Fujimori actually built one.

From Elsewhere 12/13/07

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Where my dogs at?  These ridiculously awesome (and crazy expensive) “woofers” come to us from Dutch design studio Buro Vormkrijgers, where stuff like this has MEANING!  All we’re saying is...how long until Snoop gets a set of these built into the back seat of a Coupe DeVille?  Sensual Seduction, people.  Bow wow wow… (Via Better Living Through Design)

From New York 12/11/07

Wallpaper

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Books, magazines and now – wallpaper. (Via Design Sponge.)

From Elsewhere 12/11/07

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Heads up, potential pixel pushers. 

From New York 12/05/07

MOB Living

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MOB’s holiday collection debuts. This round the campaign features B-Girl Mega of Rocksteady Crew. And you thought it couldn’t get better than Fafi.

From New York 11/28/07

Sinclair Scott Smith

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Great play on high brands in low places. Mudflap remix by Sinclair Scott Smith.

From Elsewhere 11/26/07

Prada Tarot Cards

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If you’re divining knowledge from the major and minor arcanas you best be doing it in style