Daily Archives: Aug 6, 2009

French Horn Rebellion

Aug 6, 2009 – 10:03 pm

“French Horn Rebellion is a disco-electro-rock brother duo from Milwaukee, WI. They currently reside in Brooklyn, NY. The band was started because Robert tried to convince other people to play french horn, but was frustrated when nobody wanted to.” There you have it.  I dont care where these guys are from because they make great [...]

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Halo

Aug 6, 2009 – 4:39 pm

“Mimicking an aerosol can, Paris-based designer Aïssa Logerot’s Halo uses an LED light in place of a nozzle and gets its power from the same shaking action that mixes the paint. The interchangeable LED bulbs allow different colors and brightness depending on the occasion.” Halo is a handy light specially dedicated to light-writting. Graffiti artists [...]

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T.T. does Oz

Aug 6, 2009 – 4:34 pm

In Partnership with Warner Bros., Tarina  teamed up to present the Inspirations of Oz Fine Art Exhibition and launch the new [incredibly glamorous, glitzy, to-die-for!] TT collection, “My Pretty” – along with the campaign book of the same name. Also new from T.T., the “Dollars & Sense” Collection. For more from Tarina check out your [...]

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Vannen Watches

Aug 6, 2009 – 4:24 pm

Longtime watch fan and founder David Stowe wanted to fill the void in a medium that doesn’t always pair fashion with function, while incorporating his idea that working with friends helps people discover artists thus creating new friends. Stowe also hopes that Vannen Watches will transform the insular nature of collectors. “If someone buys an [...]

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K-Box Speaker

Aug 6, 2009 – 4:06 pm

Using patented Gel Audio technology to convert any smooth, solid surface into a giant speaker, Kerchoonz presents the K-box speaker. The K-Box actually generates an actual increase in the sound andbrings a deeper bass response —the deeper the surface, the deeper the boom. Compatible with any 3.5 mm audio jack, most laptops, mp3 players, phones [...]

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John Hughes Wasteland

Aug 6, 2009 – 3:51 pm

A look back at the collective works of John Hughes. In other words, sweet – sweet memories. RIP. via

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When The Whale Has Failed

Aug 6, 2009 – 11:58 am

WTF —  Twitter was hacked and maybe Facebook too? The Twitter problems began early Thursday morning, with users finding they were unable to “tweet” messages and updates. The site was out intermittently, Facebook has also had similar issues today and is looking into the possibility that they were victims of a denial of service or [...]

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Leica x Colette x André

Aug 6, 2009 – 6:05 am

Highly collectible compact digital Leica C-Lux 3 illustrated version by artist André for Colette. Available in black or white — limited edition of 30. via

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