Author: Calvin N.

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Once in a while you come across a product that is innovative, design savvy, and practical for everyday use. But rarely do you come across such an item that simultaneously saves the world. MPOWERD introduces Luci—an easy to carry, inflatable solar light that saves energy and also brightens people’s lives around the world, literally. MPOWERD...

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The first Pow! Wow! Japan is under way and is taking place in Tokyo, Japan. Participating artists: Cook One, Dave Kinsey, Luise Ono, Dragon 76, Frankie Cihi, Hitotzuki, Jay Shogo, Fafi, and Kamea Hadar, (to name a few) will be painting their mural at Tennoz Isle on Bond Street. The artists will be showcasing...

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The Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo partnered up with Giant Robot founder, Eric Nakamura for their fourth group art show, Giant Robot Biennale 4. The show features paintings and illustrations from well known artists: Esao Andrews, Amy Sol, Luke Chueh, Andrew Hem, Mari Inukai, Audrey Kawasaki, Nathan Ota, King Jung Gi, Jim...

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Last August, Pow! Wow! Worldwide founder, Jasper Wong painted a wall right down the street from our office. It was a shoot for Microsoft’s new Surface Pro 4 and they were kind enough to let me snap some photos while on set. I thought it was appropriate to share the photos since Microsoft just released...

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In association with local bars and musicians, Downtown Long Beach hosts a Live After 5 event every second Thursday of the month. For the month of September, they dedicated their event to the annual Funk Fest which will take place at the Queen Mary next year. After work, I rushed over with my co-workers...

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Last Friday, I went to a free 3D printing trade show in Pasadena called 3D Printshow with some of the employees from Intertrend. It was a small convention, but intimate for creative and innovative individuals to meet and talk business for 3-D printing services. As soon as you walk in, Adobe had a creative...

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I attended my first Busker Fest last Saturday in the heart of Downtown Long Beach. Busker Fest is an annual event held by DLBA where local and regional bands perform on top of flatbed trucks, busking for wooden nickels. The bands in the line up got great exposure from playing in front of...

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Becomb just came out with a new and improved plastic infinity piece. The plastic band is lighter than the stingray and almost half the price. Looking through the hashtag #infinitypiece, I wanted to share some photos people have been posting on their Instagram. photo: @becombing photo: @jez_gold photo: @bramvanhaeren photo: @posesawkwardly Becomb Instagram...