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Sep 21, 2012

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We recently attended the LA chapter of Creative Mornings, which is a series of free monthly breakfast lectures for creative types. The series of talks was founded by Tina Roth Eisenberg of Swiss Miss and has expanded to 34 cities around the world. The LA effort is headed by Jon Setzen, Creative Director at Media...

8 Questions

Sep 17, 2012

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Christopher Bettig is a talented French-American art director who currently lives in SF. He happens to be Art Director at a company called Google; you might have heard of them. Prior to that, he worked alongside Kevin Lyons at Urban Outfitters in LA for 11 years, becoming an Art Director of Store Design. And while...

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Sep 14, 2012

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Jeff Hamada over at Booooooom (interviewed) recently shared an interesting creative endeavor by photographer Candice Milon. She has very cleverly shot well-curated collections of gear which correspond with famous outfits seen in movies such as Casablanca. I really like the way this photographic project touches so many subjects, including pop culture, film, fashion, style, design,...

8 Questions

Sep 10, 2012

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Jane Moon is a talented, entrepreneurial, and incredibly hard-working Angeleno, who heads up three distinct women's clothing labels; Lucca Couture, A+Ro, and Isabel Lu. Of the three labels, Lucca Couture is arguably the most established, available in a hefty 600+ doors nationwide, including top tier accounts such as Kitson LA, and respected chains like Urban...

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Sep 07, 2012

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The PROJECT fashion trade show recently invited Jeff Staple to curate a showcase of extremely rare limited edition releases spanning the last decade of streetwear. The exhibition included some of the most unbelievably rare and highly sought-after items which go for astronomical amounts on eBay, when available. As Jeff describes them, "the artifacts of street...

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Aug 31, 2012

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We gave you a little recap of our time at the recent Agenda Show, right here in Long Beach, which went down at the beginning of August. It was an amazing event. Now we're back, with some additional video footage we put together, starring the gifted SF-based artist Aaron De La Cruz, going to work...

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Aug 24, 2012

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When we posted our recent-ish interview with the talented artist Jeff Hamada, we mentioned his knack for creating interactive projects with which he engages his massive audience at Booooooom. In the meantime, he's launched his latest creative project, in conjunction with MTV Canada and Sony Xperia. It's called Made of Imagination and it's all about...

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Aug 20, 2012

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Ivan Jimenez embodies a combination of the creative spirit and the entrepreneurial spirit. As such, he's perfect subject matter for our 8 Questions With endeavor. He was at Nike Europe for something like seven years, as their trusted Brand Manager for Action Sports, Iberian market (Spain & Portugal). Around 2010, he was able to capitalize...

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Aug 17, 2012

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Earlier in the year, Staple Design shared this fascinating story about Japanese clothing retailer MUJI having unveiled a big new promotion: the chance to live for two years, for free, in a fully-furnished, beautifully-appointed, and well-stocked MUJI house in Mitaka Tokyo. The catch? The winner, who will be selected by lottery, will be required to...

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Aug 10, 2012

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In the last month or so, we've shared a couple of interesting links about marketing on the "virtual pinboard" social platform, Pinterest. In the meantime, the Buzz Referrals blog have posted an interesting infographic about the up & coming web phenom. With only two years under their belt, 400% month-on-month growth, and 10M+ users and...