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We were invited to repurpose Joby’s products for the upcoming Joby Inspired pop-up shop and gallery. What a fun challenge! After playing with their tripods for a while, we were inspired to designed toy parts that interlock with Joby’s bendable structure. Once we were happy with the design, 3-D printed them out using a MakerBot. [...]

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Derek and Lauren are an amazing couple who have been curating projects together as long as they’ve known each other. A few years ago they opened a store in San Francisco called The Curiosity Shoppe, which is a wonderland of oddities and unique accessories. As if that wasn’t enough, they’ve written two books and are [...]

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Ethan started out as an engineer, re-routed as an industrial designer, and worked for top consultancies such as Ecco and Frog Design. Then he started designing vibrators. Which leads us to the story of Jimmyjane, his lifestyle company which makes life sexier and sex-products safer and more approachable. AMAZING. Enough of us – here it [...]

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Citizen:Citizen makes some of our very favorite design objects. They somehow manage to marry utter luxury with biting social criticism. Philip told us how Citizen became the brand it is today, and delved into the company’s philosophy. www.citizen-citizen.com How did Citizen:Citizen begin? When we started, the idea was to bring British design over to America. I was [...]

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Ryan is the force behind Pomp&Clout, and the king of video flyers. What is a video flyer, you might ask? It’s a new promotional medium which is enabled by viral file-sharing. Pomp&Clout’s eye for graphics and ear for beats are a killer combination, leading to amazing music-related graphics. www.pompandclout.com How did Pomp & Clout start?