Tina Chen

Clever diagram from creative marketplace Vitamin Talent. According to it, the three main skills you need to have, learn or hire are: coding, design and social marketing. Wealth, good looks or luck don't hurt either.

gummy bearskin rug by Brock Davis

Designed by Mitch Steinmetz. It's a photo album, coffee table and secret storage for special items... or clutter.













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If I was still in the market for a classic city bike, I'd consider these from Creme Cycles.

From Social primer for Brooks Brothers. Lots of character and cool contrasting patterns.

I got a lovely new bike a few weekends ago. It's a 7-speed Globe Daily and is a lot of fun to ride. Compared to the super-light used road bike I've been using, it's much better for a casual ride around the city and won't fall over when I load up a basket in the back for errands. I went to a couple of bike shops in SF on a rainy Saturday. I was initially going to get a Public bike, but fell in-between sizes. I was then taken by the beautiful Globe Live, with its stylish front basket, but the Daily ended up being hands-down the most comfortable ride. I also don't need a basket most of the time, so it's nice to not have it in the way.

It's a completely different experience being upright and cruising instead of speeding around heads down on a road bike. The only issue I've had is that the chain will bounce against the chain guard on bumpy roads. Hopefully that can be improved with some adjustments.

Globe Daily in Gray Blue

Globe Live mixte frame in white

Public Bike mixte frame in orange

The flatness and subtle groove of the keys is just right. It makes technology a little more organic.

What a great idea!

Move-It: the stick-on recyclable cardboard trolley (video)

If you're rockin' the suburbs, chances are your Suburban comes in handy when making those weekend jaunts to Home Depot. But if you're a city dweller, particularly one who has to make his / her way up and down subway stairs, things are just a tad more difficult when it comes to transporting purchases. Enter Move-It, a bloody brilliant concept that has currently been entered into the running for the James Dyson Award in the UK. Put simply, this recyclable, disposal and potential reusable device is crafted from cardboard and fully capable of strapping to any size or shape box. Simply peel and stick the handle to the box's top, and slap a pair of rollers on the bottom -- in about three minutes, you've got your very own trolley. Prayers, answered. Hop on past the break for a video demonstration, and hopefully the collective crossing of fingers will enable this thing to actually hit the market someday soon.
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