April 2013

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Last year, Imprint's founder, Julia Huang came back from a business trip after meeting YOSH and shared some of her Eau de Yosh samples and brand materials with me. When we finally met Yosh Han last fall, I was immediately struck by Yosh’s presence, openness, passion, and determination as she described the journey of her...

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This should appeal to fans of architecture, design, dogs, and free trips to Japan! Our Architecture for Dogs project, in partnership with the incredibly talented Kenya Hara and his dedicated staff at Nippon Design Center, has just launched an exciting new contest: Build Challenge. It's a Facebook contest, open to US residents who want to...

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Came across this interesting clip of Whole Foods CEO, John Mackey, explaining his thought process behind taking the company public. He sets out to debunk the myth that a public company's stakeholders are not as notoriously difficult as they are known to be, and rather it is the customers that are the difficult ones to...

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Allow me to take a moment to tell you about how a company won me over. I've had a Barbour Jacket for 2 years and it's been a staple in my wardrobe. I was recently invited to a "re-waxing" event, essentially a free jacket re-wax (a $40 value). At the event I was greeted with...

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Jason Schroder is a talented Los Angeles-based tattoo artist and tattoo machine maker, who operates under the moniker Mr. Incognito. Incognito Tattoo was originally a tattoo shop in Pasadena, which Jason worked at alongside other accomplished artists, but about two years back he opted to move to the lovely Los Feliz neighborhood and set up...