March 2014

8 Questions

Mar 17, 2014

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My friend Jenny Liang always seems to be immersed in the most fascinating projects. Imagining utilitarian fashions for the homeless (i.e. a fabric pouch made out of upholstery swatches). Traveling to Africa to study and fight poverty. Improving dull urban landscapes with guerrilla furniture. It turns out her line of work is called social design, and...

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Mar 15, 2014

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Our friends at Becomb recently teamed up with accomplished actor Michael Trevino, best known for his role as Tyler Lockwood in The Vampire Diaries T.V. series for a great charity donation. Michael chose his favorite charity - Operation Smile - while Becomb supplied 20 limited edition blue/silver genuine python Infinity Pieces for the good cause,...

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Mar 14, 2014

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The tech universe is awash with questionable reviews, paid endorsements, overlapping branding stories, poorly-named apps, and all kinds of confusion when it comes to figuring out which apps are worth a try. Our talented friend Jeff Hamada of Booooooom (often described as an "art blog" but clearly so much more than that) has taken it...

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Mar 13, 2014

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We're very pleased to share some big news from our first investment - Knockaround - which is that they have achieved some very impressive growth year on year, and 2013 sales were 83% over 2012 sales, no less. A big round of applause for our hard-working friends is in order! ...

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Mar 13, 2014

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Our friends at Knockaround have collaborated with annual Hawaiian artist summit Pow! Wow! once again for 2014 - in several capacities. They sponsored the event, helping talented artists cover the costs of transportation and accommodation, they attended the event to document it with video and interviews, and last but definitely not least, they released a...

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Mar 13, 2014

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The famous actress and singer J Lo has been spotted wearing the Becomb Infinity Piece lately! It's certainly an impressive celebrity endorsement, more-so because it happened organically. ...

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Mar 12, 2014

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DigitalRev TV is an amazing photo review channel on Youtube. They personality who hosts has an amazing accent and his reviews are always quirky and fun. But an awesome series that they do is the "Pro Photographer, Cheap Camera" series. They literally give a professional photographer a cheap camera, but cheap could mean a $19...

Editorial

Mar 11, 2014

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[caption id="attachment_9842" align="alignnone" width="790"] Trinh Mai, Michael Massenburg, Ching Ching Cheng, and Michael C. Hsiung at L.A. Heat: Taste Changing Condiments at CAM (March 11, 2014)[/caption] This morning, I crashed the press preview of the L.A. Heat: Taste Changing Condiments exhibit at the Chinese American Museum. My friend Steve Wong, the museum's Interim Executive Editor and...