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Jul 19, 2013

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Here's a fascinating and inspiring video I spotted over on Jeff Hamada's (interviewed) hugely popular art website Booooooom. The irony of visiting a Vancouver-based website to find out about a project going on in a neighborhood I drive past on a daily basis wasn't wasted on me, and this is exactly why Booooooom is so...

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Jul 12, 2013

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This new video from LA's own MOCAtv, by Shinsuke Tatsukawa, combines two loves of mine; looking at street art, and visiting Japan. If you've never had the opportunity to visit Japan, this video gives you a great snapshot of life in the unique island nation, and also reveals just how incredible of a street art...

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Jun 14, 2013

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Our Architecture for Dogs partnership with the incredibly talented designer Kenya Hara and the Nippon Design Center is set to open at the lovely Long Beach Museum of Art next week. The VIP opening is on 6/20, and the exhibition opens to the general public the following day, on Friday 6/21. It's the first gallery...

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May 31, 2013

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As you might recall, I was lucky enough to attend the inspiring and visually arresting POW WOW Hawaii art summit in the Kaka'ako neighborhood of Honolulu earlier this year. Indeed, it generated a couple of blog posts and 8Qs interviews with Hisham Dahud and Ian Kuali'i, both participants in the 2013 events. That this impressive...

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Mar 15, 2013

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House Vision is an impressive new project recently launched by the talented Kenya Hara, our creative partner in the Architecture for Dogs endeavor. "Living in a city with a new sense" is the main idea behind the project, which aims to present the Japanese approach to dense urban living, while raising important questions about the...

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Feb 22, 2013

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Last week I was lucky enough to find myself in downtown Honolulu, right in time for POW WOW 2013. The annual artist summit has taken place in Hawaii for two years in a row now, and evidence of the ambitious plan of action undertaken by POW WOW founder Jasper Wong and his team is in...

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Jan 10, 2013

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Apparently, staying up late staring at a brightly lit computer screen may take you up to an hour longer to fall asleep once you actually get into bed, according to several research studies f.lux references on their site. So THAT explains why I never go to bed until 3am...

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Dec 13, 2012

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For those of you that are unfamiliar, Levi Maestro is an incredibly successful visual artist, content creator, and filmmaker who has collaborated with some of the biggest names in the world, including Blake Griffin, Chris Bosh, Usher, Vans, Mike Posner, Scion, and many, many more. Levi is a self-made man and is further solidifying his...

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Oct 05, 2012

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A couple of years ago Stephen Fry did an interview covering all sorts of topics across the spectrum on how to live a better life and just live in the moment. Its an absolutely brilliant 30 minutes filled with amazing quotes that will certainly make you think for a minute and reflect on your own...